We mostly reviewed for the test that was the next day. Went through questions and how to respond to them orally. Talked a bit about gender and singular/plural. Looked at how 'a + el' combines into …
Tutoring Spanish #8 Jugo/Juego & Prima/Primera
We reviewed a few things for the upcoming test. Started looking at verb conjugation for some verbs on a review list. Spent a bit more time on the irregular verbs. Then looked at numbers from 1 - …
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Learning to roll the ‘r’ in Spanish
My Spanish student from China has been learning to roll the letter 'r'. Being able to do that is necessary when you see a double r ('rr') in Spanish words like carro. At first she did not think she …
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Tutoring Spanish #7 El Viento y El Sol, Animated Story
Saw this video which I used in a lesson today. Much of it was understandable for my first year Spanish student (from China). We paused it to figure out some words. Some words we skipped over which …
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Tutoring Spanish #6 ‘e’ vs ‘i’ sound
We started by looking at an essay. Mis mañanas Típicas Singular/plural and masculine/feminine have to all match up. Looked a bit at reflexive verbs, such as 'me visto' for getting dressed. Spent …
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Tutoring Spanish #5 Listening to a song
We started by listening to 'Historia de un Amor' sang by Luis Miguel. We got through three lines completely. The sound you had the most trouble with was the 'v' sound in the beginning of 'verte'. We …
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