I love Christmas. I am not religious, but I enjoy celebrating Christmas. For me, Christmas is a time of peace, a time to rest, spend time with friends and family, have a hot drink like tea, watch lots of movies and buy nice things for my loved ones. I also love the decorations: the trees, […]
Family descriptions are a perfect way to practise useful vocabulary, adjective agreement, and past-tense verbs. Below you will find clear explanations in English, corrected Spanish examples you can copy, and practical tasks to help you internalise the grammar. Common family vocabulary and sample sentences Start with these basic family nouns and short sentences. Notice how
Using a journal can transform how you learn and teach a language. These language teaching journal activities focus on simple, high-impact routines that build communicative ability. They work especially well for novice learners but can be adapted across levels by changing task length and depth. Why keep a language journal? A journal captures the most
A short story in Spanish (example with preterit) To practise the preterit tense, here is a short personal story written in Spanish using many preterit verbs. Read it, notice the verb forms, and use it as a model for your own practice. En mi último viaje viajé a los Estados Unidos para visitar a unos
What the imperfect does and when to use it The imperfect (el imperfecto) describes ongoing, habitual or background actions in the past. Use it when you want to talk about: A short childhood story in Spanish (examples of the imperfect) Cuando era niño, mi vida pasó por muchos cambios. Nacà en Maryland, donde mi padre
Language Learning Activities do not have to be elaborate to be effective. When the class is wired and tired, a few well-chosen, low-prep activities can lift energy, preserve learning time and keep progress on track. Here are simple, versatile sanity savers you can drop into almost any lesson—novice through advanced. Why keep a few