El Blog de Español de Aquinas

Veinte Mundos - great exam practice

 

The new edition is now online here.

Juanes - A Dios Le Pido

 

Here's the song from today's class.  Great tune and full of the subjunctive!

 

 

23-F 1981 Golpe de Estado

 

 

Reading with Lingro

Lingro is an excellent site which helps you to translate vocabulary on the site you are using for reading practice.  This is an excellent resource to develop your vocabulary and improve Reading skills.

Veinte Mundos - fantastic resource!

 

click here to read and listen to the latest edition.

Year 14 - Magic Realism

 

 A clear overview of the literary technique of Magic Realism which Esquivel uses in Como Agua Para Chocolate.

 

Veinte Mundos - great material

This is a fantastic resource which has been brought to my attention by Jane Croft.  I am very grateful and I know our pupils could benefit enormously from this.  An excellent resource for developing cultural knowledge of Spanish-speaking countries, as well as reading and listening skills.

 Click here to begin your New Year's Resolution to improve your Spanish in 2011!

 

Prohibido fumar en bares y restaurantes en España desde el 2 de enero

Spain's Minister of Health, Leire Pajín confirms that the new anti-smoking laws are being adhered to and anyone breaking them can be reported.

This is a very topical and important issue in the context of Health and Lifestyle.   For lots more information, videos and audio interviews on the benefits and implications of the law, its possible effects on the hospitality sector, as well as smoking and its effect on people's health, click here.

España: 48 horas sin tabaco.

Las preguntas más frecuentes sobre la nueva ley antitabaco.

Dejar de fumar

 

 

Crece el número de 'ni-ni' españoles

 
Jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan.

• El porcentaje sube hasta el 15,3%, muy por encima de la media de la UE (9,9)
• Sólo Italia, con un 15,9%, está peor que España entre los socios europeos

Se les conoce como los Ni-Nis. Son jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan. Y cada vez son más. El porcentaje en España ha ascendido ya al 15,3% en 2009, lo que supone una de las tasas más altas de los países de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), según un informe publicado este miércoles por este organismo.  

Haz clic aquí para leer el artículo en El Mundo.

Spanish campaign to lend a hand to those in need