May 28, 2018 | Cultural reading
[Texto adaptado de la revista Muy interesante] Según este estudio, el idioma que usamos altera nuestra percepción del tiempo. Si manejas bien otro idioma o has vivido alguna vez en otro país, seguro que más de una vez has tenido problemas al no encontrar las palabras...
May 18, 2018 | Cultural reading
¿Por qué España va a contracorriente del resto del mundo? “Cuando te vas a vivir fuera o tienes contacto con españoles que se trasladan al extranjero te das cuenta que somos el patito feo de nuestro entorno” (José María Fernández-Crehuet, profesor de...
Apr 28, 2018 | Spanish tools
In other posts, I’ve talked about alternative resources to learn Spanish, such as podcasts or series on Netflix. Today, I will share a selection of anime series to improve your listening skills. A few months ago, one of my students asked about cartoons to watch...
Apr 25, 2018 | Spanish grammar
One of the most frequent questions I hear is…when to use Pretérito perfecto compuesto -present perfect or preterite perfect in English- and Pretérito indefinido –past simple or preterite in English-? I know, I know, learning past tense in Spanish is a...
Apr 15, 2018 | Cultural reading
Would you like to practise your reading skills in Spanish? I have worked on an interesting text about a cultural aspect in Spain, “las persianas” (blinders); have you heard about it before? This text is an adaptation from original news of the Spanish...
