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Spanish Grammar
There are four ways to say "the" in Spanish: el, la, los, and las. This PowerPoint explains when it is appropriate to use either word, lists examples, as well as asks over thirty practice questions. Furthermore, this presentation...
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One Big Happy Family
Students will explore the role and structure of the family in the target culture and the relationships among family members. The skills help learners make connections to language because the information of the lesson uses personal examples.
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Animal Vocabulary Cards
Students practice a system that may help them understand more and remember more terms when they read. The reading of text is developed as a skill that second language learners need.
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A Colombian Atifact: The Bolillo
Learners describe and compare a kitchen utensil that they are familiar with and a target culture kitchen tool that they may have never seen. They will gain cultural insight by writing a short paragraph comparing them and describing what...
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How To Use The Internet To Do Comparison Shopping
Students learn about the community by engaging in a market shopping project. The lesson is for EL learners and key vocabulary is given. The teaching method is using the Spanish and English languages to increase literacy.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Gender of Nouns Part Ii
Outstanding activity that presents most of the word endings that determine gender. It also considers common exceptions to the rule. Without a doubt, this activity shines above all others in teaching learners how to determine the gender...
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Study Spanish: The Definite Article Part Ii
This Spanish tutorial on special uses of the definite article and exceptions to the rules for its normal usage features examples that illustrate its application to countries, titles and other special situations. Students test their...
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Study Spanish: Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions
This site is an explanation of prepositional pronouns with a list of prepositions that only take subject pronouns. Great lesson for understanding prepositional pronouns. Students may check test their mastery of this principle with a quiz...
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Study Spanish: Regular Verbs Part Iii
The third in a series of three lessons,that focus on regular verbs in the present tense. Fantastic summary of regular present tense conjugations and the use of subject pronouns. The explanation is thorough and easy to understand. The...
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Study Spanish: Subject Pronouns
After a brief review of what verbs and verb infinites are, this site offers a comprehensive explanation of subject pronouns. A great comparison of Spanish subject pronouns to English subject pronouns. Differences between second person...
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Study Spanish: Definite and Indefinite Articles
This site has an introduction on definite and indefinite articles. Examples in Spanish and English illustrate the difference between a definite and an indefinite article. Singular and plural forms are presented. Students may test their...
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Study Spanish: Months, Seasons, and Dates
This online lesson is on the use of definite articles and numbers with months, seasons, and dates. A quiz follows the lesson to test the student's comprehension of this grammar principle.
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Study Spanish: Regular Verbs Part Ii
The second in a series of three lessons,that focus on regular verbs in the present tense. This lesson teaches conjugations that correspond to the pronouns "tu", "el", "ella","ellos", "ellas", and "vosotros". The explanation is thorough...
Indiana University
Indiana University: Personal Pronouns
This site from Indiana University provides a concise, but thorough, English explanation of personal pronouns in Spanish grammar.