Canciones para aprender español: Despacito

In this interactive online activity you will learn some Spanish listening the summer hit Despacito, by Luis Fonsi.
There are activities to learn the -ing forms in Spanish, infinitives, vocabulary, etc.
Learning a language through music, songs, is a very effective way of developing oral fluency, cultural understanding, an easy way of getting yourself exposure to different native accents, etc
Watch the video, do the interactive activities and after that, take the quiz below and remember:
Relax, have fun and learn some Spanish. 

Related link:

• Why do we sing songs

A possible follow-up activity:

Busca información en Internet [recuerda buscar la información directamente en español] sobre Luis Fonsi y escribe una mini-biografía sobre este cantante. Mínimo 200 palabras.

Nombre
Lugar de nacimiento
Edad
Nacionalidad
Profesión
Discografía
Éxitos
Estilo musical

Mini-biografía:

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Palabras: _______

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• Songs to learn Spanish
• Learning Spanish through music
• Learning Spanish through songs: Lyricstraining
• Learn Spanish with your favorite song in Spanish
• Why do we sing songs?

Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. 

Emory Austin

Lunaprofe 4/29/2017  1 comment

Canciones para aprender español: Flaca

Singing songs is a phenomenal way of learning another language. In here you'll find interactive activities to learn Spanish with this fabulous song, Flaca by Andrés Calamaro. If you have any suggestions on this, please let me know ;)

You might also like:

• Songs to learn Spanish
• Learning Spanish through music
• Learning Spanish through songs: Lyricstraining
• Learn Spanish with your favorite song in Spanish
• Why do we sing songs?
• Developing oral fluency through songs

Lunaprofe 4/27/2017  No comment

It happened in 2016 / Speaking activity: Cultural diversity in the Olympics

This activity has been designed for my Spanish students, therefore most of the responses will be in Spanish and focused in the IB exam format. But this activity applies to all languages classes, remember that visual stimuli are great ice breakers to start conversations, debates, discussions, etc in your class.

Activity:
1.- Look at the image in this post and describe the scene [be as specific as you can, to the detail]
2.- Mention the topic this image is related to and justify it
3.- Give your personal point of view
4.- Develop your ideas and don't forget about supporting details 
5.- End with a personal reflection
Think about these three questions, they can help you develop your ideas:

Questions:

- What's going on in this picture? 
¿Qué está pasando en esta imagen?
- What do you see that makes you say that? 
¿Qué ves que te hace pensar eso?

- Do you find any connection to your own culture? 
¿Ves alguna conexión con tu propia cultura?

Then, join the conversation by posting comments below and responding to the comments of others. Your teacher can give you personalized feedback replying to your comments below.

Context information for the image:
Doaa Elghobashy of Egypt and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany compete in the preliminary beach volleyball event at the Rio Olympics.
Image's source: 
Website: Reuters
Photographer: Lucy Nicholson
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Date: August 7, 2016.

Relájate y aprende

Related links:

• Interactive oral activities for Spanish B SL
• Individual oral for Spanish B SL
• Resources for the Individual Oral

Idea based on: The Learning Network, New York Times.

Lunaprofe 4/10/2017  No comment

Cultura / España / Pablo Picasso

If you want to talk about Hispanic Culture in the twentieth century, Mr Picasso is a must.
He is one of the most important artists and change makers of the past century. He reinvented his world and gave it to us as a gift.
He was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who went through crucial historic events and interpreted those for us making a difference in the art scene throughout the world.
Apart from his historic relevance, his life is full of surprising anecdotes and interesting facts that can engage our students in a fascinating trip on our past century.

The activity I propose here is an interactive timeline with important images and relevant information about each period of his life. In each stage you will find:

- related questions

- activities/projects/investigations for your students to research and find out more about this historic figure

More resources:

• Podcast about Picasso [B2 level]

I am always doing that which I cannot do

in order that I may learn

How to Do it

Pablo Picasso

Lunaprofe 4/07/2017  1 comment

Prueba 2: set #1

Remember that Paper 2 is going to weight 25% of your final score and it has two sections:

- A: choose one task out of two [50 words]
- B: choose one task out of three [100 words]

Also, it is crucial that we know the features of the text we have to write to score highly.

Instructions:
1.- Read the instructions carefully
2.- Choose your tasks and answer in the space provided
3.- At the end of the presentation click on "exportar el texto", a .doc file will download into your computer with the prompts and your writings
4.- Turn it in to your teacher
5.- Read his feedback carefully
6.- Come up with an action plan to improve and set a specific goal and time to review your progress
7.- Review your progress

More resources for Spanish ab Initio Paper 2:

• Rúbricas para tu examen
• Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la prueba 2
• Formato: Tipos de textos [muy importante]

Sharing will enrich everyone

with more knowledge

Anna Monnar

Lunaprofe 4/03/2017  No comment