tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904071210582480162024-03-13T02:24:24.899-07:00Spain4examsIf you've had enough of conjugating verbs...Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-36834811576660336452023-06-11T07:55:00.000-07:002023-06-11T07:55:01.461-07:00French Open Tennis<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVm6cgk21GqHg5C41CPhd_6VpxgozbRsRvSvHH1qebTvWcLJNI8xagemT6l2ofh6MvIF-GCB1-q9tVPEKW_SZcGp6ami3iCz8ZBDK0k2kJBUxdXLb-hsRvGiOqwDuZPwXxMyzpkhximagC6NEu4c879bbeQ1ywFQGMIJdOLRCXl62TYAHEeCunDky/s1200/Logo_Roland-Garros.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVm6cgk21GqHg5C41CPhd_6VpxgozbRsRvSvHH1qebTvWcLJNI8xagemT6l2ofh6MvIF-GCB1-q9tVPEKW_SZcGp6ami3iCz8ZBDK0k2kJBUxdXLb-hsRvGiOqwDuZPwXxMyzpkhximagC6NEu4c879bbeQ1ywFQGMIJdOLRCXl62TYAHEeCunDky/s320/Logo_Roland-Garros.svg.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">An advert for Haier, made as part of their French Open tennis sponsorship, seems to me to provide an excellent listening practice for your students (especially those who play tennis). I'd suggest you play it without pictures as a listening practice first.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/BU3pzih9PKU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/BU3pzih9PKU</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">And while you're here... have you ever wondered what living and teaching in Spain was really like...?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” <b>Salford University, The Salfordian.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span face="">Click below for</span> free sample chapters:</i></span></span></span></div><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Textbody" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i> <a href="https://amzn.to/2ldiIZK" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a> Cucarachas <a href="https://amzn.to/2obIv5K" target="_blank">eBook</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2nvYgUV" target="_blank">paperback</a> </i></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="Textbody" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX07GEiqc8rRcR0S9MT17e12n-Hy_wi2W3tUlc_PmP9YsFBJHH8y_8JJthhFEam--1MieXoBEqmScKxa52WHiA1rb3qSpOofWbexWRoN6VkHoGhDfUlNwrlv5AJVqeFAauJQ-tRDabaURu_-1ltG6MosifBxqkAB8OGpDq2rTXNstl5s-sP9STUkr8/s5718/Ed12%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5718" data-original-width="4420" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX07GEiqc8rRcR0S9MT17e12n-Hy_wi2W3tUlc_PmP9YsFBJHH8y_8JJthhFEam--1MieXoBEqmScKxa52WHiA1rb3qSpOofWbexWRoN6VkHoGhDfUlNwrlv5AJVqeFAauJQ-tRDabaURu_-1ltG6MosifBxqkAB8OGpDq2rTXNstl5s-sP9STUkr8/w366-h474/Ed12%20(1).jpg" width="366" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><br /><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span><p></p></span></div></div>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-77041281653088709172022-07-25T07:00:00.006-07:002022-07-25T07:06:28.873-07:00Saber es Empezar a Evitarlo<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Warning - this is a very graphic video from the Spanish Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) I'd advise you to watch it before deciding whether or not to show it to your classes.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">There are also posters and text for translation and/or discussion.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dgt.es/comunicacion/campanas/los-atropellos-mas-famosos/" target="_blank">https://www.dgt.es/comunicacion/campanas/los-atropellos-mas-famosos/</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcOd7DWLf3BbXie32g0EOyUfKhcXp8kYZ6UDnjtqVLYcOdJLP1KZ3symBkw4JjTHYgRITZFHeAUKZ822g8JOagFBefuyXrfEzMpeg2wnqTJE9upukZRUMiBIU6fkmeeY2nBjvZ85brv_cqLnTFTRD-yL8yL70Ti090t8fB_mV1wZCoCjMImICH2mS/s1200/DGT_Amaia.gif_207592233.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcOd7DWLf3BbXie32g0EOyUfKhcXp8kYZ6UDnjtqVLYcOdJLP1KZ3symBkw4JjTHYgRITZFHeAUKZ822g8JOagFBefuyXrfEzMpeg2wnqTJE9upukZRUMiBIU6fkmeeY2nBjvZ85brv_cqLnTFTRD-yL8yL70Ti090t8fB_mV1wZCoCjMImICH2mS/s320/DGT_Amaia.gif_207592233.gif" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-78950333564486913672022-05-14T03:02:00.003-07:002022-05-14T03:02:52.176-07:00In Spain We Call it Igualdad<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXz3UAimlMQ-LChHjEKwEg_E2X6xpoBzt9cLegFoXicH_UwGRsTQF5F8tmUTJYo3ptBjJWNGG3xXHRkHus1Di74pS1i1WPDbHrYs8FlyHxt29nvcEylojMKLRdnf1Nf2PLPoKsqDQgug8RHuUok-jk9iEySwD3h7mUnB_xaRP-VFqkCeNUCeuXeqyRA/s669/Cartel8Mweb.jpg" style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXz3UAimlMQ-LChHjEKwEg_E2X6xpoBzt9cLegFoXicH_UwGRsTQF5F8tmUTJYo3ptBjJWNGG3xXHRkHus1Di74pS1i1WPDbHrYs8FlyHxt29nvcEylojMKLRdnf1Nf2PLPoKsqDQgug8RHuUok-jk9iEySwD3h7mUnB_xaRP-VFqkCeNUCeuXeqyRA/w320-h400/Cartel8Mweb.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A recent Gobierno de España resources pack with posters and video on the theme of equality for women. Lots of good reading, listening and discussion resources for MFL Spanish lessons.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.igualdad.gob.es/comunicacion/campanas/Paginas/8M-2022.aspx" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-J1TG4_4hHU" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">IGUALDAD video</span></a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: times new roman; font-size: large;">And while you're here... have you ever wondered what living and teaching in Spain was really like...?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” <b>Salford University, The Salfordian.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span face="">Click below for</span> free sample chapters:</i></span></span></span></div><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Textbody" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i> <a href="https://amzn.to/2ldiIZK" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a> Cucarachas <a href="https://amzn.to/2obIv5K" target="_blank">eBook</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2nvYgUV" target="_blank">paperback</a></i></span></span></span></span></span></p><div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObgw7uz9t8FlkAH41gAyze0HfGxeqV7Axtn696sUFhiyXkPvnPXrwhIjpLfO-3ngpuEVQ_HMYxsCMeOWaPplSzDCXasVoyRI4bQiYt1-L1tQHYMqrWLv_C3v7gjNz6iAGt381uSkqTaI/s900/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObgw7uz9t8FlkAH41gAyze0HfGxeqV7Axtn696sUFhiyXkPvnPXrwhIjpLfO-3ngpuEVQ_HMYxsCMeOWaPplSzDCXasVoyRI4bQiYt1-L1tQHYMqrWLv_C3v7gjNz6iAGt381uSkqTaI/s320/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XrtDIH1KRc1GLR69XDfQnjd60PG-ahKEzLuhbujnKLKM3mTcb8zNtNpEhboYfNm1XqJxAVs5gV0xsLfzpwG5TvPAmOVifI3TpkL0VPYbx8gKCin8fY6TLCcQ2xT1ME7KxouMph-ipk/s680/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XrtDIH1KRc1GLR69XDfQnjd60PG-ahKEzLuhbujnKLKM3mTcb8zNtNpEhboYfNm1XqJxAVs5gV0xsLfzpwG5TvPAmOVifI3TpkL0VPYbx8gKCin8fY6TLCcQ2xT1ME7KxouMph-ipk/s320/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></div></div>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-77471521201737107942022-05-02T06:12:00.006-07:002022-05-02T06:12:47.688-07:00May 2nd, International Day Against School Bullying<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrGwOdGewjz1ZRzcHC5OQ3i-ca99EKg5NQtZR1Oi_G_kbHUjt5a4ttiM7ZCUxxm0rXzdB4VlFH_kjmUQ1WTHNjGU-McH8yJTCxBBckGekNiFgVquQXqmS7asGLb4Ph1bCYQSIF0wACkcuYkVOVr3sH18Ylt9o7iS0IgYpmsORL3ygrnbVJKtfCqV-/s276/bully.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrGwOdGewjz1ZRzcHC5OQ3i-ca99EKg5NQtZR1Oi_G_kbHUjt5a4ttiM7ZCUxxm0rXzdB4VlFH_kjmUQ1WTHNjGU-McH8yJTCxBBckGekNiFgVquQXqmS7asGLb4Ph1bCYQSIF0wACkcuYkVOVr3sH18Ylt9o7iS0IgYpmsORL3ygrnbVJKtfCqV-/w400-h265/bully.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Such an important message - here's an excellent video for use in your MFL classes, showing the upside of <i><u>not</u></i> joining in the bullying as it starts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/gtFwEPPVWXQ" target="_blank">Bullying</a> </span></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;">If you like the blog, why not read the eBooks? </span><u style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i><b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure,</b></i></u><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> (Monday Books) available from Amazon. </span></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the sequel: <i><u><b>Cucuruchos or Cucurachas? An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma</b></u></i>, eBook or paperback from Amazon.</span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two years in the life of an English teacher, teaching a class of lively Spanish seven-year-olds, in English, in Spain.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">What could possibly go wrong?</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” <b>Salford University, The Salfordian.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span face="">Click below for</span> free sample chapters:</i></span></span></span></div><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Textbody" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i> <a href="https://amzn.to/2ldiIZK" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a> Cucarachas <a href="https://amzn.to/2obIv5K" target="_blank">eBook</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2nvYgUV" target="_blank">paperback</a></i></span></span></span></span></span></p><div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObgw7uz9t8FlkAH41gAyze0HfGxeqV7Axtn696sUFhiyXkPvnPXrwhIjpLfO-3ngpuEVQ_HMYxsCMeOWaPplSzDCXasVoyRI4bQiYt1-L1tQHYMqrWLv_C3v7gjNz6iAGt381uSkqTaI/s900/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObgw7uz9t8FlkAH41gAyze0HfGxeqV7Axtn696sUFhiyXkPvnPXrwhIjpLfO-3ngpuEVQ_HMYxsCMeOWaPplSzDCXasVoyRI4bQiYt1-L1tQHYMqrWLv_C3v7gjNz6iAGt381uSkqTaI/s320/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XrtDIH1KRc1GLR69XDfQnjd60PG-ahKEzLuhbujnKLKM3mTcb8zNtNpEhboYfNm1XqJxAVs5gV0xsLfzpwG5TvPAmOVifI3TpkL0VPYbx8gKCin8fY6TLCcQ2xT1ME7KxouMph-ipk/s680/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XrtDIH1KRc1GLR69XDfQnjd60PG-ahKEzLuhbujnKLKM3mTcb8zNtNpEhboYfNm1XqJxAVs5gV0xsLfzpwG5TvPAmOVifI3TpkL0VPYbx8gKCin8fY6TLCcQ2xT1ME7KxouMph-ipk/s320/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></div></span></div></div>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-27391550495393283692021-05-16T10:25:00.000-07:002021-05-16T10:25:05.217-07:00Yo Me Vacuno Seguro<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;">You might find these three health education videos (from the Spanish Ministerio de Sanidad) useful for your students to translate:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HWtF-b3SxcTuLEgr-QmdhoqdLzQhS_UkWF0xKR7FyZ9a-AWa0Xh1KcnwB7MlB2WnM4_eRQURINYnbU6NqdSTID1lj1VGxfO10LEjQ8hETKJ3QqIGEtJR0ajK9rS8rvrUp8yw7zpB_Qk/s538/Yo+me+vacuno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HWtF-b3SxcTuLEgr-QmdhoqdLzQhS_UkWF0xKR7FyZ9a-AWa0Xh1KcnwB7MlB2WnM4_eRQURINYnbU6NqdSTID1lj1VGxfO10LEjQ8hETKJ3QqIGEtJR0ajK9rS8rvrUp8yw7zpB_Qk/w440-h640/Yo+me+vacuno.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/w1OdGGcNkDY" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Vera Enfermera</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/fAG747TNmi0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Juan Jubilado</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-gHdBUfzAiQ" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Sonía Viróloga</span></a></p><p><br /></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;">If you like the blog, why not read the eBooks? </span><u style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i><b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure,</b></i></u><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> (Monday Books) available from Amazon. </span></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the sequel: <i><u><b>Cucuruchos or Cucurachas? An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma</b></u></i>, eBook or paperback from Amazon.</span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two years in the life of an English teacher, teaching a class of lively Spanish seven-year-olds, in English, in Spain.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">What could possibly go wrong?</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” <b>Salford University, The Salfordian.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.18cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span face="">Click below for</span> free sample chapters:</i></span></span></span></div><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Textbody" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i> <a href="https://amzn.to/2ldiIZK" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a> Cucarachas <a href="https://amzn.to/2obIv5K" target="_blank">eBook</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2nvYgUV" target="_blank">paperback</a></i></span></span></span></span></span></p><div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang=""><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObgw7uz9t8FlkAH41gAyze0HfGxeqV7Axtn696sUFhiyXkPvnPXrwhIjpLfO-3ngpuEVQ_HMYxsCMeOWaPplSzDCXasVoyRI4bQiYt1-L1tQHYMqrWLv_C3v7gjNz6iAGt381uSkqTaI/s900/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObgw7uz9t8FlkAH41gAyze0HfGxeqV7Axtn696sUFhiyXkPvnPXrwhIjpLfO-3ngpuEVQ_HMYxsCMeOWaPplSzDCXasVoyRI4bQiYt1-L1tQHYMqrWLv_C3v7gjNz6iAGt381uSkqTaI/s320/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XrtDIH1KRc1GLR69XDfQnjd60PG-ahKEzLuhbujnKLKM3mTcb8zNtNpEhboYfNm1XqJxAVs5gV0xsLfzpwG5TvPAmOVifI3TpkL0VPYbx8gKCin8fY6TLCcQ2xT1ME7KxouMph-ipk/s680/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XrtDIH1KRc1GLR69XDfQnjd60PG-ahKEzLuhbujnKLKM3mTcb8zNtNpEhboYfNm1XqJxAVs5gV0xsLfzpwG5TvPAmOVifI3TpkL0VPYbx8gKCin8fY6TLCcQ2xT1ME7KxouMph-ipk/s320/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div></div>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-21949930647464697922020-10-11T05:45:00.003-07:002020-10-11T05:47:30.037-07:00Científicas: el Comic<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHOfssi20XaZA-ZJne-rORNMPldhO3zlXzZJ56E8On7KBnjtsB-m8A4HrfLoZSSS1qCrwHvmwDl9laoqJA0YHBxCGhPRoB2kmzYCGXfx5PWiHZhizpc48xQiyDpGRjAoryGxwcaCTpZc/s655/Cientificas.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="577" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHOfssi20XaZA-ZJne-rORNMPldhO3zlXzZJ56E8On7KBnjtsB-m8A4HrfLoZSSS1qCrwHvmwDl9laoqJA0YHBxCGhPRoB2kmzYCGXfx5PWiHZhizpc48xQiyDpGRjAoryGxwcaCTpZc/w352-h400/Cientificas.PNG" width="352" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Científicas: el Comic</i> is an interesting, 17-page 'comic' telling the stories of a number of the most famous female scientists in history: Hypatia, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Hedy Lamarr.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A must for anyone interested in Spanish, science and feminism.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Downloadable as a colour PDF from the following site:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://institucional.us.es/cientificas/comic/" target="_blank">https://institucional.us.es/cientificas/comic/</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCL7FicEh13LAWcznl6AlsSNMizOwZK-zQ6hfJ-xGPTQi-wfKMnFaPOYXy4TCKTlAk94ErTGQgbuA1u_uHowZM_fEnkHHsIHXDikUs0-YZlk6BfqlTVZfYzk6PMHpkD_3BsHYyu1wVJzQ/s658/cientif2.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCL7FicEh13LAWcznl6AlsSNMizOwZK-zQ6hfJ-xGPTQi-wfKMnFaPOYXy4TCKTlAk94ErTGQgbuA1u_uHowZM_fEnkHHsIHXDikUs0-YZlk6BfqlTVZfYzk6PMHpkD_3BsHYyu1wVJzQ/w326-h400/cientif2.PNG" width="326" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've written two books about life teaching Spanish children in English.</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are <b><u>free sample chapters</u></b> available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: left;"></i></span></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 5.1pt;"><i><span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">"This (Zen Kyu Maestro) hugely entertaining compilation of stories and experiences is a must-read for anyone interested in travelling the world and experiencing other cultures. Positive and inspiring." <b>University of East Anglia, Concrete Magazine.</b></span></span></i></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 5.1pt;"><i><span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2ldiIZK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0s9-gANU1Rw1a66AmMC5_2KJxT6d9Du3bg2Jba6rGu9d6gNzYyJnXykYQLeYuDXOWll32M7rra9dfsTfMO4ONsYBM6bN1sV2Xk2LMt4PBhOYBgZ4N60kwxGOIN8yalYx0sWx94ocYfQ/s320/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" /></a></span></span></i></div><i><span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2obIv5K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis08UmITsyLr7lm7VOgK8yejWMFNAw0zvNKnk0_jgAVBpQ0kpHhXrx47gjZxK64mmjmu0ebU5kOR1bhYYwPVDAKUqmvKBK0l_RF1FQlgzG8XJFyynJnxnn-JR7oGNNVS6YuyG0axIg1Mo/s320/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></span></i><p></p>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-17044636086559906782020-10-02T08:56:00.010-07:002020-10-02T09:26:10.479-07:00El Roto Cartoon from el País<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHEadpMS0gr6XyJaXP6bGMKE_bRgL72laxvr8fpJDA5p0Hi8W68RQx1DOjjjxtglOjlUbz8scOzJKUomW_fEyHbF8PZmD0MdX70m_XLbVl8CwtPoL3iP9qGbUMiDdxN6zhpy4X-KkSKw/s1692/roto.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHEadpMS0gr6XyJaXP6bGMKE_bRgL72laxvr8fpJDA5p0Hi8W68RQx1DOjjjxtglOjlUbz8scOzJKUomW_fEyHbF8PZmD0MdX70m_XLbVl8CwtPoL3iP9qGbUMiDdxN6zhpy4X-KkSKw/w568-h640/roto.webp" width="568" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">El Roto is my favourite Spanish political cartoonist. He appears in El País every weekday. Here are some recent offerings to give you a taste of his style. The link I provide is for the <i>El País in English</i> page where you'll find more of his work. I thought the English page would be useful for students who might want to follow el Roto, as it gives a helpful English translation should they get stuck with anything. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Why not have an el Roto cartoon up on your IWB as children enter your class? It could be a good 'settling' activity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Here's the link: <a href="https://english.elpais.com/news/opinion/" target="_blank">https://english.elpais.com/news/opinion/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Way back in 2014 (gulp!) I blogged some of my favourite el Roto cartoons. Here's the link to that:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="http://spain4exams.blogspot.com/2014/12/vinetas-el-humor-negro.html" target="_blank">http://spain4exams.blogspot.com/2014/12/vinetas-el-humor-negro.html</a></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">More recent Roto:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebvH7ZcSo_TCPfzDV1MVB5yl332Xd3zDpzl64NhnvbtxAFQ5vMAYJaR2KrKu7xVgKhRJaoCOVs0uGk8HA3oi8iHTmqaXTfmHSHwukV6KyL2Bb3GiU_X8hohUxy3VWqWnjzukOh3T-zs4/s1665/roto2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebvH7ZcSo_TCPfzDV1MVB5yl332Xd3zDpzl64NhnvbtxAFQ5vMAYJaR2KrKu7xVgKhRJaoCOVs0uGk8HA3oi8iHTmqaXTfmHSHwukV6KyL2Bb3GiU_X8hohUxy3VWqWnjzukOh3T-zs4/s320/roto2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W6woy0IfqK5yXd9SuYrlZmD2kvNzMexAdt0uSaDsdQEQoHP5DMawvxSns3EaZvpkaWSRTK4WK8wuzgfmGFzNemz2U-QpkxTqiZhT3Q5gWL4Bge6IpAazCp_YpIMmKI6gWf7KOKmqs5s/s1665/roto3.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W6woy0IfqK5yXd9SuYrlZmD2kvNzMexAdt0uSaDsdQEQoHP5DMawvxSns3EaZvpkaWSRTK4WK8wuzgfmGFzNemz2U-QpkxTqiZhT3Q5gWL4Bge6IpAazCp_YpIMmKI6gWf7KOKmqs5s/s320/roto3.webp" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVo7fQiZVs41zNm60rIQUw-qP-cbWZfA4iYrbqIuHE1ICucO_mGszqXhi_j5GhEQzCsHw5eg2cXpsf8LPBFXz6UePw9N4DvSC4JPhwezz7aYuA34idzGBK6Oq0ow1W0wOCXmnrFIlh5I0/s1665/roto4.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVo7fQiZVs41zNm60rIQUw-qP-cbWZfA4iYrbqIuHE1ICucO_mGszqXhi_j5GhEQzCsHw5eg2cXpsf8LPBFXz6UePw9N4DvSC4JPhwezz7aYuA34idzGBK6Oq0ow1W0wOCXmnrFIlh5I0/s320/roto4.webp" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I've written two books about life teaching Spanish children in English.</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There are <b><u>free sample chapters</u></b> available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="text-align: left;"></i></span></p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: 5.1pt;"><i><span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">"This (Zen Kyu Maestro) hugely entertaining compilation
of stories and experiences is a must-read for anyone interested in travelling
the world and experiencing other cultures. Positive and inspiring." <b>University
of East Anglia, Concrete Magazine.</b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zen-Kyu-Maestro-Teachers-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00B1I54KG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xPla726ZvVagi3GYMCTg5XFkvf-3RMKb2Sa_sf9kBL9IAQl0A6puhWBv296M77WbCMUUCre04ArEKTg3YOY5ILNz5IQnQJ6iwpalT-rXKpwHSUQG-wZQEaaXjabOhoKMNdcI_6fCFCk/w128-h200/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07Y7GG23Q/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B9ul-tiuou3JI1dn3aWIvQGXuhX9SDx8YvIPsGteafoax44cBCkn1xBJqDVy-DPNbwlWgDpFW4Yghlj18chgnBvgW6DprEzCdA0_nuafKyZ0wJ4dRvAFCOmW1alb9pn9D46inFmWFwQ/w125-h200/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" width="125" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Zen Kyu Maestro</i> available as an eBook - <i>Cucarachas or Cucuruchos</i> (the sequel) available as an eBook </span>or paperback.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-27953869253211697992020-09-26T08:33:00.005-07:002020-09-26T08:36:23.853-07:00¿Cómo usar la mascarilla de forma segura?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBeVCRTva9VsiMWEpG_S5QK53XxJN5gmffG-jFaSYH5pYrcKkBLkwarp-mrIi5IK5yT789WTXA1IBp0ReN26fda7IUvnmc67RzWZIeFAOyqgY7SN4mYbOEVeInmAMhssTNFgr1IgtP3U/s405/radar-covid-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBeVCRTva9VsiMWEpG_S5QK53XxJN5gmffG-jFaSYH5pYrcKkBLkwarp-mrIi5IK5yT789WTXA1IBp0ReN26fda7IUvnmc67RzWZIeFAOyqgY7SN4mYbOEVeInmAMhssTNFgr1IgtP3U/s320/radar-covid-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hi again,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Another short Covid video from the Spanish Health dept on the correct use of masks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hide the picture and use it as a listening-practice quiz.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Stay safe!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/aCPY6ROpAuI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cómo usar la mascarilla de forma segura</span></a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">If you want to know what it's like living and working (as a teacher) in Spain, why not read <span style="color: red;">Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure</span>, (Monday Books) available from Amazon, or <span style="color: blue;">Cucarachas or Cucuruchos: An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma</span> the sequel? Both available as eBooks, <span style="color: blue;">Cucarachas</span> also as a paperback edition, from Amazon. </i></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">There are <b><u>free sample chapters</u></b> available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zen-Kyu-Maestro-Teachers-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00B1I54KG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2kmqB015PyPddOBJxWwMKKHwYQcRP2Aapo6AUdW58YA-OpEXEXucqf9EaGHQCzXvVvBk4cF28bVB4Gue8oRQvawkmBJAuEmg1RAokDLtXx1nxQ7CtWpd9EbVEUM3RqYhqnBd1a7IZcg/w128-h200/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cucarachas-Cucuruchos-English-Teachers-Spanish-ebook/dp/B07Y7GG23Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1B67SCONVNIO0&dchild=1&keywords=cucarachas+or+cucuruchos+an+english+teacher%27s+spanish+dilemma&qid=1601134287&sprefix=cucarachas%2Cdigital-text%2C173&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyfT0jlGJXBDfvMsSNa0-A0LtPx4_WrcaYzEbm96xoBsg9Om4kFN_XWSRTwo2eofd4lyr3RcgWxMLyz41gvUvcl-DPSmao9vgENZnWI_ELa9XtmNP88ifJaVSRgDnSmAmAgfsWVRwyWY/w125-h200/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" width="125" /></a></div><br /><br /><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-3203927991610057122020-09-18T03:13:00.007-07:002020-09-18T03:22:30.088-07:00Historia de un Brote<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5fmLcmT_Q7SvkpyGD31NioDwkS-3BnRrPmUIUcyAz8AyDwQBJ1J3jxmPWPcjF4HlItFi-gWhgi8VPCQQS4aIZXtei47HA_ijTpmCdEj2Ah2M68vQSwajwpU86C9Ga4uzv_fG13-wpIA/s300/rcovid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5fmLcmT_Q7SvkpyGD31NioDwkS-3BnRrPmUIUcyAz8AyDwQBJ1J3jxmPWPcjF4HlItFi-gWhgi8VPCQQS4aIZXtei47HA_ijTpmCdEj2Ah2M68vQSwajwpU86C9Ga4uzv_fG13-wpIA/w400-h224/rcovid.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Spain's Ministerio de Sanidad have produced a simple little public information film warning about how easy it is to spread covid and how wide-reaching the consequences can be. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">It's just over two minutes long but is ideal to use as a stop-start translation exercise and/or discussion-starter on Covid.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">¡Quedaos seguros!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Here's the link:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://youtu.be/IPxVnuLg9oY" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Historia de un Brote.</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">If you want to know what it's like living and working (as a teacher) in Spain, why not read <span style="color: red;">Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure</span>, (Monday Books) available from Amazon, or <span style="color: blue;">Cucarachas or Cucuruchos: An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma</span> the sequel? Both available as eBooks, <span style="color: blue;">Cucarachas</span> also as a paperback edition, from Amazon. </i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">There are <b><u>free sample chapters</u></b> available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cucarachas-Cucuruchos-English-Teachers-Spanish-ebook/dp/B07Y7GG23Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=95TWU64JFT0R&dchild=1&keywords=cucarachas+or+cucuruchos+an+english+teacher%27s+spanish+dilemma&qid=1600424369&sprefix=cucarachas+or+cucu%2Cdigital-text%2C179&sr=8-1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIroE3cOo-eCkfI0-qzkbK-ECh2ZA06J7-qJrjgM9boZV9_MJ_oN_2Tok85MaivJpRZ_H4Fz3i0rcpQ8_S6T63ncHZF7UX4c_DndKkp3iuQP1lmS7jfOldx8yvPqTxUAyflkO5kOuWev4/w125-h200/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" width="125" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zen-Kyu-Maestro-Teachers-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00B1I54KG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtPcBLOckAOVng4RSDDwqCMcag37rix8JW5X5Iih4OIVD-fTi6QYepbDvIdQ5Mz6W-otj2Hh9bKfNbhBINUCAuKPJklL9QaUvYZoob6XBtUuWkcihYPQf9WmmQu2bmZJWHnl6RJHOb98/w128-h200/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" width="128" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i></p>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-54713281136776259732020-08-30T05:04:00.004-07:002020-08-30T05:07:19.068-07:00Spain's Radar Covid App: It might not be 'world beating' but it works.<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> I'm sure the Coronavirus will be a hot topic during this term, so here's a reading and video resource which your students might find interesting. It's El País's report on Spain's Radar Covid app which is the fastest downloading app in Spain atm. There's a lot of detail on how it works and a nice promotional video near the bottom of the page. My wife and I have both downloaded it - it even has the option to work in English! (Which we don't use.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Stay safe everyone!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2020-08-29/radar-covid-asi-funciona-la-app-solidaria-contra-el-coronavirus.html?ssm=TW_CM" target="_blank">Radar Covid app</a><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><i>If you want to know what it's like living and working (as a teacher) in Spain, why not read <span style="color: red;">Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure</span>, (Monday Books) available from Amazon, or <span style="color: blue;">Cucarachas or Cucuruchos: An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma</span> the sequel? Both available as eBooks, <span style="color: blue;">Cucarachas</span> also as a paperback edition, from Amazon. There are free sample chapters available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the pictures to find them.</i></span><br /></p><p><span face="" style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2ldiIZK" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="577" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOj9POeRQM5wqSD7VxcIZfXb9Z5NNXbN2LotSVBOZyYcsmpQpHhAFQ_FKBpJRp3LOg-J6tNA48Fj6TxxCevJzMG-CdddPIcbXcTL61hYAUAXmyfSMfduwcxJd5GPSuEbQnQTysGHsHfE/w134-h210/zenkyumaestroebook_cover-ebook.jpg" width="134" /></a></span></div><a href="https://amzn.to/2obIv5K" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="425" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44vnXxOu1ulfa1Z7wcgyfN-B7Lw6hwAGX1zZrOwMPvBuRggiCZPjHSdC8XFErcdSFckE86Z6Qno3fTZz71eVBuvtCtSuxB8MWQLcAAWzAEpmO70bPjJ_-qo2uMi7HMK8755WwKACFhlo/w131-h210/Cover+for+Twitter+Facebook.JPG" width="131" /></a><p></p>Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-60209268918005377972020-03-05T02:16:00.000-08:002020-03-05T02:16:00.223-08:00Me llamo Bond, Santi Bond...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">No, it just doesn't have the same ring, does it? 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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Also an article from El País newspaper discussing this year's campaign as reading practice:</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">(a Monday Books eBook) available from Amazon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-style: normal;"><i><b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure,</b></i></u> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">(a Monday Books eBook) available from Amazon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><u>Cucarachas or Cucuruchos? An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma</u></i></b>. eBook or paperback from Amazon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” <b>Salford University, The Salfordian.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i> of Zen Kyu Maestro, click <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zen-Kyu-Maestro-Teachers-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00B1I54KG" target="_blank">HERE</a></span>.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="color: red;">Cucarachas paperback, click </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2nvYgUV" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span><span style="color: red;">.</span></a></i></span></span></span><br />
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<i style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Also, you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></div>
Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-43470621423152135792019-08-30T14:08:00.000-07:002019-08-30T14:08:49.074-07:00Acoso Escolar: Bullying<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It comes from the following website where you might find some more resources. Do let me know if you find it useful: <a href="https://libresdebullying.wordpress.com/">https://libresdebullying.wordpress.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also, you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hola otra vez. So the World Cup is over and a new <strike>season</strike>, I mean <i>term,</i> begins. The season didn't start well for my local team, Villarreal, they lost 1-2 at home to Real Sociedad. But it was what I found on my seat as I arrived for the match that forms the resource for this post.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also, you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span><br />
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Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-26046436690610802952018-01-06T06:14:00.000-08:002018-01-06T06:14:00.160-08:00Estamos más cerca de lo que creemos...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saw this ad in the cinema the other night. Yes, it's coke; yes, it's a huge generalisation; yes, I've seen at least one other version (for Argentinians, not Spaniards) but... I live in Spain and it just felt 'right'.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've certainly been kissed, squeezed, stroked and pawed (by males and females) much more than I'd ever experienced in the UK. Well, actually, aside from close relatives and my wife, I don't think I'd ever been kissed, squeezed, stroked or pawed at all in the UK. (And certainly <u><i>never</i></u> by the parents of children in my class!) There's certainly something to the sentiment of this ad that you can (quite literally) 'feel' if you live here.</span></span></div>
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you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-38325523809863118552017-12-20T08:46:00.000-08:002017-12-20T08:56:33.771-08:00The Spanish Word-of-the-Year 2017 is...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a video (and some other resources - including an excellent <i>'gráfico interactivo'</i>) of the 12 finalists for Spanish word-of-the-year, as suggested by FundéuBBVA.</span></span></div>
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you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span><br />
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Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-61355538789149339232017-12-20T08:37:00.002-08:002017-12-20T08:37:20.187-08:00Zadie Smith, Entrevista en el Mundo<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's that time of year again, the <i>Sorteo de Navidad</i> (what we know as <i>'el Gordo'</i>) has released its annual <i>'anuncio'</i> (advert). Each year it seems to be a bigger production and this year's runs to just under 20 minutes! It's almost a mini film, but then it has been made by the famous Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar (The Others, The Sea Inside, Agora).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, sit down, break out the popcorn, dim the lights... and have the Kleenex at the ready, it's a bit of a weepie.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-16400528644428487192017-01-17T11:44:00.000-08:002017-01-22T08:32:51.666-08:00Spanish Hot Lemon in Hot Water...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which is now - and the reason for the controversy is of course the note at the bottom of the screen after 14 seconds: <u><i><b>'Este medicamento puede<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> producir so<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">mn</span>olencia. Se recomienda no conducir...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'</span></span></b></i></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
<br />Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-11350902557282776022017-01-04T13:36:00.003-08:002017-01-17T11:33:57.813-08:00Vik y Van...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
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Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-75576843099812787532016-12-03T13:43:00.000-08:002017-01-17T11:34:17.136-08:00El Gordo Video 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-61247285459640497552016-11-30T09:47:00.001-08:002017-01-17T11:35:43.434-08:00La Otra Carta.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure you're just about ready to start the festive season, so here's a little something from Ikea (say <i>ee-<u><b>kay</b></u>-ya</i> if you're in <i>España</i>). Something for your students to translate and ponder...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">N.B. You might need to explain to your students before watching, the Spanish tradition of children writing Xmas letters to <i>Los Reyes Majos</i> (instead of S<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">anta or Father Christmas). This will also explain why so many flats seem to attract brightly<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">-clad burglars in the run-up to Christmas...</span></span> </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">¡Feliz Navidad!</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will, however, notice that Santa is gaining ground on the Reyes in some households...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
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Jeremy Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832336761129500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290407121058248016.post-17305693687178176822016-11-13T05:16:00.000-08:002017-01-17T11:36:05.482-08:00Mamma Mia! Or should that be Madre Mía??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I gave my Spanish listening skills a right going-over last night at a performance of Mamma Mia! the musical en Español. (Yes, including the songs!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For any of your students with an interest in the show, the website is a treasure trove of interviews and songs to sharpen their Spanish skills.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I must say, it taxed my listening powers to the limit - ¡Madre Mía!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mammamia.es/entradas/valencia/" target="_blank">Mamma Mia, the musical, Valencia.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">If
you enjoyed this resource, you might like to read about my first year here
in Spain as an immersion teacher of a class of Spanish primary children. <b>Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher´s Spanish Adventure</b> is published as an eBook by Monday Books. There´s a free sample chapter available to download here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/eDCx5J" target="_blank">Zen Kyu Maestro</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Also,
you can keep up with my current observations on life as an ex-pat
teacher in Spain, as well as thoughts on the Spanish and English
languages on my blog: <a href="http://zenkyumaestro.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">zen kyu maestro...teacher in Spain</a> or follow me on Twitter (@JeremyJoseDean) and/or Facebook (Jeremy Jose Dean).</i></span></span></div>
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