And while you're here... have you ever wondered what living and teaching in Spain was really like...?
Zen Kyu Maestro Cucarachas eBook paperback
Such an important message - here's an excellent video for use in your MFL classes, showing the upside of not joining in the bullying as it starts.
If you like the blog, why not read the eBooks? Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure, (Monday Books) available from Amazon.
And the sequel: Cucuruchos or Cucurachas? An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma, eBook or paperback from Amazon.
Zen Kyu Maestro Cucarachas eBook paperback
You might find these three health education videos (from the Spanish Ministerio de Sanidad) useful for your students to translate:
If you like the blog, why not read the eBooks? Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure, (Monday Books) available from Amazon.
And the sequel: Cucuruchos or Cucurachas? An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma, eBook or paperback from Amazon.
Zen Kyu Maestro Cucarachas eBook paperback
A must for anyone interested in Spanish, science and feminism.
Downloadable as a colour PDF from the following site:
https://institucional.us.es/cientificas/comic/
I've written two books about life teaching Spanish children in English.
There are free sample chapters available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.
"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." University of East Anglia, Concrete Magazine.
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 El País in English 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.
Why not have an el Roto cartoon up on your IWB as children enter your class? It could be a good 'settling' activity.
Here's the link: https://english.elpais.com/news/opinion/
Way back in 2014 (gulp!) I blogged some of my favourite el Roto cartoons. Here's the link to that:
http://spain4exams.blogspot.com/2014/12/vinetas-el-humor-negro.html
More recent Roto:
I've written two books about life teaching Spanish children in English.
There are free sample chapters available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.
"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." University
of East Anglia, Concrete Magazine.
Zen Kyu Maestro available as an eBook - Cucarachas or Cucuruchos (the sequel) available as an eBook or paperback.
Another short Covid video from the Spanish Health dept on the correct use of masks.
Hide the picture and use it as a listening-practice quiz.
Stay safe!
Cómo usar la mascarilla de forma segura
If you want to know what it's like living and working (as a teacher) in Spain, why not read Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure, (Monday Books) available from Amazon, or Cucarachas or Cucuruchos: An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma the sequel? Both available as eBooks, Cucarachas also as a paperback edition, from Amazon.
There are free sample chapters available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.
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.
It's just over two minutes long but is ideal to use as a stop-start translation exercise and/or discussion-starter on Covid.
¡Quedaos seguros!
Here's the link:
If you want to know what it's like living and working (as a teacher) in Spain, why not read Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure, (Monday Books) available from Amazon, or Cucarachas or Cucuruchos: An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma the sequel? Both available as eBooks, Cucarachas also as a paperback edition, from Amazon.
There are free sample chapters available to download from the Amazon page. Click on the covers to find them.
