French Open Tennis

 

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.

https://youtu.be/BU3pzih9PKU

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“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” Salford University, The Salfordian.

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Saber es Empezar a Evitarlo

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.

There are also posters and text for translation and/or discussion.

https://www.dgt.es/comunicacion/campanas/los-atropellos-mas-famosos/

In Spain We Call it Igualdad

 

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.

WEBSITE

IGUALDAD video

And while you're here... have you ever wondered what living and teaching in Spain was really like...?

“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” Salford University, The Salfordian.

Click below for free sample chapters:

  Zen Kyu Maestro      Cucarachas eBook paperback

May 2nd, International Day Against School Bullying

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.

Bullying 

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And the sequel: Cucuruchos or Cucurachas? An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma, eBook or paperback from Amazon.

Two years in the life of an English teacher, teaching a class of lively Spanish seven-year-olds, in English, in Spain.

What could possibly go wrong?

“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” Salford University, The Salfordian.

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Yo Me Vacuno Seguro

 You might find these three health education videos (from the Spanish Ministerio de Sanidad) useful for your students to translate:

Vera Enfermera

Juan Jubilado

Sonía Viróloga

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.

Two years in the life of an English teacher, teaching a class of lively Spanish seven-year-olds, in English, in Spain.

What could possibly go wrong?

“The detailed way Dean has described the atmosphere of this little city in Spain is magnificent.” Salford University, The Salfordian.

Click below for free sample chapters:

  Zen Kyu Maestro      Cucarachas eBook paperback

Científicas: el Comic

Científicas: el Comic 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.

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.

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El Roto Cartoon from el País

 

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.

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