1492: 10 SPANISH WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. KEY

1492: 10 SPANISH WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (1)

The year 1492  meant not only the Discovery of the New World, new lands, new cultures and peoples, but also a turning point for the world languages: these New World languages have shaped the English language mainly through Spanish, the language of the first navigators and explorers.

October 12th celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America: Columbus Day or Día de la Hispanidad, depending on the country.  

On the eve of October 12th, I am posting this presentation focused on 10 Spanish words that stemming from native American languages have shaped the English language as well.

This learning resource is addressed to A1/A2 students. 
As a suggested procedure, the students may look at the pictures, read the words on top,  and then circle the right word for each picture. Afterwards, they could read the definitions on the last slide, and try to match each definition with a picture. 
Find the key @http://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es/2017/10/1492-10-spanish-words-in-english_12.html
Shortly I will be posting an activity addressed to B1/B2 students.
I hope you find this a helpful resource.

Maribel Miró Pérez
October 11th, 2017

Maribel Miró Pérez
October 11th, 2017

ICEBREAKING ACTIVITY (3): GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHER (2)

Hi again.

This teaching resource -GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHER (2)- is intended either to warm up your group on the first lessons or to make your students focus on the teacher rather than on the textbook. The aim is to get info about you, and from you, by means of questions.

Pair up your students. Each pair should go through the text and prepare the questions beforehand, or let them ask questions individually at random.
At the end of it, go through the text and check the questions, with or without the key.
B1 students should be able to do this.

I hope you find this resource useful either as a mean to foster your students' oral/aural skills or check their progress.

Maria Isabel Miró Pérez
September 18th, 2017

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ICEBREAKING ACTIVITY (2): 'GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHER'

Dear all,

Whether you are about to start the school year or have just started, I'm posting this teaching resource -GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHER- intended either to warm up the group on your first lessons or to make your students  focus on the teacher, instead of on the textbook, and on getting info about him/her.

You might have your students in pairs or in small groups, so that each pair/group can prepare the questions beforehand. Then, the questions should be asked in turns to be finally checked by the teacher with or without the key.

A1 & A2 students should be able to go through these sentences & ask the required questions to fill in the gaps. 

Shortly I'll be uploading a warming up resource for B1 students.

I hope you find this resource useful either as a means to foster the students' oral/ aural skills or to check their progress.

Maria Isabel Miró Pérez
September 14th, 2017

SONG: BIEBER & FONSI's DESPACITO LISTENING EXERCISE

This time on the blog I'm posting the same song, but a different listening exercise intended for CEFR B1&B2 students.

This Bieber and Fonsi's  remix,  among several other versions which were released  DESPACITO    after Fonsi's original song, following the single's success, is probably the most heard, especially in the English-speaking countries.

Even if in most European countries schools are having their summer break, I hope this Despacito presentation can be useful for you all.
In the same way as in the previous Despacito listening exercise, it consists of a listening activity where some tasks are to be carried out going through the bilingual lyrics. 

I hope you like it and find it useful. 

Best regards and happy summer....or winter.

Maribel Miró
July 2nd, 2017

ENGLISH in maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es, by Maria Isabel Miró Pérez, is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Some of the images were taken from  http://clipart-work.net/clipart/on-off-switch-clipart.html

SONG: ´DESPACITO´LISTENING EXERCISE

DESPACITO

Hello
        If I write that this time on the blog I am posting a  song in Spanish, you are bound to guess this song is Despacito. 

Released in January 2017, Despacito became the first  song in Spanish to top the Bill Board Hot 100  since Macarena  in 1996. With over 1.500.000.000 views on YouTube, Despacito can be heard everywhere, at any time, from  New  Zealand to UK.

This is a   bilingual activity which implies a little bit of translation. It will  allow the students to listen to the song in Spanish while they have  to go through the lyrics translated into English at the same time and choose the right word. 

If your students are Spanish speaking or familiar with Spanish, the task will be easy for them. 

If your students are not familiar with Spanish, their listening process will be a bit harder and will probably take longer, but it won't be  impossible: they could go through the Spanish song for the first time, then through the  English version, and finally they will probably be able to  listen to the song and carry out the task.

Another option is to present them the vocabulary involved in the activity in both languages beforehand. 

Whichever option you choose, they are likely to enjoy the song.

This activity is intended for beginners or A1/A2 CEFR students.

I hope you enjoy it.

Maribel Miró Pérez

May 25th, 2017

ENGLISH in maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es, by Maria Isabel Miró Pérez, is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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All materials on maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es are the property of Maria Isabel Miró Pérez- the copyright holder-a nd are protected by international copyright laws. You may print free materials provided on maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es for your own personal, non-commercial use in the classroom or at home, provided that you retain all copyright information or other required logos and /or headings on the materials. You may not reprint, distribute, electronically save, modify, transmit, present before an audience, post to a website, forum, blog etc. any materials from this blog without prior express written permission from Maria Isabel Miró Pérez.

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