Educational Links
General
WordReference – Most handy online dictionary series I use
Reference – Basic language reference – verbs, vocab, grammar, pronunciation
The Department of Education, Nassau, Bahamas
Educators-Bahamas forum and mailing List – the brave effort of Karen
ACTFL– The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – the most popular Intl Conference attended by teachers in the Bahamas.
Spanish
LANGUAGES LEARNING EXERCISES AND PROJECTS (SOME INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS)
Alphabet Letters of the alphabet with pronunciation)
StudySpanish Grammar and Pronunciation tutorials and quizzes
QUIA: Spanish – Grammar Online Grammar Games (Ven Conmigo)
Ecuador Ven Conmigo module and exercises on Ecuador
Cuentos para aprender Español Cuentos de autores de todo el mundo de habla hispana
http://mdavies.for.ilstu.edu/class/conexiones.htm Web based projects
http://www.trentu.ca/spanish/masarriba Exercises from Mas Arriba
http://www.nueva-tierra.com Free Course by email
http://www.indiana.edu/~call/lengua.html
http://digitalmedia.cua.edu/archive/spanish.cfm Audio Archives
http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?wv0%20ecuador
(Ven Conmigo)
http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResult?WV0%20CARIBBEAN
(Ven Conmigo)
Spanish Grammar Ecercises (Colby)
Spanish Grammar Exercises Index (Trinity)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/ BBC Langauge courses/resources – including videos
Spanish Grammar Help
Spanish grammar in review (Multimedia Center, University of Toronto)
Spanish Language Drills
http://www.emporia.edu/biosci/span/flshcrd.htm Electronic Flashcards – grammar
http://www.udel.edu/cubillos/span107.html Inermediate readings
http://www.sispain.org/english/course/calgary/index.html An interactive Spanish Course – downloadable
http://www.go.hnAf.com Ven Conmigo web site
BBC-SOS Teacher
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/sosteacher/browse/browse_ks4.shtml
Search the BBC archives for answers to thousands of homework or revision questions, from Key Stage 2 to A level.
BBC-Onion Street
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/onionstreet/
An essential study area which offers revision based live chat,daily chatrooms, interactive quizzes and study tips/advice pieces.
BBC Languages-Spanish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/spanish/
A definitive site for learning about Spanish Language and culture. Students can use the “Talk Spanish” and “Suenos” on-line courses to improve upon their language skills or familiarise themselves with Spanish news and society.
BBC Languages-Spanish Steps
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/spanish/lj/
A short course to kick-start your Spanish-for school, holidays, work or just for fun (realplayer needed).
CNNenEspanol.com
http://www.cnnenespanol.com/
Serving the Spanish-speaking population of the Americas, you’ll coverage meets the requirements of the target audience which highlight the linguistic variations of Spanish.
El Mundo
http://www.elmundo.es/
El Mundo includes sections on travel, health, books, finance, horoscopes, festivals, sport and much more, in addition to the headlines. GCSE and A level students will find it useful for reading practice and research.
El Pais
http://www.elpais.es
Read about sport, international news, society, economy, leisure, games, advertising and letters. It would be interesting to able GCSE students for language practice and for finding out more about Spanish life and culture.
Extr@ Spanish
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/E/extra/spanish_flash_home.html
Soap opera for GCSE students. Sacha and Annie share a flat. Their neighbour Nico likes Sacha, but it’s Annie who returns his affections. The site accompanies a Channel 4 series and contains lots of vocabulary practice.
Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial
http://www.studyspanish.com/index.htm
A formal introduction to Spanish is available here with excellent material on all aspects of learning the language. Useful for GCSE revision.
Mr Lee’s Online Spanish Tutor
http://www.bloomington.in.us/~rlee/website/tutor.html
Students having trouble understanding Spanish grammar rules will find this site useful. Each grammar point is accompanied by explanatory notes explaining the Spanish rule. Choose either basic or advanced level.
The World Press.com
http://www.theworldpress.com/index.htm
Read the main newspapers from around the world. This site enables you to access 1296 newspapers, from 192 countries, around the globe.
French
French Exercises Interactive exercises with video – needs QuickTime? as add-in.
http://www.fusee.co.uk Fusee site (exercises based on the Fusee Course by Hodder & Stoughton)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/ BBC Langauge courses/resources – including videos
http:/www.bonjour.org.uk French KS3
http://www.btinternet.com French teaching site
http://www.languagegenie.co.uk French GCSE revision
http://www.heinemann.co.uk Métro site – secondary
http://www.lcpuk.co.uk Actif site
http://www.travlang.com/languages/cgi-bin/langchoice.cgi?page=main&lang1=english&lang2=french
French for Travellers…basic phrases
Online Magazines, Institutions, websites and General Portals – Spanish
http://www.es.yahoo.com Spanish Yahoo
http://www.elpais.es El Pais newspaper
http://www.nelson.co.uk/secondary/modern_lang/bp
http://www.DocuWeb.ca Si, Spain
Latina (Bilingual Woman’s Magazine)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures @ Globe-Gate
WWW Servers in Spain This is a hyperspace clickable map that lets you select WWW servers in different parts of Spain. This is the best place to start exploring the Web in Spain.
Latin America This would contain major information links throughout Latin America.
Latin American Studies Colloquium Oodles of links to Latin America and the Carribean.
UF Center for Latin American Studies Web page from the University of Florida.
La Jornada Online Magazine
Online Magazines, Institutions, websites and General Portals – French
Agence Nationale Pour l’Emploi
Clicnet: Directory of French Language Sources on the Web.
ARTFL French Language Treasury
Paris Interactive…a multimedia tour
HAPAX: French Resources on the Web
http://www.yahoo.fr Yahoo France
http://www.lemonde.fr Le Monde newspaper
http://www.fff.fr French football federation
http://www.tv5.org French TV5
http://www.funambule.com Funambule, TV5 site
http://www.sncf.fr SNCF timetable search
http://www.parisfree.com Virtual exploration of Paris
http://www.galerieslafayette.com
http://www.elok.com Rendez-vous: pen-friend service
http://www.francealacarte.org.uk France a la carte
http://www.nelson.co.uk u Point site
Culture Geography and History – Spanish
http://roble.pntic.mec.es/~jgarrido/LENGUA.htm
Latin World Internet resources on Latin America and the Caribbean
La ciudad de Cordoba…city guide
http://php.indiana.edu/~jsoto/cultura.html HIspanic Culture
http://www.clta.net/lessons/ Spnaish Culture – lesson outlines
Culture Geography and History – French
Dictionaries
http://www.wordreference.com Word Reference Dictionary – multilingual
http://wwli.com/translation/netglos/glossary/spanish.html Netglos Spanish Internet Dictionary
http://wwli.com/translation/netglos/glossary/french.html Netglos French Internet Dictionary
http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/Spanish.html Alternative Spanish Dictionary (explicit slang)
http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/French.html Alternative French Dictionary (explicit slang)
de España / de la República Dominicana / de Jamaica / de los Estados Unidos /
de una isla familiar
del campo
de la playa
de la piscina
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
Venir (to come)
vengo, vienes, viene,
venimos, venís, vienen (come, comes,am/ is/are coming)
venía, venías, venia
veíamos, veníais, venían (was/were coming, used to come)
vine, viniste, vino
vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron (came)
a (to) de (from)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
bajar (come/go down, “bajar de” get out of a vehicle)
bajo, bajas, baja
bajamos, bajáis, bajan (come/comes down, am/is/are coming down)
bajaba, bajabas, bajaba
bajábamos, bajabais, bajaban (was/were going down, used to go down)
bajé, bajaste, bajó
bajamos, bajasteis, bajaron (went down, got out of a vehicle)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
subir (to go up, “subir a” to get into a vehicle)
subo,subes, sube
subimos, ssubís, suben
subía, subías, subía
subíamos, subíais, subían (was/were going up, used to go up)
subí, subiste, subió
subimos, subisteis, subieron (went up, got into a vehicle)
a (to)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
entrar (to go in, enter)
entro, entras, entra
entramos, entráis, entran (go/goes in, is/are going in)
entraba, entrabas, entraba
entrábamos, entrabais, entraban (was/were going in, used to go in)
entré, entraste, entró
entramos, entrasteis, entraron (went in, entered)
en (into)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
salir (to go out, leave)
salgo, sales, sale
salimos, salís, salen (go/goes out, am/is/are going out)
salía, salías, salía
salíamos, salíais, salían (was/were going out, used to go out)
salí, saliste, salió
salimos, salisteis, salieron (went out)
a (to) de (from)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we, you, they//you)
volver (to come/go back)
vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve
volvemos, volvéis, vuelven (go/goes back, is/are going back)
volvía, volvías, volvía
volvíamos, volvíais, volvían (was/were going back, used to go back)
volví, volviste, volvió
volvimos, volviseis, volvieron (went back)
a (to) de (from)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
llegar – (to arrive)
llego, llegas,llega
llegamos, llegáis, llegan (arrive, arrives, am/is/are arriving)
llegaba, llegabas, llegaba
llegábamos, llegabais, llegaban (was/were arriving,used to arrive)
llegué, llegaste, llegó
llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron (arrived)
a (at)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
Ir (to go)
voy vas va
vamos vais van (go, goes, is going, are going)
iba ibas iba
íbamos ibais iban (was/were going; used to go)
fui fuiste fue
Fuimos fuisteis fueron (went)
PERSONAL OPINION
no creo que (I don’t believe that)
para mí (for me, in my opinion)
que yo sepa (as far as I know)
en mi opinión (in my opinion)
generalmente (generally, usually)
a menudo (often)
a veces (sometimes)
nunca (never)
siempre (always)
normalmente (normally)
en mi tiempo libre ( in my free time)
los sábados (on Saturdays)
los fines de semana (on the weekend)
todos los días / cada día (every day)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we/you/they//you)
Ir (to go)
voy vas va
vamos vais van (go, goes, is going, are going)
iba ibas iba
íbamos ibais iban (was/were going; used to go)
fui fuiste fue
Fuimos fuisteis fueron (went)
a (to)
aeropuerto (airport)
afueras (outskirts, suburbs)
árbol (tree)
archipiélago (archipelago)
arena (sand)
bosque (wood)
campo (countryside)
cayo (cay)
colina (hill)
costa (coast)
cresta (ridge)
golfo (gulf)
granja (farm)
hierba (grass)
isla familiar (family island)
lago (lake)
mar (sea)
montaña (mountain)
paisaje (landscape)
playa (beach)
pueblo (village)
río (river)
roca (rock)
valle (valley)
banco (bank)
iglesia (church)
parque (park)
supermercado (supermarket)
hospital (hospital)
cine (movies)
restaurante (restaurant
farmacia (pharmacy)
biblioteca (library)
bahía (bay)
muelle (dock)
puente (bridge)
colegio (high school)
tienda (shop)
calle (street)
avenida (avenue)
lucs de tráfico (traffic lights)
por la mañana (in the morning)
por la tarde (in the afternoon.)
de la tarde (in the afternoon.)
al mediodía (at noon.)
a la medianoche (at midnight.)
por la noche (in the evening or night.)
de la noche – in the evening or night. (after time o’clock)
la mañana (morning or tomorrow).
durante el día (during the day)
Es la una (it is 1:00)
A la una (at 1:00 o’clock)
Son las dos (it is 2:00)
A las dos (at 2:00 o’clock)
a mediodía (at noon)
a medianoche (at midnight)
a las cuatro y cuarto (at 4:15)
a las cuatro y cuarenta y cuatro (at 4:45)
a las cinco menos cuarto (at 4:45)
a las cinco y diez (at 5:10
a lassiete menos diez (at 6:50)
de la mañaana (in the morning / am)
de la tarde ( in the afternoon / pm)
de la noche (in the night / pm)t
generalmente (generally, usually)
a menudo (often)
a veces (sometimes)
nunca (never)
siempre (always)
normalmente (normally)
en mi tiempo libre ( in my free time)
los sábados (on Saturdays)
los fines de semana (on the weekend)
todos los días / cada día (every day)
y (and)
pero (but)
o (or)
ni (nor)
para (for)
por (for)
así que (so)
todavía (yet)
aún no (not yet)
por eso (that’s why)
ya que (since, now that)
además (moreover, additionally)
sin embargo (nevertheless)
a ver (let’s see)
bueno (well, good)
digo (I mean, that is to say)
en fin (all in all)
es decir (that is to say, in other words)
es que (the thing is)
eso (that, like I said)
o sea (in other words)
pues (since, well)
a España / a la República Dominicana / a Jamaica / a los Estados Unidos /
a una isla familiar
al campo
a la playa
a la piscina
con mi familia (with my family)
con mis amigos (with my friends)
con mi hermano mayor (with my older brother)
con mi hermana menor (with my little sister)
con mis compañeros de clase (with my classmates)
en compañía de (in the company of)
mi(s) ………………. me acompaña(n), me acompañó (aron) (my ………….. go(es)/went with me)
AR
ER
IR
PRES.
-o, as, a
-amos, áis, -an
-o, es, e
-emos, éis, -en
-o, es, e
-imos, ís, -en
IMP.
-aba, -abas, -aba
-ábamos, abais, -aban
-ía, ías, ía
-íamos, íais, -ían
PRET.
-é, aste, ó
-amos, asteis, -aron
-í, iste, ió
-imos, isteiss, -ieron
TENER (to have)
PRESENT
tengo, tienes, tiene
tenemos, tenéis, tienen
IMPRFECT
tenía, tenías, tenia
teníamos, teníais, tenían
PRETERITE
tuve, tuviste, tuvo
tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron
tener (to have)
DAR (To give)
PRESENT
Doy, das, da
Damos, dais, dan (give(s), am/is/are giving)
IMPERFECT
Daba, dabas, daba
Dábamos, dabais.daban (was/were giving, used to give)
PRETERITE
Di, diste, dio
Dimos, disteis, dieron (gave)
dar (to give)
recibir (to receive)
conseguir (to get)
Like "tener"
obtener (to get, obtain)
comprar (to buy)
vender (to sell)
mandar (to order)
aceptar (to accept)
cambiar (to exchange)
PERDER (to lose)
PRESENT
Pierdo, pierdes, pierde
Perdemos, perdéis,pierden (lose(s), am/is/are losing)
perder (to lose)
encontrar (to find)
cojo (I catch)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
acompañar (to go with, accompany)
AR
ER
IR
PRES.
-o, as, a
-amos, áis, -an
-o, es, e
-emos, éis, -en
-o, es, e
-imos, ís, -en
IMP.
-aba, -abas, -aba
-ábamos, abais, -aban
-ía, ías, ía
-íamos, íais, -ían
PRET.
-é, aste, ó
-amos, asteis, -aron
-í, iste, ió
-imos, isteiss, -ieron
tomar (to take)
cojo (I pick up)
coger (to pick up/catch)
tirar (to throw)
PRESENT
pongo, pones pone
ponemos, ponéis, ponen (put(s), am/is/are putting)
IMPERFECT
ponía, ponías, ponía
poníamos, poníais, ponía
PRETERITE
puse, pusiste, puso
pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
poner (to put (down))
escojo (I choose)
escoger (to choose)
devolver (to return, bring back)
quitar (to take away)
abrir (to open)
cerrar (to close)
cojo (I catch)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
poner (to put (down))
pongo, pones pone
ponemos, ponéis, ponen (put(s), am/is/are putting)
ponía, ponías, ponía
poníamos, poníais, ponía
puse, pusiste, puso
pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
AR
ER
IR
PRES.
-o, as, a
-amos, áis, -an
-o, es, e
-emos, éis, -en
-o, es, e
-imos, ís, -en
IMP.
-aba, -abas, -aba
-ábamos, abais, -aban
-ía, ías, ía
-íamos, íais, -ían
PRET.
-é, aste, ó
-amos, asteis, -aron
-í, iste, ió
-imos, isteiss, -ieron
tomar (to take)
cojo (I pick up)
coger (to pick up/catch)
tirar (to throw)
PRESENT
pongo, pones pone
ponemos, ponéis, ponen (put(s), am/is/are putting)
IMPERFECT
ponía, ponías, ponía
poníamos, poníais, ponía
PRETERITE
puse, pusiste, puso
pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
poner (to put (down))
escojo (I choose)
escoger (to choose)
DEVOLVER (to return, to give back)
PRESENT
devuelvo, devuelves, devuelve
devolvemos, devolvéis, devuelven (give(s) back, is giving back)
devolver (to return, bring back)
quitar (to take away)
abrir (to open)
CERRAR (to close, shut)
PRESENT
Cierro, cierras, cierra
Cerramos, cerráis, cierran (close(s), am/is/are closing)
cerrar (to close)
cojo (I catch)
¿Qué? (What?)
Quién? ¿Quiénes? (Who?)
¿Con quién…? (With whom)
¿A quién? ¿A quiénes? (Whom?)
¿De quién? ¿De quiénes? (Whose?)
¿De dónde? (Where from?)
¿Dónde? (Where?)
¿Adónde? (Where to?)
¿Cómo? (How?)
¿Cómo es …………. (What is … like?(describe it))
¿Cúal? ¿Cúales? (Which one? Which?)
¿Cuándo? (When?)
¿Cuánto? ¿Cuánta? (How much?)
¿Cuánto? ¿Cuánta? (How much?)
¿Para qué? (What for?)
¿Por qué? (Why?)
¿Qué hora es? (What time is it)
¿Qué fecha es hoy? (What date is today?)
¿A qué hora… (at what time)
¿Cómo se dice chocolate en español? (How do you say chocolate in Spanish?)
Porque me gusta(n)…….
Porque quiero/quiere/quieren+ infinitive (because I/he/she/they want(s) to…
Porque no quería + infinitive – Because I/he/she didn’t want to…
Porque perdí mi(s) (because I lost my…)
Porque tengo que/tuve que + infinitive (because I have to/ had to….
Porque dejé mi ………… en casa/el hotel (because I left my …… at home/at the hotel
Porque mi padre está en el hospital/ de vacaciones en Costa Rica
Porque mi madre va a enfadarse (because my mother will get angry)
Para ver/saber si/ (in order to see /find out if/
Para llegar a tiempo (in order to arrive on time)
Para comprar….(to buy)
por causa de las lluvias (because of the rains)
por suerte (luckily)
afortunadamente (fortunately)
desgraciadamente (unfortunately)
de golpe (suddenly)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
parar (to stop)
paro, paras, para
paramos, paráis, paran (stop, stops, am/is/ are stopping)
paraba, parabas, paraba
parábamos, parabais, paraban (was/were stopping, used to stop)
paré, paraste, paró
paramos, parasteis, pararon (stopped)
de memoria (by memory)
de veras (truly)
en broma (jokingly)
suevemente (softly)
en voz alta / en voz baja (loudly / softly)
sin + miedo, alegría. (without fear, joy
gravemente (seriously)
sinceramente (honestly, sincerely)
de buena gana / de mala gana (willingly / unwillingly)
en secreto (secretly)
con alegría (cheerfully)_
con prisa (hurriedly)
completamente (completely)
ruidosamente (noisily)
fácilmente (easily)
difícilmente/ con dificultad (with difficulty)
pacientemente (patiently)
en seguida (immediately, right away)
de esta manera (in this way)
de otra manera (in another way)
de la misma manera (in the same)
rápidamente (quickly)
despacio (slowly)
a toda prisa (in a hurry)
pronto (soon)
tarde (late)
a pie = (on foot)
a caballo (on horseback)
en coche (by car), en autobús (by bus)
en barco (by boat), en bicicleta (by bike)
en tren (by train), en avión (by air, by plane)
cerca de (near)
lejos de (far)
al lado de/junto a (next to)
en/dentro de (in, inside)
en/encima de/sobre (on, on top of)
debajo de/bajo (under)
delante de (in front of)
detrás de (behind)
entre (between)
a la derecha de (on the right)
a la izquierda de (on the left)
de al lado (next door)
al final de (at the end of)
al otro lado de (on the other side of)
por todas partes (everywhere)
en niguna parte (nowhere)
del…. de la……
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
cruzar (to cross)
cruzo, cruzas, cruza
cruzamos, cruzáis, Cruzan (cross(es), am/is/are crossing)
cruzaba, cruzabas, cruzaba
cruzábamos, cruzabais, Cruzan (was/were crossing, used to cross)
crucé, cruzaste, cruzó
cruzamos, cruzasteis, cruzaron (crossed)
Yo, tú, él/ella//usted (I, you (fam.), he/she/it//you (pol.))
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas// ustedes (we,you,they//you)
seguir (to follow/continue)
sigo,segues, sigue
seguimos, seguís, siguen (continue(s), follow(s), am/is/are continuing/ following)
seguía, seguías, seguía
sguíamos, seguiais, seguían (was/were continuing, used to follow)
seguí, seguiste, siguió
seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron (followed, continued)
sequir+ ….ando/…iendo (continue/keep doing something)
por la mañana (in the morning)
por la tarde (in the afternoon.)
de la tarde (in the afternoon.)
al mediodía (at noon.)
a la medianoche (at midnight.)
por la noche (in the evening or night.)
de la noche – in the evening or night. (after time o’clock)
la mañana (morning or tomorrow).
durante el día (during the day)
Past time phrases
ayer (yesterday)
anteayer (day before yesterday)
la semana pasada (last week)
el mes pasado (last month)
el año pasado (last year)
el lunes pasado ( last monday)
esta mañana (this morning)
ayer por la mañana (yesterday morning)
Hace poco/mucho tiempo (A short/long time ago)
Hace cinco minutos (Five minutes ago)
Hace dos semanas (Two weeks ago)
Hace un año (A year ago)