Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In this fun, new educational game, Lida and Cleer take turns asking one another random questions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Ana Carolina gives us an introduction to a topic that terrorizes many Spanish students: verb conjugation!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Ana Carolina tells us about some typical symbols of Christmas in her home country of Ecuador, where, in spite of its tropical location, it's quite common to see depictions of snow!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
The best cure for "lovesickness" is to find someone compatible with you. In this video, Doctor Advice from El Aula Azul will help Ander discover who his ideal partner is as they practice using the subjunctive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In another great session with El Aula Azul's Doctor Advice, her patient Ander will teach us how to use the subjunctive tense when we talk about feelings that other people or situations provoke in us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Let's examine the difference between the verbs "parecer" and "parecerse." This time, Doctor Advice from El Aula Azul wants to help Ander, who seems very tired. To get to the bottom of his issues, the doctor inquires what is important to him in his daily life and how he resembles his parents and siblings.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In El Aula Azul's conclusion to this series on the "no fault se construction," the instructor encourages her students to provide sentences that employ this principle with both singular and plural nouns.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this lesson, El Aula Azul [The Blue Classroom]'s Ester shares with her students some of the most commonly used verbs with the “no fault se construction” and provides some examples.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
After shedding some light on the flash fiction genre and providing us with some examples, Carlos finally reads us the piece with which he placed among the finalists at a prominent flash fiction contest in Barcelona. Can you understand any of the meaning behind it?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In part two of this lesson on the "no fault se construction," the teacher at El Aula Azul reviews the personal pronouns used with the verb "gustar" [to like], which will subsequently be used along with "se" to form sentences that express things that have happened unintentionally.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Although grammatically correct in Spanish, saying "Has olvidado las llaves" ["You've forgotten your keys"] to someone implies that he or she has done so on purpose! This four-part lesson from El Aula Azul is dedicated to the "no fault se construction" that is more commonly used to describe such unintentional circumstances.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In the first part of this series, Carlos introduces us to the characteristics of flash fiction, a literary genre distinguished by its succinctness and ability to capture the reader from the first word to the last.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this last part of our series on "gustar" at El Aula Azul, we continue our practice with conjugating this verb in the singular and plural based on the students' vacation recommendations for their teacher.
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