Spanish for Educators – Regular Verbs in the Present Tense in Spanish
Present Tense Verb Refresher! In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to use and conjugate the regular verbs in the present in Spanish: Verbos regulares en el…
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Spanish for Educators – How to Talk About Positive and Negative Student Behaviors in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to talk about positive and negative student behavior with parents during conferences: El comportamiento positivo y negativo del estudiante. Su…
Phrasal Modal Verbs in English–Modals with Two or More Words
Phrasal modal verbs in English are modal verbs with two or more words. Just as some verbs with two words are phrasal verbs (clean up, give away), some modals also…
Spanish for Educators – 4 Tips to Learn Spanish for Free
If learning and/or improving your Spanish this year is one of your goals, be sure to get these 4 tips to learn Spanish for free to help you accomplish your…
Learn Medical Spanish – Discussing Back Pain in Spanish
This free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on discussing back pain in Spanish: el dolor de espalda. In this lesson I teach on common causes of back pain anatomy of the back…
Learn Medical Spanish – Discussing Headaches in Spanish
This Free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on discussing headaches in Spanish: el dolor de cabeza. In this lesson, we’re discussing stress headaches, migraines, cluster headaches, sinus pain, strokes, concussions and vision…
Plural Nouns: Regular and Irregular Plurals in English
All nouns are either singular of plural. Singular nouns mean just one, while plural nouns mean more than one. In this posting I talk about the rules for forming plural…
Learn Medical Spanish – Questions and Phrases to Assess Child Abuse and Neglect in Spanish
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning how assess child abuse and neglect in Spanish. This is a delicate topic requested by a community member who wanted to know the…
Borrowed Words–How English Borrows from Other Languages
The English language has many borrowed words. English is basically a Germanic language by structure. English vocabulary, however, comes from everywhere. In this posting I talk briefly about the history…
Learn Medical Spanish – How To Talk About and Evaluate Chest Pain in Spanish
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking about and evaluating chest pain in Spanish: el dolor de pecho. Here is the Medical Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group: Subscribe…
Spanish for Educators – Stem-changing Verbs in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on understanding the stem-changing verbs in Spanish and start using them in the classroom: Verbos que cambian de raíz o verbos de bota. Su…
Spanish for Educators – Irregular Verbs in The Present Tense in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on mastering the irregular verbs in the present tense in Spanish: Los verbos irregulares en el presente en español. In Spanish, verbs have three…
English Conjunctions: Joining Words, Phrases, Clauses, and Ideas Together in English
Conjunctions are words we use to link other words or ideas together. In this posting I talk about 3 types of conjunctions and how they work. You will see many…
Learn Medical Spanish – Less Common Causes of Abdominal Pain in Spanish
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning how to talk about the less common causes of abdominal pain in Spanish: Causas menos comunes del dolor abdominal. Here is the Medical…
Noun Clauses in English: When a Clause Is Used as a Noun in English
Noun clauses are clauses that function as nouns. A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. A noun is the name of a person, place,…
English Adverb Clauses: English Clauses That Give us More Information about Verbs
As you may know, an adverb modifies or describes a verb, and adjective, or another adverb. A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. Some…
Inclusive Language in Spanish | Lenguaje Inclusivo
In this article we are delving into the current trend of using the inclusive language in Spanish: El lenguaje inclusivo. Language is always evolving and often reflects societal trends and…
Relative Pronouns in English: Who, Whom, Whose, That, and Which
Relative pronouns are pronouns that give us more information about a noun in a sentence. They also help us combine two sentences into one. We know that a pronoun takes…
Learn Medical Spanish – How To Talk About Abdominal Pain in Spanish
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning how to talk about abdominal pain in Spanish: dolor abdominal o dolor de estómago. Some time ago, we talked about how to talk…
English Adjective Clauses: Using a Clause to Describe a Noun in English
Adjective clauses help our speech and our writing to be more interesting. We know that an adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ( a large dog). We know…
Spanish for Educators – How To Use The Gender and Articles in Spanish
Spanish Gender: The Spanish language has gender, it is still a binary language! In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how gender is used to denote a person,…
Parts of Speech in English: Same English Word; Different Jobs
Many English words can function as two or more parts of speech. Sometimes even words with similar meanings can function as different parts of speech. In this posting I talk…
Spanish for Educators: School Schedules and Subjects in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to communicate your school schedules and all of the subjects into Spanish. The objective of this Spanish lesson is for…
Culture and Education: Daily Routines at School in Costa Rica
In this interview, Sandra describes some of the ins and outs of a Costa Rican school day. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see all of our lessons and get…
Culture and Education: Private vs Public Education in Costa Rica
Interview in Spanish with Emily (special ed teacher) and doña Sandra about private vs public education in Costa Rica Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see all of our lessons…
Culture and Education: Educational System in Costa Rica
Interview in Spanish with Emily (special ed teacher) and doña Sandra about the educational system in Costa Rica This is the first of several interviews Emily had with doña Sandra…
Latino Culture & Healthcare: Natural Medicines, Home Remedies & Alternative Treatments
This is the last topic related to Latino Culture & Healthcare. In this case doña Sandra and I were talking about natural medicines, home remedies & alternative treatments some Latino patients tend…
Spanish for Educators – 15 Prepositions of Place in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on learning 15 Prepositions of Place in Spanish: Preposiciones de lugar. The objective of this Spanish lesson is for educators to learn how to…
5 Tricky Medical Spanish Words: Stop, Failure, Stay, Keep & Free
This free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on understanding the different meanings of these 5 tricky medical Spanish words: Stop, Failure, Stay, Keep, and Free Some time ago, we talked 4…
Words with Multiple Meanings in English: Same Word but a Different English Meaning
Many English words have multiple meanings. This means that the same word, with the same spelling and pronunciation may have more than one meaning. Sometimes the meanings may be very…
Latino Culture & Healthcare: Allowing Enough Time and Space for your Latino Patients
This is the fourth topic related to Latino Culture & Healthcare. In this case doña Sandra and I were talking about allowing enough time and space for your Latino patients to…
Spanish for Educators: Basic Vocabulary to Kick off the School Year
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on learning basic vocabulary in Spanish to start having dialogues with your Latino students and/or parents & guardians. Su reto profesional: start using these survival…
Latino Culture & Healthcare: The Influence of Religion and Faith with your Latino Patients
This is the third topic related to Latino Culture & Healthcare that I discussed with doña Sandra while on Spanish Immersion in Costa Rica. Faith and Religion may play a…
English Homophones: Same Pronunciation, Different Spellings, and Different Meanings
Homophones are two or more words with the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings. English has many homophones. This can sometimes be confusing to people learning English. It can…
Body Parts and 31 Medical Spanish Prepositions Explained
This Medical Spanish Video Viernes lesson focuses on explaining the Body Parts and how to use 31 Medical Spanish Prepositions. Also, at the end of the post, you should find…
Latino Culture & Healthcare: Latino Patients and the Influence of Families
This is the second topic related to Latino Culture & Healthcare. In this case doña Sandra and I were talking about Latino Patients and the influence of families. Specifically, the…
Spanish for Educators – Verbs in The Present Tense in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on learning present tense verbs in Spanish in the context of teaching your students about literacy: los verbos dentro del contexto de Lectoescritura. Su…
Latino Culture and Healthcare: Authority and Power Differences between Providers and Patients
The fact that many Latino patients view healthcare providers as an authority figure affects the relationship you have with your patients. This conversation is intended to help you understand this…
Noun Quantifiers in English: Giving an Amount to an English Noun
Noun quantifiers give us a quantity. They tell us how much of something there is. Most of the time, noun quantifiers are not specific numbers. Instead, most quantifiers give us…
My Immersion Trip is Over – Now What? 5 Practical tips to keep your Spanish proficiency moving forward after your immersion program
5 Practical tips to keep your Spanish proficiency moving forward after your immersion trip: Finishing up your Spanish immersion program is always met with mixed emotions. You’re happy with the progress…
Learn Medical Spanish – Irregular Present Tense Verbs in Spanish for Healthcare Context
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning the conjugations of Irregular Present Tense Verbs in Spanish for healthcare. There are a handful of very common irregular medical Spanish verbs that…
High School Spanish and English Language Exchange in Costa Rica
During the third week on immersion, the high school participants visited Kamuk School in Tibás, Costa Rica to participate in a language exchange. This was truly a once in a…
Learn Medical Spanish – Regular Present Tense Verbs in Spanish For Healthcare Context
This free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning and understanding the use of the Regular Present Tense Verbs in Spanish for healthcare context. Here is the video lesson about the…
La Fortuna Excursion and Spanish Immersion
High School Students on La Fortuna Excursion with Spanish Immersion Imagine opening the door of your hotel room and seeing a volcano right in front of you! That’s what the…
Embedded Questions in English: Questions inside of Statements or Questions
Embedded questions are questions inside a statement or another question. They are not direct questions. They can be confusing because the word order is different than in direct questions. In…
First Week on Immersion in Costa Rica: Host Families and Community Service
High school students experience first week on Spanish immersion in Costa Rica. Two of the main focuses of the Common Ground International (CGI) high school Spanish immersion programs are host…
Surf and Spanish Immersion in Costa Rica
High school students on surf and Spanish immersion in Costa Rica! What an amazing first weekend on immersion! Last Thursday was arrival day for the high school Spanish immersion participants…
Future Time Clauses in English–Taking About When a Future Event Will Happen
Future time clauses talk about when a future event will happen. For this future event to happen, something else has to happen first or at the same time. In this…
Learn Medical Spanish – Reflexive Verbs in Spanish
This free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on Reflexive Verbs in Spanish. In this lesson, I teach what most of the Me’s, Te’s & Se’s in everyday Spanish conversation are and…
2018 Crisis in Nicaragua & CGI’s Plan to Help
On April 18th, 2018 the Nicaraguan people stopped acquiescing to the oppression from their government and broke their silence in peaceful protest. The tipping point for the Nicaraguan people was…