El Canal de Panamá

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A ship crossing the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is the greatest engineering achievement in the Spanish-speaking world. It transformed global trade and remains a vital route for international commerce. This is a must-know topic for Spanish learners, as it offers a fascinating way to explore history, technology, environment and language all in one lesson.Objectives Our new lesson on the Panama Canal is designed to help … Read More

Lo que más me gusta comer

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A Spanish girl and a young man from the Dominican Republic talk in front of a restaurant in Madrid

Students love food food-related lessons. And introducing authentic Spanish cuisine enhances their engagement! The unit Lo que más me gusta comer centers on Spanish dishes and expressions of preference, ensuring its popularity among learners. Prepare for a deliciously engaging class!What’s Included? 1. Warm-Up Activity: Guess the Dish! Kick off the lesson with a fun and interactive warm-up where students will … Read More

Cocina fácil: el tereré

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Dos chicas en una cocina explican la receta del tereré

At the 37th second of the video included in this lesson, the presenter says: “Hoy vamos a aprender a preparar el tereré.” Her assistant looks at her in a puzzled way. She isn’t sure if she understood correctly, so she asks: “¿Tereré?” I can really relate to that first scene. When I started working on this project, I had no … Read More

Los cambios en la República Dominicana

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A young man from the Dominican Republic, and a girl from Ecuador, look to the sky

Looking for a dynamic way to teach the present perfect tense while engaging your students with real-world topics? Our new lesson, Los cambios en la República Dominicana, combines grammar, culture, and conversation to create a meaningful learning experience your students will love.About the Lesson This lesson revolves around Alexis, a young Dominican man living abroad. In a heartfelt conversation with his … Read More

La familia de Karina

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Two Spanish girls on the street. One of them has her cellphone on her hand. There's a title that reads: "La familia de Karina"

Looking for an engaging way to teach family vocabulary and personality adjectives to your beginner Spanish students? La familia de Karina has everything you need to create a fun and interactive learning experience! What does this unit include? A Fun 3:47-Minute Video: The unit kicks off with a lively video that introduces a conversation about family photos, providing context to … Read More

Colombia: hábitos de consumo

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A young man places a shopping bag inside his car

We’re from Spain but we’ve been living in the U.S. for a long while. In many of our daily conversations, we compare the culture of those two countries. It’s not about which one is better because there is not such a thing: it’s just a comparison between two cultures that do many things differently. The way we see it, a … Read More

12 horas en Boca Chica

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A ship on the ocean, a clock and the words 12 horas en Boca Chica

Boca Chica is a beautiful area in Panama. There are many things to do there, it’s a wonderful tourist destination! 12 horas en Boca Chica will take your students on a virtual tour to the area. By the end of that tour, your students will know: How to tell time. Some of the most common verbs about daily activities, such … Read More

El personaje misterioso 2

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A collage featuring Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Sonia Sotomayor, Gloria Estefan and Dolores Huerta.

This is the second video of our El personaje misterioso series. Students learnt in the first one how to conjugate regular -ar verbs in the past tense, while trying to guess the famous soccer player the lesson focused on. El personaje misterioso is now back to take care of the pretérito conjugation of regular -er and -ir verbs. In this … Read More

El personaje misterioso 1

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An extract from a video featuring 4 famous Hispanic soccer players: Leo Messi, Maradona, Andrés Iniesta and Alfredo Di Stéfano

What do you talk about with your students?Once that we get to know them, and we ask them about their names, likes, favorite colors and so on, most of the spontaneous and real conversations will be about things they did.We may ask them how their weekend was.How they celebrated their birthday.If they liked the movie they went to see at … Read More