<![CDATA[Spanish Audio | Online Listening Exercises, Phrases, Dialogues, Myths and Legends| Web 2.0 Tools | Spanish Lessons - Teachers' Blog]]>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:06:50 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Rolling your "R" in Spanish]]>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:38:30 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/rolling-your-r-in-spanishRolling the "r" in Spanish is challenging for many Spanish language learners. It may create some anxiety or unwillingness to speak Spanish confidently. This new video was created hoping to give you some motivation as you continue to pursue your goal of speaking Spanish fluently. Do not despair. You are not alone! Not being able to roll your "r" should not be an impediment to communicate effectively. Keep up the good work!
]]><![CDATA[El verbo "Gustar" Parte 2]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:04:07 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/el-verbo-gustar-parte-2¡Hola a todos! It's been a while since I last created content. This time, I finished a video lesson that has been requested by my followers: El verbo "Gustar", parte 2. This lesson should help you expand your knowledge of the verb "Gustar". Keep practicing your pronunciation while learning grammar along the way! Stay tuned for more videos to come.

If you have any requests or ideas on new videos, please post them in the comments below.

​¡Hasta luego!

]]><![CDATA[El abecedario (Spanish Pronunciation from Spain)]]>Sat, 18 May 2019 15:47:02 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/el-abecedario-spanish-pronunciation-from-spainAfter many hours drawing and editing, I finally completed an alphabet pronunciation video similar to the one I posted a few years ago. However, this time it illustrates the Spanish pronunciation from Spain. Enjoy!
]]><![CDATA[New "Spanish Grammar" Section with Audio and Exercises]]>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:37:50 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/new-spanish-grammar-section-with-audio-and-exercisesGreetings!

I recently added a new section on FluencyProf, called Spanish Grammar Exercises. This has been a project I started developing a while back. Even though the exercises from this page were not made public on purpose, some users discovered the pages early on, and have been actively using them, which is wonderful! The reason I had not made them public was because I wanted the make sure everything was going to work fine on all devices. Luckily, I recently completed the formatting of the audio and associated activities so that they can display properly.

You will now be able to find this new section on the FluencyProf navigation buttons, located on top of the website. You could also access this section from here: Spanish Grammar Exercises.

​Also, you will realize that there is a new tab called Store. People have asked me to package and sell some of the activities. After several years running the site with nothing for sale, I decided to give it a try. At the moment, there is only one eBook available, which you can explore here: El presente eBook. I will add more products as I am able. When you buy an eBook, you help keep FluencyProf running. You also help keep the vast majority of the website free for everyone. 

As always, let me know your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below. Happy learning!]]><![CDATA[Spanish Alphabet Activity and Quiz]]>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:24:11 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/spanish-alphabet-activity-and-quizI created a Spanish Alphabet Slideshow with audio and a Spanish Alphabet Quiz some time ago. I hesitated to post it as I was not sure if it would be something valuable for Spanish learners to try. Anyway, take a look an let me know in the comments section below if this something your students may find valuable: Have fun!]]><![CDATA[The Spanish Definite Articles Part 2]]>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 23:34:52 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/the-spanish-definite-articles-part-2Check out my new video The Spanish Definite Article Part 2. Like this video on the FluencyProf Youtube Channel if you find it useful. Even better, subscribe to the channel to support FluencyProf!

]]><![CDATA[FluencyProf Video Lessons]]>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:21:14 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/fluencyprof-video-lessonsI started a YouTube channel in December 2010, and called it FluencyProf. At this time, my channel has 20 videos, which have been seen 1,470,087 times. I currently have 6,827 subscribers, and the number keeps growing. In an attempt to organize those videos by categories, I created a new section in the FluencyProf website called Video Lessons. There are basically 4 categories: Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Conversation, and Grammar.

I would like to thank all of you who have been using my materials, and personally invite you to take a look at the Video Lessons section. I will continue creating content as I am able, so please subscribe to this website and to my YouTube Channel! If you like Twitter, follow me at @FluencyProf. 

Happy Spanish teaching and learning!
]]><![CDATA[Spanish Activities for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) | iPad Compatible]]>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 03:25:43 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/spanish-activities-for-dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-ipad-compatibleTo help Spanish learners understand the celebrations and beliefs behind the Day of the Dead, or "Día de los muertos," I created some listening activities. All of them are iPad compatible. If you find these activities useful, please share them with your colleagues, friends, and of course, students!

The first activity is in a comic format, where students listen and type what they can understand. This can help start a discussion regarding Halloween and Día de los muertos. The second activity is a cloze activity to help students get familiar with the Spanish sounds as well as the vocabulary. Students can pause the audio to enter their answers.

Finally, the last activity is based on the movie The Book of Life (El libro de la vida), which is loosely based on the celebration of the Day of the dead. Although this movie is not completely based on true facts, the animations are engaging. The vocabulary is not very complicated, and it could also help start a discussion to understand the concept of death in Mexico and in the United States. Here are the links to all of the activities

El día de los muertos comic activity
El día de los muertos cloze activity
El libro de la vida (The Book of Life) activities

Have fun! Your comments are always appreciated.
]]><![CDATA[How to Use "ser" and "estar" in spanish]]>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:48:35 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/how-to-use-ser-and-estar-in-spanish     A few years back, I was teaching my students the difference between "Ser" and "Estar". As you can imagine, some were confused by the fact that the verb "to be" could be expressed in different ways in Spanish. Luckily one day, one of my students told me - "Mr. Varguez, have you heard of the acronym PLACE and  DOCTOR?" I said, "No, what is it about?". That student explained to me that she had found something online that helped her remember the different uses of "ser" and "estar" using acronyms. I had seen other acronyms before, and was not so impressed with them. However, these two acronyms were a little easier to remember. 

     Students have different learning styles, so I figured there was nothing to loose if I introduced these two acronyms into the "ser" and "estar" unit. Being somewhat successful, I decided to create these two videos to "flip" my lessons a little bit (see below). I hope they help you teach these two tricky verbs. 

     There are a few other videos on FluencyProf's YouTube Channel. Take a look when you get a chance. 

     Finally, please leave a comment below this blog entry to share your approach on teaching "Ser" and "estar". What has worked for you so far? Thank you for sharing your expertise!


How to Use the ver "SER" - The Doctor acronym

HOW TO USE THE VERB "ESTAR" - THE PLACE ACRONYM

]]><![CDATA[Spanish Video Lesson: Ir a + Infinitive]]>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 02:13:47 GMThttps://www.fluencyprof.com/teachers-blog/spanish-video-lesson-ir-a-infinitive
To kick off 2014, I created a video lesson with the structure "ir a + infinitivo". If you have not had a chance to check out FluencyProf's YouTube Channel, I encourage you to do so. If you find the videos useful, please like them :-). Don't forget to subscribe to the channel to be notified whenever a new video is posted. You are welcome to embed my videos on your blogs, websites, social media sites like Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, etc; as well as within your school Learning management systems such as Blackboard, Angel, etc. All I ask is for you to give me credit! :-) I am especially proud of the video below since I created all of the graphics from scratch! Happy new year and have a great Spring semester!


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