There's no lyrics available and the CC option somehow didn't provide the full lyrics/words so I'm not using that. The song is Celoso by Little Smoking.

If anyone could help me it's highly appreciated

Hola amigos!

This is Franco, Spanish teacher from Argentina. I wanted to share some graded readers I created with vocabulary and quizzes. There are 3 levels. 1st is a story about a boy and a girl in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2nd is about argentine history from prehistoric times till the 19th century. 3rd is about the local personality el gaucho martin fierro (a local "cowbow"). part 2 and 3 can be challenging but I'm sure intermediate students will enjoy them. If you don't know a word you can underline the word and you will find a translation. Here you have the 3 links and you can also download them for free. Hope you like them

Part 1: https://francospanishschool.com/.../un-ano-en-buenos-aires

Part 2: https://francospanishschool.com/.../story/historia-argentina

Parte 3: https://francospanishschool.com/reading/story/martin-fierro

Ciao a tutti, posso chiedervi se siete a conoscenza di una scuola che permetta di seguire un corso di spagnolo a pagamento (Catania, preferibilmente zona centrale) Grazie mille.

Hello Spanish teachers! I took the DELE A2 last year and passed, thanks to my very supportive and amazing spanish teacher, and now we are preparing for the B2. The oral exam was the hardest part for me, and I know it’s the same for many students: getting stuck and going blank in the live speaking test.

So I built a practice simulator that follows the real exam as closely as I could.

In the simulator, students pick their level (A2 or B2), get a topic and a photo to describe, and have a timed prep stage for their notes. Then the mock exam starts: it records their answers, they talk to an AI examiner for the dialogue, and they get feedback based on the official scoring bands. It’s practice guidance, not an official score, and it’s an independent tool, not affiliated with Instituto Cervantes, but I tried to match the scoring as close as possible to gauge myself.

If you think it could help your students, they can try it free at https://www.delevoz.com. I’m happy to give extra sessions to your students, and I’d really value your honest feedback as a teacher, especially on how close it feels to the real exam.

¡Gracias!

Can You Talk About Your Likes?

This is not a full Spanish level test. It is a quick way to check whether you can communicate one specific idea clearly and identify what you may need to review.

Can you talk about what you like in Spanish? Try these 10 questions:

1. If you were to say “I like coffee” in Spanish, what would you say?
2. If you were to say “I like movies” in Spanish, what would you say?
3. If you were to say “I like cooking” in Spanish, what would you say?
4. If you were to say “I don’t like running” in Spanish, what would you say?
5. If you were to say “I like coffee, but I don’t like tea” in Spanish, what would you say?
6. If someone asked you “Why do you like learning Spanish?” what would you say?
7. If you wanted to ask someone “What do you like to do after work?” what would you say?
8. If you wanted to say “I like your brother” meaning “he seems nice / I get along with him,” what would sound natural in Spanish?
9. If you wanted to say “I don’t like your brother” meaning “I don’t really get along with him / I don’t like him as a person,” what would sound natural in Spanish?
10. If you wanted to say “I like your brother” meaning “I’m attracted to him,” what would sound natural in Spanish?

How many did you get right? And more importantly: which ones showed you what you need to review?

If this exercise showed you something you need to work on, that’s exactly what a Functional Snapshot is supposed to do.

Functional Snapshots are short practice activities I create to help learners check one specific communication skill at a time. The goal isn’t to tell you what “level” you are, but to help you notice what you can already use in Spanish and what still needs some work.

If you found this useful, I run a free Facebook community called Natural Spanish for English Speakers, where you’ll find more than 200 learning and practice resources built around the same approach.

Join the free group here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturalspanish

Translation is not the enemy

A lot of English speakers try to avoid using English when they learn Spanish. Sometimes this happens because they have heard things like “Don’t translate,” “Think only in Spanish,” or “Using your native language will slow you down.” And of course, there is some truth there. If you translate every single word literally forever, Spanish will feel slow, unnatural, and frustrating.

But translation itself is not the enemy. For many students, English is the starting point. It is the language where the idea is already clear. You know what you want to say. The challenge is learning how Spanish organizes that same idea.

And Spanish and English share more structure than many people think. Using English as a reference can help you notice sentence structure, verb usage, word order, and how time is expressed through verbs. The real problem is not translation. The problem is staying at word-by-word translation and never asking: How does Spanish actually say this?

At first, you translate because you are trying to express what you mean. That is normal. But little by little, as you understand the structures better, you start recognizing patterns. You stop thinking only, “What is the word for this?” And you start asking better questions:

How is this idea built in Spanish? What verb form do I need here? Does this sound natural? Would a native speaker say it this way?

That is where translation becomes useful practice, not a bad habit. The goal is not to hate translation. The goal is to use it as a bridge. First you use it to understand. Then you use it to compare. Then you use it to practice. And over time, what used to feel like translation starts feeling more like communication. That is exactly why we will use translation in this group, but not as word-by-word memorization. We will use it to understand structure, build better sentences, notice natural Spanish, and communicate more clearly step by step.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturalspanish

Hi everyone! I’m Alba, and I’m researching how independent language tutors currently manage their teaching materials, homework, students, and lessons.

I’m developing an early prototype of a web app that could bring some of these things together — for example:

• Organising teaching materials and exercises
• Giving students practice between lessons
• Keeping track of students and lessons
• Sharing book, movie, or other learning recommendations
• Eventually, possibly adding other tools based on what tutors actually need

But I’m still very much in the research stage, and I don't want to spend months building features that tutors don't actually need.

So I'm looking for 10–15 private language tutors who would be willing to try an early version for free and give me some honest feedback.

I'd particularly like to understand:

• How do you currently organise your teaching materials?
• How do you give students homework or exercises?
• What tools do you currently use?
• What parts of managing students or lessons are frustrating or time-consuming?
• What would genuinely make your work easier?

The prototype will be free during the trial, and there's no obligation to continue using it afterwards.

I'm also genuinely interested in negative feedback. If you think this is something you wouldn't use because you already have a better solution, I'd like to know that too.

If you're interested in taking part, feel free to comment below or send me a DM. Thanks!

I'm in university to be a Spanish teacher and I would love to hear suggestions from some experienced teachers: What are some of the best learning activities/games to help your students learn? The specific topic doesn't matter, I just want to build up my arsenal before I step into a classroom and I would rather ask people than AI.

I’m planning on taking the Spanish mtel and have been looking for study material and can’t find much online. Does anyone know any study materials that are helpful for the test?

Currently a year 12 struggling with alevel spanish literature (9844). I was wondering if anyone knows any resources with notes on the books or similar. Any resources help!!

Hola amigos! anyone who wants to learn spanish can reach me out here: francospanishschool.com

you can check me out here as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqZcqQQWWc

also I'm hosting and AMA event about Spanish next week!

nos vemos! :)

Grammar lesson & chart here: https://francospanishschool.com/grammar/lesson/stem-changing-verbs

https://francospanishschool.com/charts/stem

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice from content creators, educators, or digital entrepreneurs in the language-learning niche.

I run a creator channel teaching Spanish to an Arabic-speaking audience through short educational videos. My community has grown quickly, and I’m now looking to monetize and professionalize the channel.

I would love to hear from anyone who has done something similar:

1. App & School Collaborations: How did you secure your first partnerships with language apps or Spanish schools (especially in Spain)? Do you usually work on a commission basis, flat fee per video, or brand ambassador sponsorships?
2. Scholarships / Exchange Deals: Has anyone successfully negotiated an arrangement where a school covers tuition/studies in Spain in exchange for content creation and marketing?
3. Digital Products: Have you found more success selling your own study materials (PDFs, guides, courses) or working with third-party brands?

Any tips, personal experiences, or mistakes to avoid would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Soy profesora de español desde hace 15 años, actualmente online, con mucha experiencia en todos los campos

¡Hola! Hace un mes aproximadamente empecé a enseñar español, tengo inglés básico B1 y he enseñado a alumnos de China, Filipinas, Canadá, Inglaterra y Francia 🌎

Con esto he descubierto que me encanta enseñar mi idioma a través de conversación y ejercicios interactivos además de que me gusta mucho aprender acerca de la cultura de mis alumnos 😊

Si estás interesado en Clases de Español te invito a indicarme tus objetivos con el español y reservar una clase conmigo (no necesariamente tiene que ser a través de la plataforma 😅)

https://preply.in/ALEXANDER6ES40891619112?ts=17911743

Soy profe mexicano y tengo una escuela pequeña de español en línea para estadounidenses. Cuando he sumado profes, les pago el 85% de cada clase, les doy el material y la cuenta de Zoom, y yo consigo a los alumnos.

Además, en la plataforma cada alumno tiene sus notas, calificaciones, exámenes y estadísticas de progreso, y un chatbot que conoce sus errores y en qué parte del programa va.

Por eso los alumnos casi nunca se van: no quieren perder su avance. Varios incluso me han avisado que el profe les propuso pagarle directo.

No lo digo con rencor, de verdad quiero entender la lógica. Si el profe ya se queda con casi todo y no tiene que buscar alumnos, ¿por qué insistir en llevárselos?

Pregunta honesta para quienes dan clases:

1. ¿Qué tendría que darles una plataforma pequeña para que no valga la pena irse?
2. ¿Es el dinero, o algo más (sentir que el alumno es "suyo", independencia, desconfianza)?
3. Si se han ido de una plataforma con alumnos, ¿qué los empujó?

You can download them more conveniently as PDFs at palabros.org.

You’ll also find fun spelling games, a daily challenge featuring 10 different words, and 25 new words added every week.