KS5 Spanish

1- Grammar: http://spanish.about.com/cs/grammar/a/otherlessons.htm

Week 1 - Tips for Learning.

10 Mistakes To Avoid While Learning Spanish

10 Grammatical Mistakes You Can Avoid

Tips for Learning Irregular Verbs

How Can I Increase My Vocabulary?

Week 2 – Pronunciation.

Silent Letters Other Than 'H'

Trabalenguas (Spanish Tongue Twisters)

Double Negatives

Diphthongs and Triphthongs

Pronouncing the Spanish "R"

Homophones

Week 3 - Written Spanish.

Abbreviations

Punctuation

Capitalization

Accents and Other Diacritical Marks

Angular Quotation Marks

Orthographic Accents in Indirect Statements

Using Your Keyboard To Make Spanish Accents and Punctuation in Windows

Word Division in Spanish

Week 4 – Nouns.

Rules of Pluralization

Words With Two Genders

Words That Break the Gender 'Rule'

Using Infinitives as Nouns

Words of Ambiguous Gender

Week 5 - Adjectives and Articles.

Placement of Adjectives

Adjectives Whose Meanings Depend on Location

Use and Omission of the Definite Article

Words of Possession

Saying "Any"

Invariable Adjectives

Masculine Adjectives Ending in "-A"

"El" and "La" in Country Names

Adjectival Present Participles

Week 6 – Adverbs.

Adverbial Phrases

Adverbs of Place

"Atrás" and "Detrás"

Using "Aquí," "Ahí" and "Allí"

Saying "Maybe" in Spanish: Expressions of Possibility

Using the Spanish "No"

Alternatives to "Muy"

Terms of Concession

Saying "Again"

Week 7 – Conjunctions & Prepositions.

Singular/Plural Status of Words Joined by 'O'

Pronunciation-Based Changes in 'Y' and 'O'

Taking the Confusion out of 'Por' and 'Para'

The Personal 'A'

Using 'Pero' and 'Sino'

'De' and 'Desde'

Prepositional Phrases

'Cuando' as a Preposition

Using 'Según'

Using "A" To Mean "In the Style Of"

Week 8 - Verb Conjugation.

Spanish Verb Conjugations

Conjugation in the Subjunctive Mood

Irregular Past Participles

Why Are There Two Conjugations for the Imperfect Subjunctive?

Week 9 - Verb Families.

Verbs Derived From "Sentir"

Verbs Derived From "Poner"

Verbs Derived From "Tener"

Verbs Derived From "Seguir"

Verbs Ending in "-ducir"

Verbs Derived From "Venir"

Verbs Derived From "Volver"

Week 10 - Sentence Structure.

Word Order in Spanish Sentences

Using 'Se' as the Equivalent of the English Passive Voice

The Versatile Past Participle

Expressing Causation

Saying 'Supposed To' (Expressing Obligation)

Introducing Afterthoughts and Offhand Remarks

Reciprocal and Reflexive Sentences

Expressing Disagreement

Week 11 - Using Particular Verbs 1.

"Ser," "Estar" and Marital Status

"Saber" and "Conocer"

Confusing Verb Pairs

Using "Gustar"

Verbs Similar to "Gustar"

"Tener" Used To Express Emotions, States of Being

More Idioms Using "Tener"

Existential "Haber"

"Haber" as an Auxiliary Verb

Idioms Using "Haber"

Week 12 - Using Particular Verbs 2.

Using "Haber De"

The Power of "Poder"

Expressions Using "Ir"

Using "Hacer"

Using "Llevar"

Other Meanings of "Estar"

"Doler," the Painful Verb

Using "Llegar"

Using "Esperar"

Week 13 – Pronouns.

Subject Pronouns

Prepositional Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Neuter Pronouns and Articles

'Le' and 'Leísmo'

'Vos' in Argentina

Indirect Object Pronouns

Using 'Ser' with an Indirect Object

Using 'Nadie'

Interrogative Pronouns: "Qué" vs. "Cuál"

Week 18 – Miscellaneous Grammar Lessons.

Translating "The More" and "The Less"

Native Spanish Speakers Make Mistakes Too

Approximations

Using "Lo"

Saying "That" in Spanish

Translating "For" in Time Expressions

Saying "Then" in Spanish

Translating "As" to Spanish

A Colloquial Use of "Lo"

Week 19 – Word Choice.

"Querer" vs. "Amar" for "I Love You"

Verbs Meaning "To Ask"

Verbs Meaning "To Take"

Translating "To Feel" to Spanish

Week 20 – Verb Usage.

Spanish Reflexive Verbs Conveying Change in Emotion

Reflexive Verbs With an Indirect Object

Expressing Likelihood and Obligation With "Deber"

Forma Reduplicativa (Repetition of the Subjunctive)

Using Gerunds Without Auxiliary Verbs

Saying "Could" in Spanish

Week 21 – Names.

Spanish Surnames

Spanish Baby Names for Girls

Spanish Baby Names for Boys

How Did Cristóbal Colón Become Christopher Columbus?

Week 22 – Etymology.

Arabic Words in Spanish

English Words Derived from Spanish

Is 'Emails" a Spanish Word?

Week 23 – Varieties of Spanish.

Varieties of Spanish

Spain's Linguistic Diversity

Spanish and Castilian: What's the Difference?

Using 'Vos' in Argentina

Week 24 – Facts and Trivia About Spanish

Facts, Figures and Statistics

Trivia for Spanish Students

Week 25 – Travel

What You Need To Know About Immersion Study

Vocabulary of Air Travel

Spanish Road Signs

Vocabulary of Dining

At the Beach

Using the Metric System

Which Name Should I Use?

More grammar practice:

http://www.bescherelle.com/tests_liste.php?id_matiere=2

http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/grammar/

http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/conju/

http://www.indiana.edu/~call/ejerci.html

http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/sitemap.htm

http://dat.etsit.upm.es/~mmonjas/acentos.html

http://amnesia.eljuego.free.fr/Fichas_gramatica/FG_perifrasis.htm#inicio

http://www.trinity.edu/mstroud/grammar/

http://www.vokabel.com/

http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml

Year 12/13 various:

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/HotPotatoes/

http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/advanced/year12.html

http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm (vocabulary)

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fernand4/ (reading + listening)

http://pot-pourri.fltr.ucl.ac.be/gra/ (grammar)

http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php (grammar & culture)

http://roble.pntic.mec.es/~msanto1/ortografia/ (spelling)

http://www.vub.ac.be/khnb/itv/oktober/maa99/sp99-03.htm (culture)

http://www.geocities.com/szamora.geo/ (reading)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/ (various)

http://ead.icam.fr/langues/amnesia/index5.php (reading)

http://www.elcastellano.org/ (reading)

http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/lecturas/ (reading)

http://www.terra.es/personal2/pfigares/ (Andalucía reading)

http://www.auladiez.com/index.html (various)

http://www.gipe.ua.es/formacion/ejemplocv.htm (writing CV)

Other interests:

Actualidad: El País (http://www.elpais.com/ )

Sport (http://www.sport.es/ )

Hola (http://www.hola.com/ )

Cuore (http://www.revistacuore.com/ )

Astronomía: Caos y ciencia (http://www.caosyciencia.com/)

Cine: Fotogramas (http://www.fotogramas.wanadoo.es/fotogramas/)

Historia: La aventura de la historia (http://www.elmundo.es/ladh/)

Clío (http://www.cliorevista.wanadoo.es/clio/)

Hombres: GQ (http://www.revistagq.com/index.jsp)

Interés: Época (http://www.epoca.es/)

Muy interesante (http://www.muyinteresante.es/)

Quo (http://www.quo.wanadoo.es/)

Mujeres: AR (http://www.ar-revista.wanadoo.es/)

Cosmopolitan (http://www.cosmopolitan.es/)

Mía (http://www.miarevista.es)

Radio: 40 principales (http://www.los40.com/)

Cadena Cien (http://www.cadena100.es)

Cadena Ser (http://www.cadenaser.com/)

Kiss FM (http://www.kissfm.es/)

Onda Cero (http://www.ondacero.es)

Salud: Cuerpo y mente (http://www.cuerpomente.es/index.jsp)

Televisión: Televisión Española (http://www.rtve.es/)

Antena 3 (http://www.antena3tv.com/)

Cuatro (http://www.cuatro.com/)

Tele 5 (http://www.telecinco.es/)

La sexta (http://www.lasexta.com/)

Canal + (http://plus.es/)

Video juegos: Sólo juegos (http://www.solojuegos.com/)

Proverbios: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/idioms.htm#i

Adivinanzas: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/ws-riddles.htm

Poemas: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/ws-poetry.html

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KS5 Spanish

Week 10 - Sentence Structure.

Week 14 – Vocabulary Lessons 1.

Week 15 – Verb Tense, Mood and Voice 1.

Week 16 – Vocabulary Lessons 2.

Week 17 – Verb Tense, Mood and Voice 2.

Week 20 – Verb Usage.

Week 21 – Names.