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Guidebook Travel: Lessons from Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?

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While traveling a few years ago in Central America, it seems every other gringo had their nose tucked into the thick green-covered travel bible, also know at Lonely Planet's Central America on a Shoestring. Travelers often ended up at the same hotels, same restaurants, and going to the same recommended cities in a vicious gringo circle of travel bliss. The off-the-beaten-path fame the guidebook once had is now the dominant guidebook for independent travelers, limiting the spectrum of the travel experience. Although I used to strictly stick to guidebook recommendations, I learned the hard way that their information was often out of date or completely wrong.

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libros
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Travel

Spanish for Beginners

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Start Date: 
2009-07-09 17:15
Day Of Week: 
Thursday

Spanish for Beginners will be starting Thursday, July 9th from 5:15-6:45pm. The class is designed for students with no prior Spanish, and will focus on:

  • Background and main difference between Spanish and English
  • Pronunciation
  • Basic introductions and conversations
  • Describing people and things
  • Expressing preferences, wants, needs, likes, and dislikes
  • Numbers, time, and money
  • Speaking in the present
  • Explaining "there is/there are"
  • Common expressions

If you'd like to pay by credit card, choose 8 or 4 classes below.


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Class Start Time: 
5:15pm
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Spanish for Beginners

Bella

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Title: Bella
Released: 2006

Plot Summary of Bella

A common theme in Bella is the power one moment has to change your life and that mistakes can often find redemption. The film is only partially in Spanish, mimicking the lives of immigrants living in New York City existing between their own culture and the American melting pot. The story is about an unlikely friendship between a former soccer star after losing his glory and a waitress at a crossroads.

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Cine - Movies

Miami comes to Denver: Buchi Cafe Cubano

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Driving down 38th Avenue in Northwest Denver, you wouldn't necessarily notice this little gem that opened up in September 2007 to provide a little slice of Miami in Denver. A delightful sandwich and coffee shop, Buchi Cafe Cubano offers a more everyday, accessible version to Cuban fare than, say, Cuba Cuba or LoDo's Samba Room.

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consejos
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Top 9 Online Resources for Learning Spanish

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  1. Listening activities through the University of Texas is one of the best resources available, providing videos of native speakers talking about various topics, ranging to talking about a typical day to more advanced discussions of current events. Each topic has 6 native speakers talking about the subject, exposing students to different accents and vocabulary.
  2. LingusTV is another great site offering free dramatic videos with subtitles in Spanish for all levels. The videos are funny and entertaining, providing an enjoyable way to strengthen listening skills.
  3. Livemocha: is a free website for learning various languages. The site is a great way to practice the language in a fun and interactive way, while providing the necessary opportunity for plenty of repetition.
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consejos

Conversational Spanish: Intermediate

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Start Date: 
2009-03-12 17:15
Day Of Week: 
Thursday

Class Description

Conversational Spanish is for those of you with a base of grammar and vocabulary, but who want the chance to practice speaking and use what you already know. In class we will gain confidence and fluency through:

  • Discussing articles, current events, and various issues of interest to the group
  • Role playing real-world scenarios
  • Expanding vocabulary, idioms and expressions

Class Pricing

Conversational Spanish for intermediates includes eight weeks of 90 minute weekly classes. The total cost for the series is $144, payable in one payment or two payments of $75 (total $150).

Checks or money orders can be written to Denver Spanish House, LLC and sent to:

Denver Spanish House
1045 Acoma, Suite 3
Denver, CO 80204

If you'd like to pay by credit card, choose 8 or 4 classes below.

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5:15pm
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Conversation Classes

Las diferentes formas de ofrecer consejos en español

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Class Activities: 

¿Cuáles son sus consejos para tener una vida feliz/equilibrada?

¿Cuáles son unas formas de ofrecer consejos?

Es importante
Hay que
No tener más remedio que
Poder
Podría(s)
Necesitar
Debería(s)
Deber
Imperativo (escucha, escriba, habla, lee)
Tener que
Es bueno
Recomiendo que
Aconsejo que
Sugiero que

Utilizando el ejercicio adjunto, estudiantes categorizan las frases bajo:
OBLIGACIÓN
RECOMENDACIÓN
OPCIÓN

Using several scenarios (students can also propose scenarios, including advice they've given recently), students give advice to the following people:

  • Sarah: No sé qué universidad quiero asistir.
  • Jorge: No sé qué estudiar en la universidad.
  • Acabo de graduarme. ¿Qué consejos tienen para mi?
  • No sé que quiero hacer con mi vida. Consejos para la carrera.
  • La importancia de formación continua/continuada.
  • Nunca he viajado afuera de los EEUU. ¿Qué 3 lugares tengo que visitar en mi vida?

Bring up: Me gustaría y sería bueno and see where students would categorize them.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language: Teacher Training Offered through the Denver Spanish House

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Spanish Teacher training description

This summer, Denver Spanish House will be offering a training for people interested in learning or refining their Spanish-teaching skills.

The training will last 26 hours and will include:

  • How to teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking
  • Tips for lesson planning
  • Interactive games and activities for the Spanish classroom
  • Teaching Spanish to professionals
  • Incorporating videos, music and other mediums into the classroom
  • Successful classroom management
  • Managing problem solving
  • Observed teaching sessions
  • Observing and critiquing other teachers

The training will be taught in Spanish by a native speaker from Argentina with extensive experience teaching Spanish and English as well as a strong background in curriculum development.

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Topical and Special Classes

De África, al río de la Plata

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de: Eliana Arévalo

Un país pequeño en Sur América: Uruguay

Uruguay se ve en el mapa como el país más pequeño de Sur América con excepción de las Guyanas y Surinam. Está rodeado por dos países muy grandes: Argentina y Brasil. Su costa da al océano Atlántico y al sur, limita con Buenos Aires por el Río de la Plata. Sus playas son hermosas, el pueblo muy gentil y se los puede reconocer porque toman mucho mate y casi siempre, tienen un termo bajo el brazo para que no les falte en el día, su dosis de esta bebida tradicional.

Durante las colonizaciones, España y Portugal se pelearon estas tierras y la influencia de ambos países, se puede apreciar en la arquitectura. Hasta allá también llegaron los esclavos africanos reasentando sus tradiciones, destacándose en este caso, un género musical y una forma de vivir llamado Candombe que hoy es la presencia ancestral africana en el Uruguay.

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Music
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