LCS Notices Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT WARREN HARDY BUT A NEW FORMAT WHICH HAS BEEN TAUGHT THIS SUMMER ON A TRIAL BASIS. LOTS OF CHOICES AND COMBINATIONS FOR CLASSES Spanish a la carta. This is a new online program from LCS for its members, learners and practitioners of Spanish. Our offer includes advanced and intermediate level conversation sessions. Sessions with specific grammar topics and sessions to improve listening comprehension and pronunciation. The sessions tend to be independent of each other so you can choose what you want to learn/practice from our calendar. In some classes you will receive materials to read before the sessions so that your participation is smooth and you can get the most out of it. Now let's talk about some specifications per session type. We will have two advanced conversation sessions per week where the use of Spanish is reduced to less than 5%; that is, just to clarify any doubts. Various topics. One intermediate conversation session that is based on previous reading texts, vocabulary and the development of the topic in Spanish with the help of explanations in English. Phonetics. From exercises to configure the mouth to recreate the sounds of Spanish, to rules of pronunciation and exercises to improve listening skills in this language. Grammar sessions with specific topics with practice exercises. The sessions are online. (we use Zoom) Each session lasts 70 minutes. The price of each session is $100 pesos. Registration is online through PayPal. If you wish to make your payment in cash, please send an email to directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com Sessions are limited to 9 participants. No refunds. To participate you must be an active member and your membership must cover the duration of the classes. This is the schedule for the sessions. Tuesday, August 04, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (advanced) - CA22 Frases Mexicanas 1. The language is full of phrases to express ideas, situations, emotions and more. In this class we will learn 7 different phrases related to emotions. Theses phrases are not sayings, but statements that contain/express whole ideas or tendencies. This class is in Spanish. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Phonetics - PH9 Identifying sounds in Spanish. Practice 1. We will compare words that are similar. They only are different for one vowel sound, e.g., Ramo - Remo. Also doing some exercises to recognize the two sounds of G and J in words and statements, Material will be sent over email previous to the class. Wednesday, August 05, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (intermediate) - CI4 Cita con el doctor 1. Let’s talk about our visits to the doctor, from the moment we call to make an appointment. You will be sent some material and a vocabulary previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR1 Aquí, acá, ahí, allí, allá. Demonstrative adverbs in Spanish. What they mean, and how to use them, plus a few common phrases with them. Material will be sent previous to the class. Friday, August 07, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Phonetics - PH1 Practice of /r/, /rr/ sounds. Rolling the r is a challenge for some. Let’s learn how to make our mouth and tongue work together to retreat the 2 sounds of this letter, and of course, when each sound variation must be done. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Conversation (advanced) - CA44 Habla de… (1) We will work through some interesting and creative questions to develop a topic and make conversation. We do it in a relax way so you can enjoy it, practice your Spanish and acquire new vocabulary. Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (advanced) - CA52 How to express feelings in Spanish 1. Let’s practice expressing feelings in Spanish by doing it with certain phrases and words. In this class our topics are: concern, joy, surprise and shame. Material will be sent over email previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR24 Verb “quedar” uses and expressions. This is a tricky verb, but once you know how to use it will become part of your Spanish language treasure. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am -Conversation (intermediate) - CI9 Se renta casa amueblada (furnitured house for rent) Furniture? Household appliances? Spaces? This is part of what you will see. In addition to colloquial phrases and technicalities to rent a furnished house. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR3 Este, ese, aquel. These demonstrative adjectives/pronouns help us show distances among things, places, time. We’ll learn and practice with them. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. Friday, August 14, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Phonetics - PH2 Practice of /d/, /t/ sounds. When speaking Spanish these two letters have 2 sounds each. Very easy ones. Let’s practice with some exercises and with the position of our tongue, teeth, etc., to reproduce this sounds. And of course, when to make them. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Conversation (advanced) - CA13 Algo le pasa a mi coche (something’s wrong with my car). What are the things that commonly happen to our cars and how we can express that in Spanish to a mechanic? Join us in this class and discover them as we talk about it. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (advanced) - CA23 Frases mexicanas 2. The language is full of phrases to express ideas, situations, emotions and more. In this class we will learn 9 different phrases related to different situations of life. Theses phrases are not sayings, but statements that contain/express whole ideas or tendencies. This class is in Spanish. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Phonetics - PH10 Identifying sounds in Spanish. Practice 2 We will work with the "tilde” (accent) and how it changes the stress on words, besides working with sounds of vowels. Material previous to the class will be sent. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (intermediate) - False cognates 1. English and Spanish share some words that look similar but have different meanings and uses. Let’s learn about it and see examples of their use. This is the first part of this topic. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR7 por vs para. There’s a key to know when to use por and para, let’s learn it and practice with some exercises as well as learn some phrases with those two. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. Friday, August 21, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Phonetics - PH3 Practice of /g/, /gu/, /gü/ and /j/ sounds This is about mouth configuration and practice of the sounds to improve our pronunciation of Spanish. And, of course, when to use each sound. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Conversation (advanced) - CA45 Habla de… (2). We will work through some interesting and creative questions to develop a topic and make conversation. We do it in a relaxed way so you can enjoy it, practice your Spanish and acquire new vocabulary. This is class 2. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (advanced) - CA9 Una carne asada. How Mexicans prepare a barbecue and the cultural aspects that are part of this common event in our lives. Material will be sent over email previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR21Verb “echar” uses and expressions 1. We love this verbs because when in use according to intention, context and some other complements, you can express, eating, dying, resting, drinking, encouragement, giving up, finishing something, etc. This is the first part of this class. Material will be sent over email previous to the class. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (intermediate) - CI13 Juguemos Basta (Let's play "basta”). Basta is a game that we play when we are in elementary or junior high school. It is about vocabulary that we already own in our minds. Making some sort of list and trying to remember words from different categories the fastest we can. It is about having fun and learning. Basic vocabulary needed. Some material will be sent over email before the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR10 How to conjugate regular verbs in present tense. We will get to know the three regular verb groups (by their endings) that exist in Spanish and how to configure them to speak for us. Present tense. Beginners. Some material will be sent over email before the class. Friday, August 28, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Phonetics - PH8 Where to emphasize words in Spanish In this session we will learn the keys to pronounce every word in Spanish, even though you don’t know the meaning. I promise you you’ll love this information. Some material will be sent over email before the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Conversation (advanced) - CA42 Juguemos Basta. Basta is a game that we play when we are in elementary or junior high school. It is about vocabulary that we already own in our minds. Making some sort of list and trying to remember words from different categories the fastest we can. It is about having fun and learning. Some material will be sent over email before the class. Tuesday, September 01, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (advanced) - CA24 Frases mexicanas 3. The language is full of phrases to express ideas, situations, emotions and more. In this class we will learn 9 different phrases related to different situations of life. Theses phrases are not sayings, but statements that contain/express whole ideas or tendencies. This class is in Spanish. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Phonetics - PH11 Identifying sounds in spanish. Practice 3 Let’s practice with exercises sounds of syllables, also sounds of e and ei. and endings with a or e. Material will be sent over email previous to the class. Wednesday, September 02, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (intermediate) - CI14 Habla de … (1) (Speak of…(1)) We will work through some interesting and creative questions to develop a topic and make conversation. We do it in a relaxed way so you can enjoy it, practice your Spanish and acquire new vocabulary. Class 1. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR5 What are reflexive verbs. What they are. What rules they have, examples, and little practice. This is the first part of this class. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. Friday, September 04, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Phonetics - PH4 Practice of /ll/, /y/ and /ñ/ sounds. This is about mouth configuration and practice of the sounds to improve our pronunciation of Spanish focused in this letters and their sounds. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Conversation (advanced) - CA46 Habla de… 3 We will work through some interesting and creative question to develop a topic and make conversation. We do it in a relaxed way so you can enjoy it, practice your Spanish and acquire new vocabulary. Class 3. Tuesday, September 08, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (advanced) - CA53 How to express feelings in Spanish 2 Let’s practice expressing feelings in Spanish by doing it with certain phrases and words. In this class our topics are: love, pain, strangeness and anger. Material will be sent over email previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR6 Let’s practice reflexive verbs. This class is focused on practical exercises for reflexive verbs plus some common phrases. Some material will be sent precious to the class. This is the second part of this class. Wednesday, September 09, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Conversation (intermediate) - CI15 Cita con el doctor 2. Let’s continue our past conversation and see more vocabulary and situations at the doctor office. Some material will be sent over email previous to the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Grammar - GR8 Estar vs andar verbs. In our everyday speech we tend to change some words or use phrases that seem to make no sense, but they do. What about the verbs estar y andar? We invite you to find out. You will receive material in the mail before class. Friday, September 11, 2020 10:00 to 11:10 am - Phonetics - PH8 Where to emphasize words in Spanish In this session we will learn the keys to pronounce every word in Spanish, even though you don’t know the meaning. I promise you you’ll love this information. Some material will be sent over email before the class. 12:00 to 1:00 pm - Conversation (advanced) - CA43 Una joven chapalense. We recommend this session for advanced students or brave intermediate students. We’ll listen to an audio and discover what phrases and words the young people of the area use to express. This is challenging, but quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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