Mr. Major's Website
our lady of lourdes regional school
Vocabulary and Grammar
- Dictionary. Translate any word from one language to the
other: http://wordreference.com/
- Verb conjugator. Conjugate any verb in any tense. Great
reference: http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml
- Grammar exercises. Great to review or reinforce: http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
- More grammar exercises. Explanation and practice: http://www.studyspanish.com/
- Word of the day. Learn (or review) just one word every day. You can even hear it pronounced by a native speaker. http://www.transparent.com/wotd/
- Spanish jokes (chistes); a new one each week! http://www.spanishunlimited.com/chistes
- Tongue twisters. Think you can pronounce Spanish? Try these for a real challenge. http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm
- Idioms. Both English and Spanish contain many idioms that make for difficulties in translation. This random generator will show you many examples. http://www.studyspanish.com/idiom.htm
- Music. You can also learn Spanish through music. Here's one example featuring words and music. http://www.musicalspanish.com/flashdemo2.htm
Culture
- Spain. The names says it all. "All About Spain." You'll find an incredible amount of information about this country. http://www.red2000.com/spain/culture-index.html
- Jose Marti. Wonderful reference page in Spanish. http://www.josemarti.org
- Diego Rivera. Visit this virtual museum to learn about this famous Mexican artist. http://www.diegorivera.com
- Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Learn about this holiday that is definitely not Halloween! http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm
- Recipes. Try some typical foods of the country where the language began, Spain. Great site with the recipes in both Spanish and English. http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recetas.html
- Maps. Quick reference when you need to find someplace in Spain (http://www.atlapedia.com/online/maps/political/Spain_etc.htm)
Games
- Plug-n-play. Improve your language skills with this fill-in-the-blank word game. http://www.transparent.com/games/plugnplay/index.htm
- Word seek. A great way to increase vocabulary. Find the hidden words. http://www.transparent.com/games/wordseek/index.htm
- Vocabulary. Play hangman or word search and learn new Spanish words. http://shop.donquijote.org/games/#
Current Events
- El pais newspaper. Read the online version of this famous Spanish newspaper. http://www.elpais.es/
- CNN in Spanish. Catch up on the news and practice your Spanish. http://www.cnnenespanol.com/
- El Nuevo Herald is The Miami Herald in Spanish. Great way to practice Spanish with news and events from the United States. http://www.miami.com/mld/elnuevo/