Spanish Reading Tasks: The Flu – School and Public

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Spanish Reading Selections: Purchasing School Supplies

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Spanish Reading Selections: Hotel Palacio Astoreca, Valparaíso

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Spanish Reading Selections: La Galería, Havana

Spanish Reading Selections: La Galería, Havana via http://lagaleria-restaurante.com/ … A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts like […]

Spanish Reading Selections: Casa Higueras, Valparaiso

Spanish Reading Selections: Casa Higueras, Valparaiso via http://www.casahigueras.cl/es/los-cerros-portenos/ … … Sample Questions: What days of the week is the restaurant open? What days of the week is it closed? What are the hours of the restaurant? What is the restaurant’s telephone number? What is the restaurant’s email address? Is the site available in English? Information: […]

Spanish Reading Selections: Pujol, Mexico D.F.

Spanish Reading Selections: Pujol, Mexico D.F. via http://www.pujol.com.mx/ … A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts like […]

Spanish Reading Selections: Pan de Lujo, Madrid

Spanish Reading Selections: Pan de Lujo, Madrid via http://www.pandelujo.es/ … A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts […]

Hispanic Culture: Social Courtesies and Small Talk

Hispanic Culture: Social Courtesies and Small Talk Spanish and Latin American societies tend to be quite traditional; strict conventions govern social behavior. Although economic, social, and political events have brought about many changes in the makeup of society and in the roles of both men and women, a strong sense of family still prevails and […]

Hispanic Culture: Describing yourself and your family

Hispanic Culture: Describing Yourself and Your Family In Spanish-speaking cultures, the family continues to play an important role in establishing relationships. It is the nucleus of the society and its influence has social, economic, and even political implications. Needless to say, family ties are strong and the traditional extended family persists. By and large, families […]

Hispanic Culture: Meeting and Greeting People

Hispanic Culture: Meeting and Greeting People Knowing how to introduce people will give you added confidence, both professionally and socially, when dealing with host-country nationals. One advantage that Spanish-speaking people enjoy in making introductions is that they do not need to remember the name of the person who is being introduced. They can simply say […]