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Learning Spanish & English with I Love Lucy

David — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:56:49 +0000

First let’s learn some Spanish

Now for some English …

I hope you enjoyed a laugh or two. If you want to watch some more, there are plenty on Youtube.

Are You in Love with Spanish Grammar?

David — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:49:36 +0000

Whether or not you’re in love, the new Spanish Grammar Reference might be of interest to you. It’s a wiki, meaning that any Tomisimo member can edit it. I have primed the pump with a few articles on topics related to grammar and specifically Spanish grammar. So feel free to take it for a spin and be sure to let me know about any suggestions you might have. And feel free to edit/add to any pages and even add new articles if you want!

Macs Usados

David — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:53:29 +0000

¿Qué pensaría Steve Jobs de esto?

Si alguien sabe de dónde viene esta imagen, por favor dime.

Update: Creo que Jae ha encontrado el autor en http://www.macusado.com.br/

Children’s Insight

David — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:34:45 +0000

About one in sixty-two thousand forwarded emails is worthy of reading.

This is one of them.

I thought all the teachers out there would like to read this. And if you want to do a similar exercise in class you can post some of the results in the comments. For the non-native speakers, if you want to know the correct version of any of these proverbs, just ask!

A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Their insight may surprise you.

Better to be safe than … … Punch a 5th grader
Strike while the … … Bug is close
It’s always darkest before … … Daylight Savings Time
Never underestimate the power of … … Termites
You can lead a horse to water but … … how?
Don’t bite the hand that … … looks dirty
No news is … … impossible
A miss is as good as a … … Mr.
You can’t teach an old dog new … … math
If you lie down with dogs, you’ll … … stink in the morning
Love all, trust … … me
The pen is mightier than the … … pigs
An idle mind is … … The best way to relax
Where there’s smoke there’s … … pollution
Happy the bride who … … gets all the presents
A penny saved is … … not much
Two’s company, three’s … … the Musketeers
Don’t put off till tomorrow what … … you put on to go to bed
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and … … you have to blow your nose.
None are so blind as … … Stevie Wonder
Children should be seen and not … … spanked or grounded
If at first you don’t succeed … … get new batteries
You get out of something what you … … see pictured on the box
When the blind leadeth the blind … … get out of the way

And the best one:

Better late than … … pregnant.