One of the ways I like to practice pronunciation and learn new vocabulary is through listening to songs in Spanish. Of course, this is also a lot more fun than simply reading through a list of words over and over! Though we haven't gotten into too much vocabulary yet in our classes, I thought I'd post a link to a fun song that students can go check out.
The song is called "Con Poder" by Salvador, and has pretty simple, repetitive lyrics, with several words that 6th, 7th, and 8th graders should recognize from last year. Salvador is a well-known Christian band that sings music in both English and Spanish.
As a bonus, I'll give five extra credit points to the first seven students who listen to the song and either 1) post a comment with the words that they recognized from the song with the English translations of those words, or 2) post a comment with the link to either the Spanish lyrics to "Con Poder" or the lyrics translated into English. Make sure to put your Spanish name (first name only, por favor!) with your comment so that I can give you credit.
¡Feliz viernes! (Notice that 'viernes' is not capitalized... Remember that Spanish capitalization rules are different from those in English. ;)
Lupe
ReplyDeletehttp://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/salvador/con_poder-lyrics-1153424.html
¡Muy bien, Lupe! Gracias por responder. Cinco puntos para ti. :)
ReplyDeleteAs for your question about what to choose in the "Comment as:" box, if you have a Gmail account and are logged in, you can select that address, or you can choose Name/URL and type your Spanish name in. Responding as Anonymous and then writing your name is also fine.
Por favor, remind me to mention the blog in class on lunes. I won't say anything about the extra credit, but I will remind people that it is here and is helpful to check it... ;)
Lydia said:
ReplyDelete"la mano - the hand wow, it sure is a lot harder to listen to a song in Spanish fast, but I like the melody"
I got your original comment, Lydia, but please don't use your last name for Internet safety's sake. :) Cinco puntos para ti. And si, it is difficult to understand when they sing so quickly! That's why going to look at the lyrics can help at a beginning stage, so you can identify the words better. Glad you liked the song!
http://www.lyricstime.com/salvador-con-poder-lyrics.html
ReplyDeleteoo! i hope i was one of the first 7!!!!!!! Oh, and by the way.... i commented on one of ur other post like 5 minutes ago, and i just read that you didnt want me to put my last name... which i did... sorry :(
Sí, eres uno de los siete, Esther. ¡Felicitaciones! Está bien about the last name; I just took it out for you. Gracias for taking it into account.
ReplyDeleteAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH This took like 20 times till it would let me post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAny ways, I recognized mano which is hand, la which is the feminine, and Dios which is God!!
I hope I'm one of the first 7, 'cause I really need the extra credit
Maria
Hola, Maria. Gracias for all your hard work getting your comment up! I'm sorry that it was so difficult; I hope we can figure an easier way out for you next time. Don't worry, though - you are one of the first seven, so felicitaciones! (Congratulations!)
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