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expat madrileña/o
Once upon a time, there was a family who moved to Madrid, Spain.
Dad, mom, children (and maybe pet, too).
They were all happy and wanted to make the most out of their stay, and everyone wanted to learn Spanish.
The kids learned Spanish at school (or so the theory goes).
And the parents signed up to a Spanish course or the company assigned them a Spanish teacher.
And they wanted to practice all they could to be fluent soon, but life happened, and they never practiced enough Spanish on a daily basis.
And a few months passed, and they realised that they still couldn’t speak the language as well as they would’ve liked.
And that they couldn’t understand the locals and be understood by them.
And they still felt like outsiders, even if they had been living in Madrid for a while by then.
They didn’t know why they still weren’t good enough at Spanish, and so they assumed that they would never improve and that was that.
The end.
The end?
No!
It need not be that way.
Join me in this webinar where I will share with you a few tips and tricks to practice Spanish outside of the classroom, even if you don’t leave your house.
Because the first step to speaking more Spanish starts with understanding more of it.
Understanding more leads to speaking more. And speaking more leads to speaking better.
And understanding and speaking makes you be part of this great city and not be an outsider anymore.
It makes you feel like a true madrileña or madrileño.
Sign up for the webinar to learn how to practice Spanish every day and stop being an outsider in Madrid
Small print: as you sign-up you also accept to join my newsletter, where I share more tips and other fun stuff about life in Spain and speaking Spanish. Plus, yes (insert rolling-eyes-smiley), I also promote my Spanish courses.
You will learn…
One easy way to listen Spanish on the go to understand all those words that sound like a blur at first, but then you know what they mean on the street.
Words and expressions in real context while at the hairdresser’s, and start using them with your Spanish friends.
My friend Lorena´s trick in Germany to have enough vocabulary to talk to people without the need to have a perfect German (or Spanish, in your case).
Two ways to help your brain remember daily vocabulary, in case the doctor asks about your habits, routines or you end up in the A&E and you have to recall quickly what you were doing earlier.
My daughter’s trick to sound like Ron Weasley in the chess scene of Harry Potter 1, and that you can also apply to sound -more or less- like Penélope Cruz or just to avoid future potential embarrasing moments -and you know what I’m talking about.
Among many other down-to-earth ideas.
When, where and how much?
When?
June 20th, 20hr (Madrid time)
It will be between 45 and 60 mins. long.
Where?
Zoom
How much?
€0
More questions?
Nothing horrible will happen. I will record the webinar and will send you the link for you to watch it in peace and quiet for a week afterwards.
Simply because you will come out with many ideas to put your Spanish into practice. And not just ideas, you will try my tips during the webinar, because it's planned to give you a few minutes to try out each one, so that you can pick and choose what best works for you.
Other than your email and time, you don't have to pay anything.
I will be lying if I said no. However, what I'm going to offer you doesn't oblige you to commit to a long term course. I want you to know me first and decide for yourself if I'm the right fit for you as a Spanish teacher. There are no strings attached in this webinar, promise. If you don't believe me, just come and find out for yourself.
You will get an email from me with:
- the link to Zoom
- a pdf with a sample of the resources we'll use
- further information about my newsletter.
Just put the date and time in your calendar and show up.
Maybe bring a pen and paper to write down ideas.
Ideas I said, because I will give you the pdf with all the resources and their links after the class. Plus the presentation, of course.
Sign up for the webinar to learn how to practice Spanish every day to feel like a Madrileño/a
Small print: as you sign-up you also accept to join my newsletter, where I share more tips and other fun stuff about life in Spain and speaking Spanish. Plus, yes (insert rolling-eyes-smiley), I also promote my Spanish courses.
“Wait a second, who are you anyway?”
I´m Jimena, a Mexican, who moved out of Mexico a long time ago and have previously lived in Ireland, England, and Germany.
Living there I had the need to improve my language skills to a level where life in those countries stopped being a challenge, language-wise.
And I did it. Slowly, but using every opportunity I had to speak, read, write and listen.
And I want to share those tips with you, both as a fellow expat, and a Spanish teacher:
using all my knowledge and know-how to help you both understand and communicate in a meaningful way.
That is: being yourself.
That’s the reason I prepared this webinar for you not to have excuses anymore not to practice Spanish
Small print: as you sign-up you also accept to join my newsletter, where I share more tips and other fun stuff about life in Spain and speaking Spanish. Plus, yes (insert rolling-eyes-smiley), I also promote my Spanish courses.
