Buenos dias from Buenos Aires readers, com
o estas?? All good I hope. Well, before starting todays lesson I thought I would check out Rosetta Stone......and the first thing that caught my eye was the US$499 price....makes Bueno, entonces a bargain at only US$147 for the download and US$199 for the 6 DVD set. The demo seemed a little old fashioned too, although maybe the lessons become more interactive as the student progresses??. Perhaps it is possible too to buy Rosetta Stone cheap elsewhere, but for now I am more than happy with this interactive Spanish course.
o estas?? All good I hope. Well, before starting todays lesson I thought I would check out Rosetta Stone......and the first thing that caught my eye was the US$499 price....makes Bueno, entonces a bargain at only US$147 for the download and US$199 for the 6 DVD set. The demo seemed a little old fashioned too, although maybe the lessons become more interactive as the student progresses??. Perhaps it is possible too to buy Rosetta Stone cheap elsewhere, but for now I am more than happy with this interactive Spanish course.So today I feel I already subconsciously knew many of the points being di
scussed between David, the ever curious and probing student, and Jimena, our very pleasant profesora. Perhaps now I 'll have the confidence to go out and use some of this new found knowledge. A particularly important grammatical point covered today was on prepositions, as being an English teacher I have, on more than one occasion, been witness to the difficulties and frustrations faced by students when trying to fully understand the usage in a new language. Good job!! And also good to know and take note of were the "consonantes suaves" as I am often being reminded by my girlfriend of the smoothness in sound of such letters as D, P and T!!
scussed between David, the ever curious and probing student, and Jimena, our very pleasant profesora. Perhaps now I 'll have the confidence to go out and use some of this new found knowledge. A particularly important grammatical point covered today was on prepositions, as being an English teacher I have, on more than one occasion, been witness to the difficulties and frustrations faced by students when trying to fully understand the usage in a new language. Good job!! And also good to know and take note of were the "consonantes suaves" as I am often being reminded by my girlfriend of the smoothness in sound of such letters as D, P and T!!With Bueno, entonces you as well have the option to download the lessons to your Ipod, and so being only lunchtime I think I'll head out and harrass some peers or elders in the streets with the formal greetings and useful Spanish phrases I have picked up from todays lesson.
Onwards and upwards!!
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