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Ten Tips to Help You Revise for the Spanish GCSE Reading Exam and Achieve Top Grades
Welcome to the My Spanish Tutor blog. I hope you find it supportive and helpful as you revise for your Spanish GCSE. If you are reading...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Aug 30, 20224 min read
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10 Free Online Resources for Spanish Students
This academic year has seen students studying from home more than ever before. With a subject like Spanish this can be particularly...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jan 2, 20213 min read
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Ten Tips To Keep You Motivated When Learning Spanish
After the initial burst of enthusiasm that often accompanies starting to learn a new language, people often find that they lose momentum...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Nov 28, 20205 min read
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Spanish GCSE Listening: 5 Tips To Help You Feel More Confident and Improve Your Grade
Listening is one of the harder skills to revise when you are preparing for your Spanish GCSE. There may be a long period of time between...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Oct 27, 20203 min read
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Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety: What It Is and How to Overcome It
Have you ever felt that you just aren’t built to learn a second language? Does your mind go blank when asked to contribute in class? Does...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Oct 21, 20205 min read
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Ten Tips to Help You Revise for the Spanish GCSE Writing Exam and Achieve Top Grades
Welcome to the My Spanish Tutor blog. I hope you find it supportive and helpful as you revise for your Spanish GCSE. In this article I'll...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Oct 5, 20204 min read
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Ten Tips to Approach the Spanish GCSE with Confidence
Revising for the Spanish GCSE can feel overwhelming. When learning a second language there is always new vocabulary that you can learn....

Karen Spanish Tutor
Aug 25, 20204 min read
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How to Navigate the Hispanic Web: Learning Spanish in The Internet Age
Are you trying to widen your experience of the Spanish language and increase your vocabulary? The internet is a perfect source of...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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7 Tips For Getting The Gender of Spanish Words Right First Time
Unlike English, the Spanish language is organised by gender. Some words are masculine and some words are feminine. In turn, adjectives...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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Beach Spanish - Useful Phrases to Help You On La Playa
For many of us a trip to Spain would not be complete without a trip to its beautiful coastline. From the ever-popular Costa Del Sol, to...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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Ser and Estar: To Be or To Be?
The verbs ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ are two of the most commonly used words in the Spanish language and they both mean ‘to be’. This causes...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jul 28, 20202 min read
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Three Phrases That Will Fast Track Your Spanish Learning
When I meet students for the first time, they almost always tell me that they have been struggling with verbs in Spanish. They feel...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jul 17, 20204 min read
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Bien, Bueno, Buen: The Difference Between These Words and How to Use Them
The words bien, bueno and buen are some of the most regularly used Spanish words. They tend to cause a lot of confusion for new learners...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jul 15, 20203 min read
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10 Tips for Mastering the Spanish GCSE Photo Card Assessment
The photo card element of the Spanish GCSE speaking assessment doesn't need to be a cause for worry. By focusing on learning some simple...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jul 8, 20204 min read
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10 Authentically Spanish Words and Phrases You Won’t Learn in Class
The Spanish that you read in most textbooks is absolutely correct, but it is missing the colour and variety of the language spoken in...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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How To Teach Your Children Spanish When You Don't Speak The Language
Have you ever thought about encouraging your children to learn Spanish? In many ways teaching your children a second language seems to be...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jun 27, 20204 min read
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5 Secrets About Achieving Fluency In Spanish
Fluency is seen by many as the holy grail of learning a language - an illusive and tantalising goal. The trouble is, how do you know when...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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How To Learn Spanish Without Leaving Your Home
It is a common misconception that you have to travel to a Spanish speaking country to learn Spanish. In current times, where travel is...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jun 25, 20203 min read
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How to Improve Your Spanish Vocabulary in 10 Easy Steps
Learning vocabulary is one of the most important aspects of learning a language. The more words and phrases you know, the more...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jun 22, 20204 min read
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5 Ideas To Help You Prepare for Spanish GCSE
Aside from doing past papers here are a few ideas to turbo boost your GCSE revision. - Focus on learning numbers as they will certainly...

Karen Spanish Tutor
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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