Churchdown

Spanish Interest

Spanish Interest Group.
Autumn, Winter and Spring 2023/2024

!Bienvenidos! We are a small group of enthusiastic members, a lively, chatty bunch, who meet in the Methodist church hall at 2.00 pm, the first Mondays in the month. We're in our third year in Churchdown now, and still enjoying it.

We've been using the book 'Pasos 1' as a base to work around, and gradually improving language skills through songs, poems and video, as well as practicing new Spanish vocabulary and grammar. Previously, we've talked about families, jobs, places in the Spanish speaking world, been chatting in Spanish about booking accommodation, renting for holidays, discussing daily routines and leisure activities, as well as getting practice in shopping, prices and weights. Descriptions of people, appearances and personalities are included this year, and we review, revise and practice things we've learnt to keep our Spanish 'fresh'.

This year, members are giving short presentations on festivals and special events in the Hispanic world.

Also this year, we'll be consolidating all our general skills, role-playing buying things, asking about weights and measures. We'll be practicing clothes shopping, and asking for entrance tickets and opening times. Hopefully we will invite occasional guest speakers who have experience of living and working in the Spanish world. Last year we were lucky enough to welcome and listen to a married couple, from Venezuela, in the UK to retire near their family.

We have a short waiting list for the group, but please feel free to add your name to this, if you have a little Spanish already that you would like to improve.

Click on the adjacent photo of Las Fallas, the famous festival in Valencia. Below are some details about it in Spanish.

CUÁNDO SON LAS FALLAS DE VALÈNCIA 2024 ? ( When is the festival?)

Las Fallas de València están en constante evolución. Y es que aunque los días grandes de la fiesta son del 14 al 19 de marzo, lo cierto es que, durante todo el año, la ciudad de València disfruta de diferentes actos falleros, que también son ya una tradición, como las preselecciones de las candidatas a formar la Corte de Honor, la presentación de los bocetos de los monumentos municipales o el concurso de teatro fallero, en el que las diferentes comisiones representan una obra en valenciano abierta a todo el público.


Here are Two Spanish Poems to enjoy:

Bien tomados de la mano by Douglas Wright (‘Hand in hand’)

Qué lindo que es caminar,
bien tomados de la mano,
por el barrio, por la plaza,
¿qué sé yo?, por todos lados.
Qué lindo es mirar los árboles,
bien tomados de la mano,
desde el banco de la plaza,
en el que estamos sentados.
Qué lindo es mirar el cielo
bien tomados de la mano;
en nuestros ojos, volando,
dos pájaros reflejados.
Qué lindo que es caminar
bien tomados de la mano;
¡qué lindo, andar por la vida
de la mano bien tomados!

BAJO LA LUNA (Beneath the moon)

Todos callados,
(Everyone is quiet,)
bajo la luna;
(under the moon;)
el bosque, el lago,
(the forest, the lake,)
el cerro, el monte,
(the hill, the mountain,)
bajo la luna,
(under the moon,)
todos callados.
(everyone is quiet.)

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Bridge For All Churchdown Ambling Group
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Creative Writing Cribbage
Day Trips Exploring Churchdown
Film and Cinema Garden Visits
Gardening Interests Group History (family)
Industrial Heritage Italian Appreciation
Lunch Club Meditation Group
Petanque Photography
Singing Together Spanish Interest
Table Tennis The Current Affairs Discussion Group
Theatre Trips Walking
Wine Appreciation Yoga