Newsletter: Summer's Not Over but School Is Back!

Summer’s Not Over but School Is Back! 

For some of you, it’s that time again – backpacks, fresh notebooks… and new Spanish skills! This week’s lesson pack will help you ease back into learning with topics that tie perfectly into the “Back to School” spirit.

You’ll discover how the education system works in Mexico with a bilingual reading and listening exercise, get confident talking about your upcoming plans using the Near Future tense and tune your pronunciation with a lesson on how Spanish letters and sounds work. A solid start to the new season of learning!

Be sure to check out what we’re up to on InstagramTikTok and Facebook¡Hasta la próxima semana!  👋

Read along with us

C1 Bilingual text with audio

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Explore how education works in Mexico; read the Spanish text while following along with the audio and use the English translation to support your understanding. It’s a simple, effective way to boost both your reading and listening in one go!

C1 El sistema educativo en México

Spanish Vocab Boost

Back-to-school vocabulary in Spanish

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🏫 How many school and classroom-related words do you know in Spanish?
If this isn’t your strong suit, no worries, we’ve got you covered. Check out our custom-built list to boost confidence and your vocabulary on this topic:

A2 Back-to-school vocabulary

Don’t forget to scroll to the end of the list to play the word game to make the most of it!

Spanish Grammar Tip

The Near Future (I’m going to…)

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The Near Future tense in Spanish is perfect for expressing plans you’ve already got in mind – like what you’re going to do this school year. Are you going to study more? Pick up new habits? Travel?

🎯 Learn how to use the futuro próximo with ease in our quick lesson:

A1 The Near Future

Remember you can add the lesson to your own notebook ✏️ for a later revision if you wish!

Spanish Deep Dive

  The sounds behind the letters

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🎓 Ready to go back to “Spanish School”? There’s no better place to start than learning (or remembering) how to pronounce Spanish letters like a native. Get into our guide and sharpen your ears:

Letters and sounds in Spanish

Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!

Special treat for Premium subscribers

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Friday is Weekend Workout day – a special treat just for our Premium subscribers , with fresh dictations and writing challenges to boost your listening and writing skills . This week’s theme is Back-to-school.

Here’s a writing challenge for our free users: Environmental issues (level B2)

Not Premium yet? Now’s a great time to upgrade! You’ll get these Weekend Workouts every week, plus unlimited kwizzes and multiple notebooks to help you stay organised and make progress faster.

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Author info

Inma Sánchez

After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.