The Snail and the Whale at the Adelaide Festival Centre. A play with music inspired by the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture book. Longing to see the world, a tiny sea snail hitches a lift on the tail of a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, brought vividly to life through live music, storytelling and lots of laughs – but…
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NOTE: I recently shared Marta Garcia’s encouraging guest post Our Successful Playgroup for Minority Language Families and thought I would now follow up by offering the full story of her rewarding experience raising three bilingual children. Her family’s story, along with the inspiring, in-depth stories of 25 other families, is featured in Bilingual Success Stories Around the World: Parents Raising Multilingual Kids Share Their Experiences and Encouragement. The photos that accompany this post include her two younger kids and me, when I visited the family in Germany in the fall of 2019 to interview Marta and her husband Jens for…
Home » Spanish Learning Tips » Beginner Spanish Tips » Spanish for Beginners: Here’s Exactly What You Need To Learn There are 572 million Spanish speakers worldwide. This number is expected to grow to over 750 million by the year 2060. There are 21 countries around the world where Spanish is the official language (or one of them). What I am trying to say here is that learning Spanish is pretty important. If you’ve been on the fence about learning Spanish, don’t hesitate—you will be tapping into a tremendously influential (and beautiful) language. But if you’re not sure where to start, you’ve come…
Trolls Band Together Movie – There are some new Trolls on the Block. This summer holiday season, get ready for an action-packed, all-star, rainbow-colored family reunion like no other as Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return for the new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster musical franchise: Trolls Band Together. After two films of true friendship and relentless flirting, Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) are now officially, finally, a couple (#broppy)! As they grow closer, Poppy discovers that Branch has a secret past. He was once part of her favorite boyband phenomenon, BroZone, with his four brothers: Floyd (Golden…
In early April, I’ll share the details of this donation from the month of March. As I’ve mentioned, I know the amount will be a drop in the ocean, in terms of the vast need, but every drop counts. Buy now at Amazon. Buy now at Amazon. The post Final Appeal for Ukraine Fundraiser appeared first on Bilingual Monkeys.
Home » Spanish Vocab and Grammar » Your Complete Guide to Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Spanish demonstratives—words like this, that, these and those—are used in nearly every conversation and are extremely helpful for Spanish learners. Knowing them won’t just help you get around in Spain or Latin America without resorting to hand gestures and pointing, but they’re also key to understanding countless conversations. In this post, you’ll learn all six Spanish demonstrative adjectives and pronouns and how to use them like a native speaker. Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you…
WIN A Family Pass to Monarto Safari Park Experience the wild at Monarto Safari Park during the April school holidays! With over 50 species of native and African animals, a visit to Monarto Safari Park brings species and their stories to life! A trip to Monarto Safari Park can be for a whole day or just a few hours. Breathe in the fresh air, stretch your legs and explore the open plains of the park and its abundant flora and fauna. With 12kms of walking trails between the new Visitor Centre and their platforms, you can walk the entire trail…
The vast and needless suffering of the Ukrainian people is absolutely tragic. Yet it’s hard not to feel helpless, on top of our sympathy and outrage, in the face of such tremendous destruction. Whatever support we can offer may seem ridiculously small, but each drop in this sea of need still matters. In March I held a fundraiser, pledging to donate the proceeds from my two newest books, Bilingual Success Stories Around the World and Bearded Dragon, Home Alone to help the Ukrainian people. Many of you responded by purchasing these books last month, and I thank you sincerely for…
Home » Spanish Vocab and Grammar » Present Perfect in Spanish: A Quick (But Complete) Guide for the Busy Learner The Spanish present perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past but affect the present. For example: “I have lost my wallet.” This simple sentence tells us that I lost my wallet in the past, but I still don’t have it—thus, it affects the present! In this post, you will learn everything about the Spanish present perfect tense, including how to use it, how to conjugate it and what words trigger it. Contents Download: This blog…
RSPCA Million Paws Walk 2023 Be a hero for dogs in need by taking part in the Million Paws Walk this May. Join the RSPCA at the Adelaide Botanic Garden for a family fun day and walk to help raise much needed funds for animals in need. Every year, thousands of everyday superheroes pound the pavement at their local Million Paws Walk to fight animal cruelty. The Adelaide Botanic Garden will open their gates (and hearts) to you and your four legged friends for ONE DAY ONLY for South Australia’s Million Paws Walk on Sunday 28 May 2023. Participants will…