Hit the Beach! Foreign Language Learning in the Summertime
I took a much needed break from the computer screen this afternoon–packed up the kids and headed out to the beach for a little sandcastle-building. Here in my little corner of Michigan, “the beach” is a metro park with gravely sand and lawn by an inland lake. It may not be the Riviera, but I believe the official translation of the noun “beach” in any language is “a magically relaxing place.” Here are a few more foreign language beach translations you might enjoy on this sunny, summer’s day:
SPIAGGIA – Beach in Italian (photo of Italy)
sun- sole
sand- sabbia
sandcastle – castello di sabbia
ocean – oceano
PLAGE – Beach in French (photo of French Polynesia)
sun- soleil
sand- sable
sandcastle – château de sable
ocean – océan
PLAYA – Beach in Spanish (photo of Mexico)
sun- sol
sand – arena
sandcastle – castillo de arena
ocean - océano
Practice a foreign language during your beach excursions this summer. Or, if the pool is more your style, check out the poolside Spanish learning ideas over at the Spanish Middle School blog.
And please forgive me for this closing, but I can’t resist . . .
Hit the spiaggia this summer! Life’s a plage! Enjoy a playa-party! Discover language at a beach.
Photo Credit for Italian Beach: by danielito http://morguefile.com/archive/?display=128212&
Photo Credit for French Polynesian Beach: by embala http://morguefile.com/archive/?display=39939&
Photo Credit for Mexican Beach: by Schick http://morguefile.com/archive/?display=187117&
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