Organic Food Organic food sales have taken off during the last decade as a reaction to GM (Genetically Modified Food). However, people who buy organic food might not have a clear idea of what it is and the negative repercussions that it can have on their health. What is obvious to me is that there are many people who cannot afford to buy food grown without pesticides and as a result they are forced to buy GM. And not only do the aforementioned people have to assume the risks of consuming food potentially dangerous but also have to receive critique for acquiring that kind of food. It seems to me that some of the people who buy GM look down on those who cannot afford it, instead of being more compassionate for those with lesser resources. Genetically modified food is relatively recent and the consequences of consuming it are still unkown, but many people do not want to add one more risk to their lives. It is a fact that genetically modified food is in the market because of the food industry´s interest. It is potentially harmful and the side effects are not still known. We must not forget that the use of genetically modified seeds, pesticides and other varieties of poison puts also at risk our environment. It is necessary to take into account that animals and plants are going to suffer the pernicious effects of polluting their environment with a vast array of pestices and seeds potentially dangerous. To conclude, it would be desirable that GM would be forbidden. In addition, if organic food becomes mainstream, there is no doubt that there will be a drop in prices that will allow everybody to buy it

Vocabulary At this point you will want to increase your vocabulary and add some more sophisticated words that will allow you to express yourself more accurately. I recommend using an electronic book with an integrated dictionary. If the e-book is tactile, looking for a word will be a piece of cake. You will only need to put the finger on the word whose meaning you do not know and in less than a second the meaning will appear. By using an electronic dictionary you will save lots of time when looking for new words. At this stage you are gaining ground to the language and you are interested in learning less common words. At the same time you will find much fewers whose meaning you do not know than when you were an intermediate student. That´s why I recommend that you look it up in the dictionary practically every word whose meaning you don´t know.

How to Learn Spanish Vocabulary It is very dangerous to learn Spanish vocabulary in isolation because then you will not be able to use it. You will not be able to use the right preposition, verb, etc. My recommendation at the beginner level, unless you are a fan of flashcards, is that you just learn vocabulary by reading. As your vocabulary in Spanish will probably be very reduced, it is recommended that you use grade readings books with audio according to your level of Spanish. Using grade reading books with audio will provide you the opportunity to improve your pronunciation and intonation at the same time you learn new vocabulary. You can integrate the shadowing technique here link. It is very important at the beginner level that you use grade reading books because if the books you read are too difficult for your level, you will find them boring and there will be too many words that you have to look up in the dictionary

SHADOWING 2 What shadowing looks for when repeating a sentence aloud at the same time as native speaker speaks is that the brain does not have time to process that information and translate in your brain what you hear into the sounds of your own language. By repeating aloud without any delay, the brain makes the sounds closer to the way a native speaker makes them. Because the brain does not have time to translate those sounds into your own language. HOW IS SHADOWING USEFUL? First, shadowing is especially useful for improving your Spanish intonation. Intonation is one of the things that Spanish students find more dificcult to learn. Learning how to pronounce single words is easier but learning the intonation and stress in a sentence is much more difficult. Shadowing is really useful to learn the patterns of intonation in an unconscious way. Just by repeating aloud what a native speakers says. In addition, shadowing is really useful to gain fluency in Spanish. You will be repeating out loud sentences that are correct from a grammatical point of view. Furthermore, you will try to mimic the intonation and pronunciation of a native speaker. I would say that for those ones who do not have the opportunity to speak to Spanish native speakers, it will be very useful. It will provide them a lot of fluency. They will be using the right grammar and vocabulary. They will be trying to produce a correct intonation an pronunciation in Spanish.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO LEARN SPANISH WITHOUT LIVING ABROAD' Second, If I go abroad to learn Spanish, native speakers will correct my mistakes and in a short period of time my Spanish will be flawless. This is just another misconception. Most Spanish people will be reluctant to correct your mistakes for several reasons. If they do not know you, they will not want to seem rude pointing out your mistakes. If they are friends or yours, they might correct a few. However, correcting mistakes is hard work, It is not easy to correct a mistake on the spot (if you do it, the communication stops) and sometimes the native speaker will not be able to detect those mistakes in the middle of a conversation. Third, I will learn the language just by immersion in the Spanish language 24 hours a day. Although living in a Spanish speaking country may provide you 24 hours a day of immersion in the language and culture, learning Spanish does not only consist in listening and speaking. There are other areas like grammar and writing that also need to be learned.

IS NECESSARY TO GO ABROAD TO MASTER THE SPANISH LANGUAGE CONCLUSION Going abroad is not necessary to reach a very high level in Spanish. However, it is absolutely necessary if you want to use the language in a context, in real life situations. A language is a communication tool. When you go to a Spanish speaking country, you use the language in real situations, with real people and with real consequences. If the police asks you for your passport, You will need to understand them to solve the problem. Nevertheless if you go to the internet, you will see quite a lot polyglots who have never been to a Spanish speaking country and who are able to speak it at a really high level. So if you have the opportunity to go abroad, it will provide you with real interaction, a better knowledge of the culture and lots of confidence when you use the Spanish. Not obstantly, if going abroad is not an option for you because of time, money, etc, it is possible to learn Spanish to a very high level without having to live abroad.

CAN I MASTER THE SPANISH LANGUAGE WITHOUT LIVING ABROAD? Second, If I go abroad to learn Spanish, native speakers will correct my mistakes and in a short period of tiem my Spanish will be flawless. This is just another misconception. Most Spanish people will be reluctant to correct your mistakes for several reasons. If they do not know you, they will not want to seem rude pointing out your mistakes. If they are friends or yours, they might correct a few. However, correcting mistakes is hard work, It is not easy to correct a mistake on the spot (if you do it, the communication stops) and sometimes the native speaker will not be able to detect those mistakes in the middle of a conversation. Third, I will learn the language just by immersion in the Spanish language 24 hours a day. Although living in a Spanish speaking country may provide you 24 hours a day of immersion in the language and culture, learning Spanish does not only consist in listening and speaking. There are other areas like grammar and writing that also need to be learned.

HOW TO SPEAK SPANISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER After puberty, our brain gets used to certain sounds and certain rhythm, the ones of our mother tongue. The sounds and the musicality of our mother tongue is going to filter everything that we hear. It is very common that a foreign student who learns Spanish will filter every sound that she listens to. Translating every sound into the one that is similar in his or her mother tongue. It is necessary to train your ear so that the brain is able to recognize those new sounds. Every language has a certain music, rhythm and pitch. it is necessary to pay attention to the inflection of the language, the stress, etc. As I said before, our brain is conditioned by years of listening, speaking and thinking in our mother tongue. So if you want to change that. It is necessary to listen to the music of the language, the intonation, the stress, so that we are able to detect the nuances and hopefully be able to speak more correctly in the future.

Can a Non-Native Speaker Raise a Bilingual Child? Can a non-native speaker raise a bilingual child ? (2) They will have exposure to native voices and and that will make up for the deficiencies of their parents. Threre is something that I consider essential. If you are not a native speaker, you should take the child to a Saturday school or at least to hire a native speaker who speaks to the child a couple of hours a week. Children's learning is emotional and an emotional connection to the voice od native speaker is essential so that they will not achieve bad pronunciation habits. Children will be able to recognize the correct pronunciation of native speakers and internalize it. Second, would I be able to overcome my limitations in the target language? I realized, after some time that this concern was irrelevant. Children are like sponges. even if your mastery of the foreign language is far from perfect, the child will learn it , as long as you provide him exposure to good models in the target language.