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Mateo Rivas
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Madrid-based DELE examiner. I teach Spanish through cinema, food and the arguments people actually have at family dinners.
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Spanish
11 Aug 2026Spanish is an argument, not a vocabulary list
Why I throw away the flashcards in week two and teach the language people actually raise their voice in.
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Mateo Rivas
Spanish · Spain

Spanish
9 May 2026Why I teach cinema before grammar
Subtitles off, notebook closed, one scene at a time - the fastest listening practice I have found in nine years.
MR7 min
Mateo Rivas
Spanish · Spain