"Mi día en Ecuador" has been shared to the blog from the Spanish reading exercises section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills. This article also has audio for you to practice your Spanish listening skills; you can find many more listening activities in the Spanish listening practice section.
Spanish online reading and listening practice – level A1-A2
This reading and listening exercise that can help you practise regular and stem-changing verbs in El Presente, telling the time, using para for purpose and the gender of nouns that don’t end in -o or -a. It is suitable for level A1-A2 Spanish students.
Exercise: Mi día en Ecuador
Listen to the audio, then read the transcript. Click any phrase for the translation and links to related grammar lessons which you can add to your Kwiziq notebook to practise later.
Text by Silvia Píriz and audio by Inma Sánchez (note that Inma is from Andalucia in Spain and uses her own accent, not one from South America).
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Mi día en Ecuador
Me llamo Camila, tengo dieciséis años y vivo en Quito con mi familia. Me gusta mucho mi país pero hay bastante pobreza. Todos los días, me levanto muy temprano porque tengo que trabajar en el campo. Salgo de casa a las 7 de la mañana para llegar a la plantación de café. Está en las afueras de la ciudad. Allí trabajo hasta las 6 de la tarde. Por la noche, vuelvo a casa muy cansada pero ayudo a mi madre con las tareas domésticas. Por ejemplo, lavo la ropa de mis hermanos o preparo la cena. Normalmente cenamos a las 8 y solemos hablar del día porque no tenemos televisión. Después de cenar, me acuesto enseguida. Ahora no voy a la escuela ya que no tengo tiempo, pero en el futuro quiero estudiar para tener una vida mejor.
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Shui is Kwiziq's COO and Head of Languages. She is an experienced technical writer, translator and project manager. Shui grew up bilingual English-Spanish in the UK, completing her studies in London, Madrid and Paris where she now lives. She speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. Her love of languages and technical knowledge make her a perfect fit for Kwiziq.