Aguas de marzo

"Aguas de marzo" 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.


Spanish online reading and listening practice – level A2

Soledad Giménez, also known as Sole Giménez, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. She is now a solo artist but became famous in Spain with the group Presuntos Implicados who formed in the 1980s.

Soledad released the song Aguas de marzo in 2009. It is the Spanish-language version of a song originally written by the Brazilian Tom Jobim. The lyrics present a series of images of what is the end of the summer in the southern hemisphere and a rainy month in Brazil.

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the verb ser, the diminutive suffix -ito and gerunds. It is suitable for level A2 Spanish students.

Exercise: Aguas de marzo

Watch the video, 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.

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Shui is Kwiziq's Content and Language Manager and Head of Spanish. 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.