"Día del Idioma Español y Día Internacional del Libro" 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 B2
Every year on 23 April, book lovers celebrate International Book Day, but did you know it is also the United Nations Spanish Language Day? Many people know that 23 April 1616 was the date Shakespeare died, and most hispanophiles will know it is also the same day that Miguel de Cervantes, considered Spain’s greatest novelist, poet and playwright was buried.
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo, the passive voice, and the position of adjectives.
Text and audio by Inma Sánchez
Exercise: Día del Idioma Español y Día Internacional del Libro
Listen to the audios (part 1 and part 2), 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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Part 2:
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Author info
After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.