"La Roja baila" has been shared to the blog from the Spanish reading practice 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
This reading and listening exercise is based on a song by the Spanish national football team. It is suitable for level A2 Spanish students and contains some B1 grammar points.
Background
Yes it’s that time of year again, it’s the FIFA World Cup! Whether you are an avid football/soccer fan, just follow the major national games when they come round, or like to pretend you have no idea what those people are doing running around after a ball, for all Spanish-speaking countries football is something of an obsession. Spain is no exception and their national team is affectionately known as La Roja, a reference to the colour of their shirt.
The song in the video below was recorded by the Spanish national team in 2016 for the Euro competition. The main singers are Sergio Ramos (one of Spain’s best defenders and captain of the 2016 Euro team and also captain of his club, Real Madrid) and Niña Pastori, who from a very early age has been a successful Flamenco singer.
Exercise: La Roja baila
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. Keep scrolling down to see vocabulary and study lists associated with this exercise.
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Vocabulary and study lists
Here are the vocabulary and study lists associated with this reader:
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Subject Pronouns
- Time Adverbs
- Countries
- Nationalities
- Football vocabulary
How did you find this exercise? Will you be watching the World Cup this year? Leave a comment below!
Author info
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.