"Las Doce Uvas" 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 B1
This reading and listening exercise is about the Spanish New Year’s tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight. It is suitable for level B1 Spanish students.
Background
If you ever spend New Year’s eve in Spain either at someone’s home, in a bar or club, or in the streets, you will see this unique tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight. It can turn a bit crazy at times, there’s nearly always someone who gets confused and finds they haven’t got enough grapes left or are still left with one or two when it’s over!
There’s a video below the “bilingual reader” so you can see what happens in a typical Spanish family home (but it’s not part of the exercise – it’s just for information).
Exercise: Las doce uvas
The bilingual reader article below was written and recorded by Kwiziq’s Spanish expert, the ever-wonderful Inma Sánchez.
Click play to listen to the article. You can read the transcript at the same time or after.
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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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.