"Mi disfraz de Cantinflas" 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 A2
Dressing up as Cantinflas, the beloved Mexican film icon, is a fun and instantly recognizable costume choice. Mario Moreno, the actor behind Cantinflas, became famous for his quick wit, hilarious wordplay and charming, bumbling personality.
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise indefinite adjectives, El Pretérito Indefinido and El Pretérito Imperfecto.
Text by Inma Sánchez.
Exercise: Mi disfraz de Cantinflas
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.
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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.