"Mi príncipe azul" 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. This article also has audio for you to practice your Spanish listening skills; you can find many more listening activities in the Spanish listening exercises section.
Spanish online reading and listening practice – level B2
Do you see life through rose-tinted spectacles?
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise idioms related to colours. It is associated with the following studylists:
The audio is spoken in an Andalusian accent. You will notice that not all letters are pronounced and some are pronounced differently from a classic Castilian accent. For example, the last letter in a word or the letter d between two vowels is often omitted and you will hear seseo, all of which are hallmarks of the Andalusian accent.
Text by the wonderful Silvia Píriz and audio by the magnificent Inma Sánchez, our resident andaluza!
Exercise: Mi príncipe azul
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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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.