I think these are great. The interactive text is awesome. I had gone away from kwiziq some time ago, but returned when I saw a recent tweet about the 4th installation of this series. Now I'll look closer. Thanks!
"Nuestra gran aventura de verano 3" 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 B1
Here’s the third episode in our summer series of Kwiziq Spanish bilingual readers with Marian and Tania.
If you are looking for previous installments, check them out here:
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto and El Pretérito Indefinido.
Exercise: Nuestra gran aventura de verano 3
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.
Text by Silvia Píriz and audio by Inma Sánchez
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Nuestra gran aventura de verano
¿Recuerdas al hombre del río? Pues no pudimos contener nuestra curiosidad y bajamos hasta el río para hablar con él. Nos dio la bienvenida al pueblo, pero nos dijo que teníamos que tener cuidado y no caminar solas durante la noche, especialmente cerca de la casa azul que está a las afueras del pueblo. ¡Qué estúpido! ¿Por qué no podríamos hacerlo? Según él, hay un fantasma de una mujer que no deja de quejarse de sus desgracias. Por eso, nadie se atreve a entrar en esa casa... Después de escuchar al señor, volvimos a casa para cenar. Tania me dijo que tenía bastante miedo pero yo la tranquilicé. Ahora me muero de curiosidad por ver ese lugar, y tengo un plan que no puede fallar...
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Shui is Kwiziq's COO and Head of Languages. 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.
