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<\/strong> Spanish students.<\/p>\n 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!<\/p>\n There\u2019s a video below the \u201cbilingual reader\u201d so you can see what happens in a typical Spanish family home (but it\u2019s not part of the exercise \u2013 it\u2019s just for information).<\/p>\n The bilingual reader article below was written and recorded by Kwiziq’s Spanish expert, the ever-wonderful Inma S\u00e1nchez<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click play to listen to the article. You can read the transcript at the same time or after.<\/p>\n Click any phrase for the translation and links to related grammar lessons which you can add to your Kwiziq notebook<\/a> to practise later.<\/p>\nBackground<\/h3>\n
Exercise: Las doce uvas<\/h3>\n