{"id":5589,"date":"2018-11-20T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T11:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spanish.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2018-11-05T12:32:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T12:32:32","slug":"el-clasico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanish.kwiziq.com\/blog\/el-clasico\/","title":{"rendered":"El cl\u00e1sico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spanish online reading and listening practice &#8211; level B1<\/h2>\n<p>This reading and listening exercise discusses the traditional rivalry that exists between the Real Madrid and Barcelona football teams. It can help you practise <a href=\"\/revision\/glossary\/grammatical-form\/comparativo\"><strong>comparatives<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"\/revision\/glossary\/grammatical-form\/superlativo\"><strong>superlatives<\/strong><\/a>. It is suitable for level <strong>B1<\/strong>\u00a0Spanish students.<\/p>\n<h3>Exercise: El cl\u00e1sico<\/h3>\n<p>Watch the video, then read the transcript. 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