Ciudadanía española: la experiencia de María Virginia

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level A2

Listen to María Virginia's experience of applying for Spanish nationality and, in particular, the types of questions that came up in the General Culture exam.

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Indefinido, El Imperfecto, and the use and position of the preposition de for descriptions.

Interview text prepared by Ana Matilla and audio by María Virginia (using her native Venezuelan accent).

Exercise: Ciudadanía española - la experiencia de María Virginia

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