La herencia árabe en España

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level B2

This reading and listening exercise is about the influence of Arabic culture on Spain and the Spanish language. This is suitable for level B2 Spanish students and contains some C1 grammar points.

Background

For nearly 800 years, Arabs from North Africa, frequently referred to as "Moors" (Spanish = moros), were the dominant rulers of a vast part of what is now modern-day Spain. Their influence left an indelible mark on Spanish architecture, culture, food and the Spanish language. Discover more about this important part of Spanish history with our bilingual reader.

Exercise: La herencia árabe en España

Watch the video, 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. Keep scrolling down to see vocabulary and study lists associated with this exercise.

Vocabulary and study lists

Here are the vocabulary and study lists associated with this reader:

• Subordinating Conjunctions
• Common expressions followed by the Subjunctive
• Subject Pronouns
• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Prepositions
• Subordinate Conjunctions
• Time Adverbs
• Adverbs of place
• Quantitative Adverbs
• Invariable Adjectives ending in -e and -a
• Arabicisms in Spanish
• Idiomatic Phrases with por
• Spanish numbers 100-1000

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