Museo del Prado

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level C1

El Museo Nacional del Prado, located in Madrid, is Spain's most important museum with a magnificent collection of European art. In 2019 it celebrated its second centenary and the video article reviews its origins.

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise using El Presente to narrate past events, the passive voice and past tenses generally.

Exercise: Museo del Prado

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.

How this exercise works

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    Use the tick box above the text to turn translations and grammar tips on or off. When they're on, click on any phrase to see them.
  2. Read the text
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  3. Answer the questions
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Answer in English: we're testing your understanding of the text, not your grammar or expression, so nothing you write here will be marked for accuracy. To get feedback on how you write, try one of our writing exercises.

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