Spanish Short Stories For Beginners: The Easy Way To Get Better At Speaking Spanish

By Felipe Moya and Leslie Pérez

So you've taken the first steps to learn Spanish? 

Congratulations! 

Are you looking for a fun way to become conversational? 

Have you always wanted to speak naturally in this charming language?

 

Look no further! 

 

The tools you're looking for are right inside this book, with 54 more wonderfully engaging dialogues to help you improve your Spanish reading, comprehension, and conversation skills!

 

What is holding you back from being conversational in Spanish? 

 

Perhaps it is a lack of vocabulary and comprehension that makes it hard for you to understand what people are saying. 

 

Maybe it's that when you try to express yourself, you just can't find the right words and phrases to use (or the expression you use don't go over well with because they're not commonly used by native speakers). 

 

If only there was a single solution for increasing comprehension, strengthening grammar, and building a phrasebook of useful expressions (to use in a wide variety of situations), all while having fun and being entertained.

 

Good news! 

 

The solution is right in front of you, in a book that will be your favorite companion for learning and becoming conversational in Spanish. 

 

You'll cover all the essentials: grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, and conversation, all while enjoying a good read (and not even realizing that you're studying and improving your language skills)!

 

In this book, you'll discover:

• The key to improving three basic language skills, by reading the stories out loud, writing answers to the tests to check comprehension, and putting the dialogues to use when speaking.
• A relaxed way to improve your Spanish (while being entertained!)
• How to avoid some of the most common mistakes beginners to learning Spanish make.
• A tried-and-proven method for processing new words and phrases and gradually building your active vocabulary.
• How engaging dialogues and short stories make learning Spanish easy and fun!
• A guide that is simple enough for beginners and engaging for intermediate learners.
• English translations to facilitate ease of use and full comprehension for those in the earliest stages of learning—including children!
• The greatest crutches that hold people back from being conversational (and how you can get rid of them!)

 

If you enjoy reading entertaining short stories and would love to enhance your Spanish while doing so, this book is for you!

 

To kick off your journey to being conversational in Spanish, simply click "Add to Cart".

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: M & M Limitless Online Inc.
• Release date: Jul 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393548089

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The Learning Unit

The purpose of this book is help you gain knowledge while reading and entertaining yourself. Every short story or dialogue is unique and thought to provide vocabulary and grammatical structures through natural conversations, normal situations and everyday settings at a beginner level.

These short stories, dialogues, or readings have been written for you to:

Read in a relaxed way and have fun while improving your Spanish and general knowledge.

Make the most of your reading and comprehension process by using a vocabulary list that includes some relevant or new vocabulary and phrases. This vocabulary is bolded in the text and included in a list at the end of each reading with its meaning in English.

Test your level of knowledge and comprehension through a variety of questions. The answers to all the exercises are given together with a translation of the reading into English to facilitate comprehension for the most beginners of the beginners☺.

As you see, the learning unit is simple, practical and interesting, as well as the topics.

You will probably see verbs that you have already used but conjugated in an unfamiliar form. Focus on how the verb is presented in that sentence and context. If it is bolded in the reading, it will appear in the list of vocabulary with the basic verb form in parenthesis to help you better understand and interpret it.

Dialogues/Short Stories For Daily And Common Themes

On the following pages you will keep on making progress with your Spanish through easy, practical, interesting and varied readings and dialogues.

You will be discovering, learning, and practicing new words, useful everyday phrases and common expressions, relevant grammar structures, interesting general knowledge and curiosities, and much more.

Go ahead and enjoy your reading process and achievements!

1. Las Rosas

Las rosas son flores hermosas. Las hay de muchos colores. Sus pétalos son suaves y delicados, pero la mayoría de las rosas tienen su tallo lleno de espinas para protegerse de ciertos animales.

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Vocabulario:

Pétalos: petals

Delicados: delicate

Tallo: stems

Espinas: thorns

Comprensión De La Lectura.

Completa cada frase con una palabra de la lectura:

Las rosas son ______________.

Las rosas tienen muchas ______________.

Tienen ______________ para protegerse.

Las espinas se encuentran en el ____________.

A diferencia del tallo, sus pétalos son ____________.

Respuestas:

flores / hermosas

espinas

espinas

tallo

suaves / delicados

Roses

Roses are beautiful flowers. You’ll find them in numerous colors. Its petals are soft and delicate, but most roses have their stems full of thorns to protect themselves from certain animals.

2. Perros Calientes

Jaime: ¿Tienes alguna idea para la cena?

Rebeca: Había pensado en unos perros calientes. Tenemos el pan y las salsas pero habría que comprar las salchichas.

Jaime: No hay problema. Yo paso por el súper al salir del trabajo.

Rebeca: Si puedes trae también un refresco, gracias.

Vocabulario:

Salsas: sauces

Salchichas: sausages

Paso (pasar): pass

Refresco:soft drink

Comprensión De La Lectura.

Selecciona la(s) respuesta(s) correcta(s). Cada ítem puede tener más de una respuesta:

Jaime y Rebeca cenarán:

salchichas

sándwiches

perros calientes

hamburguesas

En casa hay:

pan

salsas

salchichas

refrescos

Hay que comprar:

pan

salsas

salchichas

refrescos

¿Quién irá al supermercado?

Pilar

Jaime

Ninguno

Los dos

¿Cuándo pasará Jaime por el supermercado?

Después de la cena

Antes de ir al trabajo

Después del trabajo

Enseguida

Respuestas:

c

a, b

c, d

b

c

Hot Dogs

Jaime: Do you have any idea for dinner?

Rebeca: I had thought about hot dogs. We have the bread and the sauces but we would have to buy the sausages.

Jaime: No problem. I pass by the supermarket after work.

Rebeca: If you can, bring a soft drink too, thank you.

3. Viajando En Avión

Pilar: ¡Mira, ya estamos llegando!

Pablo: ¡Qué cantidad de barcos!

Pilar: E islotes.

Pablo: Y más allá se dibuja la costa.

Pilar: Me encanta mirar por la ventanilla cuando viajo en avión.

Pablo: Las nubes y la vista suelen ser espectaculares. ¡Aviso de abrocharse el cinturón!

Pilar: Pronto estaremos aterrizando.

Vocabulario:

Islotes: islets

Costa: coast

Ventanilla: window

Vista: view

Suelen (soler) ser: to usually be

Aterrizando (aterrizar): landing

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Comprensión De La Lectura.

Escribe V de Verdadero o F de Falso después de cada oración:

A Pilar le gusta mirar por la ventanilla. ____

Desde la ventanilla se pueden ver islotes. ____

El avión está a punto de despegar. ____

El avión está a punto de aterrizar. ____

Hay aviso de abrocharse el cinturón. ____

Note: Despegar and aterrizar are antonyms ☺

Respuestas:

v

v

f

v

v

Traveling By Plane

Pilar: Look, we’re arriving!

Pablo: How many ships!

Pilar: And islets.

Pablo: And beyond, the coast is showing up.

Pilar: I love looking through the window when I travel by plane.

Pablo: The clouds and the view are usually spectacular. The fasten seat belt sign is on!

Pilar: We’ll be landing soon.

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4. Reflexión

Deseo

que encuentres a alguien

que hable tu mismo lenguaje,

así no desgastarás

tu vida intentando siempre

traducir tu espíritu.

Anónimo

Vocabulario:

Alguien: someone

Lenguaje: language

Desgastarás (desgastar): spend a lifetime

Intentando (intentar): trying

Comprensión De La Lectura.

Selecciona una palabra de la lectura asociada con cada conjunto de palabras:

Ejemplo:  0) continuamente, constantemente:

Respuesta: siempre

alma, mente:

palabras, gestos, idioma:

diga, comunique, converse:

probando, tratando:

usarás, gastarás:

Note: You are learning some synonyms of these verbs and emphasizing the learning of their endings ☺

Respuestas:

espíritu

lenguaje

hable

intentando

desgastarás

Reflection

I wish

you find someone

who speaks your own

language...

So you do not have to spend

a lifetime trying

to translate

your spirit.

Anonymous

5.Obsequios

Marisela: ¿Conseguiste el obsequio que