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    Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level: Easy Stories for Intermediate Spanish, #1
    Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level: Easy Stories for Intermediate Spanish, #1
    Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level: Easy Stories for Intermediate Spanish, #1
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    Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level: Easy Stories for Intermediate Spanish, #1

    By Frederic Bibard and My Daily Spanish

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    10 Spanish Short Stories to Boost Your Reading and Listening Comprehension

     

    Reading is one of the best activities you can do to learn new vocabulary and grammar structures. When coupled with audio material to boost your reading comprehension, it becomes an even more fun and effective method to improve your Spanish.

     

    Learn Spanish Vocabulary in Context

     

    The short stories will not just teach you new Spanish words, but also help you better understand the contexts in which the words can be used. This will help you develop a more natural flow of words when speaking Spanish.

     

    No Dictionary Needed

     

    With built-in glossaries throughout the text, you will learn hundreds of Spanish words, phrases, and expressions, without the need for a dictionary. This will let you enjoy an unhampered reading experience and boost your reading comprehension.

     

    Useful Story Themes for Intermediate Level

     

    The stories you will find inside this book are not only interesting to read, but also revolve around useful situations that you might encounter in everyday life. You can immediately put the words you learn to use! The story themes are: music, office, trips, cooking, luxury/money, beauty, weather, family, and also dreams and nightmares.

     

    Improve Your Listening Skills and Pronunciation with Audio

     

    Practice your listening skills and familiarize yourself with spoken Spanish by listening to the audio recorded by a native Spanish-speaker. When you listen to the audio supplement, you will be able to train your ear and familiarize yourself with how the words sound when spoken, as well as practice the pronunciation by following along to the audio.

     

    Ideal for Intermediate Level Spanish-Learners

     

    Some beginners may be able to enjoy the stories, but a basic understanding of Spanish is recommended to get maximum enjoyment and effectiveness out of the stories.

     

     

    Grab your copy today and start learning Spanish with short stories!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMy Daily Spanish
    Release dateNov 22, 2021
    ISBN9798201911195
    Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level: Easy Stories for Intermediate Spanish, #1
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    Frederic Bibard

    Frédéric Bibard is the founder of TalkInFrench.com, a French language and culture website named as the #1 language blog in the 2016 Best Language Learning Blogs by bab.la and Lexiophiles.  He spent several years teaching French while traveling abroad and has since moved back to Paris to dedicate his time TO developing fun and helpful French language resources. He takes food seriously (he is French after all), but he complements it with a love of running which allows him to nurture his passion for good food while staying in shape.  Say hello to him on Twitter (@fredericbibard) and Google+ or visit his website www.talkinfrench.com.

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      Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level - Frederic Bibard

      Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Level

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      Improve your Spanish Listening and Reading Comprehension Skills

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      © All rights reserved 2021

      Frédéric BIBARD (MyDailySpanish.com)

      No part of this book, including the audio material, may be copied, reproduced, transmitted, or distributed, in any form without prior written permission of the author. For permission requests, email: support@mydailyspanish.com.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Advice on How to Use This Book Effectively

      How to Use the Audio

      Histoire 1: El Peculiar Grupo de Rock (música e instrumentos)

      Story 1: The Peculiar Rock Band (music and instruments)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 2: El Cumpleaños de María (oficina y trabajo)

      Story 2: Maria’s Birthday (office and work)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 3: Historia de un Aeropuerto (Viajes y aeropuertos)

      Story 3: Story of an Airport (trips and airports)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 4: El Monstruo de Debajo de La Cama (sueños y pesadillas)

      Story 4: The Monster Under the Bed (Dreams and nightmare)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 5: La Gallina de la Anciana (comidas y cocina)

      Story 5: The Old Woman’s Hen (food and kitchen)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 6: El Viejo, Viejo Vino (lujos y dinero)

      Story 6: The Old, Old Wine (luxury and money)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 7: La Belleza Tras Las Apariencias (belleza y descripción)

      Story 7: The Beauty Behind Appearances (beauty and description)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 8: Las Luces de la Sabiduría (tiempo meteorológico y descripción)

      Story 8: The Lights of Knowledge (weather and landscape description)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 9: La Historia de Pedro (familia y guerra)

      Story 9: Pedro’s Story (family and war)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Histoire 10: Viernes 7 de Diciembre (sueños y realidad)

      Story 10: Friday December 7th (dreams and reality)

      Vocabulary Recap

      Conclusion

      Instructions on How to Download the Audio

      About My Daily Spanish

      Introduction

      Reading is one of the best activities you can do to improve your knowledge of a particular language. Reading helps you learn new vocabulary and even introduces you to varied grammar structures that will be easier for you to pick up and put to use immediately. Most of all, reading is a fun activity that will not seem like such a chore in learning a language. Now add a listening aspect to that, and you get an engaging and entirely effective way to learn a language.

      This book contains ten original Spanish short stories designed to help you improve your reading and listening skills and learn new vocabulary easily. This book will address some issues you might have, such as lack of available reading materials suited to your level, or difficulty in finding audio resources to practice your listening comprehension skills.

      You’ll be able to read ten short stories about useful daily topics that are perfect for intermediate level learners. With the built-in Spanish-English glossary throughout the text, you’ll be able to effortlessly add 1,000 new Spanish words to your repertoire without needing a dictionary.

      The stories are written in such a way that will make it easier for you to understand the context in which the vocabulary is used.  

      So, are you ready to start reading the Spanish short stories? Let’s get started! Enjoy!

      Gracias. Thank you.

      My Daily Spanish Team

      Advice on How to Use This Book Effectively

      You may already have some ideas on how you will enjoy this book, but nonetheless, we have prepared some advice to maximize your learning and enjoyment.  

      Don’t try to understand everything the first time around. If your Spanish is not flawless yet, you may miss or misunderstand some of the words. That’s OK. Don’t give up or get frustrated just because you are stuck on one word. We have tried to provide as much vocabulary as possible, which we believe can cement your comprehension of the stories. If one word confuses you, just skip it and continue reading. 

      Review the words you learn after each chapter. The new words you learn may just as easily be forgotten after you read them. To avoid that, try to review the vocabulary you learn after each story.

      How to Use the Audio

      The bonus audio is narrated by a professional voice actor/native Spanish-speaker. The phrases are repeated twice with enough time in between. During the gap, make sure to practice pronouncing the words yourself!

      Important! The link to download the Audio is available at the end of this book.

      Histoire 1: El Peculiar Grupo de Rock (música e instrumentos) / Story 1: The Peculiar Rock Band (music and instruments)

      Important! The link to download the audio is available at the end of this book. Click here.

      Marta llegaba de la Universidad todos los días a la misma hora. Estudiaba un rato, ayudaba con las tareas de la casa, sacaba a pasear a su perro y si le quedaba tiempo libre siempre lo gastaba de la misma manera: tocando la guitarra. Marta era una gran apasionada de la música. En ese sentido, siempre había sido el bicho raro de su grupo de amigos. Le encantaba pasar tardes enteras escuchando música y tocando la guitarra. Además, tenía una voz preciosa y una gran capacidad para componer canciones, o para hacer versiones de las canciones que más le gustaban. Tenía toda la habitación llena de posters, una estantería con todos los discos de vinilo y los CDs que se había comprado ella, o que le habían regalado sus amigos durante su cumpleaños. Marta no podía salir a la calle y si no llevaba los cascos puestos, el día que se me rompían o se quedaba sin música por cualquier motivo, era una verdadera tragedia.

      Marta got back from the university at the same time every day. She studied for a while, helped with household chores, took her dog for a walk and, if she had any free time, she always spent it the same way: playing the guitar. Marta was very passionate about music. In this sense, she had always been the weirdo of her group of friends. She loved to spend entire afternoons listening to music and playing guitar. In addition, she had a beautiful voice and a great ability to compose songs, or to make covers of the songs she liked most. She had her whole room full of posters, a shelf with all the vinyl records and CDs that she had bought, or that her friends had given her on her birthday. Marta wasn’t able to go out and, if she wasn't putting on her headphones, the day they broke or she ran out of music for whatever reason, it was a real tragedy. 

      Tocar la guitarra: to play the guitar

      Ser el bicho raro: to be the weird guy

      Escuchar música: to listen to music

      Componer canciones: to compose songs

      Versiones: covers

      Discos de vinilo: vinyl records

      Cascos: headphones

      Cuando comenzó la historia, Marta acaba de llegar a la universidad. Quería estudiar periodismo, porque su sueño era trabajar analizando música en una televisión, o tener su propio programa de radio, su propia columna en su revista o un periódico, o dedicarse a escribir simplemente sobre lo que más le gustaba. Dentro de la Universidad hizo un grupo de amigos bastante amplio, debido a que era una chica muy sociable.

      When the story began, Marta had just got to university. She wanted to study journalism, because her dream was to work analyzing music on television, or to have her own radio show, her own column in a magazine or a newspaper, or simply to write about what she liked most. At university she made a fairly large group of friends, because she was a very sociable girl.

      Analizar música: to analyse music

      Un día, caminando por los pasillos, le llamó mucho la atención un anuncio que había colgado en la pared. Se trataba de uno de los grupos de rock más famosos de su universidad, compuesto por 4 chicos un poco más mayores que ella, pero que ya habían sacado su propio disco. Ella era muy fan de ese grupo, y les había visto actuar en más de una ocasión en los eventos organizados por la universidad. En el anuncio, el líder principal del grupo, que además era el batería, informaba de que el grupo se había quedado sin guitarrista y que estaban buscando a una persona que pudiera tocar la guitarra y cantar para hacer un casting.

      One day, walking through the corridors, an advertisement that had been hung on the wall caught her attention. It was one of the most famous rock bands at her university, made up of 4 boys a little older than her, but who had already released their own album. She was a big fan of the band, and had seen them perform on more than one occasion at events organized by the university. In the ad, the main leader of the band, who was also the drummer, reported that the band was in need of a guitarist and they were looking for someone who could play guitar and sing for a casting. 

      Grupo de rock: rock band

      Disco: CD

      Actuar: to perform

      Evento: event

      Batería: drummer

      Guitarrista: guitar player

      Marta no lo dudó ni un momento y se apuntó el número de teléfono en el móvil. Esa misma tarde, cuando volvió a casa, envió un mensaje de texto diciendo que había leído el anuncio y que llevaba más de 7 años tocando la guitarra, que además componía y le gustaba cantar. La respuesta llegó unos segundos después. Marcos, que así se llamaba el chico que haya puesto el anuncio, le preguntó si podían reunirse con todo el grupo el día siguiente después de las clases, y quedaron en que se verían en una de las salas que habían alquilado para hacer la audición. Marta estaba muy ilusionada porque siempre había soñado con tener un grupo de rock, y parecía que se le había presentado la oportunidad perfecta. Marcos era uno de los mejores guitarristas que había conocido y estaba seguro de que ese grupo llegaría muy lejos.

      Marta didn't hesitate for a moment and wrote down the phone number on her mobile phone. That same afternoon, when she got home, she sent a text message

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