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Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

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  • Author：Olly Richards
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Summary

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners。

"I love Olly's work - and you will too！" - Barbara Oakley， PhD， Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level， designed to give a sense of achievement， and most importantly - enjoyment！ Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference， these eight captivating stories will both entertain you， and give you a feeling of progress when reading。

What does this book give you？

· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres， from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun， while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary

· Controlled language at your level， including the 1000 most frequent words， to help you progress confidently

· Authentic spoken dialogues， to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability

· Pleasure！ It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun， and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language， you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard！' 'I don't understand！'

· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally， in a stress-free way

Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy， these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress， including

· A glossary for bolded words in each text

· A bilingual word list

· Full plot summary

· Comprehension questions after each chapter。

As a result， you will be able to focus on enjoying reading， delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language， without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated。 From science fiction to fantasy， to crime and thrillers， Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners will make learning Spanish easy and enjoyable。



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Reviews

Ninjakicalka ，

Pomimo kilku błędów jest to naprawdę spoko książka dla trochę bardziej niż początkujących。W środku znajduje się 8 kilkustronicowych historyjek。 O tajemniczej chatce w lesie， podróży w czasie， piratach， rodzinnym sekrecie， magicznej kuli czy kosmicznej wyprawie。 Rozstrzał tematów jest więc bardzo duży。Po każdym rozdziale jest tłumaczenie pogrubionych słów na angielski （co ciekawe， niektóre czasowniki są sprowadzane do bezokolicznika， dzięki temu możemy zdać sobie sprawę， że znamy dane słowo， tylk Pomimo kilku błędów jest to naprawdę spoko książka dla trochę bardziej niż początkujących。W środku znajduje się 8 kilkustronicowych historyjek。 O tajemniczej chatce w lesie， podróży w czasie， piratach， rodzinnym sekrecie， magicznej kuli czy kosmicznej wyprawie。 Rozstrzał tematów jest więc bardzo duży。Po każdym rozdziale jest tłumaczenie pogrubionych słów na angielski （co ciekawe， niektóre czasowniki są sprowadzane do bezokolicznika， dzięki temu możemy zdać sobie sprawę， że znamy dane słowo， tylko w innej formie）， krótki test z treści， a także， co podoba mi się najbardziej， streszczenie wcześniejszego tekstu。Jeśli zaś interesują was inne wersje językowe， to te same opowiadania zostały wydane w języku niemieckim， francuskim， włoskim， szwedzkim， rosyjskim， norweskim， holenderskim， koreańskim， brazylijskim portugalskim， angielskim， islandzkim， arabskim， duńskim i tureckim。 。。。more

James Cull ，

The stories are a bit ridiculous and whimsical， but they are good for learning Spanish at the A2/B1 level （including sentence structure， grammar and new words） and the questions at the end of each chapter help with understanding the material。 There is also quite a useful vocabulary list at the back， and new words are highlighted in bold throughout the book to aid learning。

Robert Palmer ，

Tough book to rate。 I liked the repetition of vocabulary。 However the stories were too unbelievable。 For instance in la mujer invisible， if Laura took the car why were they searching for her at the picnic spot。

Melissa Scruggs ，

I love the whole idea behind this book！ This book provides you with intriguing short stories that are three chapters each。 Each chapter is written in Spanish and contains some bolder vocabulary words， a brief summary （also written in Spanish）， a glossary， and five multiple choice comprehension questions （you guess it， also written in Spanish）。 The goal is that you stop translating word for word meaning and learn to read holistically， grasping the message of what you are reading。 I throughly enjo I love the whole idea behind this book！ This book provides you with intriguing short stories that are three chapters each。 Each chapter is written in Spanish and contains some bolder vocabulary words， a brief summary （also written in Spanish）， a glossary， and five multiple choice comprehension questions （you guess it， also written in Spanish）。 The goal is that you stop translating word for word meaning and learn to read holistically， grasping the message of what you are reading。 I throughly enjoyed reading and quizzing myself。 I then went back through the book reading each sentence aloud to a translator to assess my pronunciation and accent。 Good read if you are learning Spanish and have the basics down！ 。。。more

Christina ，

The stories weren’t great but the book is a good exposure to Spanish and the quizzes are great for checking for understanding。

Liana Williams ，

El escribiendo no era muy bien pero es buena práctica del Español。 Y yo necesito practicar。 Mucho。

Andrew Lawlor ，

Primero， perdóname para mi errores - aún tengo muchas cosas aprender。Pues…¿Qué puedo decir？ Recomiendo este libro con gusto。 Lo leí después tomé el curso de Olly Richard se llama ‘Spanish Uncovered’。 Por lo general， yo podía leer y aprender la mayoría de las frases y las palabras， pero algunas de ellos eran nuevos para mí。 Lo leí por Kindle para que podría buscar frases y palabras sin parar。 Leí el libro y escuché el audiolibro a la vez。 El audio es de alta calidad y fue grabado con un acento de Primero， perdóname para mi errores - aún tengo muchas cosas aprender。Pues…¿Qué puedo decir？ Recomiendo este libro con gusto。 Lo leí después tomé el curso de Olly Richard se llama ‘Spanish Uncovered’。 Por lo general， yo podía leer y aprender la mayoría de las frases y las palabras， pero algunas de ellos eran nuevos para mí。 Lo leí por Kindle para que podría buscar frases y palabras sin parar。 Leí el libro y escuché el audiolibro a la vez。 El audio es de alta calidad y fue grabado con un acento de España。Yo querría señalar una cosa antes de escribo más sobre las historias。 He visto que algunas personas han dicho que este libro fue escrito en español ibérico。 Esto es la verdad。 Sin embargo， no hay problemas con esto。 No es difícil aprender uno más tiempo verbal。 Además， ‘vosotros’ no es usando mucho en el libro， y es una forma clara que es fácil notar。 La mayoría de lo que leo es de Latinoamérica y no había problemas para mí。¡Ahora， las historias！ Si tendría que clasificar ellos， parecerían como esto:El CaballeroLa CápsulaLaura， la mujer invisibleDemásEl Caballero es la única historia de fantasia clásica y me encanta mucho。 Esta historia es un buen ejemplo de crear una historia con ambiente excelente。 Solo tengo una problema con la historia - acaba justo como la emoción empieza。A diferencia de las otras historias， La Cápsula tiene una escena con una lucha。 Además， esta escena ocurre a punto tener el más impacto。'Laura， la mujer invisible’ era emocionante y también tiene muchas frases y palabras que son útiles para el mundo de empresa。¿Qué estás esperando？ Si quieres tu nivel de español ampliar rápidamente， debes dejar el libro de texto y debes empezar leer libros como esto。 。。。more

Paul Abernathy ，

The stories are easiest enough for me at my level （low intermediate， B1）， and I have been picking up words from them。 None are literary masterpieces， but they are designed to help you learn Spanish。The author is not a native speaker， but hopefully he has editors who are native speakers。 I read （more like attempted to read） the Russian version， Short Stories in Russian， during a brief time when I was trying to learn Russian。 There are version for about 8 different languages， with the stories bein The stories are easiest enough for me at my level （low intermediate， B1）， and I have been picking up words from them。 None are literary masterpieces， but they are designed to help you learn Spanish。The author is not a native speaker， but hopefully he has editors who are native speakers。 I read （more like attempted to read） the Russian version， Short Stories in Russian， during a brief time when I was trying to learn Russian。 There are version for about 8 different languages， with the stories being mostly the same plot but in different languages。 。。。more

Sinead ，

Very weird stories， but a good way to practice。

Luisa Fowler ，

I really enjoyed the short stories。 I'm a Spanish major in college， so it helps to read something enjoyable in Spanish during winter break。 I also listened to the audio book while reading。 However， I noticed some minor errors in the writing while I was listening and reading， but they don't distract from the plot。 I highly recommend this book for people who at least have taken 2 semesters of Spanish。 I also read the French version of this book。 Thank you Olly Richards！ I really enjoyed the short stories。 I'm a Spanish major in college， so it helps to read something enjoyable in Spanish during winter break。 I also listened to the audio book while reading。 However， I noticed some minor errors in the writing while I was listening and reading， but they don't distract from the plot。 I highly recommend this book for people who at least have taken 2 semesters of Spanish。 I also read the French version of this book。 Thank you Olly Richards！ 。。。more

Vipin Ajayakumar ，

An awesome book for learning spanish。 The short stories were quite enjoyable。 🙂

Jonas ，

Extremely helpful， and actually entertaining。 These stories are orders of magnitude better than the repetitive boredom of certain other 'Spanish for beginners' stories out there。 Highly recommended。 Extremely helpful， and actually entertaining。 These stories are orders of magnitude better than the repetitive boredom of certain other 'Spanish for beginners' stories out there。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

The Bookish Austin ，

I mean， these aren't the most exciting works of fiction but I greatly appreciated them for the value they provided my Spanish learning！ I mean， these aren't the most exciting works of fiction but I greatly appreciated them for the value they provided my Spanish learning！ 。。。more

Stephanie ，

For me， las historias weren't particularly interesantes pero I found reading en español muy enjoyable 😂 For me， las historias weren't particularly interesantes pero I found reading en español muy enjoyable 😂 。。。more

Naomi ，

I don't think these stories are for absolute beginners， but despite not being familiar with all the tenses used， I was still able to understand， most of the time， what was going on。 There could have been a lot more words and phrases in the glossary， but I was able to use online translation tools to fill in the gaps。 The stories are bit crazy and far fetched at times， but I enjoyed them despite this and they kept me reading until the end。 I'm giving it 4 stars， because I think I learned a lot and I don't think these stories are for absolute beginners， but despite not being familiar with all the tenses used， I was still able to understand， most of the time， what was going on。 There could have been a lot more words and phrases in the glossary， but I was able to use online translation tools to fill in the gaps。 The stories are bit crazy and far fetched at times， but I enjoyed them despite this and they kept me reading until the end。 I'm giving it 4 stars， because I think I learned a lot and I felt a great sense of achievement at having understood most of the stories。 。。。more

Kamila ，

This book is good。 But this book is not suitable for complete beginners。 The first story is a quite easy read but once you go forward you’ll need the higher lever of Spanish。 I would even risk saying lower intermediate。 I’d recommend this book to everyone who understand Spanish grammar on the A2 level which is already beginner plus。 Make sure you are familiar with past tenses once you reach out for this book。 I didn’t know anything about the past when I started and it was quite a struggle for me This book is good。 But this book is not suitable for complete beginners。 The first story is a quite easy read but once you go forward you’ll need the higher lever of Spanish。 I would even risk saying lower intermediate。 I’d recommend this book to everyone who understand Spanish grammar on the A2 level which is already beginner plus。 Make sure you are familiar with past tenses once you reach out for this book。 I didn’t know anything about the past when I started and it was quite a struggle for me in the beginning。 Once I’ve learned more and more grammar it became a very easy read which I enjoyed a lot。 。。。more

Emalie Sutton ，

Really rate this book。 I am just completing an A1 Spanish beginners class and the language in this book is simple enough that I can read and get the gist of the story by relying on my knowledge and the context of the story， but also has enough vocabulary that I don’t know to ensure I am learning new words and phrases。 Definitely follow the authors suggestion of reading the chapter the first time without looking up the vocabulary， I think you’ll surprise yourself with how much you can work out fo Really rate this book。 I am just completing an A1 Spanish beginners class and the language in this book is simple enough that I can read and get the gist of the story by relying on my knowledge and the context of the story， but also has enough vocabulary that I don’t know to ensure I am learning new words and phrases。 Definitely follow the authors suggestion of reading the chapter the first time without looking up the vocabulary， I think you’ll surprise yourself with how much you can work out for yourself！ I know I did :） 。。。more

Sam O'Beardy ，

Great for practising reading although the stories are boring AF

Abby Spence ，

Very helpful！

Agathokles ，

This booklet has been a really great help testing my knowledge of Spanish and I could understand almost everything without help。 For some stories， I wish they had been a bit longer or done more world-building， but then， these ARE short stories， so。。。 Anyways， I have already gotten the second book for Intermediate Learners。 I can hardly wait to see how that turns out， and if the ease of reading holds up。

Chylanne Schindel ，

Very helpful！

Emily Littler ，

As many have said this is great as a language learning tool， which is what I expected it to be， and therefore I wasn't personally disappointed with the content as I knew it was more geared towards language understanding than gripping tales。 The stories are definitely odd at times， but they are engaging enough for you to actually finish them！ I actually enjoyed the sense of accomplishment I got from reading through this， and look forward to the next one。 As many have said this is great as a language learning tool， which is what I expected it to be， and therefore I wasn't personally disappointed with the content as I knew it was more geared towards language understanding than gripping tales。 The stories are definitely odd at times， but they are engaging enough for you to actually finish them！ I actually enjoyed the sense of accomplishment I got from reading through this， and look forward to the next one。 。。。more

Ramona Mead ，

This is a great tool for taking your beginner Spanish to the next level。 I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment when I finished each chapter and got the questions right！ The big downside is the stories are silly and not as enjoyable as I'd hoped。 They definitely feel like they're out of a kid's early reader， and this feels like a text book。 I was looking for a more casual reading experience that didn't necessarily feel like I was supposed to be learning as I read。 I'll certainly keep this o This is a great tool for taking your beginner Spanish to the next level。 I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment when I finished each chapter and got the questions right！ The big downside is the stories are silly and not as enjoyable as I'd hoped。 They definitely feel like they're out of a kid's early reader， and this feels like a text book。 I was looking for a more casual reading experience that didn't necessarily feel like I was supposed to be learning as I read。 I'll certainly keep this on hand and revisit when my Spanish skills improve。 I already have the second book in this series so I'll give it a try。 At least I know what to expect this time。 。。。more

Mad Hapa ，

Very helpful for improving your comprehension and vocabulary。 For high-level beginner two intermediate learners。 Aviso， it's Spain Spanish。 Very helpful for improving your comprehension and vocabulary。 For high-level beginner two intermediate learners。 Aviso， it's Spain Spanish。 。。。more

سلطان الشريف ，

It is a great book to learn Spanish language， it contains several stories each story divided in 3 chapters to make it easy to understand it。 Also at the end of each chapter there is a summary to see if you understood the overall idea of the chapter （the main idea of this chapter of the story 💡）。 In addition， the chapter contains a list of few vocabulary that could help you understand what those Spanish words mean in English。 Saying that I need to mention an important matter you need to have a go It is a great book to learn Spanish language， it contains several stories each story divided in 3 chapters to make it easy to understand it。 Also at the end of each chapter there is a summary to see if you understood the overall idea of the chapter （the main idea of this chapter of the story 💡）。 In addition， the chapter contains a list of few vocabulary that could help you understand what those Spanish words mean in English。 Saying that I need to mention an important matter you need to have a good base of Spanish vocabularies to start with this book。 In my situation I have started learning Spanish language using app called duolingo for more than a year now， it has helped me a lot in understanding most of the stories in this book。 To be frank I still used translator to translate some words even though the majority of these words I learned before but still not everything you can remember until you practice it in a daily base。 In this book you would be tested after each chapter with a multiple choice questions in order to know how good you understood the story。By the way I liked all the stories in this book， they are simple and nice stories。 It is a great way to start reading in Spanish language。 。。。more

Sophie Gillard ，

Good for reading in Spanish， but some plot holes。

Théo M。 （bookswiththeo） ，

Not a fun book to read， with many mistakes in the text。

Shawn ，

Este es un muy bueno libro especialmente para personas quieren a aprender español。 Solamente problema es las historias fueran escriben en español de España。 En el Estados Unidos más los hispánicos de México o Centro América。 Voy a recomendar este libro。

soph ，

Yes they are easy to understand and practise your Spanish but god I found the stories hard to get through simply because for me they were awful and a little ridiculous in places。 There were also a couple of errors in there which won’t really help your learning。

Michelle ，

This is quite useful if you don't pay too much attention to the actual content of the stories - by this I mean you should use it as a learning tool， rather than expecting an engrossing story。 These are for beginners， so it's to be expected that they're not exactly going to be very in depth。 At the beginning of the book there's a strong emphasis on how reading and finishing each story is more important than understanding every word and to not stop to look up words， I found this really helpful and This is quite useful if you don't pay too much attention to the actual content of the stories - by this I mean you should use it as a learning tool， rather than expecting an engrossing story。 These are for beginners， so it's to be expected that they're not exactly going to be very in depth。 At the beginning of the book there's a strong emphasis on how reading and finishing each story is more important than understanding every word and to not stop to look up words， I found this really helpful and encouraging because I definitely am the kind of person who would have made the mistake of looking up what I didn't understand and getting frustrated and I'm really pleased that this method of powering through helps and that I understood a lot more than I expected to。 My only issue， as another reviewer pointed out is that the book does contain some words that are used in South American Spanish speaking countries rather than what is used in Spain。 。。。more

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