Listening, reading & writing

A1 🎧 Listening Nos conocemos: a language exchange Sofía and Daniel meet for the first time at a language exchange in Madrid. Conversations · ≈ 8 min A1 🎧 Listening Breakfast at the café Elena orders breakfast, sits on the terrace and pays the bill. Food & restaurants · ≈ 8 min A1 🎧 Listening At the market: fruit and vegetables Javier buys tomatoes, onions, strawberries and bananas at a market stall. Shopping · ≈ 8 min A1 🎧 Listening How much is it? Prices and change Ana buys postcards, stamps and a magnet, and pays the exact amount with coins. Money & prices · ≈ 9 min A1 📖 Reading An email from Valencia Marta writes to Emma, the exchange student who is coming to stay with her family. Emails & messages · ≈ 8 min A1 📖 Reading Reading a restaurant menu A real-looking menu with starters, mains, desserts and the menu of the day. Choose, add up and order. Food & restaurants · ≈ 8 min A1 ✍️ Writing Ser or estar? Write it right Spot the wrong verb, write the right form and build sentences with ser and estar. Grammar in use · ≈ 10 min A1 ✍️ Writing Introduce yourself in writing Translate the key sentences, build them from word tiles and then write your own introduction with a live checklist. Introductions · ≈ 12 min

A2 🎧 Listening Members Buying cinema tickets Pablo buys two tickets for a late showing: session, seats, student discount and payment. Tickets & transport · ≈ 9 min A2 🎧 Listening Members Train tickets to Seville Laura buys a return ticket on the high-speed train, chooses her seat and asks about the platform. Tickets & transport · ≈ 9 min A2 🎧 Listening Members At the airport: check-in Marco checks in for a flight to Lima, but his suitcase is too heavy. Airport · ≈ 9 min A2 🎧 Listening Members Checking in at the hotel Isabel arrives at her hotel by the sea and asks about breakfast, wifi, check-out and parking. Hotels · ≈ 9 min A2 🎧 Listening Members A weekend in Granada Clara tells us about her trip to Granada: the Alhambra, free tapas and a rainy Sunday. Travel & experiences · ≈ 9 min A2 🎧 Listening Members Asking for directions A tourist asks a local the way to the Fine Arts Museum, and gets a surprise at the end. Directions · ≈ 8 min A2 🎧 Listening Members Booking a table by phone Nuria phones a restaurant to book a table for her father’s birthday. Phone calls · ≈ 9 min A2 🎧 Listening Members The weekend weather forecast A radio forecast for Spain: rain in the north, snow in the mountains and sun in the south. Weather · ≈ 8 min A2 📖 Reading Members Making plans in a group chat Irene, Hugo and Bea try to agree on a plan for Saturday. It isn’t easy. Emails & messages · ≈ 8 min A2 📖 Reading Members Flats to rent: reading the ads Three short ads for flats and rooms. Decide which one suits each person. Housing · ≈ 9 min A2 📖 Reading Members Seville in 48 hours A travel article with a two-day plan for Seville: monuments, tapas, flamenco and practical tips. Travel & experiences · ≈ 10 min A2 ✍️ Writing Members A postcard from the beach Practise the preterite, fix the classic mistakes, then write a holiday postcard with a live checklist. Travel & experiences · ≈ 14 min A2 ✍️ Writing Members Writing a booking email Learn the polite formulas, build them from tiles and write a full email to book a hotel room. Hotels · ≈ 14 min A2 ✍️ Writing Members Proofread the email Tom wrote an email to his Spanish host family. Find his mistakes, fix more sentences and translate the tricky bits. Emails & messages · ≈ 12 min