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

"Author, Gary cements growing reputation...A collection of short stories that give a humorous account of life in a new country." (Salina Patel, The Hounslow Chronicle) "I liked the fact that some of the short stories in this collection were connected and followed on from each other, but at the same time they are stand alone. Great for people like me who are slow readers, I can read a whole story on the train to work and not have to wait all day for the ending." (Carol Wiggins) "I really enjoyed reading these short stories, they are easy to read. I would have liked it if there were more ...

What if you could master practical, daily spoken Spanish while being captivated by stories filled with scandal, passion, and adventure? If you're ready for a captivating journey that combines the thrill of learning practical, daily spoken Spanish with the charm of immersive storytelling, this book is an excellent choice. Prepare to transform your language skills and gain a deeper appreciation for Spanish-speaking cultures. Open a whole new world of learning and entertainment. Inside "Spicy Spanish Stories" you will discover: Seven enticing stories that will hold your attention and guide you...

Whether you’re planning on traveling to Spain or just want to learn another language, this audiobook guides you toward learning a basic to intermediate level of Spanish.

So, you want to be conversational in Spanish, but as soon as you start speaking with someone you lose hope. There’s just too much you don’t know, and most of what’s said goes over your head. You’re looking for the right book to come to your rescue - not a long and boring listen but something that will actually be fun to use and effective in getting you over the hurdle of actually speaking Spanish. Look no further: Your solution has arrived!

Electrodomésticos is an elegant yet powerful depiction of the post Spanish Civil War era, where class divisions lay bare those who can afford to eat a decent meal and those who can not. Josu is an inexperienced electrician, tasked with installing an oven in the home of an upper-class Basque couple. He’s completely captivated. But the couple, though they seem to have it all, are in a prison of their own. Mesmerizing in its subtlety and sinister intimations, Electrodomésticos reveals the poverty and loneliness of this era.

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 audiobook, with 54 more wonderfully engaging dialogues to help you improve your Spanish reading, comprehension, and conversation skills!

Listen to a native Spanish speaker who knows you’re a beginner. This audio was recorded at a pace you can actually understand. Stories have been used for generations as a proven and powerful teaching mechanism. These stories in particular are loaded with simple sentences, practical scenarios, and common phrases everyone should know.

¡Hola! If you got here, it's because you are interested in learning Spanish using the stories method. Then, let me tell you that you won’t regret buying this book because it contains 20 stories about different topics that have vocabulary and sentences that will be really useful for your process of learning Spanish. It is scientifically proven that learning a new language, or at least a second one, has a lot of benefits for your brain.

Do you want to improve your Spanish skills, but don’t want to sit around doing boring, repetitive exercises? Are you sick of learning grammatical rules, and instead want to learn actual Spanish that people use to communicate? What is more important to you, to be able to write a grammatically complicated sentence, or to be able to perfect your Spanish pronunciation so that you’re understood by native Spanish speakers all around the globe? There are 400 million native Spanish speakers in the world. That’s 40 million more than English native speakers.

In HOW WE SEE YOU, teacher and translator Álvaro Ramírez has collected ten biographical accounts of the lives of British people in Spain, from the late fifties until the present day, written by himself and others, with significant input from the subjects themselves. In this diverse collection we see the trials and adventures of individuals and couples through mostly sympathetic Spanish eyes, from Walter’s enigmatic sojourn in mid-century Castile to Alan’s reflective tale of a long life in voluntary exile. Here we see Brits at work and play, prospering or enduring, from a point of view...

THREE MEN IN SPAIN is an omnibus edition of: THREE MEN IN A VAN by Jeremy Hastings ONE MAN IN A VAN by Geoff Corless IT’S NOT ABOUT THE VAN by Harry Storrar Please see individual book descriptions and reviews for more information.

This audiobook contains 10 enjoyable short stories of about 1,000 words each along with their respective vocabulary of relevant words translated into English. Each story also includes instructions on how to start improving your comprehension skills and figure out the vocabulary before consulting the glossaries.

For some, Barcelona is a European enchantress of nouveau architecture, fusion tapas, and fine cava. To others, it’s a Gothic labyrinth of tiny streets to lose oneself in; hashish-clouded after-hours bars to forget the time; dimly lit plazas with global bohemians squatting, prostitutes tempting. But come morning, its cold cobblestones and misty beachfronts have even darker stories to tell.

The Last Dream brings together for the first time twelve unpublished stories from Almodóvar’s personal archive, written between the late sixties and the present day. Both a tantalising glimpse into Almodóvar’s creative mind and a masterclass in how to tell a story, this intimate and mischievous collection reflects Almodóvar’s obsessions and many of the themes of his cinematic work, spanning genres from autofiction to comedy, parody, pastiche and gothic.

In these stories, characters struggle with allegiances both political and personal, their attempts at independence coinciding with the region’s growing nationalist fervor. Exquisitely attuned to the nuances of familial and cultural history, and beautifully blending pastoral and historical sensibilities, Electrodomésticos is a stunning debut about place, language, and identity, from a promising new voice.

Missing jewels brought them together. Family secrets could tear them apart… Long-held family secrets and a gorgeous millionaire are the last things Silvia Cook expects when she travels to Tossa de Mar on Spain’s breathtaking coastline to put her beloved grandmother to rest. Arlo Blanco needs a miracle. The recently appointed CEO of Blanco Fine Jewels has to turn his family’s company around, except he’s all out of creative ideas. Then a stunning Australian woman wearing an exquisite piece of jewellery enters his life, sparking a sizzling chemistry between them. Silvia’s bracelet ...

Catorce nuevas y originales historias, cada una de ellas emplazada en uno de los barrios más característicos de Barcelona, con catorce puntos de vista completamente distintos, todas ellas escritas por los más destacados escritores españoles y catalanes del género negro.