Film & TV
Topic specific Spanish practice exercises
Learning a new language is not only useful, but entertaining! Discover must-see classics of the big screen as well as binge-worthy series right here, all while practising and improving your Spanish skills with these exercises.
- Españoles en el mundo
Raquel tells us about her favourite TV show, which is about Spaniards living in other countries. - Gloria Camila
Do you know who Gloria Camila is? - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Learn about a classic scary Halloween movie. - My favourite ad
Learn about Pablo's favourite ad. - The Great British Sewing Bee
Have you ever watched 'The Great British Sewing Bee'? - Togo
Gabriel plans to watch an Uruguayan film tonight. - Vecinos
Elsa talks about one of her favorite series. - Cines de verano al aire libre
Experience the magic of cinema outdoors! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente and El Futuro Próximo. - A documentary about the Sun
Javier watched a documentary about the Sun last night. - A horror film
Marta watched a terrifying film yesterday. - A movie marathon
Carlos plans to have a movie marathon this weekend at home. - Belle Époque
Catalina tells us about the film "Belle Époque" that her cousin recommended. - El Orfanato
Sol saw a Spanish horror movie then spent the night unable to sleep. - Evenings with Jorge Javier
Learn about Jorge Javier, a famous TV presenter. - Who is Alejandro Amenábar?
Learn about this famous Spanish director while practising El Pretérito Indefinido, superlatives, El Imperativo and indefinite adjectives. - ¿Te gusta la televisión?
A2 Spanish interactive reading article - Julieta, a film by Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar is Spain's most successful film director of international renown. His quirky screenplays focus on pop culture, desire, passion, and strong female characters. - Humour and mood
Estrella loves watching fun shows to have a good time. - Medina Azahara
Nacho tells us about his next adventure filming a documentary about the life of Abderramán III in Medina Azahara. - Telenovelas
Veronica tells us about her passion for "telenovelas". - ¿Harás caso a todo lo que se dice? Coca-Cola Light advert
This advert for Coca-Cola Light can help you practise El Imperativo and El Futuro. - El frotar se va a acabar
An old school Spanish advert for washing powder full of great grammar. - Anuncios y recuerdos
Bernardo talks about the impact commercials had on his childhood. - Blanca Suárez
Learn about the famous Spanish actress Blanca Suárez - Fast & Furious
Mariana is a big fan of the famous film Fast & Furious. - My mom's letter from heaven
Marta tells us about a movie she saw recently. - Netflix
Arturo explains why he likes Netflix. - Trash TV
Practise the verb of change "to become" and impersonal sentences. - A Film Review
Practise neuter pronouns, the passive voice with simple and compound tenses, and "if" clauses with El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo followed by El Condicional Compuesto. - Is it cake?
Learn about an amazing TV show on Netflix. - El desorden que dejas
View the trailer of the Netflix series is El desorden que dejas, known in English as "The Mess You Leave Behind". This C1 exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions. - Los antiguos viajes a la playa - Eva Hache
This reading and listening exercise is suitable for level C1 Spanish students because of the pace of speech and the number of idiomatic expressions. - Los zumos - Eva Hache
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions with "ni" and "ya". It is suitable for level C1 Spanish students because of the pace of speech and the number of idiomatic expressions. - Pase lo que pase, yo estoy a tu lado
Sometimes when things go wrong pizza is the only answer! Practise using ir + y to introduce something unexpected and sudden, special uses of the conjunction "que" and El Presente to make requests. - SEMINCI: Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
This week-long film festival held in Valladolid every year is considered by many as the most important festival for independent cinema. - La Guerra de las Galaxias (B1)
Fill in the blanks with the right conjugation for each verb.
- Maxi Iglesias (A2)
Fill in the blanks with the right form of El Pretérito Indefinido. Pay attention to the hints!
- Javier Bardem y Penélope Cruz (B1)
Learn a bit about these two famous Spanish actors. Choose the right verb from the options given: saber or conocer
- Las telenovelas peruanas (A1)
Fill in the blanks with the right form of El Presente Progresivo. Some gerunds are irregular, see List of Spanish irregular gerunds/present participles of the form -yendo and List of Spanish irregular gerunds/present participles of the form -iendo. Pay attention to the hints!
- La Fortuna (B1)
Conjugate verbs in the pluperfect tense in Spanish (El Pluscuamperfecto de Indicativo). Pay attention to the hints!
- Conferencia de prensa (A2)
Fill in the gaps with the right question word. Pay attention to the hints!
- José Luis Garci (A1)
Test your Spanish regular adverbs with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise. Pay attention to the hints!
- José Sacristán (C1)
Fill in the blanks with the right relative pronoun. Be careful! Some pronouns also require a preposition. Pay attention to the hints!
- Un día de cine con Úrsula Corberó (B1)
A gapfill to practise asking questions with both with and without prepositions + qué/quién(es) in Spanish. Pay attention to the hints!
- Manolo Cardona y “¿Quién mató a Sara?” (B2)
Fill in the gaps with por or para. Pay attention to the hints!
- Viendo películas (A2)
Practise your Genres of movies in Spanish vocabulary with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise. Pay attention to the hints!
