V Centenario de la primera vuelta al mundo

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level A2

mapa Discover what happened 500 years ago when the first circumnavigation of the world took place.

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Indefinido, El Pretérito Imperfecto, direct object pronouns and indefinite adjectives.

Text by Silvia Píriz and audio by Maria Cardoso (using her native Argentinian accent).

Exercise: V Centenario de la primera vuelta al mundo

The text is fairly long, so the audio is split in two. Listen to the audio, then read the transcript. Click any phrase for the translation and links to related grammar lessons which you can add to your KwizIQ notebook to practise later.

How this exercise works

  1. Choose your setup
    Use the tick box above the text to turn translations and grammar tips on or off. When they're on, click on any phrase to see them.
  2. Read the text
    Work through the Interactive Reader at your own pace
  3. Answer the questions
    When you're ready, start the comprehension exercise

Answer in English: we're testing your understanding of the text, not your grammar or expression, so nothing you write here will be marked for accuracy. To get feedback on how you write, try one of our writing exercises.

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