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Las posadas de México

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level A1

"Las Posadas" are a lovely tradition in Mexico and other Latin American countries where people remember Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem. Find our exercise below to learn a bit more about this tradition.

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise regular and stem-changing verbs in El Presente, regular present participle/gerund forms, and irregular present participle/gerund forms.

Text by Inma Sánchez and audio by a Latin American voice professional.

Exercise: Las Posadas de México

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.

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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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