Mi día en Ecuador

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level A1-A2

Discover daily life in Ecuador with this beginner-friendly Spanish reader about Camila, a teenager who works on a coffee plantation to help her family.

This reading and listening exercise that can help you practise regular and stem-changing verbs in El Presente, telling the time, using para for purpose and the gender of nouns that don't end in -o or -a. It is suitable for level A1-A2 Spanish students.

Exercise: Mi día en Ecuador

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Text by Silvia Píriz and audio by Inma Sánchez (note that Inma is from Spain and uses her own accent, not one from South America).

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