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El monstruo de los colores

"The colour monster "
Spanish A1 dictation exercise

Gabriela is reading a story to her son, to teach him emotions through colours.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "interesante", "relacionar", "emoción", "calma", "alegría", "miedo", "tristeza", "ira" & "amor".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Ana Matilla MA, BA
Last updated: 2023-03-24

I'll play you Spanish speech in sections for you to transcribe

  • Start by listening to the whole piece then hit start
  • Play each section and write down what you hear
  • I'll show you correct answers after each for you to mark yourself
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine, Género femenino, Singular
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