El conde Lucanor I
Find out what stories went verbally from person to person in the 14th century in Spain.
Do you know the story of The Milkmaid? Surely, in your country there is a similar one.
It is the story of a lady who is going to sell a jug of milk to the market. Along the way, she thinks that with the money from the sale of milk she will invest in other businesses and she will become very rich.
But during the trip, her pitcher falls and breaks, and she has to say goodbye to all her dreams.
This tale has given rise to a popular expression that is used when someone is unrealistic and dreams of something impossible:
“That’s like the story of the milkmaid”.
There are many versions of this tale: the oldest came from the Greek writer Aesop, but over the years, other authors have written their own version.
One of them was Don Juan Manuel. He named it Doña Truhana, and he wrote many other popular well known tales, and he orally passed from father to son, as very few people knew how to read and write back then.
With all these stories he wrote a book called El conde Lucanor, the first collection of stories signed by an author in Spanish language.
In them, the protagonist, Lucanor, asks for advice from Patronio, his adviser, about something that is worring him. Patronio, them, tells Lucanor a story as an example.
And now, you have a selection of 6 of this stories adapted to the A2 level of Spanish to enjoy and learn about the stories that grandparents would have told their own grandchildren.
El conde Lucanor, pearls of wisdom in story form.
Level A2
What do you get with El conde Lucanor I?
Learn about the Middle Ages in Spain, how they thought, their customs, characters and situations.
Practice your reading comprehension.
Strengthen your oral and written expression.
Consolidate known grammatical structures and learn new ones.
Learn unknown words and expressions in context.
This is an excellent way to (really) improve your Spanish!
Did you know that the natural way to learn a language begins by listening to it?
For this reason, the eBook includes access to the streaming audiobook, recorded by Spanish natives, so that you can listen to it while you walk, drive, cook… or while you read the text..
And there are still more...
In real life, if a friend sends you a whatsapp message, you first have to be able to read it and then be able to write your reply, right?
And if you are stopped by a tourist in the street, who asks you for an address, you need to be able to understand what they ask you in order to be able to help them.
Because when we use a language, its different skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, almost never appear isolated, but combined with each other.
So, you have 38 interactive exercises that will test these integrated skills (listening and writing comprehension plus written expression). It’s the nearest you can come to the real use of a language.
Oh, and also, there are grammar and vocabulary exercises that you can do from your computer, tablet, or mobile whilst sitting comfortably in your favorite chair!
Many of these exercises are inspired by the DELE exams (Spanish Diplomas), so you can get to know them and start practicing straight away.
And there are solutions to helps answer any of your doubts.
- Forget about the dictionary thanks to the notes with words and expressions explained in Spanish and translated into English, French and German.
- Advance in your listening comprehension by listening to the audiobook.
- Improve your Spanish with the interactive exercises of oral and written comprehension, written expression, grammar and vocabulary based on the texts.
- Practice the exercises inspired by the DELE exams, Official Spanish Diplomas from the Instituto Cervantes.
- Check your successes and errors with the solutions and repeat the exercises whenever you want.
With the eBook you get all this...
Ebook
An ebook of 6 adapted stories, with an introduction about the context and the author, as well as numerous notes explained in Spanish and translated into English, French and German.
Audiobook
Access to audio streaming of the text, recorded by Spanish native speakers at the appropriate pace for your level to understand what you are hearing.
Interactive exercises
38 interactive exercises for listening and writing comprehension, written expression, grammar and vocabulary, and immediate feedback on each exercise with the solution.
... or if you prefer the audiobook
Audiobook
Downloadable audiobook so you can enjoy it offline!
You can buy it here
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Frequent asked questions
You get the eBook in EPUB format. Inside it, you will also find the links to the streaming audiobook and the interactive exercises B2, C1, C2 of the European Reference Framework).
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No, because they are adapted to each level of difficulty, so choose the one that matches your level or that of your students (A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 of the European Framework of Reference).
In addition, to help you, you have notes with the explanation in Spanish of the most difficult words and their translation into English, French and German.
Yes, of course, you will know about your successes and mistakes immediately after finishing each exercise, and you will always be able to repeat them.
In addition, to help you, you have notes with the explanation in Spanish of the most difficult words and their translation into English, French and German.
The books are in Spanish, but instructions in English to access the audios and exercises are included.