El licenciado Vidriera
Miguel de Cervantes portrays the Spanish society of his time sparing no one.
His intelligent gaze looks through all corners of a corrupt society.
Because in El licenciado Vidriera, Cervantes takes out the magnifying glass to portray the ills of the society in which he lived.
Licenciado Vidriera narrates the life of Tomás Rodaja, who goes to the University of Salamanca to study there. He graduates in law and later, he travels in various cities in Italy as a soldier.
When he returns to Spain, he goes crazy because of a love potion that a lady has secretly given him, and he thinks his body is made of glass and is very fragile, so he becomes obsessed with the fact that he can break into a thousand pieces.
However, his wit is surprising and everyone consults him as an advisor.
- How he criticizes the injustices and deceptions of his time in the mouth of his protagonist, a maniac who believes he is made of glass and who has the power to always tell the truth.
- The sense of humor and irony with which he describes the Spanish middle and lower class such as teachers, booksellers, apothecaries, doctors, bankers, tailors, shoemakers, judges, maids, abandoned wives, old and new Christians, young people married to rich old men…
- The way in which he satirizes how everyone is looking for money or fame, especially pimps and thieves, which he considers to be real social scourges. (To the nobility and the clergy he names them only in passing… to avoid censorship).
The text is the original with updated language, without archaisms or obsolete syntax, perfect for the C2 level of Spanish LE.
El licenciado Vidriera, a sample of the world upside down.
C2 level
With El licenciado Vidriera, you will get
Transported to the Spain of the 17th century.
Practice your reading comprehension.
Strengthen your oral and written expression.
Consolidate complex grammatical structures of Spanish.
Learn new words and expressions in context.
It's a very special way to deepen your Spanish language.
In addition, you have access to the streaming audiobook, recorded by Spanish natives, so you can listen to it while you walk, drive, cook… or while you read the text. At your leisure.
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 othe
That is why it includes 15 interactive exercises that work on these integrated skills (listening and writing comprehension, written expression), the closest way to the real use of a language.
Oh! And also, grammar and vocabulary exercises.
To do them comfortably on your tablet, mobile phone, e-reader or computer, in your favorite chair.
Many of these exercises are inspired by the DELE exams (Spanish Diplomas), so you can get to know them and practice them.
And you will have the 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.
- Refine 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 text.
- Practice the exercises inspired by the DELE exams, Official Spanish Diplomas from the Instituto Cervantes.
- Check your successes and errors with the solutions and always repeat the exercises.
With the eBook you get all this...
Ebook
An ebook of the work with an introduction on the context and the author, and 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.
Interactive exercises
15 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.
You need an eReader, computer, mobile phone or tablet with an appropriate application. For an optimal experience, we recommend these applications:
– For computer: Kindle, Adobe Digital Editions, Thorium
– For Android: Aldiko, Kindle
– For IOS: iBooks, Kindle
In most stores you will get a file that you can read with any generic eReader or application.
If you buy it on Amazon, you need a Kindle eReader or the Kindle app. To shop and read on Apple Books, you need an IOS device with the Books app.
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.
Will I find out all the mistakes I’ve made? 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.
The books are in Spanish, but instructions in English to access the audios and exercises are included.