Learn Real Spanish A1–A2: Listening & Understanding

About this book

You understand Spanish in the book. Then someone talks at normal speed, leaves a voicemail, or speaks with a different accent, and you lose the thread.

Listening & Understanding trains your ear step by step: catch the main idea, then the details, then the exact words, and learn how real speech joins and shortens them.

The A1 and A2 labels follow the CEFR as a guide. The books do not give official CEFR, DELE or SIELE results.

What you’ll learn

• 24 units on everyday topics, from a neighbor’s party to a graduation speech
• 96 free audio tracks: conversations, voicemails, podcasts, radio shows and announcements
• Key lines slowly and at natural speed, and one sound of real speech in every unit
• Mexican, Colombian, Argentine, Peruvian and Spanish accents, with vos and vosotros for recognition
• A Listening Check in every unit, transcripts of all 96 tracks and every answer in the key

Who it’s for

Learners who read A1–A2 Spanish but struggle to follow it spoken, Core Course readers who want listening practice, and tutors who need ready-made listening lessons.