Learn Real Spanish A1–A2: Reading in Real Life

About this book

You can read a sentence in a textbook. Then you face a real menu, a rental listing, a group chat or a pharmacy label, and every line is new.

Reading in Real Life trains you to read the way real readers do: look at the layout, find what you need, guess the rest from context, and answer the text.

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

• 30 real-format texts: profiles, chats, forms, menus, receipts, signs, tickets, listings, labels, emails and articles
• Texts set in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Chile, with local words explained
• A reading tip in every section, from read the labels first to check, don’t trust
• Six steps for every text, from a ten-second preview to writing your own reply
• A score for every text, a Words to keep index of 170 entries and every answer in the key

Who it’s for

Learners who know some Spanish but feel lost in front of real texts, Core Course readers who want reading practice, and tutors who need ready-made reading lessons.