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6 parts · 54 chapters · 1028 lessons

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    1. 53Graded readers: the first 1000 words12 lessons
      1. Graded readers: the first 1000 words
      2. A Morning at the Market
      3. The Phone Call
      4. Lost in the City
      5. The Surprise Party
      6. a ver or haber?
      7. A Rainy Afternoon
      8. The Missed Train
      9. Cooking Together
      10. At the Doctor
      11. The First Day at Work
      12. The New Neighbour
      13. Chapter quiz
    2. 54Las palabrotas: strong language in Spanish9 lessons
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Spanish · Chapter 53

Graded readers: the first 1000 words

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  1. Introduction

    Graded readers: the first 1000 words

    Diez cuentos cortos con las 1000 palabras más comunes. You met them in chapters 11 to 18. Read them again now, straight through and fast: rereading easy text quickly is how reading fluency is built.

  2. Read a story

    A Morning at the Market

    Una mañana en el mercado.

  3. Read a story

    The Phone Call

    La llamada.

  4. Read a story

    Lost in the City

    Perdido en la ciudad.

  5. Read a story

    The Surprise Party

    La fiesta sorpresa.

  6. Common mistake

    a ver or haber?

    Identical out loud. Only one of them is a verb.

  7. Read a story

    A Rainy Afternoon

    Una tarde de lluvia.

  8. Read a story

    The Missed Train

    El tren perdido.

  9. Read a story

    Cooking Together

    Cocinar juntos.

  10. Read a story

    At the Doctor

    En el médico.

  11. Read a story

    The First Day at Work

    El primer día de trabajo.

  12. Read a story

    The New Neighbour

    El vecino nuevo.

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