Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners, Volume 2

Read for Pleasure at Your Level, Expand Your Vocabulary and Learn Spanish the Fun Way With Teach Yourself Graded Readers

By: Olly Richards

Narrated by: Roberto Vivancos

Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult learners of Spanish.

Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners, Volume 2 has been written specifically for students from a high-beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly—enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when listening.

What does this audiobook give you?

• Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller—making listening fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
• Controlled language at your level to help you progress confidently
• Realistic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
• Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way
• Pleasure! Research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration—'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'

With intriguing plots that will spark your imagination and keep you listening, Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners, Volume 2 will take your grasp of Spanish to the next level with key features to support and consolidate your progress.

As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language all without ever feeling overwhelmed. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners, Volume 2 uses listening as the perfect tool to not only delight in learning Spanish, but to accelerate your journey towards fluency.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Olly Richards (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critic reviews

"Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work—and you will too!" (Barbara Oakley, PhD, author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers)

Great way to improve your Spanish

This is my third Olly Richards short story book, my second in Spanish and it is the best of the three. Olly Richards audio short stories are a great way to improve your listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and confidence with the Spanish language. The performance of volume 2 was great.
This volume used more descriptive words and phrases than volume 1 and discussed a few more abstract subjects.
One note for listeners with no formal Spanish language education: The default tense of most verbs is past, but can sometimes switch to present or future. So, you learn all three, but you should know that you are hearing mostly past tense.
I recommend watching Olly’s Storylearning videos to get a framework for how to get the most out of his books. I also recommend buying digital or physical copies of the book you are listening to so that you can clarify the vocabulary, spelling and grammar you heard on the audio version. The listening comprehension is key because listening and understanding can be a major challenge for learners when interacting with native speakers in a social or work setting. Listening first and reading second will greatly help build familiarity with the language and its structure.

Great tool for practicing listening

Great tool for practicing listening but I did not enjoy the saliva noises, they should have edited that out