Spanish Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2: 8 More Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn Spanish the Fun Way!

by Olly Richards

This is Volume 2 of the international bestseller, featuring 8 brand new stories!

** Fully revised and updated **

In this book you will









Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Volume 2 is written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level (A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference). The eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading. You’ll finally be able to enjoy reading in Spanish, grow your vocabulary in a natural way, and improve your comprehension at the same time.

Based on extensive research into how people most enjoy and benefit from reading in a new language, this book eliminates all the frustrations you have experienced when trying to read in







Instead, you can just concentrate on what you came for in the first place - enjoying reading and having fun!

If you’re learning Spanish and enjoy reading, this is the book you need to rekindle your passion for the language and take your Spanish to the next level!

So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy now!

Genres: Spanish Literature, Short Stories, Language, Fiction, Audiobook

237 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 19, 2015

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was great! It definitively was an effective way of learning spanish! The stories were varied and engaging! I will be reading more of these in due time!

[Vipin Ajayakumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome book. Reading feels a lot easier than before. 🙂

[Diana-Michaela Shaffner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of short stories is absolutely delightful to read! Each story is broken down into sections followed by a summary and a list of words/expressions explained which were highlighted in the previous text. The stories are of very manageable length and range from crime, science fiction, to adventure travel. This book is highly recommended!

[Ine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is very readable as someone who doesn't speak Spanish that well. I have learnt a lot of new vocabulary, learnt how sentences are formed, and the stories aren't too long, hence why it's easy to read one or two a day. Would recommend to anyone learning Spanish!

[Dana G · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wouldn't say that I "finished" this book, as I'm using it as a continued resource for repetition and fluency practice in Spanish. As a beginner/intermediate student of Spanish, I was frustrated when trying to read newspaper articles and other short pieces in Spanish. They were simply beyond my level. I was initially elated to re-read childhood favorites in Spanish, but they were too easy. Richard's Spanish Short Stories provides the ideal "just right" level for an emerging (second) language learner. The stories are interesting enough to foster engagement. There is enough repetition and support (vocabulary at the end of each chapter, comprehension questions) to make reading instructive and valuable. I especially liked the corresponding audio recording. I alternated between reading on my own and reading while listening. There is a value to both. The listening activity is helpful in not only reinforcing the reading, but providing repeated opportunities for ear practice and familiarity in the language. For now, I see much value in reading and repeating these Beginner stories to increase fluency (more automatic reading, less mental translation, less stopping to recall vocabulary); when I'm ready for the next level I look forward to Richard's intermediate level book.

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stuff

I found this and the previous volume as I was looking for materials to read and was not quite advanced enough to read native children’s books. The stories were amusing enough that I felt compelled to reach their conclusions and I thought it was excellent for comprehensive input. I pretty much avoided the vocabulary lists unless I absolutely could not understand an important plot point. By the end of this second volume I felt a marked improvement in my reading comprehension and speed. I appreciate your good work, Olly!

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

Took quite a while to make it through this short book and the stores were too undeveloped, and too fantastical to hold my interest. Probably written more for adolescents it may appeal to them more than it did for me.

The stories are short, easy to read and colloquial so they are good Spanish reading but I found the writing style to make staying interested too difficult.

[Sam O'Beardy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for learning Spanish although the stories are boring.

This second edition is also a lot less polished than the first. It seems it wasn't proofread and is littered with mistakes in the glossaries, words not translated etc.

But, if you are trying to improve your Spanish, it's a great resource

[Paul Mccann · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are good stories and the audio books is excellent too

[Conrad Schreuders · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and easy way to read some Spanish.
The questions at the end of the chapter make sure you read and understood the text correctly.

[Erich Kes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful and enjoyable

An excellent way to review Spanish phrases
Not too difficult but challenging.
Thank you for these lovely stories. I look forward to more stories.

[Mad Hapa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un buen libro para estudiantes de Español.

[Gwenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful

Good practice for my level. Would Prefer the vocabulary list to be Every couple of pages instead of at the end of the chapter

[Jonas · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are so helpful for beginners learning to read!

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por curiosidad.

[AndreaT · Rating 3 out of 5]

It does help and it is not boring. You do need to be not very advanced though, otherwise it is really not fun.

[Mariusz Poparda · Rating 5 out of 5]

very interesting!!!

I like very carefully prepared glossary after each chapter. Very light and funny stories and good price for version on kindle

[Henry Schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different and good

[Frank Dobner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book for an advanced beginner in Spanish. We read this book in our group and it was very fun.

[Nick Bowerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

too easy

[Tomas Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for Spanish learners. I recommend reading this after you've reached level A2. Great quizzes after each story to make you realize if you have understood the story.

[George · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great practice, stories not great though

[Zachary Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read my first book in Spanish!

[Odyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This second volume is another great book for learning new Spanish words, reading sentences written correctly. I highly recommend it for A2 to B1 students.

[Pierre-Olivier · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it, helped me so much learn vocabulary and relationship between words. Second reading done

[Neptunalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short Stories for Beginners, Volumes 1 and 2

Me gustaron estos libros. Las cubiertas del libro son excepcionalmente hermosas y el contenido es accesible. Para una lectora de nivel intermedio como yo, encontré las historias en “la zona de Goldilocks”: ni demasiado difícil ni demasiado fácil. Era útil tener un glosario, un resumen y preguntas para revisar al fin de cada capítulo.

Mi única queja es que estos libros parecen haber sido escritos para una audiencia europeo porque son escritos en castellano. Para los que estamos en el otro lado del Atlántico, el vocabulario (e.g. gafas en vez de anteojos) y el uso de la forma vosotros es un poco problemático. También, el autor usa frecuentemente el verbo coger, que, aparentemente, no se debe usar en las Américas. Al final, supongo que es útil poder entender tanto el español de España como el español de Latín América tal como es útil poder entender tanto el inglés británico como el inglés americano.  

I liked these books. The covers are exceptionally beautiful and the content is accessible. As an intermediate-level reader, I found the stories to be in the "Goldilocks zone": not too hard, but not too easy either. It was also helpful having a glossary, summary, and review questions at the end of each chapter.

My only complaint is that these books appear to have been written for a Peninsular/European audience as they are written in Castellano ("Castillian" Spanish). For those of us on the other side of the Atlantic, the vocabulary (e.g. gafas instead of anteojos for glasses) and the use of the vosotros form can be a little troublesome. The author also makes frequent use of the verb coger, which, apparently, is a no-no in the Americas. In the end, though, I guess it's useful to be able to understand both Spain Spanish and Latin American Spanish just as it's useful to be able to understand both Commonwealth English and American English.