Spanish reading · B1

Spanish B1 reading practice with questions and answers

Clara, Dani and Nuria want to work together, but have different schedules. Read their messages to understand the compromise and what they need to decide first.

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B1 reading level171 words in the reading3 questions with explained answers

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Reading lesson · Level B1

Agreeing on a shared slot

Combine availability and favour a compromise

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Clara: Quiero preparar la primera libreta con vosotros, pero esta semana tengo un turno de tarde el miércoles. El viernes estoy disponible desde las cinco.

Dani: A mí el viernes me viene bien. El taller está ocupado hasta las seis; después podemos usar la mesa grande. No hace falta reservar otra sesión, porque esto es una reunión de compañeros, no una clase.

Nuria: El viernes salgo a las siete para recoger a mi sobrino. Si empezamos a las seis, puedo ayudar una hora. No quiero que cambiéis todo por mí, pero prefiero estar al principio, cuando decidamos el tamaño.

Clara: Entonces propongo quedar a las seis y dejar la decoración para después. Cuando llegue Nuria, elegiremos las medidas juntos. Yo llevaré el papel.

Dani: De acuerdo. Confirmad antes del jueves por la noche. Si falta alguien, le mandaremos las medidas; no las cambiaremos sin avisar. Así el compromiso sigue siendo pequeño y cada persona sabe qué puede hacer.

Nuria: Gracias. Me gusta la idea de decidir lo importante antes de irme.

Original Lira text. Characters, service locations and arrangements are fictional.

Your turn to decide

Three questions to check what you understood.

1Why do they decide measurements at the start?
2A participant must leave early. Which proposal follows the compromise?
3How must they inform someone absent from the meeting?

Words worth meeting again

Vocabulary makes more sense in a reading.

Here are six useful expressions from this reading. Reread their sentence, then save the words you need in Lira to review them later.

turno
work shift
quedar
arrange to meet
medidas
measurements
avisar
let someone know
compromiso
commitment
disponible
available

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Settling in and building city connections

Follow Clara as she settles in Valladolid, reads stories and joins neighbourhood projects.

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Settling in and building city connections

Follow Clara as she settles in Valladolid, reads stories and joins neighbourhood projects.

5 chapters · 25 lessons

  1. Finding your bearings
  2. Organising your week
  3. Building relationships
  4. Handling disruptions
  5. Preparing a gathering and handing over

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