Key Features
Key Features
This eBook offers authentic listening and reading practice in Spanish using real, unscripted speech.
Built around 30 short audio segments recorded by native Spanish speakers from across Latin America and Spain, this eBook exposes you to natural spoken Spanish rather than scripted recordings. Speakers talk freely instead of reading prepared texts, allowing you to hear real speech patterns such as fillers, false starts, and variation in speed. A structured methodology encourages you to focus on listening first, using exercises to grasp the gist before turning to the transcription and translation.
What’s inside
- 30 unscripted audio segments featuring native Spanish speakers.
- Spanish from Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Venezuela, and Chile.
- Full transcriptions with side-by-side English translations for every segment.
- Exercises for each segment, including True or False, Multiple Choice, and Matching.
- Vocabulary lists and translation activities.
- Speaker information including country, word count, and words per minute.
- Transcriptions that preserve natural fillers and discourse markers.
Who it’s for: Intermediate and advanced learners of Spanish, with motivated lower-level learners benefiting from selective listening.
Audio: Audio for all content is available to download or stream below.
Use this eBook to train your ear for real Spanish as it is spoken by native speakers.
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Detailed Overview
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Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
This is such a great way to study and learn!
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My class is using Spanish Voices 1. It has been very useful in many ways.
First, it gives us listening practice from several different countries, which has been great for me, since when I started, I could hardly discern one word from the next, especially when it is spoken fast. We are about halfway through the book, and already, I am able to hear the rhythm and flow of the spoken language much better.
Second, there are word lists and matching exercises to help cement both frequently used words and phrases, and idiomatic expressions.
Third, I really appreciate the Translate Exercise, as it gives me practice with using prepositions, tenses, pronouns and other grammatical features that often trip me up.
I also like the fact that I was able to download the .mp3 files at no additional cost, so I don't have to wait for class to hear them, but can listen at any time.
Thank you for this excellent book. We have used books from other sites and this one is by far the most relevant. I hope you are able to publish your Spanish Voices 2 in the near future.
-Ch
Spanish Voices I has been a good addition to my intermediate Spanish class. It is interesting to hear spoken Spanish from different countries. I do feel that my ability to listen and understand Spanish is improving. I hope the second volume will be published soon as my class will finish the first in fairly soon.
This book is so helpful. I’m an intermediate student and listening comprehension is really tough for me. Hearing a wide variety of native speakers is priceless. Using the book along with the website resources has given my Spanish understanding a huge boost. I can’t wait for the second book to come out!
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