A1 Spanish Story
No Power in the Library
Sin luz en la biblioteca
0:46 min video · 3 sentences · 3 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
A nervous patient meets his doctor by chance in a library. A storm cuts the power, and the doctor asks if he is afraid of the dark.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words
| Spanish | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| fuerte | strong | |
| tengo miedo | I'm afraid | |
| la mano | the hand |
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