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A1 Spanish Story

The Message on the Train

El mensaje en el tren

8:39 min video · 24 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with English

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  5. 1:11
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  8. 1:49
  9. 2:11
  10. 2:27
  11. 2:37
  12. 2:48
  13. 3:09
  14. 3:19
  15. 3:30
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  20. 4:41
  21. 5:04
  22. 5:14
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About this lesson

Two classmates travel by night train to Barcelona. A strange note appears under their cabin door, and they follow it to find a surprise.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words

SpanishEnglishLevel
el trenthe train
el vagónthe train car
el revisorthe train conductor
el pasillothe corridor
la puertathe door
Tiene miedohe is afraid

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