Iris Acevedo A. - Spanish Reader Intermediate II

Spanish Reader Intermediate II

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Iris Acevedo A.

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C opyright©2013 by CostaRica SpanishOnline. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is merely coincidental.

2017

Introduction

S panish Reader Intermediate II is the continuation of Spanish Reader for Intermediate Students , published in 2013. In the second book, you will find the same writing style that kept you entertained for hours, in addition to Spanish Grammar Structure that require extensive practice, such as reflexive verbs, The Subjunctive Mood, and transitional phrases.

Our eighteen volumes of Spanish Readers and Conversation Books have been written with the sole purpose of teaching you what other Spanish schools will never teach you: current grammar usage and vocabulary, and all the uses of the Subjunctive Mood-all in one. In addition, you will find a vast usage of adjectives; some of which begin with negative prefixes, such as des , and in .

Every story you find in Spanish Reader Intermediate II provides insight into the culture of Costa Rica within a context that describes tradition, contemporary life, the people, the region, beliefs, superstition, and the way our people think and feel. Together with Spanish Grammar, these stories provide a formidable source for the acquisition of new vocabulary through intuitive learning while the student continues to be entertained by an interesting plot.

Whether you are an independent student of Spanish, a college graduate who has not practiced Spanish for a while, or an advanced student of Spanish, you will find this collection of short stories the most useful Spanish Language learning material you have come across.

I truly hope you find these short stories as entertaining and helpful as they are meant to be.

Iris Acevedo A.

Author/founder

http://costaricaspanishonline.com

Contents

1. El Trato-The Deal

- The Present Subjunctive

- The Imperfect Subjunctive

- Reflexive Verbs

2. Va De Mal En Pero-He’s Only Getting Worse

–Adjectives (prefixes –in, -des, -im)

-The Present Subjunctive

-The Imperfect Subjunctive

-Special Verbs ( molestar, gustar, angustiar, encantar )

3. En Vista de Las Circunstancias

- The Present Subjunctive

- The Imperfect Subjunctive

- Reflexive Verbs

El Trato-The Deal

T oda la noche pasó lloviendo . Intentó dormirse, permitiendo que las copiosas gotas de agua que caían sobre el techo de teja le arrullaran con su dulce melodía hasta que su espíritu lograra salir; al mismo tiempo que su cuerpo recibía un muy merecido descanso.

Sin embargo, no fue así.

Hay ocasiones en las que el sueño se niega a brindarnos consuelo; de repente, el tiempo hace una breve pausa, y éste llega sin que nos percatemos de ello.

Pero para don Matías, esta no fue una de esas ocasiones.

Al cabo de unos minutos, apenas pensó que el sueño le estaba ganando la batalla a su imaginación, el hombre sintió que se caía dentro de un pozo de agua, y fue entonces que él dio un salto; librándose así de una pesadilla, que, de otra forma, hubiera resultado ser sumamente desafiante.

“¡Ay, Dios Mío!; por dicha no pasó a más”, pensó don Matías, al mismo tiempo que levantaba la mano derecha y la colocaba sobre su corazón. Recordó entonces los consejos de su médico, quien en una ocasión le había recomendado que cerrara los ojos y escuchara el sonido de su propia respiración para luego, poder así, conciliar el sueño.