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Spanish reading texts by level

78 texts from A1 to C2, 13 866 words in all, with 357 comprehension questions. Each text shows how much of it is explained in this site’s vocabulary — calculated, not claimed.

A1 (13)

A1  ·  143 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La primera mañana

A first day at work, from seven o’clock to the first break.

A1  ·  135 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La panadería de la esquina

A morning between the flat, the bakery and the office.

A1  ·  119 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

El mercado del sábado

Shopping, sums and a conversation about tomatoes.

A1  ·  118 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La llave perdida

A key is missing, and the whole house joins the search.

A1  ·  113 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

El vecino nuevo

Someone is moving in, and nobody knows who.

A1  ·  119 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Dos billetes para el domingo

At the ticket counter, with one question too many.

A1  ·  80 words  ·  1 min

StoryTravel

Un día en Madrid

Lena’s first day in Madrid: a small hotel, a square in the sun and dinner with someone she has just met.

A1  ·  94 words  ·  1 min

StoryFootball

La pelota y la tienda

A ball in the square, a grandfather at the window and a shot that is too hard.

A1  ·  80 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La nueva vecina

A new neighbour rings the bell because she is missing something — and stays for coffee.

A1  ·  70 words  ·  1 min

DialogueTravel

En la recepción

Arriving at a hotel: two nights, a lift, breakfast — and a headache.

A1  ·  53 words  ·  1 min

DialogueEveryday life

En el mercado

Oranges, apples and a piece of cheese — shopping at the market.

A1  ·  54 words  ·  1 min

MessageFootball

¿Vamos al partido?

Two friends arrange to go to Sunday’s match: tickets, a meeting point and the right colour.

A1  ·  56 words  ·  1 min

EmailEveryday life

Cena de cumpleaños

An invitation by email: a day, a time, an address and a favour to ask.

A2 (13)

A2  ·  191 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El piso de arriba

A move, a neighbour and a heating system that does not work.

A2  ·  172 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

El tren de las ocho

A journey that goes differently from the plan.

A2  ·  138 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La mudanza del primero

A move on a Saturday, with too few hands.

A2  ·  129 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

El examen de conducir

Second attempt, and this time it is raining.

A2  ·  116 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La abuela y el móvil

A phone that can do more than anyone wants to know.

A2  ·  150 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Una noche en el hospital

Waiting, without knowing what for.

A2  ·  128 words  ·  1 min

StoryTravel

Un día de playa

Two sisters at the seaside: a room without a sea view, too much sun and a dessert nobody ordered.

A2  ·  125 words  ·  1 min

StoryFootball

Sara quiere jugar

A girl wants to play for a club, the boys laugh — and her mother finds a way.

A2  ·  122 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La mudanza de Marcos

A move to a new city, twenty boxes, no internet — and a neighbour with a good idea.

A2  ·  90 words  ·  1 min

DialogueFootball

¿Has visto el partido?

Monday at the office: two colleagues and Sunday’s match — one saw it, one did not.

A2  ·  84 words  ·  1 min

DialogueEveryday life

En el médico

A temperature, a cough and too little sleep — a visit to the doctor.

A2  ·  79 words  ·  1 min

MessageEveryday life

La lista de la compra

Three flatmates, an empty fridge and the question of who takes the rubbish out today.

A2  ·  91 words  ·  1 min

EmailTravel

Una habitación en el pueblo

An email to a small country hotel: two nights, a dog and a question about parking.

B1 (14)

B1  ·  236 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La carta que no llegó

A form, a deadline and a letter that never arrived.

B1  ·  187 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El piso compartido

Four people, one bathroom and a rota on the fridge door.

B1  ·  178 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La entrevista de las nueve

Twenty minutes, and the most important question comes last.

B1  ·  193 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El pueblo en invierno

Eighty inhabitants in August, eleven in January.

B1  ·  172 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

La carta de la vecina

A letter in the wrong letterbox, and nobody opens it.

B1  ·  188 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El turno de noche

Twelve hours in which almost nothing happens — and then something does.

B1  ·  184 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La bicicleta del cuarto

A bicycle in the hallway, and everyone has an opinion.

B1  ·  197 words  ·  2 min

StoryTravel

Cuatro en un coche

A train is cancelled, four strangers share a car — and the trip turns out better than planned.

B1  ·  187 words  ·  2 min

StoryFootball

Un árbitro muy joven

A young referee takes charge of his first match — and hears more from the stands than he would like.

B1  ·  160 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

El huerto del solar

On an empty plot between two buildings, vegetables suddenly start to grow — and so does a neighbourhood.

B1  ·  133 words  ·  1 min

DialogueTravel

La maleta no ha llegado

At the baggage desk: a lost suitcase, a form and the question of what to wear until it turns up.

B1  ·  150 words  ·  1 min

DialogueFootball

Siempre en el banquillo

A mother, a coach and a boy who only sits on the bench and wants to give up.

B1  ·  112 words  ·  1 min

MessageEveryday life

Treinta años casados

Three siblings plan a surprise in a chat for their parents’ wedding anniversary.

B1  ·  132 words  ·  1 min

EmailEveryday life

La calefacción no funciona

An email to the landlady: cold radiators, a small child and a friendly but clear request.

B2 (14)

B2  ·  189 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El informe que nadie leyó

Forty pages, eight weeks of work, and one question at the end.

B2  ·  195 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La casa de los abuelos

Three siblings, one house and no simple sum.

B2  ·  179 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

El error en la factura

Eleven euros, four phone calls and a question of whether it is worth it.

B2  ·  183 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El primer día en otro idioma

Understanding everything, able to say nothing.

B2  ·  197 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La reunión que podía ser un correo

Nine people, fifty minutes, one decision.

B2  ·  199 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El cliente que siempre tenía razón

A rule nobody wrote down, and what it costs.

B2  ·  185 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

Dos recuerdos del mismo día

Two people, one afternoon, two stories.

B2  ·  251 words  ·  2 min

StoryTravel

El Camino sin móvil

Almost three weeks on foot to Santiago without a phone — and what is left of it afterwards.

B2  ·  268 words  ·  2 min

StoryFootball

La última jugada

A father, a bad knee and a neighbourhood final that means more than the result.

B2  ·  253 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El carné a los cuarenta

Behind the wheel for the first time at forty-two: fear, two failed tests and a piece of advice from a mother.

B2  ·  195 words  ·  2 min

DialogueEveryday life

El ascensor de la comunidad

A residents’ meeting: who pays how much for the new lift — even the neighbour on the ground floor?

B2  ·  197 words  ·  2 min

DialogueFootball

La capitana

An interview with the captain of a women’s team that has just been promoted — after years without money or floodlights.

B2  ·  138 words  ·  1 min

MessageTravel

El vuelo se retrasa

Three friends, a delayed flight and a new plan, made in a chat in ten minutes.

B2  ·  154 words  ·  1 min

EmailEveryday life

Solicitud de cambio de turno

An employee asks in writing for a different shift — with a reason, a proposal and an alternative.

C1 (13)

C1  ·  214 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El precio de la comodidad

What convenience costs is rarely on the bill.

C1  ·  200 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

Lo que mide una nota

A number that says less than everyone thinks.

C1  ·  226 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La lengua que cambia

Every generation thinks the next one’s language is decline.

C1  ·  214 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El mapa y el territorio

Every representation leaves something out — and that is exactly what makes it useful.

C1  ·  212 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La costumbre de tener razón

Those who are rarely contradicted unlearn listening.

C1  ·  222 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

Cuando el idioma decide quién habla

In a meeting held in English, different people speak.

C1  ·  337 words  ·  3 min

StoryTravel

La isla en octubre

A writer travels to an island out of season, a storm keeps everyone there — and the book becomes a different one.

C1  ·  290 words  ·  2 min

StoryFootball

El campo nuevo

A village club finally gets an artificial pitch — and with it growth, new teams and new worries.

C1  ·  269 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El recreo sin móviles

A parents’ meeting argues about banning phones — and a young teacher stands up for boredom.

C1  ·  251 words  ·  2 min

DialogueTravel

La reserva cancelada

Three days before a group trip the hotel cancels — a phone call with the travel agency about two alternatives.

C1  ·  218 words  ·  2 min

DialogueEveryday life

Una oferta en Valencia

A daughter is offered her dream job in another city and hardly dares to go — a conversation with her father.

C1  ·  192 words  ·  2 min

MessageEveryday life

La biblioteca del barrio

Three neighbours learn that their local library is to close — and organise the resistance in a chat.

C1  ·  205 words  ·  2 min

EmailFootball

Carta a los socios

A football club has to raise its annual fee — and explains to its members why, and how no one will be left behind.

C2 (11)

C2  ·  216 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

La excepción que confirma la regla

A saying everybody uses and hardly anybody understands correctly.

C2  ·  239 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El que traduce decide

Between two languages there is no neutral ground.

C2  ·  235 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

Lo que no se mide también cuenta

What has no number disappears from the calculation.

C2  ·  239 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

El acento que delata

An accent says less about ability and more about origin.

C2  ·  339 words  ·  3 min

StoryTravel

La ciudad que temía

A traveller arrives in a city with a bad reputation, armed with precautions — and leaves with a different picture.

C2  ·  320 words  ·  3 min

StoryFootball

Solo aplausos

A mother realises what her shouting from the touchline does — and starts a campaign under which parents may only clap.

C2  ·  287 words  ·  2 min

StoryEveryday life

Lo que guardaba mi abuela

A grandmother threw nothing away — and years later her granddaughter understands what lay behind it.

C2  ·  259 words  ·  2 min

DialogueFootball

Niños en la cantera

A radio debate: should big clubs sign ten-year-olds — and who looks after the ones who don’t make it?

C2  ·  206 words  ·  2 min

DialogueEveryday life

La casa del pueblo

A couple wonder whether to leave the city for the country — and find a way to test the decision first.

C2  ·  227 words  ·  2 min

MessageEveryday life

La jubilación de Paco

Colleagues plan the send-off of a man who does not want to be the centre of attention — and have to negotiate with management.

C2  ·  208 words  ·  2 min

EmailTravel

Reclamación: tren nocturno cancelado

A formal complaint to a rail company: a cancelled night train, a hotel, an expensive flight — and a clear demand.

Learning words one at a time and practising grammar one point at a time is work on separate parts. A text is the first thing that needs both at once — and the only exercise where nobody tells you which rule is being tested.

What makes a graded text is a number: how much of it you already know at your level. If it is too low, reading turns into looking things up. Here that number is calculated for every text against this site’s vocabulary and shown with the text — together with the level that follows from it, next to the level on the label.

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What is measured here — and what is not

Coverage tells you about this site’s vocabulary, not about the text. If a text stands at 96 %, four words in a hundred are not explained anywhere here; they are then in the glossary next to the text.

The measured level can be below the stated one, and that is intentional. A set of minutes made up of perfectly ordinary words can be a very hard text — what makes it hard is the sentences they sit in. That is why the average sentence length is shown alongside.

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