BellaOnline Forums Education Spanish Language SPANISH READING CLUB - May Book .

�Hola a todos! Hello everybody!

Now that May is here, it's time to talk about this month's book:

First Spanish Reader: A Beginners Dual-Language Book (Beginners' Guides)by Angel Flores.

I'll be posting and answering your questions. On the other hand, would any of you like the idea of scheduling a chat to talk about this book?

Hope to hear soon from you.

�Hasta pronto!

�Hola!

I'd like to start with the fist story: "El burro de Burid�n". Have you already read it? It's a short story, with only present tense verbs.

You may have already discovered the Vocabulary section at the end of the book, but in case you have questions regarding this story (or any other in the book) post them here. I'll be waiting! :-)

Meanwhile, for those who have already read the text, I invite you to answer the questions you can find on page 113. Concretely, the questions belonging to the 'Ejercicio oral':

1. �Qui�n es el due�o del burro?
2. �Qu� tiene para comer?
3. �Por qu� no come?

And what's more important... Stop thinking 'Oh, well, I'll make mistakes' or 'Oh, I can't!!'. Just try it, ok? I'm here to help you!
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I'm not sure how any of this even works.

Hello Gerg,

Maybe you don't understand how the Spanish Book Club works?

In that case, you can take a look at:
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art30257.asp

But if your question is about any other subject, please let me know, ok?

The questions you posted, are they to be answered by others which will then be posted for all to see or are they to be answered on our own?

I'm not too fimiliar with how to see all the post and I only got to this place by accident.

Hi Gerg,

The aim of this topic, and concretely of this Book Club,is to share opinions, questions, comments on the month's book; in this case, the May book is:

First Spanish Reader: A Beginners Dual-Language Book (Beginners' Guides)
by Angel Flores

The questions I posted are to be answered directly here, so that I can correct any mistake, if necessary. But maybe some people prefer to e-mail me their answers, and then I can post my comments or just clarify any question they may have.

It's a place to ask questions, to say why did you like the book or why you didn't. And what I really want is to help all your question about Spanish. Let's say that this is just "an excuse" to practice Spanish and to get help if needed.

So, you can either answer the questions or ask for help, if you didn't understand a concrete sentence or expression, etc.


On the other hand, you said you don't know how to see all the post.

You can go to the Spanish Language Forum main page:
Spanish Language Forum

And the main page of the Spanish Language site, at Bellaonline.com is here:

Spanish Language - Bellaonline.com

Hope this helps!
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�Qui�n es el due�o del burro?

Juan Burid�n es el due�o del burro?

�Qu� tiene para comer?

El burro tiene una gran cantidad de avena y al otro un cubo de aua comer.

�Por qu� no come?

El burro no come por que no sabe que decidir.

Hola Gerg!

Your answers are correct! Let me tell you that in your second answer, the word is "agua", not "aua". More, you should have ended the sentence as follows:

... y al otro lado un cubo de agua PARA comer.

Ok, this is just a comprehension test, and I see you understood the story.

Anyway, did any of you found any word, construction... hard to understand? If so, you can post your questions here.

Angeles, Que tal? Voy a comprar el libro primero Miercoles. La tienda de libros no tiene First Spanish Reader: A Beginners Dual-Language Book (Beginners' Guides)by Angel Flores.

Angeles, is that correct voy a comprar? Is that the rule for I am going to [do something....]?

Hola Angie!

Yo estoy bien, gracias. �Y t�, c�mo est�s?

Yes, that's correct, it is "voy a comprar", for "I am going to..."

When you said "Voy a comprar el libro primero Miercoles", I think you meant "I'm going to voy the book NEXT Wednesday"?
If so, you should say "Voy a comprar el libro el pr�ximo mi�rcoles". (Note also that in Spanish, days of the week, months, etc., don't use capital letters).

Ok, now, here is my answer in English / Spanish:

Anyway, in case you want to buy it at Amazon, this is the link:

(De todos modos, en caso de que quieras comprarlo en Amazon, este es el enlace:)

First Spanish Reader: A Beginners Dual-Language Book (Beginners' Guides)
by Angel Flores

Hope to hear soon from you!
Espero tener noticias tuyas pronto!