Choose a starting text or task
Each link opens a complete activity. Use the language menu to choose English, French, German, or Brazilian Portuguese explanations; the Spanish text stays the same.
- Compare A1 and A2
Use two short versions of one story to discuss which text is easier to follow. This is reading guidance, not an official placement test.
- A1 story and five questions
Follow a bicycle problem and a visit to a community garden. Reveal answers after learners choose and point to the evidence.
- A2 story and five questions
Follow a lost recipe notebook through a clear past-tense narrative. Discuss sequence, cause, vocabulary, and the main idea.
- Compare one story at A1–B2
Give different groups an appropriate version of the same plot, then compare what each version states or leaves the reader to infer.
A flexible 15-minute reading activity
These timings are planning suggestions. Allow more time, a shorter passage, paired reading, or immediate translation support whenever that makes the task accessible.
1 · 2 minutes
Set one reading purpose
Show the title and ask learners to look for one answer: who is involved, what changes, or how the problem is resolved. Let them predict from the title without grading the prediction.
2 · 5 minutes
Read for the event
Read the story or selected paragraph. Ask learners to keep following the action and mark only the sentence that prevents understanding. Offer a read-aloud partner or the matching translation when needed.
3 · 4 minutes
Compare meaning and evidence
Have pairs explain what happened and identify the Spanish words that support their interpretation. With the A1/A2 practice stories, choose answers before opening the explanations. Discuss disagreements with the text in view.
4 · 3 minutes
Keep one useful phrase
Choose one expression from the story, read it in its complete sentence, and explain its meaning here. Learners can adapt it to a new sentence or reuse the original while building confidence.
5 · 1 minute
Finish with a small exit task
Ask for the main change in the story and one detail that supports it. Accept a brief spoken or written response in an accessible language. Use the response to choose the next reading task, not to certify a CEFR level.
Keep the purpose; adjust the demand
A class can share a reading goal while using different text lengths and support. These are activity suggestions, not a diagnostic scale or an alignment claim with a school curriculum.
- A1
- Use a short paragraph or the A1 story. Ask learners to identify a person, place, action, and direct result; keep translation or partner support nearby.
- A2
- Use the complete A2 story or divide it into sections. Reconstruct beginning, problem, response, and ending, then explain one stated cause.
- B1
- Use the B1 comparison story. Explain a character’s motivation and support it with a detail; distinguish what is stated from what the group inferred.
- B2
- Use the B2 comparison story. Compare viewpoints or an unstated assumption, then defend an interpretation with precise evidence and acknowledge another plausible reading.