Carmen - Prosper Mérimée
Product Description
Spanish Easy Reader: Carmen - Prosper Mérimée
Spanish Easy Reader, 96 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD. Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible Spanish containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for intermediate level learners of Spanish.
Carmen by Prosper Mérimée - Summary
A story of love and death which retells the tragic relationship between a gypsy, Carmen, and a soldier, Brigadier Don José, which turns Carmen into a smuggler, outlaw and murderer. This story was the inspiration for the famous opera by Georges Bizet, a ballet by Roland Petit and there are also numerous film versions.
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Novela de amor y de muerte, en la que la objetividad del autor se opone a la violencia de los sentimientos descritos. Relato del trágico romance entre la sensual y caprichosa gitana Carmen y el brigadier Don José, que por ella se convierte en contrabandista, bandolero y asesino. Este personaje ardiente y fatalista ha inspirado una célebre Ópera con música de Georges Bizet así como un ballet de Roland Petit y ha sido llevada al cine en numerosas ocasiones.
Key Benefits
- Fun immersive, way to learn Spanish through engaging stories
- Suitable for adolescent and adult learners of Spanish
- The accompanying audio CD to this Spanish Easy Reader includes the narrated abridged text, pronunciation and listening exercises
- Grammar and comprehension activities throughout the text in the book reinforce learning
- Annotations in Spanish underneath the text in the book help to explain difficult phrases
- The Spanish introduction contains interesting facts which put the story into context
- The convenient format easily allows intermediate level learners to access the Spanish language
- Handy-sized book--great for learning on the move
Customer Rating
| Book Genre | Drama, Fiction, Romance |
| Book Format | Abridged, Easy Reader, Full Colour, Illustrated |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Publisher | CIDEB |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| ISBN | 9788853003317 |
| Date of Publication | No |
| Language | Spanish |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Media Type | Book + CD |
| Product Alert Text | No |
| Offer Text | No |