Research shows that, when learning a new language, students who read for pleasure make the most progress on vocabulary acquisition and are better at understanding grammar structures. Short Stories to Learn Spanish, Vol. 1: For Beginners and Intermediate Students will help you learn or practice Spanish, acquire new vocabulary, and go over the most used grammar structures without even thinking about grammar. This book offers 39 Spanish short stories for beginners designed to take you from simple to complex grammar structures, on a variety of topics. You will find inspiring and motivational stories, as well as anecdotes on many subjects, ranging from geography and nature to history, psychology, and philosophy. The stories have been written mostly in present, past and future tenses , for beginner and intermediate students ( levels A2, B1, and B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).