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Climate Change in Simple Spanish: Learn Spanish the Fun Way With Topics That Matter (Topics that Matter: Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition

Spanish Edition by Olly Richards (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Improve your Spanish, expand your vocabulary, and learn the facts of climate change.

When it comes to mastering a foreign language, reading around your interests makes all the difference. But finding books designed for language learners can be hard! This book fixes that. For the first time, you’ll learn to improve your Spanish while reading about one of the most important topics of the century: climate change.

Told through authentic conversations in intermediate Spanish, you’ll become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to speak about the topics you care about.

Climate Change in Simple Spanish transports you into a real-world story that unfolds between three Spanish characters. The story, told by the people themselves, focuses on climate change and their effort to learn more about it! Over 30 engaging and informative chapters, you’ll immerse yourself in the topic of Climate Change and master Spanish in the process.

Here’s what you’ll get:

  • 34 chapters in conversational Spanish, so you can learn about climate change the fun way.
  • Helpful key facts at the end of each chapter to help guide you through the science.
  • Real, daily spoken Spanish throughout – it’s as if we held up a microphone and recorded the exact words coming out of people’s mouths - so you can learn natural Spanish.
  • Conversations that are carefully written to be accessible for intermediate learners (CEFR B1-B2), so you can learn from real, spoken conversations.
  • Word lists with English definitions in every chapter, so you can get instant translations of any difficult words. This means you can focus on enjoying the story rather than wasting time in a dictionary.
  • Summaries of each conversation which contextualise each dialogue, so you can easily follow the plot and enjoy the story without getting lost.

The story is told in Castilian Spanish. However, since the conversations use mostly “neutral” Spanish, you’ll have plenty to learn, whether you’re learning the Spanish of Mexico, Colombia, or Costa Rica.

Created by Olly Richards, language teacher and author, Climate Change in Simple Spanish gives you an experience in real Spanish that you won’t find anywhere else. You’ll be better prepared for using Spanish in the real world, speak with more confidence, and take a giant leap towards fluency in Spanish!

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"Olly's language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work!" Dr. Barbara Oakley, Bestselling Author of "A Mind for Numbers"


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Olly Richards is a foreign language expert and teacher. He speaks over eight languages and has authored and curated over 100 books, both independently and through his publishing house, StoryLearning Press. Olly's mission is to help students around the world to learn languages through the power of story. His unique language-learning method, StoryLearning (R), is the basis for his popular book collections and language courses. Olly has created 20+ online courses in 17 languages and his YouTube channel (@storylearning) has over 320,000 subscribers. Through his channel, Olly shares how the StoryLearning method works in a variety of situations, sharing unique facts, tips, and motivation to keep learning. But that's not all! Olly is also the mastermind behind CeOLT (Certificate of Online Language Teaching), the only language teaching certification that teaches students how to teach, implement, and grow a thriving online tutoring business. The certification is accredited by the CPD Certification Service, the world's leading and largest independent accreditation institution. Olly started learning his first foreign language at the age of 19, when he bought a one-way ticket to Paris. With no exposure to languages growing up, and no natural talent for languages, Olly had to figure out how to learn French from scratch. Twenty years later, Olly has studied languages from around the world and is considered an expert in the field. He has appeared in international press, from the BBC and the Independent to El Pais and Gulf News. He has featured in language documentaries and authored language courses for the Open University. You can find out more about Olly, including a library of free training and blog, at his website: www.storylearning.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08QJ5M4TB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ StoryLearning Press (December 13, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3290 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
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Olly Richards is a foreign language expert and teacher. He speaks eight languages and has authored over 30 books. He has appeared in international press, from the BBC and the Independent to El País and Gulf News. He has featured in language

documentaries and authored language courses for the Open University.

Olly started learning his first foreign language at the age of 19, when he bought a one-way ticket to Paris. With no exposure to languages growing up, and no natural talent for languages, Olly had to figure out how to learn French from scratch. Twenty years later, Olly has studied languages from around the world and is considered an expert in the field.

Through his books and website, StoryLearning.com, Olly is known for teaching languages through the power of story – including the book you are holding in your hands right now!

You can find out more about Olly, including a library of free training, at his website: www.storylearning.com

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Wubba Lubba Dub Dub
5.0 out of 5 stars Context Context Context Context!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
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The point of buying a book to learn Spanish from is not that the book will GUIDE YOU through the process, but rather that you have a tool that you can use for a specific purpose to motivate/incentivize your drive to learn.

The BEST way to motivate yourself through this whole thing is to have something that gives you the context to talk about. So often we don't have a starting point, so we try and describe ourselves, but in reality, we forget that talking about THINGS are more interesting than simply talking about yourself.

This book is a great tool. I don't think it's as beginner friendly as Olly's other books, because you certainly need to be able to build AROUND the topic of climate change, but what THIS offers is a succinct guide to talking about facts that allow you to sound like you know what you're talking about in Spanish, vs simply pulling words and phrases you're not familiar with and starting from scratch.

Great book, and I look forward to more topics.
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Cynthia
5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST way to learn a language!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2021
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I have been taking courses with Olly Richards since August of 2020. I have learned more Spanish in 4 months with Olly Richards' story learning methods than 4 years of Spanish in school. When I saw that he wrote this non-fiction Spanish book, I jumped at the chance to read it. It is so amazing to me to read in Spanish about a topic that is so much about our current times and actually understand what I am reading. Being able to read Olly's books in Spanish and understand what I am reading while also improving and building on my Spanish skills is mind-blowing. Climate Change in Simple Spanish is an amazing book. The information presented about climate change is extremely interesting as well as well written in Spanish that is easy to understand and follow. I highly recommend this book to those learning Spanish as well as those that are native speakers. Great book!!
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marcus
5.0 out of 5 stars Hallelujah for intermediate nonfiction material
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020
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I can’t express enough gratitude for this book’s existence. It’s a great intermediate book with all the bells and whistles needed to sue it effectively- great introduction from Olly both on the types of reading (extensive vs intensive) for language learning, and how he recommends to approach this book. The writing itself is clean, accessible and fun. And - most importantly for distracted language learners- chapters are short and digestible. I have been a fan of olly’s work for years and applaud this foray into nonfiction as timely, useful and much appreciated!
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Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars What an excellent topic to learn in!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
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I've been on my Spanish learning journey on and off for a while, and after purchasing and taking a look through this book I am racing to get back on! What a great idea for those who are interested in learning about both climate change and the Spanish language. The introduction is short and sweet, just a few notes on the author's suggestions, getting into the language learning right away. I am excited to dive deeper into this resource in the next few weeks!
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Lingfei Teng
5.0 out of 5 stars Conversational & StoryLearning style
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020
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Bravo to Olly for creating a non-fiction book for intermediate Spanish learners. I have been a loyal follower of Olly's way to learn a foreign language. I have read and listened to his 101 Conversations (both simple & intermediate) of books. I listen to the StoryLearning Spanish podcast every day. Now here's another very useful resource - Topics that matter! I notice that my reading (vocabulary) & listening comprehension have been improving in the recent three months. Thank you.
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Mickey
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Addition to my Spanish Library
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
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I bought this book because I really enjoy Olly's courses and stories and I am very concerned about climate change. This book doesn't disappoint and I find it is at a perfect level to push me a bit in my Spanish reading. I highly recommend this book for learners at an A2 to B1 level. It can also be used by more advanced learners to refresh their vocabulary and concepts.
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Kimberly
3.0 out of 5 stars Quick read
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021
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To be honest it’s kind of boring and I found many grammatical errors. It’s easy to read for the level.
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Daniel English
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for intermediate Spanish learners
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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This book is an excellent addition to the small niche of intermediate Spanish literature. It is a timely topic and the author has done a good job of presenting the issues without getting polemical. I wouldn't worry too much about Latin American versus European Spanish. I myself am focusing on LA Spanish, but there is too much value in working through a book like this to get overly concerned about that distinction.
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Euclid
5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced and informative
Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2021
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I already have an extensive background in basic science and climate change (among other sources, a relevant set of lectures by a physicist from The Great Courses). I didn't expect to learn much new from this book, but it does good provide maps, some graphs, and references to other sources. I found it to be a good read (I confess to skipping around rather than plowing through: the chapters are short, about 5 pages each, and the chapters have good descriptive titles) and I like reviewing and reinforcing my existing knowledge. The book can be recommended highly if you are unlikely to read anything technical. If the book were in English, I doubt that I would have read it. But, by being in Spanish, there is an additional level of interest. And by being in dialog form it is even more useful than straight prose would have been. I am hoping that further books in the series will be on subjects newer to me.
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Nisha
5.0 out of 5 stars Improve Spanish and learn about climate change
Reviewed in India on February 21, 2021
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A non-fictional book, with fictional characters, in Spanish for Intermediate leaners. A great way to improve your Spanish as well as learn about Climate change.
Was lucky and quick enough to grab this book when released, and at cost of less than $1.
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NickM
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent overview of the conversational language of climate change in context
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2021
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Once you've reached a certain level in a language and achieved a good understanding of structures and grammar the main barrier to greater fluidity can be the acquisition of vocabulary to cover the topics you want to discuss and an understanding of how that vocabulary can be used conversationally. It's one thing to read about climate change in the pages of El País, but quite another to move from that formal language and phraseology into conversation that doesn't sound too stilted and formal. Olly's book is very useful in this respect. I found it a relatively easy read and it met my need for vocabulary in context.

My only negative comment isn't about the core of the book. There are several references to external materials at the end of chapters and I feel that an opportunity was missed, as the majority are in English, which didn't aid my Spanish learning, and at least one was (I think) in Catalan, which didn't help either my Spanish or my general knowledge.
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Paul Buzby
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent topic
Reviewed in Australia on February 3, 2021
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Loved this entire story!! I’ve learned so much about climate change and it’s effects on our planet as well as learning lots more Spanish vocabulary! Thx Olly!
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Wayne Brehaut
5.0 out of 5 stars Continue Learning Spanish With Current Topics! Climate Change! And Audio Available!
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2021
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Continue Learning Spanish With Current Topics! Who Doesn't Want to Talk About Climate Change? And Audio Available! This book continues Olly's books on conversations about popular topics and follows the same familiar pattern: listen, listen and read along, read. This volume continues your learning of Spanish conversation begun with "101 Conversations in Simple Spanish".

Being an early owner and reviewer entitles one to the audio version for free as well--and if you missed that opportunity you really need the audio version to make fast and efficient progress.

I highly recommend you add this to your languages library and do your daily practice!
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Wayne Brehaut
5.0 out of 5 stars Continue Learning Spanish With Current Topics! Climate Change! And Audio Available!
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2021
Continue Learning Spanish With Current Topics! Who Doesn't Want to Talk About Climate Change? And Audio Available! This book continues Olly's books on conversations about popular topics and follows the same familiar pattern: listen, listen and read along, read. This volume continues your learning of Spanish conversation begun with "101 Conversations in Simple Spanish".

Being an early owner and reviewer entitles one to the audio version for free as well--and if you missed that opportunity you really need the audio version to make fast and efficient progress.

I highly recommend you add this to your languages library and do your daily practice!
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