Valle de los Elfos. Non-adapted fairy tale for translation from Spanish into English and from English into Spanish

Иллюстратор Tatiana Oliva Morales

Дизайнер обложки Tatiana Oliva Morales

© Tatiana Oliva Morales, 2020

© Tatiana Oliva Morales, иллюстрации, 2020

© Tatiana Oliva Morales, дизайн обложки, 2020

ISBN 978-5-4498-3635-9

Создано в интеллектуальной издательской системе Ridero

Annotation

In the book there is an exercise to translate and retell a fairy tale from Spanish into English, and an exercise to translate and retell the English version of the same fairy tale into Spanish. The exercises have the keys. In the fairy tale there are 899 Spanish / English words. Due to complexity, the book corresponds to the levels B2 – C1. It is recommended for a wide range of people studying Spanish and English, as well as for native English speakers studying  Spanish.

The number of words you need to know for the following purposes of using a foreign language

For «survival» in the environment without a translator – 120

For daily communication on general topics – 2000

To read simple texts of common topics – 4,000 – 5,000

Reading of difficult texts – 10,000

Native speaker level – 10,000 – 20,000

How to work at the fairy tale

Follow the simplest rules, namely:

1. First, analyze the sentence for grammar – the tenses and forms of verbs, active or passive voice.

2. If you don’t know any words, use your dictionary or the Translate Google service https://translate.google.com

3. If the sentence has idioms, or words with difficult realities, use the search for their meanings or the realities here https://context.reverso.net

4. First, translate all sentences in the fairy tale, then learn all the new words and phrases, retell it.

From the author

If you need additional consultations or classes, you can contact me. Consultations / classes in person and via Skype are possible.

My contact details

Tel 8 925 184 37 07

Skype: oliva-morales

E-mail: oliva-morales@mail.ru

Sites:

http://lronline.ru

http://www.m-teach.ru

Respectfully,

Tatiana Oliva Morales