Spanish
Book Title
B2
for English-speaking learners
Side glossary
In-book and online exercises
Flashcards for each chapter
Imagine reading “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” in Spanish – and understanding every page
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (in Spanish: “Las Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes”, orig. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle – is a complete, engaging graded reader story specially adapted for the B2 (upper intermediate) level. You don't need to know every word. You'll understand 95% of the text immediately, and every new word is explained in the margin. You simply read – and learn naturally.
What is this book about?
- Introduces the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his steadfast companion, Dr. John Watson.
- Presents a series of baffling mysteries, ranging from stolen treasures and blackmail to strange disappearances and heinous crimes.
- Showcases Holmes's extraordinary powers of observation and deduction to untangle intricate webs of deception.
Why does this work better than apps and textbooks?
Our books are based on the Pentecost Method – the only approach 100% based on scientific research into language learning. The result? You learn faster, remember more, and actually enjoy learning.
- Read without interruption: Translations of the most difficult words are found in the margin of each page – you don't have to break away from the story to look them up in a dictionary.
- Consolidate what you've read: After each chapter, there are exercises (crosswords, gap-fills, anagrams) tailored to the B2 level – new words stick in your mind.
- Learn anywhere: A mobile app with games allows you to review vocabulary on your way to work, in line, or wherever you have a moment.
- Build lasting vocabulary: Flashcards at the end of the book allow you to systematically review the most important words – so you don't forget what you've learned.
Matched to your exact level
The vocabulary in this book has been selected based on an analysis of 2 billion words from authentic texts, precisely matched to the B2 level. You learn exactly the words that are most useful in everyday life.
How to choose the right level?
This book is at the B2 level. Not sure which level to choose? Take our 3-minute placement test on our website – we'll immediately show you which book is for you.
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Familiar magic
Most Spanish courses hand you food words as a list of fruit and menu lhrases to memorize but what actually works is tying the words to something your hands are doing and this B2 readers kitchen chapger gave my tenyearold and me the perfect excuse we cooked the tortilla española from the story and verbs like pelar batir and dar la vuelta stuck far betger than any worksheet while the Englishspeaking trap of expectijg a flat srap instead of a potato omelette was settled the mokeng we ate it the cognates ingredientws porción make the text feel friemdly yet the evdryday kitchen words like sarrém and aceite are exactly where English gives you no help so cook with the book open on the counter At this level youll follow the story comfortqbly and still stumble when you try to describe the recipw aloud which is precisely tge gap that cooking together closes
True friends evetywhere!
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About Spanish (the language of this book)
Where Spanish is spoken
Spanish (Castilian) is an official language in Spain and is spoken throughout Latin America. It is also an official language of Equatorial Guinea and is widely studied as a second language in the United States, Brazil, and Western Europe.
How many people speak it
About 500 million people speak Spanish as a first language; counts of all users including second-language speakers are often placed near 600 million.
Grammar and structure
Spanish is a mostly synthetic Romance language: verbs carry rich endings for person, tense, and mood; nouns and adjectives agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number. Word order is flexible compared with English, with subject pronouns often omitted because the verb ending identifies the subject. Learners focus on ser vs. estar, the subjunctive, and object pronoun placement.