Skip to content

Free A1 Spanish reading passage

Planes para un día de lluvia

A 51-word text about weather and leisure with vocabulary, line-by-line help, comprehension questions, prompts, and a printable answer key.

Level
A1
Length
51
Topic
Weather and leisure
A151 words · 1 min read

Planes para un día de lluvia

Reviewed by Francisco · Updated

Studio audio

Tap a word for meaning · tap a line for grammar

1 .

2 .

3 .

4 .

5 .

6 , .

7 .

8 .

English translation
1

Marta and Luis want to play tennis.

2

They look out the window and see that it is raining heavily.

3

They cannot go to the park because it is raining.

4

Marta suggests watching a film at home.

5

Luis prefers to prepare a snack.

6

In the end, they do both things.

7

First they prepare sandwiches and juice.

8

Then they watch the film together.

Key vocabulary

jugar al tenis·to play tennis
porque llueve·because it is raining
ver una película·to watch a film
preparar una merienda·to prepare a snack
las dos cosas·both things

Comprehension check

1.Why can Marta and Luis not play tennis?
2.What does Marta suggest?
3.What do they do first?
4.How do they solve their different preferences?

Use the language

Writing prompt

Write an outdoor plan and a rainy-day alternative. Explain the change with porque.

Speaking prompt

Retell how Marta and Luis change their plan and say which alternative you prefer.

Focused practice

Use this text for a short study session

Read, check comprehension, respond to the prompts, or print the worksheet for class.

Narrative immersion

Want characters and plot instead?

Open the A1 Spanish story library for illustrated narratives, native audio, and a longer reading loop.

Browse A1 stories →

Answers

Planes para un día de lluvia — questions

Q01

What is “Planes para un día de lluvia” about?

“Planes para un día de lluvia” is a 51-word A1 Spanish reading passage about weather and leisure. It is designed as a short practice text rather than a serialized story.

Q02

Which Spanish grammar appears in “Planes para un día de lluvia”?

The main grammar in “Planes para un día de lluvia” is ir a + infinitive, porque, simple agreement. The line notes explain the structures in context, and the vocabulary recap highlights the words needed to understand the scene.

Q03

How should I study this A1 Spanish text?

Read once for the main idea without opening the English support. Listen at normal speed if audio is available, check only the words that block meaning, then answer the comprehension questions and use the writing or speaking prompt.

Q04

Is this a Spanish text or a Spanish story?

This is a compact practice text with a quiz, prompts, and a printable answer key. For longer narrative immersion with characters, dialogue, illustrations, and audio, use MeloLingua’s A1 Spanish story library instead.

Continue with a story

Turn one text into daily Spanish

MeloLingua adds longer narrative immersion, native audio, and speaking practice matched to your level.