Reading authentic Spanish literature is one of the most interesting ways for more advanced Spanish students to increase their vocabulary and knowledge of linguistic structures. Ester from El Aula Azul recommends three books that her upper level students have enjoyed.

Lola and Ana fantasize about everything they will do with the prize money from Lola's winning lottery ticket. What could possibly get in their way?

Ester, a teacher at El Aula Azul, believes that reading is one of the most important tools for acquiring vocabulary and understanding language structures. In this video, she recommends to us some of her favorite books for lower-level Spanish students.

Everything seems to be going well for the characters on Extra. Pablo got an attractive girl's number, and it seems like Lola's has won the lottery at last!

Ester from El Aula Azul imagines what is happening in the photo Idoia is showing her. Do you agree with her somewhat dramatic speculation?

Silvia continues to tell us about her childhood memories, focusing this time on the town of Chóvar in Valencia, Spain, where her family would spend vacations and holidays.

Today is the day of "La Primitiva" [the Spanish lottery], and superstitious Lola has a few rituals she must follow in order to increase her perceived chances.

Silvia continues to share with us some of her childhood memories, this time, about what she used to do on weekends and holidays with her family.

Paula, who has recently turned nine years old, will show us some of her favorite objects.

Looking at a picture of some grandparents and their grandchildren, Ester and Idoia from El Aula Azul use their imaginations to speculate about the family members.

Silvia from Valencia, Spain, tells us some of her childhood memories of the home where she lived, her neighborhood, and her religious school. Let's listen carefully and learn new Spanish vocabulary in the process!

You'll love this El Aula Azul guessing game where you'll have to decide which Spanish dish Ester is describing.

Silvia tells us about the active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma as well as some interesting facts about volcanoes you might not know, including the types of particles they expel and some different types of eruptions.

Meet Fran Rodríguez, a chef at Restaurante Fluvial at the famous Hotel Kivir in Seville, Spain, who will share with us a delicious recipe for tuna tartare.

María del Mar is the head of reception at the Hotel Kivir in downtown Seville, on the banks the of the Guadalquivir river. Today, she'll tell us about her department's daily work as well as the importance of internal communication and good customer service.