At the shoe shop

"En la zapatería"
Spanish A2 writing exercise

Raquel is at the shoe shop looking for some fancy shoes.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "wedding" and "to try on (clothing)".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2023-03-28

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine, Género femenino, Plural

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

-Hello Miss, how can I help you? -Hi! I'm looking for some fancy shoes. -Very good, do you have any colour and style preferences? -Well, I'm going to a wedding and they need to go with my pink dress. -We have some very nice white high-heeled shoes. Do you like them? -Sorry, but they are too high for me. I prefer those ones over there. -Perfect. What size do you wear? -I wear a size 36. I'm going to try them on now, thank you.

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