The Human Library - Spanish reading B1
A B1 Spanish article explains how the Human Library replaces books with respectful conversations that challenge prejudice.
La Biblioteca Humana: escuchar antes de juzgar
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About this article
What you'll learn
Vocabulary for listening, prejudice and respectful questions, plus past and present narration.
The Human Library was developed in Copenhagen in 2000 for Roskilde Festival and invites readers to speak with people presented as human books.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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con respeto
newrespectfully
In a way that recognises another person's dignity and boundaries.
Useful for describing careful communication.
No representa a todo un grupo
newdoes not represent an entire group
It limits a person's testimony to their own experience.
Useful for avoiding stereotypes.
dejar espacio para otra voz
newto make room for another voice
To allow another person to express a different experience or view.
Useful in discussions about dialogue.
no juzgar un libro por su portada
newnot to judge a book by its cover
An idiom meaning not to judge someone only by appearance or a label.
Central to the Human Library idea.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
prejuicios
prejuicios
prejudices
Opinions formed before knowing enough about a person or subject.
Key vocabulary for discussing discrimination.
límites
límites
limits
Points beyond which an experience or explanation cannot go.
Useful for making careful claims.
sustituir
sustituir
to replace
To put one thing in the place of another.
Useful in many practical contexts.
portada
portada
cover
The front outer part of a book or publication.
Useful book vocabulary and part of a common idiom.
quizá
quizá
perhaps
An adverb that presents something as possible rather than certain.
Useful for making cautious statements.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
se organizó
se organizó
was organised
The passive se focuses on the event rather than naming an organiser.
Useful in historical narration.
puede decidir
puede decidir
can decide
Poder plus infinitive expresses ability or permission.
Useful for describing a participant's rights.
no garantiza que
no garantiza que
does not guarantee that
After a negated verb of certainty, the subordinate verb piensen appears in the subjunctive.
Useful for limiting a claim.
¿Cuándo cambiaste de opinión
¿Cuándo cambiaste de opinión
When did you change your mind
The preterite asks about one completed change in the past.
Useful for inviting a personal example.
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