The coffin of Miguel de Cervantes – level 1

04-02-2015 15:00

Miguel de Cervantes was a writer. He lived in Spain. He wrote a book. The book is very famous. Its name is “Don Quixote”.

Experts find a coffin. The letters “MC” are written on it. The coffin can be Cervantes’ coffin. However, experts are not sure. We must wait for more information. The coffin is in a small church in Madrid.

Difficult words: was/were (past for is/are), wrote (past of “to write”), coffin (a long box for a dead person).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

Have you read Don Quixote?

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