La tienda de Luis : modern foreign languages for 9-12 year olds

"La Tienda de Luis" is a series of five programmes for young learners of Spanish.

It is set in the old town of Oviedo, in the Spanish region of Asturias, where Luis opens a new shop with the help of his aunt Tia Maria.

Luis is not an experienced shopkeeper and his endeavours to establish the business often come to grief - frequently resulting in a humorous combination of melodrama and chaos.

The story themes link to key vocabulary areas such as family relationships, greetings, numbers, days, time, colours, the home, directions, weather and food.

The programmes are entirely in Spanish, at a language level suitable for children who are just starting to learn the language.

A Teachers' Guide and colour Activity Book are available to complement the series.