Synopses & Reviews
It's easy to teach yourself Spanish! Complete Spanish provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Spanish, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Spanish with confidence.
Within each of the 25 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society.
The accompanying audio CDs include audio exercises--performed by native speakers--that reinforce communicative skills.
You can also visit teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry--this book gives you one-, five-, and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.
Synopsis
It's easy to teach yourself Spanish! Complete Spanish provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Spanish, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Spanish with confidence.
Within each of the 25 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society.
You can also visit teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry--this book gives you one-, five-, and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.
About the Author
Juan Kattan-Ibarra was born in Chile and lived in Spain for a number of years. He has degrees in foreign language teaching from the University of Chile, Michigan State University, Manchester University and the Institute of Education, London University. He taught Spanish at Ealing College and Shell International, and was an examiner in Spanish for the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the University of London School Examinations Board. He is now a full-time author.
Table of Contents
01 I speak Spanish
02 How are you?
03 Id like a room
04 Where is it?
05 What are you going to have?
06 What time does it arrive?
07 Can I help you?
08 Shopping
09 Wed like to hire a car
10 How old are you?
11 What do you do?
12 I get up at seven
13 I like it
14 Hello?
15 When were you born?
16 I liked it very much
17 They were very nice
18 What were you doing there?
19 What have you done?
20 Ill see you tomorrow
21 Id love to
22 Shall I give you some more?
23 Go straight on
24 I have a headache
25 Id like to rent a flat
Testing yourself
Key to ‘testing yourself
Taking it further
Glossary of grammatical terms
Grammar summary
Irregular verbs
Listening comprehension transcripts
Key to the activities
Spanish-English vocabulary
English-Spanish vocabulary
Index to grammar