Synopses & Reviews
Learn step-by-step in 40 easy lessons
Grammar & Usage Explained Throughout
Comprehensive reference sections Included
For Beginners or Those Who Want a Thorough Review
Learn to speak, read, and write Spanish quickly and easily with
Living Language. Developed by U.S. government experts, this book introduces you step-by-step to the basics of Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and grammar.
Inside You'll Find:
- All the words and phrases from the 40 lessons on the Living Language Spanish Complete Course recordings plus additional vocabulary
- A guide to pronunciation
- Useful topics: Directions, Introductions, Shopping, etc.
- Explanations of grammar and usage
- Short quizzes to help you check your progress
- A comprehensive summary of Spanish grammar
- Verb charts, including all tenses
- A special section on writing letters
While this book stands on its own as an instructional program and an invaluable reference, you'll find that using it with the recorded lessons is even more effective. Along with the recordings,
Living Language Spanish Complete Course cassette and compact disc packages include this book as well as a dictionary.
Synopsis
More than 250,000 copies of the Living Language Coursebooks, formerly known as conversation manuals, have been sold since they were revised and updated in 1993.
The Living Language Coursebooks that are included in the Complete Courses are also available for purchase separately, and the books are now getting a new look to accompany the new package design. Useful for anyone who knows the pronunciation of a foreign language, the book includes both language instruction and reference sections including
-- all the words and phrases from 40 lessons on the Living Language recordings, plus additional vocabulary and short quizzes
-- short quizzes to check progress
-- comprehensive grammar summary and verb charts, including all tenses
-- a special section on letter-writing