Synopses & Reviews
Turn your rusty Spanish language skills into polished conversation confidence Tune Up Your Spanish offers you an entertaining and practical way to hone your Spanish-language conversation skills. This book is structured around numerous key areas for improvement, covering everything from tricky grammatical structures to gestures, slang, and humor. In each area, key phrases are presented in “Top Ten” lists, including everyday expressions for filling pauses, icebreakers, and more. This book is excellent for brushing up on the Spanish you studied in high school or college.
The accompanying MP3 disk contains an engaging 70-minute program for learning key expressions from the book. It includes mp3 recordings of sixty Top 10 lists, organized for each access and reference on your iPod or mp3 player. This disk may not play on older, stand-alone CD players.
Synopsis
Turn your rusty Spanish language skills into polished conversation confidence Tune Up Your Spanish offers you an entertaining and practical way to hone your Spanish-language conversation skills. This book is structured around numerous key areas for improvement, covering everything from tricky grammatical structures to gestures, slang, and humor. In each area, key phrases are presented in Top Ten lists, including everyday expressions for filling pauses, icebreakers, and more. This book is excellent for brushing up on the Spanish you studied in high school or college.
The accompanying MP3 disk contains an engaging 70-minute program for learning key expressions from the book. It includes mp3 recordings of sixty Top 10 lists, organized for each access and reference on your iPod or mp3 player. This disk may not play on older, stand-alone CD players.
About the Author
Mary McVey Gill and Brenda Wegmann are experienced authors of Spanish and ESL language learning materials.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Tune-Up1: Vamos a charlar Tune-Up2: Sonido y sentido
Tune-Up3: Buen provecho Tune-Up4: Amor, pasion y aventura
Tune-Up5: Viajar es vivir Tune-Up6: De compras
Tune-Up7: En serio o en broma Tune-Up8: De la casa a la plaza
Tune-Up9: El espanol: voz de muchos pueblos Tune-Up10:Don Quijote, La Malinche, Bolivar
Appendix A:Regional Variations for "You" Appendix B:Proununciation Around the Globe
Answer Key Index of Top Five and Top Ten Lists