Do you want a solid foundation to your Spanish studies?
If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Spanish in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the Spanish you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family.
What will I learn?
Basic Spanish is slowly and carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of your learning. It teaches grammar, vocabulary and listening, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and A2 Beginner level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for languages) guidelines.
Is this course for me?
Get Started in Spanish is for absolute and false beginners of Spanish. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Spanish. There are extensive illustrations to support the learner working on his or her own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course.
What do I get?
This book has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features:
- 10 units of learning content - covering everyday topics from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family
- Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language stick
- Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims
- Vocabulary building - thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly
- Test yourself - see and track your own progress
- Native speaker audio - available online
Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.
Where do I go next?
If you want to advance your Spanish, our Complete Spanish course (9781444177244) will take you to an intermediate level of Spanish.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 206 mm
Breite: 146 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-7492-2 (9781444174922)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Mark Stacey and Angela Gonzalez Hevia have now retired from a lifetime of teaching Spanish to adults at all levels and divide their time between the UK and Spain.
: Introduction
: Introduction
: Introduction
: Introduction
: Pronunciation guide
: Pronunciation guide
: Pronunciation guide
: Pronunciation guide
: 1 Who's who?
: 1 Who's who?
: 1 Who's who?
: 1 Who's who?
: 2 Where are you from?
: 2 Where are you from?
: 2 Where are you from?
: 2 Where are you from?
: 3 More about yourself
: 3 More about yourself
: 3 More about yourself
: 3 More about yourself
: 4 How are you?
: 4 How are you?
: 4 How are you?
: 4 How are you?
: 5 Our families
: 5 Our families
: 5 Our families
: 5 Our families
: 6 Moving around
: 6 Moving around
: 6 Moving around
: 6 Moving around
: 7 Arrivals and departures
: 7 Arrivals and departures
: 7 Arrivals and departures
: 7 Arrivals and departures
: 8 Wishes and requests
: 8 Wishes and requests
: 8 Wishes and requests
: 8 Wishes and requests
: 9 Tastes and preferences
: 9 Tastes and preferences
: 9 Tastes and preferences
: 9 Tastes and preferences
: 10 Personal matters
: 10 Personal matters
: 10 Personal matters
: 10 Personal matters
: 11 Between friends
: 11 Between friends
: 11 Between friends
: 11 Between friends
: 12 Make yourself known
: 12 Make yourself known
: 12 Make yourself known
: 12 Make yourself known
: 13 At home
: 13 At home
: 13 At home
: 13 At home
: 14 Free time
: 14 Free time
: 14 Free time
: 14 Free time
: 15 Travelling in Spain
: 15 Travelling in Spain
: 15 Travelling in Spain
: 15 Travelling in Spain
: 16 I don't feel well
: 16 I don't feel well
: 16 I don't feel well
: 16 I don't feel well
: 17 Let's go shopping
: 17 Let's go shopping
: 17 Let's go shopping
: 17 Let's go shopping
: 18 Eating and drinking
: 18 Eating and drinking
: 18 Eating and drinking
: 18 Eating and drinking
: 19 Some practical matters
: 19 Some practical matters
: 19 Some practical matters
: 19 Some practical matters
: 20 Talking about the weather
: 20 Talking about the weather
: 20 Talking about the weather
: 20 Talking about the weather
: 21 And finally...
: 21 And finally...
: 21 And finally...
: 21 And finally...
: Key to the exercises
: Key to the exercises
: Key to the exercises
: Key to the exercises
: Spanish-English vocabulary
: Spanish-English vocabulary
: Spanish-English vocabulary
: Spanish-English vocabulary
: English-Spanish vocabulary
: English-Spanish vocabulary
: English-Spanish vocabulary
: English-Spanish vocabulary
: Taking it further
: Taking it further
: Taking it further
: Taking it further
: Subject index
: Subject index
: Subject index
: Subject index
