DIY Spanish
Top 12 Tools for Speaking Spanish
Will be published approx. on 16. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-07-177609-7 (ISBN)
Description
The right tool for the task of speaking Spanish, minimizing the fluff and filler
When you want to get a job done right, you do it yourself. With DIY Spanish, you can build your Spanish language skills on your own without the distraction of minor details. This part-workbook/part-reference gets straight to the point, offering useful structures, model sentences, essential vocabulary and grammar to get you communicating in a basic, functional manner.
Your Spanish language-learning toolbox includes:
Power Tools Focuses on how to communicate basic wants, desires, future plans, likes & dislikes, and needsHand Tools Essential for describing and identifying your surroundings and yourselfNuts & Bolts Covers common structures like commands and past tensesThe Tool Shed A comprehensive reference and review of the important tenses, telling time, possession, irregular verb charts, and 13 theme-based vocabulary sections with the essential "fill-in" words, common verbs, cognates, and adjectives
When you want to get a job done right, you do it yourself. With DIY Spanish, you can build your Spanish language skills on your own without the distraction of minor details. This part-workbook/part-reference gets straight to the point, offering useful structures, model sentences, essential vocabulary and grammar to get you communicating in a basic, functional manner.
Your Spanish language-learning toolbox includes:
Power Tools Focuses on how to communicate basic wants, desires, future plans, likes & dislikes, and needsHand Tools Essential for describing and identifying your surroundings and yourselfNuts & Bolts Covers common structures like commands and past tensesThe Tool Shed A comprehensive reference and review of the important tenses, telling time, possession, irregular verb charts, and 13 theme-based vocabulary sections with the essential "fill-in" words, common verbs, cognates, and adjectives
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E-Book
11/2011
1st Edition
McGraw-Hill Education
€25.09
Available for download
Person
Mark Rhea is a veteran teacher at high school level, who has taught all levels of Spanish, from beginning to native speakers. He currently teaches at Helix Charter High School, La Mesa, and Valhalla High School, El Cajon.
Content
IntroductionPOWER TOOLS1. Needs & Wants: Fast Verbs2. The Future3. Likes & Dislikes: Gustar4. Expressing ObligationHAND TOOLS5. Identifying Origin, Characteristics: Ser6. Describing Condition & Telling Location: Estar7. Object Pronouns: People & Things8. There Is/There Are: HayNUTS & BOLTS9. Commands: Instruction & Suggestion10. Reflexive Verbs11. To Know: Saber & Conocer12. Past Tenses: Preterite & ImperfectThe Tool Shed13. The Essential Tenses14. Asking Question: Interrogatives15. Irregular Verbs16. Pronunciation17. Making Words Match18. Possession19. Telling Time20. This & These, That & Those21. Comparisons22. Contractions23. Stem-Changing Verbs24. NumbersVOCABULARY25. Taking a Trip & Lodging26. Getting Around Roads & Cities27. Restaurant & Food28. Family & Home29. Daily Routine30. Sports & Games31. Art & Culture32. Health & Medicine33. Social Life34. Politics & The Media35. Work & Professions36. School37. Clothes38. Essential Words39. Most Common Verbs40. Cognates: Instant Vocabulary41. Adjectives