This is the first of a three-part Spanish course for beginners. Whilst giving full attention to the four key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, particular emphasis is placed on grammar, which is introduced in a light-hearted yet rigorous way.Please note that the Audio CD is not included with this textbook and must be purchased separately. - Provides a strong basis of knowledge for Spanish beginners with particular emphasis on understanding grammar and sentence construction - Spanish to English and English to Spanish vocabularies are featured at the back of the book for easy reference - An Audio CD and Teacher's Book which contains answers to all the exercises and transcripts to selected exercises are also available to purchase separately to accompany the book

 

 

This book is part of a book series called So You Really Want To Learn .

There are 192 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2003 by Hodder Education .

Mike Bolger is a Spanish teacher at Oundle School in Northamptonshire and is the Principal Moderator and a Principal Examiner for A-level Spanish for one of the three major examining boards.

This book has the following chapters: Unit 1 - Hola! Hola y adios! Como te llamas? Tu and usted Que tal? Los numeros 1-12 El alfabeto Los acentos Pronunciation Los numeros 13-31 Los meses y las estaciones del ano La fecha Cuando es tu cumpleanos? Los dias de la semana Vocabulario 1. 1 La clase Nouns and gender Definite and indefinite article Singular and plural Por favor Los imperativos Como se dice en espanol? Entrevistas Vocabulario 1. 2 Unit 2 - La familia y los amigos La familia Reflexive pronouns Possessive adjectives Los verbos AR verbs: hablar Personal pronouns Usted y ustedes ER verbs: comer Vocabulario 2. 1 IR verbs: vivir Tener Ser Los adjetivos Tienes animales en casa? Los colores La corrida de toros Por que aprender el espanol? La nacionalidades Vocabulario 2. 2 Los numeros 30-100 Cual es tu numero de telefono? Ficha personal Possession Unit 3 - El Horario Las asignaturas Gustar Que piensas? E. C. A* Radical changing verbs: e > ie La hora Que hora es? Empezar (ie) y comenzar (ie) Hacer Vocabulario 3. 1 La comida y la bebida Possessive adjectives Demonstrative pronouns Vocabulario 3. 2 Unit 4 - En casa La rutina diaria Radical changing verbs: o > ue Almorzar (ue) Volver (ue) Dormir (ue) Los verbos reflexivos Radical changing reflexives Acostarse (ue) Despertarse (ie) Single vowel change radical changing verbs Seguir (i) Vestirse (i) Soler (ue) Vocabulario 4. 1 Estar Prepositions Se o estar? Los numeros 100-1000 Ordinals Cual es tu direccion? La casa Los muebles La sala de estar El dormitorio La cocina El comedor El cuarto de bano Word order Decir (i) Vocabulario 4. 2 Unit 5 - En el puebio El pueblo Ir Adonde vas? Por donde se va a? Imperatives: polite form Imperatives: familiar form Vocabulario 5. 1 Los paises del mundo De donde eres? El tiempo Vocabulario 5. 2 Unit 6 - Pasatiempos Los deportes Jugar (ue) / practicar Los pasatiempos Que prefieres hacer? Una cara de tu amigo Vocabulario 6. 1 The present continuous tense Present continuous: reflexive verbs Present continuous: radical changing verbs Querer (ie) Immediate future tense Vocabulario 6. 2 Glosarios Vocabulario: espanol - ingles Vocabulario: ingles - espanol Index of subjects