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 is book 1 in So You Really Want To Learn .

This book is aimed at the following children: primary school, secondary school .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 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