The Ultimate Spanish 101
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Preface
Contents
Pronunciation and Spelling
1 Getting Around Town—Where Is It?
2 Describing Places and Things
3 Nationalities, Professions, Food, and Films
4 Describing People, Emotions, and Health
5 Work and Leisure
6 The Weather, Foreign Languages, and Sports
7 Entertaining at Home
8 The Daily Routine
9 Travel, Likes and Dislikes
10 Childhood, Family History, University
11 Health and Accidents
12 People: Character and Personality, Societal Problems
13 Business and the Growth of Cities
14 Directions, Air Travel, Recipes
15 Holidays and Celebrations, Planning for the Future
16 Family Relations and Careers
Verb Charts
Answer Key
Glossary
Index
If your goal is to communicate in Spanish using authentic structures and a broad vocabulary, The Ultimate Spanish 101 is the program for you! More comprehensive than other language guides or mobile apps, and more concise than a traditional textbook, The Ultimate Spanish 101 leads beginning learners step-by-step to language fluency.
This program consists of 16 lessons, equivalent to a first-year college course, that can be adapted to fit your own schedule. You will develop language skills essential for communication: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Numerous short dialogues, based on everyday situations and reinforced by extensive practice, ensure that you will be ready to put your growing command of the Spanish language into practice.
The Ultimate Spanish 101 features:
• Clear explanations of high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures• Interesting dialogues based on everyday situations, using authentic language• More than 300 exercises that take you from structured practice to free expression• Regular and predictable format to ensure you can work efficiently• Appreciation of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture
Premium mobile resources support and enhance your study:
180 DIALOGUES recorded by native speakers of SpanishLISTENING PRACTICE to improve your pronunciation and reinforce sentence structuresAUDIO EXERCISES to put your speaking skills into practiceFLASHCARDS to help you memorize vocabulary and verb forms