Download or read book Breaking Out of Beginner s Spanish written by Joseph J. Keenan and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many language books are boring—this one is not. Written by a native English speaker who learned Spanish the hard way—by trying to talk to Spanish-speaking people—it offers English speakers with a basic knowledge of Spanish hundreds of tips for using the language more fluently and colloquially, with fewer obvious "gringo" errors. Writing with humor, common sense, and a minimum of jargon, Joseph Keenan covers everything from pronunciation, verb usage, and common grammatical mistakes to the subtleties of addressing other people, "trickster" words that look alike in both languages, inadvertent obscenities, and intentional swearing. He guides readers through the set phrases and idiomatic expressions that pepper the native speaker's conversation and provides a valuable introduction to the most widely used Spanish slang. With this book, both students in school and adult learners who never want to see another classroom can rapidly improve their speaking ability. Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish will be an essential aid in passing the supreme language test-communicating fluently with native speakers.
Download or read book First Spanish Reader written by Angel Flores and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delightful stories, other material based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, other noted writers. Complete faithful English translations on facing pages. Exercises.
Download or read book Madrigal s Magic Key to Spanish written by Margarita Madrigal and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use the English you already know to quickly learn the basics of Spanish with this unique, accessible guide featuring original illustrations by Andy Warhol—from one of America’s most prominent language teachers. Read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks! Even the most reluctant learner will be astonished at the ease and effectiveness of Margarita Madrigal’s unique method of teaching a foreign language. Completely eliminating rote memorization and painfully boring drills, Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish is guaranteed to help you: • Learn to speak, read, and write Spanish quickly and easily • Convert English into Spanish in an instant • Start forming sentences after the very first lesson • Identify thousands of Spanish words within a few weeks of study • Travel to Spanish-speaking countries with confidence and comfort • Develop perfect pronunciation, thanks to a handy pronunciation key With original black-and-white illustration by Andy Warhol, Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish will provide readers with a solid foundation upon which to build their language skills.
Download or read book La Profe de Espa ol written by Juan Fernndez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: María is a Spanish teacher who works in a really peculiar language school, where bizarre things happen. Her students love her, but her colleagues not that much. When she doesn't turn up for work on Monday morning, her students worry and suspect something bad happened to her at the weekend. Where is María? Where is "la profe"? What happened to her? Why is she missing? La profe de español is a short story specially written for students with a pre-intermediate level of Spanish (A2). Learn Spanish by Reading Reading short stories like La profe de español is one of the most effective and pleasant ways to learn a Foreign Language. By reading, you can learn vocabulary and grammar structures in context, without memorising lists of isolated words or studying endless grammar rules. However, La profe de español is not just a book to learn Spanish. It is also a good story. It is a funny, witty, enjoyable and engaging story. A story that will capture your attention from the beginning and, hopefully, will make you smile. If you have ever been to a Spanish class, you will enjoy reading La profe de español.
Download or read book Short Stories in English for Beginners written by Olly Richards and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in English for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when listening. What does this book give you? · Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making learning fun, while you gain a wide range of new vocabulary · Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently · Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability · Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying listening in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!' · Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories will entertain you, while at the same time allowing you to benefit from an improved range of vocabulary and a better grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in English for Beginners will make learning English easy and enjoyable.
Download or read book Practice Makes Perfect Intermediate Spanish Grammar written by Gilda Nissenberg and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Spanish grammar through hands-on exercises and practice, practice, practice! Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate Spanish Grammar helps you take your grammar skills to a higher level and gives you the confidence to speak and write in your new language. This workbook leads you through Spanish grammar using concise, easy-to-understand language, keeping you focused on achieving your goal of total fluency. Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate Spanish Grammar is packed with: Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point Hundreds of exercises in formats suited to your learning style Practical and high-frequency Spanish vocabulary Master these tricky subjects: * idiomatic verbal phrases * object pronouns * use of the preterit and the imperfect * past participles * commands * the subjunctive
Download or read book A Second Spanish Reader written by Stanley Appelbaum and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geared toward advanced beginners, these highlights from poetry, plays, and stories by noted Spanish-language writers include works by Gabriela Mistral, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and Lope de Vega.
Download or read book Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners written by Olly Richards and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading. What does this book give you? · Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary · Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently · Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability · Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!' · Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including · A glossary for bolded words in each text · A bilingual word list · Full plot summary · Comprehension questions after each chapter. As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners will make learning Spanish easy and enjoyable.
Download or read book Spanish Reader Intermediate I written by Iris Acevedo A. and published by Spanish Reader for Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Students. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanish Reader Intermediate I is one of the various unique creations in language learning materials by CostaRica SpanishOnline, the first online Spanish School in Costa Rica for self-taught learners, as well as anyone who wishes to further their studies. Spanish Reader Intermediate I provides the independent learner of Spanish with a collection of short stories; each with an unusual twist, which will undoubtedly keep you reading thus providing additional sentences, reinforcement in question structure, contemporary phrases used in Latin America, transitional phrases according to level of Spanish acquired by the reader, and entertainment as you learn. Spanish Reader Intermediate I is the third book of the series of seven: Spanish Reader for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Students. In addition to this first series of readers, we have put together a series of three volumes Spanish Conversation Book for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Students, a collection of medium length and long dialogues in Spanish to compliment your learning. We are the creators of Spanish Conversation Book for Beginners, Spanish Conversation Book Beginners II and Spanish Conversation Book Beginners II as well as our new series Spanish Reader Elementary 1 & 2. In January 2020 We will be releasing a new series of books at an elementary level. I am certain you will find this Spanish Reader a unique source of learning and entertainment. Enjoy, Iris Acevedo A. Author/Founder
Download or read book Spanish Sentence Builders A Lexicogrammar Approach written by Dylan Viñales and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the newly updated SECOND EDITION! This version has been fully re-checked for accuracy and re-formatted to make it even more user-friendly, following feedback after a full year of classroom use by thousands of teachers across the world. Spanish Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by two modern languages educators with over 40 years of extensive classroom experience between the two, both in the UK and internationally. This 'no-frills' book contains 19 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout. Each unit includes: 1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions; 2) A set of vocabulary building activities; 3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text; 4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks; 5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning. Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over. This occurs throughout each unit of work as well as in smaller grammar, vocabulary and question-skills micro-units located at regular intervals in the book, which aim at reinforcing the understanding and retention of the target grammar, vocabulary and question patterns.
Download or read book Spanish Reader Intermediate I written by Iris Acevedo A. and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanish Reader Intermediate is one of the many unique creations of CostaRica SpanishOnline, the first online Spanish School in Costa Rica for independent learners.Spanish Reader Intermediate I provides the independent learner of Spanish with a collection of short stories; each with an unusual twist that will keep you reading thus providing you with additional sentences, question structure reinforcement, contemporary phrases used in Latin America, transitional phrases according to level of Spanish acquired by the reader, and entertainment as you learn.Spanish Reader Intermediate I is the third volume of the series of seven books: Spanish Reader for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Students. In addition, we have put together a series of three volumes Spanish Conversation Book for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Students, a collection of medium length and long dialogues in Spanish to compliment your learning. We are the creators of Spanish Conversation Book for Beginners, Spanish Conversation Book Beginners II and Spanish Conversation Book Beginners II as well as our new series Spanish Reader Elementary 1 & 2.I am certain you will find this Spanish Reader a unique source of learning and entertainment.Enjoy,Iris Acevedo A.Author/Founderhttp://costaricaspanishonline.com
Download or read book Intermediate Spanish Short Stories written by Touri Language Learning and published by Touri Language Learning. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grow your vocabulary & improve your Spanish skills with these 10 engaging intermediate Spanish short stories! Intermediate Spanish Stories Volume 2 is packed with even more breathtaking tales to catapult you to Spanish speaking fluency! There are so many reasons to learn a new language. Just imagine the experience of real latin culture and fun activities with locals that you will never forget for the rest of your life. The best way to learn a new language is by reading and building a strong base of vocabulary. In this intermediate Spanish book you will find yourself mesmerized page after page to each captivating story that will keep you so engaged you’ll practically forget you’re even learning Spanish! In this book you will find: -10 engaging short stories that range from an outer space voyage, life lessons and enchanted books! Filled with unexpected plot twists among other topics that you will find easy to understand and relate to. -The stories are broken down into manageable chapters, so you always make progress with the story. Carefully written stories with you as an intermediate level reader in mind, using easy to understand grammar and commonly used words so you can enjoy reading while learning new grammatical structures without being overwhelmed. -Tons of natural dialogues in each story that you would actually use in an everyday conversation, which will significantly improve your speaking and comprehension ability at the same time! -At the end of each chapter there is a comprehensive guide specially designed for intermediate level readers. You will find a vocabulary list of some of the words from the story as well as a summary in Spanish and English to make sure that you understand the tale completely. Chapter by chapter you will find yourself effortlessly reading each story. Not struggling like in boring reads or basic Spanish textbooks. You will become captivated by reading the dialogue of the characters and learn how to express yourself in different contexts. Most importantly you will see massive growth through new Spanish words that will get you closer to your goal of becoming fully conversational! Enjoy the book and remember to have fun on your Spanish learning journey! So scroll back up and grab your copy of Intermediate Spanish Short Stories Volume 2 right now!
Download or read book Learn Spanish with Stories B2 written by Juan Fernández and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loli's mum keeps telling her she needs to lose weight. If she wants to get a boyfriend, she needs to be slim. And she needs to smile. Why does she always look sad? She needs to lose weight and smile more often. That's all she needs to be happy.This book is a Spanish Easy Reader for adult learners with an intermediate or upper-intermediate level of Spanish. It will help you learn, revise and consolidate the vocabulary and grammar of the level B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference.Reading is one of the most effective and pleasant ways to learn a language. By reading, you can learn or consolidate the vocabulary, expressions, verb tenses and grammar structures as part of a story, in context, without memorizing lists of isolated words or studying endless grammar rules.However, UNA CHICA TRISTE is not just a book to learn Spanish. It is also an interesting story that you will actually want to read. A story, which, I hope, will catch your attention from the beginning and will keep you motivated till the end. A story you won�t put down easily. A story that may keep you so intrigued you may forget the main purpose you started reading it was to learn Spanish!
Download or read book Historia del a o written by Juan Fernandez and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recuerdo que aquel primero de enero me levanté muy alegre. ¡Empezaba un nuevo año! El año anterior había sido horrible. Menos mal que ya había terminado".SPANISH GRADED READER This book is a Graded Reader for adult learners with an intermediate or upper-intermediate level of Spanish. It will help you learn, revise and consolidate the vocabulary and grammar of the level B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference. WEB SERIES ON YOUTUBE HISTORIA DEL AÑO was originally released as a series of 12 videos on YouTube, each of them featuring live narration of the story. The main purpose of the videos was to show the the use of key vocabulary and key grammar structures in context, as used by native speakers. You can watch the web series on our channel in YouTube: Español Con Juan COMPREHENSION EXERCISES For each chapter of the story, you will find comprehension exercises in our blog: 1001 Reasons to Learn Spanish.
Download or read book Easy Spanish Reader written by William Tardy and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-10-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to read in Spanish--starting right now! Easy Spanish Reader is a unique, easy-to-follow guide based on the premise that the best way to learn a language is to start reading it immediately! Whether you're a brand-new beginner or an advanced-beginning learner, this new edition gives you ways to dive into the language with engaging readings that progress in difficulty to match your growing reading skills. This process will allow you to rapidly build comprehension and confidence as you enjoy the stories. Easy Spanish Reader begins with the story of two high-school seniors involved with their Spanish Club. As you read about their experiences, you'll discover the nuances of language and culture right along with the students. The next section contains a colorful history of Mexico, from the Conquistadors to the present, including vivid depictions of Cortès's encounters with the Aztecs. The last section is comprised of an abridged version of the classic story "Lazarillo de Tormes," which allows you to practice your grammar and vocabulary skills on a great work of Spanish literature. Progressive format makes it easy to quickly build comprehension Marginal word glossaries conveniently present new words and phrases Exercises challenge language comprehension and build reading skills Fully updated new editions, featuring expanded exercises and answer key
Download or read book Intermediate Spanish Memory Book written by William F. Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative new approach to vocabulary building in the Spanish language that is simple, effective, and entertaining.
Download or read book Fluent in 3 Months written by Benny Lewis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World is a new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don't need a great memory or "the language gene" to learn a language quickly, and debunks a number of long-held beliefs, such as adults not being as good of language learners as children.
