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THE BASIC SPANISH SERIES, 2E Series offers a flexible, concise introduction to Spanish grammar and communication with state-of-the-art online learning tools to better address the needs of today's students and professionals who need a working knowledge of Spanish. For the second edition, we maintain the strengths of the program while making it more accessible to all students of Spanish. We are proud to offer an extensive technology program with this edition, thereby improving students' access to required materials and giving instructors the freedom to design their courses in the way that best meets their students' needs.

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PublisherCengage Heinle

ISBN-100495897043

ISBN-139780495897040

eBay Product ID (ePID)77427573

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBasic Spanish

Publication Year2010

SubjectSpanish

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorAna Jarvis, Raquel Lebredo, Francisco Mena-Ayllón

SeriesWorld Languages Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Edition Number2

Dewey Edition23

Target AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Decimal468.3421

Table of ContentPreface.Lección preliminar I.Communication: You will learn to greet people and exchange some polite questions and answers, exchange phone numbers, talk about days and dates, and describe colors.Structures:1. Greetings and farewells. 2. Cardinal numbers 0-39. 3. The alphabet4. Days of the week. 5. Months of the year. 6. Colors.Lección preliminar II.Communication: You will learn about cognates and some simple vocabulary related to the classroom. Structures: 1. Gender and number. 2. The definite and indefinite articles3. Subject pronouns. 4. The present indicative of ser. 5. Uses of hay. 6. Cardinal numbers 40-299.Lección 1.Communication: you will learn vocabulary related to restaurants and cafeterias.Country highlighted: España. Structures:1. The present indicative of regular -ar verbs2. Interrogative and negative sentences. 3. Forms and position of adjectives4. Telling time. 5. Cardinal numbers 300-1,000.Lección 2.Communication: You will learn additional vocabulary relate to restaurants.Country highlighted: México. Structures: 1. Agreement of adjectives, nouns, and adjectives. 2. The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs. 3. Possession with de4. Possessive adjectives. 5. The personal a.Lección 3.Communication: you will learn vocabulary related to the family. Country highlighted: Guatemala. Structures: 1. The irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar. 2. Ir a+ infinitive3. Uses of the verbs ser and estar. 4. Contractions.Lección 4.Communication: You will learn vocabulary pertaining to hotels. Countries highlighted: Honduras and El Salvador. Structures: 1. The irregular verbs tener and venir. 2. Expressions with tener. 3. Comparative forms. 4. Irregular comparative forms.Lección 5.Communication: You will learn vocabulary about typical activities related to traveling in a foreign country. Country highlighted: Nicaragua. Structures: 1. Stem-changing verbs (e:ie).2. Some uses of the definite article. 3. The present progressive. 4. Ordinal numbers: Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 1-5.Lección 6.Communication: You will learn more vocabulary related to situations encountered while traveling. Countries highlighted: Costa Rica and Panama. Structures: 1. Stem-changing verbs (o:ue). 2. Affirmative and negative expressions. 3. Pronouns as object of a preposition. 4. Direct object pronouns.Lección 7.Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to travel arrangements. Countries highlighted: Puerto Rico. Structures: 1. Stem-changing verbs (e:i). 2. Irregular first-person forms. 3. Saber contrasted with conocer. 4. Indirect object pronouns.Lección 8.Communication: You will learn vocabulary to sports and other outdoor activities.Countries highlighted: Cuba and Republica Dominicana. Structures: 1. Pedir contrasted with preguntar. 2. Special construction with gustar, doler, and hacer falta. 3. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. 4. Direct and indirect object pronouns used together.Lección 9.Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to daily routine and personal grooming.Country highlighted: Venezuela. Structures: 1. Possessive pronouns. 2. Reflexive constructions. 3. Command forms: Ud. and Uds. 4. Uses of object pronouns with command forms.Lección 10.Communication: you will learn vocabulary related to housework, shopping and weather.Country highlighted: Colombia. Structures: 1. The preterit of regular verbs. 2. The preterit of ser, ir and dar. 3. Uses of por and para. 4. Seasons of the year and weather expressions¿Cuánto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10.Lección 11.Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to everyday life. Country highlighted: Ecuador. Structures: 1. Time expressions with hacer. 2. Irregular preterits. 3. The preterit of stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u). 4. Command forms: tú.Lección 12.Un matrimonio peruano va de compras. Structures: 1. En and a as equivalents of at2. The imperfect tense. 3. The past progressive. 4. The preterit contrasted with the imperfect. Co