El Primer Libro de Lectura en Ingles para Principiantes / The First Book of Reading in English for Beginners

This intensive course is expressly designed to lead the adult beginner to a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish. The course gives balanced attention to the four key language skills: the development of listening comprehension and speaking skills is supported by quality audio materials recorded by native speakers, while answer keys support written work and grammar-acquisition exercises, and facilitate independent study. Authentic written materials develop important receptive skills and encourage the transition to independent reading. - Based on a style of Spanish easily understood by most...

Aimed at third-year students of Spanish, this book fills a need not met by other Spanish conversation textbooks. It facilitates lively and meaningful conversations via a variety of texts, including newspaper and journal articles, short stories, and passages from novels, as well as visual material and detailed guides for three films and novels. The texts have universal resonance and are designed to complement and enrich each other. A wide assortment of creative activities enhances comprehension, analysis, spontaneous discussion, and role-playing. The book includes online resources for each...

From vulgar insults to religious oaths, colloquialisms to clichés, the personality and passion of a language can be found in its slang. Spanish is no exception, as the McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot makes clear. This monolingual Spanish dictionary provides the most authoritative reference to all aspects of non-standard Spanish, with more than 12,000 entries supported by 20,000 citations. The broad range of sources, from literature to newspapers and TV, reflects the full spectrum of contemporary usage in Spain. For scope and depth as well as bibliographic reference, this is an essential...

Vocabulario visual del español es una colección temática pensada para que el alumno pueda practicar en distintos ámbitos de la enseñanza de ELE, poniendo a su alcance un material de trabajo innovador que le sirva como complemento a cualquier método. Cada volumen consta de cuatro unidades adaptadas al marco común europeo de referencia para las lenguas (MCER). Para facilitar la consulta y una mayor explotación del material, al final del dispositivo encontramos tanto un glosario alfabético, como un glosario temático. En estas listas de palabras todos los ítems, con un solo clic, nos...