Con bro! Beginning Spanish

The Workbook / Laboratory Manual, Volume 1, provides a wealth of activities, both aural and written, that reinforce chapter content. For use with either the Audio CD Program, Part 1, available for student purchase, or with the free, downloadable MP3 files in the Online Learning Center. Covers Chapters Primeros pasos –- Chapter 9 Answers found in the appendix.

Desde el crepuscular y ya no tan salvaje Oeste norteamericano hasta la más evocadora ciencia-ficción, Siempre Muere Alguien nos presenta 13 historias cortas de diverso formato y estilo, de fácil y amena lectura, y cuyo denominador común es la estimulación de la imaginación. Para los interesados en la evolución de sus propias creencias se incluye, al final de la obra, una sucinta guía de lectura con preguntas clave para, a través de las situaciones reflejadas en cada una de las historias, ejercitar la comprensión lectora y, sobre todo, la imaginación en contraposición a la razón....

While the city of Valencia enjoys the Las Fallas festival, Sheriff Peralta begins to receive strange reports about the disappearance of Fallas girls. From the series Español con guiones, a reader series based on original film scripts that invite intermediate learners to engage with the Spanish language in a modern and accessible context. Each reader features an original story, told using the dialogue and stage direction of a film script.

Learning Spanish can be a difficult process but ¡Vívelo! makes it easier by offering a fresh approach. It emphasizes what readers know and can readily do with the language. The book includes activities that are designed to encourage readers to make cultural comparisons and connections. These activities, such as signature searches, information gap and jigsaw, are incorporated throughout the chapters to encourage a better comprehension of meaning with a purpose. ¡Vívelo! also offers metacognitive strategies to facilitate processing of advanced structures. The heavy emphasis on content and...