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Basic Spanish:

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ISBN-10: 1285052080

ISBN-13: 9781285052083

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Ana Jarvis, Raquel Lebredo, Francisco Mena-Ayllon

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THE BASIC SPANISH SERIES ENHANCED SECOND EDITION offers a more dynamic teaching and learning experience than ever before with state-of-the-art online tools designed to address the needs of today's students and professionals requiring a working knowledge of Spanish. This flexible, concise introduction to Spanish grammar and communication offers an extensive technology program, which now features outstanding video footage from the incomparable National Geographic collection, additional interactive grammar practice, as well as note-sharing and highlighting capabilities.
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List price: $154.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: Spanish

Preface
Lecci�n preliminar I
Communication: You will learn to greet people and exchange some polite questions and answers, exchange telephone numbers, talk about days and dates, and describe colors.
Structures:
Greetings and farewells
Cardinal numbers 0�39
The alphabet
Days of the week
Months of the year
Colors
Lecci�n preliminary II
Communication: You will learn about cognates and some simple vocabulary related to the classroom.
Structures:
Gender and number
The definite and indefinite articles
Subject pronouns
The present indicative of ser
Uses of hay
Cardinal numbers 40-299
Lecci�n 1
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to restaurants and cafeterias.
Country highlighted: Espana
Structures:
The present indicative of regular -ar verbs
Interrogative and negative sentences
Forms and position of adjectives
Telling time
Cardinal numbers 300-1,000
Lecci�n 2
Communication: You will learn additional vocabulary pertaining to restaurants.
Country highlighted: M�xico
Structures:
Agreement of articles, nouns, and adjectives
The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs
Possession with de
Possessive adjectives
The personal a
Lecci�n 3
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to the family.
Country highlighted: Guatemala
Structures:
The irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar
Ir a + infinitive
Uses of the verbs ser and estar
Contractions
Lecci�n 4
Communication: You will learn vocabulary pertaining to hotels.
Country highlighted: Honduras and El Salvador
Structures:
The irregular verbs tener and venir
Expressions with tener
Comparative forms
Irregular comparative forms
Lecci�n 5
Communication: You will learn vocabulary about typical activities related to traveling in a foreign country.
Country highlighted: Nicaragua
Structures:
Stem-changing verbs (e:ie)
Some uses of the definite article
The present progressive
Ordinal numbers
�Cu�nto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 1-5
Lecci�n 6
Communication: You will learn more vocabulary related to situations encountered while traveling.
Country highlighted: Costa Rica and Panam�
Structures:
Stem-changing verbs (o:ue)
Affirmative and negative expressions
Pronouns as objects of a preposition
Direct object pronouns
Lecci�n 7
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to travel arrangements.
Country highlighted: Puerto Rico
Structures:
Stem-changing verbs (e:i)
Irregular first-person forms
Saber contrasted with conocer
Indirect object pronouns
Lecci�n 8
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to sports and other outdoor activities.
Country highlighted: Cuba and Rep�blica Dominicana
Structures:
Pedir contrasted with preguntar
Special construction with gustar, doler, and hacer falta
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Direct and indirect object pronouns used together
Lecci�n 9
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to daily routine and personal grooming.
Country highlighted: Venezuela
Structures:
Possessive pronouns
Reflexive constructions
Command forms: Ud. and Uds
Uses of object pronouns with command forms
Lecci�n 10
Communication: You will learn vocabulary pertaining to housework, shopping, and the weather.
Country highlighted: Colombia
Structures:
The preterit of regular verbs
The preterit of ser, ir, and dar
Uses of por and para
Seasons of the year and weather expressions
�Cu�nto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10
Lecci�n 11
Communication: You will continue to learn vocabulary related to everyday life.
Country highlighted: Ecuador
Structures:
Time expressions with hacer
Irregular preterits
The preterit of stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u)
Command forms: t�
Lecci�n 12
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to things found at a shopping mall.
Country highlighted: Per�
Structures:
En and a as equivalents of at
The imperfect tense
The past progressive
The preterit contrasted with the imperfect
Lecci�n 13
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to shopping.
Country highlighted: Bolivia
Structures:
Changes in meaning with the imperfect and preterit of conocer, saber, and querer
Hace meaning ago
Uses of se
�Qu�? and �cu�l? used with ser
Lecci�n 14
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to automobiles.
Country highlighted: Paraguay
Structures:
The past participle
The present perfect tense
The past perfect (pluperfect) tense
Lecci�n 15
Communication: You will learn more vocabulary related to transportation.
Country highlighted: Chile
Structures:
The future tense
The conditional tense
Some uses of the prepositions a, de, and en
�Ci�nto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 11-15
Lecci�n 16
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to traveling by train.
Country highlighted: Argentina
Structures:
The present subjunctive
The subjunctive with verbs of volition
The absolute superlative
Lecci�n 17
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to hospital care in emergencies.
Country highlighted: Uruguay
Structures:
The subjunctive to express emotion
The subjunctive with some impersonal expressions
Formation of adverbs
Lecci�n 18
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to college life.
Country highlighted: Los puertorriquenos
Structures:
The subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and denial
The subjunctive to express indefiniteness and nonexistence
Diminutive suffixes
Lecci�n 19
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to health problems and visits to the doctor�s office.
Country highlighted: Los m�xicoamericanos
Structures:
The subjunctive after certain conjunctions
The present perfect subjunctive
Uses of the present perfect subjunctive
Lecci�n 20
Communication: You will learn vocabulary related to running errands.
Country highlighted: Los cubanoamericanos
Structures:
The imperfect subjunctive
Uses of the imperfect subjunctive
If clauses
�Cu�nto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 16-20
An Introduction to Spanish Sounds and the Alphabet
Verbs
M�s pr�ctica
Spanish-English Vocabulary
English-Spanish Vocabulary
Index