Intermediate Spanish

The Everything Intermediate Spanish Book (Enhanced Edition) is the perfect guide to take your Spanish speaking, writing, reading, and comprehension to the next level. Whether you're planning a trip or simply brushing up on what you already know for personal or professional interest, this valuable enhanced eBook will help you reach your goals. Grammar and vocabulary lessons are presented through entertaining and practical real-world situations. The lighthearted tone and familiar scenarios will encourage you to overcome the "fear factor" and have fun while communicating effectively in Spanish! Also, this eBook is enhanced with audio icons throughout which allow you to hear correct pronunciation or participate in various exercises so you can perfect your Spanish pronunciation and understanding with ease! With this enhanced eBook, you will soon be able to move with ease throughout the Spanish-speaking world!

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.

This text is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language. Each of the units combines concise grammar explanations with examples and exercises to help build confidence and fluency. Features include: clear explanations of the similarities and differences in English and Spanish grammar authentic language examples from a range of contemporary media reading comprehensions at the end of each unit full cross-referencing throughout extra tips on language learning and learning specific grammar points. Suitable for students learning with or without a teacher, Intermediate Spanish, together with Basic Spanish form a structured course in the essentials of Spanish grammar.

"In Experiencias Intermediate, students follow Sofía, a 23-year-old heritage learner of Spanish from the U.S., who travels extensively. Like Daniel in Experiencias Beginning, Sofía introduces each chapter's main strategy and shares her blog on the Spanish-speaking world. Through her video segments, Sofía poses questions to Spanish speakers and invites students to compare others' perspectives to their own. Guided by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (2012), Experiencias concentrates on what students can realistically communicate after two to four semesters of classroombased Spanish language instruction. Experiencias Beginning develops oral communication and literacy through a variety of authentic tasks. With the help of Experiencias Intermediate students continue to develop communicative competencies while also focusing on practical literacies, digital humanities, and job-related skills. The communicative nature of the tasks found in the book encourages students to begin using Spanish immediately in the classroom as they express their own personal meaning"--

This revised edition offers expanded coverage of grammar and vocabulary, as well as idiomatic usage, irregular verbs, and conversational elements that will help readers improve their language skills in a variety of situations. In addition, a new workbook section specially designed to help readers practice and retain information has been included. • Includes a comprehensive review of beginning Spanish, plus simple strategies for memorizing cases, endings, and vocabulary • Features an easy-to-understand guide to Spanish idioms • Covers business and medical Spanish • Techniques for mastering vocabulary and grammar • New exercises and answers throughout

An innovative new approach to vocabulary building in the Spanish language that is simple, effective, and entertaining.

Learn the basics of the Spanish language with this easy-to-use 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 effeciveness 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 with to build their language skills.

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