Table Of Contents
íHola!, ¿Qué tal?
Greetings and Farewells. Nationality and Place of Origin. Counting and Spelling. The Spanish Alphabet. Classroom Expressions and Objects. Definite and Indefinite Articles. Gender and Plural of Nouns. Introduction to Spanish- speaking Countries.
1. ¿De dónde eres?
Expressing Nationality and Place of Origin. Asking and Responding to Simple Questions. Describing Yourself and Others. Talking about Daily Activities. Expressing Your Age. Expressing to be. Form, Position, and Agreement of Adjectives. Subject Pronouns. The Present Tense of Ser. Questions and Negation. The Present Tense of-ar Verbs. The Present Tense of tener. Spanish Names and Nicknames. í362 millones hablan español!
2. ¿Qué estudias?
Exchanging Information about Classes. Asking for and Telling Time. Expressing Possession and Location. Expressing Feelings, Likes, and Dislikes. Extending Simple Invitations. Asking for and Giving Simple Directions. Possessive Adjectives. Possession with de. The Verbs estar and ir. Expressing Future Actions: ir a + infinitive. The Present Tense of -er and -ir Verbs. Expressions with gustar. Universities in Spanish-speaking Countries.
3. Las relaciones personales.
Talking about Family and Friends. Responding to Invitations. Planning Activities. Making Comparisons and Contrasts. Expressing Ongoing Actions. Comparisons Equality and Inequality. Superlatives. The Present Progressive. Stem Changing Verbs e-ie: querer, venir. Summary of Uses of ser and estar. Hispanic Families. Social Gatherings. Mexico.
4. íA divertirnos!
Making and Responding to Suggestions. Expressing Interest, Emotion, and indifference. Hobbies and Sports. The Present tense of salir, ver, traer, decir, hacer, saber and conocer. Direct Object Pronouns and the Personal a. The Present Tense of Stem Changing Verbs o-ue and e-i. Indirect Object Pronouns andPrepositional Phrases. The Present Tense of dar. Amèrica del Sur.
5. La comida.
Discussing Foods. Obtaining Service in a Restaurant. Requesting Information at a Restaurant. Talking about Past Activities. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns. Double Object Pronouns. The Preterite. Affirmative and Negative Expressions. Las comidas. La Preparacion de comida.
6. íDe compras!
Shopping. Reading Advertisements. More on Reporting Past Events. Describing Situations and Conditions in the Past. More on the Preterite. Irregular Verbs in the Preterite. Stem Changing Verbs in the Preterite. The Imperfect. Preterite or Imperfect? Adverbs ending in -mente. De compras. Las tiendas especializadas.
7. La rutina diaria.
Describing your Habits and Daily Routine. Expressing Needs Related to Personal Care. Performing Household Chores. Giving Instructions. Reflexive Constructions. Relative Pronouns. Formal Commands. por and para. La tertulia y la peña literaria. Las tareas domésticas. El Caribe y Centroamerica.
8. íBuen viaje!
Requesting Information about Travel. Making Travel Arrangements. Talking about Needs, Wishes, Preferences, and Requests. Describing Travel Experiences. Informal tú Commands. Introduction to the Subjunctive. Impersonal and Passive Constructions with se. The Subjunctive in Noun Clauses. The nosotros Command. Indirect Commands. Las aerolineas de los paises hispanos. El turismo.
9. íSu salud es lo primero!
Talking abou the Condition of Oneself and Others. Talking about Health Care. Giving Advice. The Past Participle. The Present Perfect Tense. hacer with Expressions of Time. The Pluperfect Tense. Possessive Adjectives: Long Forms. pero and sino. Las farmacias. El ejercicio y la dieta. Espana.
10. Los medios de informacion y la politica.
Expressing Doubt, Denial, and Uncertainty. Expressing Your Point of View. Persuading Others. Reacting to Events and Situations. The Subjunctive to Express Doubt and Denial. The Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions. The Subjunctive with Adjectival Clauses. ojala, tal vez, and quizás. The Subjunctive with Adverbial Clauses. Periódicos del mundo hispano. Personajes del la politica.
Ampliación gramatical.
The Future Tense. The Future Perfect Tense. The Conditional Tense. The Conditional Perfect Tense. The Present Perfect Subjunctive. The Imperfect Subjunctive. The Pluperfect Subjunctive. si clauses.
Appendix I. Translation of íAsí es la vida!
Appendix II. Verb Charts.
Appendix III. Spanish-English Vocabulary.
Appendix IV. English-Spanish Vocabulary.
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