Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish Author: Dorothy Richmond | Language: English | ISBN:
B00938V3I8 | Format: EPUB
Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish Description
Learn the Spanish you need. Gain the language skills you want.
Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish is a trusted companion to your Spanish-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, author Dorothy Richmond explains one--and only one--grammar concept and illustrates it with many clear examples. The accompanying fun and interesting exercises let you practice, practice, practice what you have learned. Although these lessons are purposely short so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, you can go at a pace that works for you.
This guide/workbook will help you master
present tense verb conjugation • the ser and estar verb forms • adjectives • possessive pronouns • sentence structures • the contractions al and del • indefinite articles • tener idioms • and more
Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning Spanish class, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish will help you build your confidence.
- File Size: 24087 KB
- Print Length: 272 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 9, 2008)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00938V3I8
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This is James from James Spanish (the learning Spanish blog). This book is a great textbook for Spanish students who find grammar a little overwhelming. Each lessons clearly focuses on a single grammar element and explains it thoroughly before offering examples and plenty of practice exercises to help you get to grips with the concept. Although each element is covered in depth, the lessons are deliberately kept short to prevent frustration, and you should be able to fully understand each element with under thirty minutes of study.
Ideal for beginners, the lessons walk through some of the key building blocks of Spanish grammar, such as how to conjugate common verbs in the present tense, when to use the verbs "ser" and "estar" as well as covering many adjectives, pronouns and other essential parts of sentence structure. Having a concrete understanding of these elements will give you confidence as you progress through your Spanish learning experience.
There is plenty of everyday vocabulary presented in the lessons, covering clothing, family, animals, food and drink, days of the week, emotions and other basic topics that are good for new students. Some of the verbs covered are also the most commonly used, for example "hacer", "poder" and "saber". Combined, the book presents a strong basic introduction to Spanish grammar and the language in general. A clear index lets you find and revise specific topics and grammar elements as needed.
As the title suggests, there are lots of exercises included for each lesson, encouraging you to practice, practice, practice what you have learned in order for it to sink in. Each exercise is presented clearly, with spaces to fill in the answers, letting you work through the book at your own pace and record your progress.
I took five years' worth of high school and college Spanish 20 years ago, but unfortunately I didn't do anything to keep it up in the intervening years. After a couple of great visits to Spain, I wanted to pick the language up again. This book was exactly the right tool to begin the process of doing so. As the author states up front, this wouldn't necessarily be the right choice for a student with no previous exposure to the language who isn't taking a class or using some other grammar resource(s). But since I did remember the general concepts and just needed to refresh the vocabulary and verb endings and so forth, it was perfect for me. It hasn't gotten me all of the way there (not by a long shot, actually--lots more work to do), but it's been an extremely helpful and essential first step.
I liked the workbook format--it was very effective at helping me reactivate half-forgotten vocabulary and grammar concepts. And in general, I thought the author did a good job of selecting useful vocabulary items and making the exercise and reading lively enough to hold a person's interest. There are no tricks here: she sets out the key points of the lesson and then drills it home with dozens of translation questions, all with answers available at the back of the book. After working through every page over the course of about two weeks, I feel quite secure in almost all of the points she covered. It is worth mentioning, however, that this particular volume doesn't cover some really important stuff. In particular, it only tackles present tense verbs, so if you're interested in studying past or future tenses or different moods, you'll need additional resources. Also, there is no audio companion to the book, so it doesn't necessarily help with listening comprehension.
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