Spanish Workbook for Dummies

Gail Stein

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
04 November 2022

Bilingualism & multilingualism; Language Teaching (non-ELT); Teaching of special educational needs; Languages & ESL; Spanish - Beginner Self-Study; Spanish - Texts; Spanish - Languages

¿Habla español? Improve your Spanish with Dummies

Spanish Workbook For Dummies is full of clear explanations and hundreds of practice activities for beginning Spanish learners. You'll learn how to express yourself, ask questions, talk about the past, and construct simple sentences—en español. As you work through the book, complete practice exercises, get lots of writing opportunities, and have tons of fun. Then check your work, with answers and explanations at the end of every chapter. Plus, you'll have access to handy verb charts, a thematic vocabulary list, and mini-dictionaries, right inside this very book.

Learn the fundamentals of Spanish with integrated grammar that advances as you go Work through practice exercises and activities as you read through each chapter Improve and activate your Spanish with explanations of each workbook answer Avoid common mistakes made by Spanish learners and get ready to travel, chat with friends, or interact with colleagues

This friendly Dummies workbook is perfect for beginners of all ages. If you're looking to get started with Spanish, step right in—we've got the practice, practice, practice you need to succeed.

By: Gail Stein
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9781119910251
ISBN 10: 1119910250
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 04 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with the Basics 5 Chapter 1: Getting a Jump Start in Spanish 7 Chapter 2: Selecting the Proper Part of Speech 33 Part 2: The Here and Now 49 Chapter 3: Sorting Out Word Gender 51 Chapter 4: Coloring Your Sentences with Adjectives 73 Chapter 5: Expressing Yourself in the Present 91 Chapter 6: Expressing Yourself with Subjunctive Feeling 121 Chapter 7: Enriching Your Sentences with Adverbs and Comparisons 149 Part 3: Giving and Obtaining Information 163 Chapter 8: Getting Answers with the Right Questions 165 Chapter 9: Being Clear and Concise with Object Pronouns 185 Chapter 10: Reflecting on Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs 205 Chapter 11: Getting Attention with Commands 217 Chapter 12: Preparing to Connect with Prepositions 239 Part 4: Reminiscing about the Past and Seeing into the Future 253 Chapter 13: Leaving It Completely in the Past 255 Chapter 14: Looking Back with the Imperfect 269 Chapter 15: Seeing into the Future 283 Part 5: The Part of Tens 293 Chapter 16: Ten Most Common Mistakes in Spanish 295 Chapter 17: Ten Important Verb Distinctions 301 Part 6: Appendixes 307 Appendix A: Verb Charts 309 Appendix B: Thematic Vocabulary 319 Appendix C: English-Spanish Dictionary 331 Appendix D: Spanish-English Dictionary 335 Index 341

Gail Stein is a retired foreign language instructor who taught in New York City public junior and senior high schools for more than 30 years. She is the author of several Dummies books, including Spanish Essentials For Dummies and Intermediate Spanish For Dummies.