Para siempre A Conversational Approach to Spanish

by Montemayor, Marta; de Leon, Marino

• ISBN13: 9780547142395
• ISBN10: 0547142390
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Heinle

Summary

PARA SIEMPRE is an easily accessible, streamlined introduction to Spanish Conversation program (pre-introductory Spanish) that focuses on oral production and conversation through modeled dialogs and oral activities. Students are introduced to high-frequency vocabulary and grammatical structures that are necessary for conversing about everyday topics and situations. Presenting grammar as a tool to communicate rather than a set of rules to memorize facilitates active participation in open-ended activities and in-class conversations. The flow of material in each unit is straightforward and easy to follow, and the reachable goals and guidance that students receive as they progress through each unit build a sense of achievement and enjoyment, fostering a continued interest in the study of Spanish at higher levels.

Table of Contents

Capitulo Preliminar Unidad En La Diversidad

Communication objectives:To recognize cognates and loan words, To recognize commands, To use expressions of courtesy

Capitulo 1 ?Que Bonito Nombre! Communication objectives: To express informal and formal greetings

To use titles when addressing someone

To express informal and formal introductions

To learn how to ask one's name and how to answer

To express informal and formal

farewells

Vocabulary

Greetings

Titles

Introductions

Farewells

Days of the week

Grammar

Forms of address t?/usted

Subject pronouns

The verb estar with greetings

The verb llamarse

Gender of nouns

Definite articles

Capitulo 2 ?Que Fiesta!

Communication objectives: To ask and give information about dates and holidays

To ask and answer questions about age

To ask and answer questions about marital status

To talk about religious and political affiliations

To ask and answer questions about professions, occupations and the workplace

To ask and answer questions concerning addresses and telephone numbers

Vocabulary

Numbers 0--2015

Months

Holidays

Interrogative words, Marital status

Professions and occupations

Religious and political affiliation

Workplace

Telephone, address, and email Grammar: Indefinite articles

Number and gender of nouns

The verb tener to express age

The verb ser to indicate identification

occupation

marital status

profession

religious and political affiliation

Regular -ar verbs

Negative statements

Capitulo 3 Todo Queda Entre Familia

Communication objectives:To ask and give information about the family

To talk about countries, nationalities, and languages

To talk about the house

To indicate where people and things are located

To talk about personal traits

Vocabulary

Family

Location phrases

Countries

nationalities, and languages

Cardinal points

House

Personality traits

Grammar, The impersonal form hay

The verb tener to express relationship

The verb estar to express location

Pronouns after location phrases

Comparatives and superlatives with age

Adjectives of nationality, The preposition de for relationship, possession, and origin

Possessive adjectives

Regular -er and -ir verbs

Agreement of adjectives, The preposition en with location

Capitulo 4 El Ultimo Grito De La Moda

Communication objectives: To describe clothing and accessories,

To accept or decline an invitation

To make plans

To talk about what to wear to different events

To talk about the workplace and what to wear

To talk about activities related to occupations

To express likes, dislikes, and preferences

Vocabulary:Clothing

Accessories

Materials

Sizes, and colors

Places

Temporary conditions

Numbers over 2015

Workplaces

Grammar: Agreement of adjectives with colors

The verb ser with material, color, and sizes

The verb ir and ir + a + infinitive to express future

The contraction al, The verbs estar with temporary conditions and tener que + infinitive

The verb gustar

The verb preferir The verb querer

Capitulo 5 Me Duele Mucho

Communication objectives: To talk about illnesses and health problems

To describe physical characteristics

To make comparisons, To talk about the seasons of the year

To talk about weather conditions and the forecast

Vocabulary: Parts of the body

Symptoms and illnesses

Physical characteristics

The seasons of the year

The weather

Grammar: The verb doler

The use of definite articles with parts of the body

The irregular verb poder

The verb parecerse Comparatives, irregular comparatives, and superlatives

Impersonal verbs related to the weather

The present progressive, tengo fr?o/calor vs. hace fr?o/calor vs. est? fr?o/caliente

Capitulo 6 Aqui Empieza Tu Future

Communication objectives: To talk about class schedules

To talk about the classroom To comment about classes and professors

To locate buildings, offices and departments on campus

To talk about careers and degree plans

To comment about campus life

To meet people

To compare different university degree plans

Vocabulary: Classes, Time expressions, Classroom, Campus, School supplies, University personnel

Grammar: Stem-changing verbs (e>ie and o>ue)

The verbs querer, preferir, and desear + infinitive

The verb poder + infinitive

The verbs deber, necesitar, tener que + infinitive

The verbs saber and conocer

Direct object pronouns

Ordinal numbers with nouns

Irregular yo verbs Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

Capitulo 7 Las Maravillas Del Mundo

Communication objectives: To make plans and reservations for a trip

To ask and give information about traveling

To make reservations

To talk about a trip

To ask and give information about lodging

To describe hotel rooms, service, and amenities

To express opinions and emotions

To talk about technology

To discuss advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city

Vocabulary: Means of transportation, Currency and money,

Traveling Hotels/lodging (facilities and amenities)

Technology (computer and Internet)

City life

Grammar: The future tense, Ir vs. venir

The preterit tense of regular verbs

The preterit tense of ir and ser

The superlative ending -?simo

The possessive pronouns

The relative pronouns

The preterit tense of hacer

Verbs of opinion and emotion

The preterit tense of estar, poder, and tener

Capitulo 8 Mi Ritmo De Vida

Communication objectives: To talk about the daily routine

To talk about important events

To talk about celebrations

To talk about past habits

To describe in the past

To talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life's different stages

Vocabulary: Daily routine, Personal care items, Life situations, Stages of life

Grammar: Reflexive pronouns and reflexive verbs

The verbs ir/irse and dormir/dormirse

Infinitives after prepositions, Reciprocal actions

The preterit tense of the irregular verbs venir and decir

Hace to express "ago", The imperfect tense, Hab?a ("there was", "there were")

Capitulo 9 Mente Sana En Cuerpo Sano

Communication objectives: To talk about sports that you like and dislike

To talk about habits in the past (childhood and adolescence)

To describe and narrate in the past

To talk about personal skills and talents

To talk about how you spend your free time

Vocabulary: Sports and games, Skills and talents, Hobbies and pastimes

Grammar: The past progressive

The preterit tense and imperfect tense contrasted

Time expressions, Impersonal expressions with infinitives, adverbs with -mente

Indirect object pronouns, Sentences with double object pronouns

Capitulo 10 La Madre Naturaleza

Communication objectives: To talk about animals

To ask and give information about pets

To narrate a personal experience about a pet

To talk about ecology and nature

To describe the countryside

To talk about causes and consequences of natural phenomena

To talk about minerals and metals

To talk about the importance of the environment

Vocabulary: Animals, plants, and nature, The countryside, Phenomena of nature, Gems and metals

Grammar: Indefinite and negative expressions

The present subjunctive

The present perfect indicative tense

The past perfect indicative tense

Irregular verbs of the present subjunctive

The present subjunctive with impersonal, expressions, Por and par

Capitulo 11 ?Que Sabroso!

Communication objectives: To advise on eating habits

To give an opinion about diets

To give cooking instructions

To express preferences about food and drinks

To order in a restaurant

Vocabulary: Grains, oils, and fats

Meat and seafood

Fruits and vegetables Drinks

Methods of preparation

Meals and dishes

At the restaurantTableware

Grammar: Informal singular commands

Pronouns with commands

The subjunctive with verbs of volition

The subjunctive with Ojal?

The passive and impersonal se

Formal and plural commands

The subjunctive with adverbial clauses

Capitulo 12 Por Amor Al Arte

Communication objectives: To express opinions and preferences about art styles

To describe art

To talk about architecture and dwellings

To make hypotheses

To express likes and preferences about literature and movies

To invite to artistic and cultural events

Vocabulary: Art Architecture, Literature, Filmmaking

Grammar: The conditional tense, The imperfect (past) subjunctive

Haber and the compound tenses of the subjunctive

Sequence of tenses in sentences using the subjunctive

Sequence of tenses in if-clauses using the subjunctive

Spanish - English Glossary

English - Spanish Glossary

Index & Credits

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.