¡Avance! Intermediate Spanish Student Edition

by Bretz, Mary Lee; Dvorak, Trisha; Kirschner, Carl; Bransdorfer, Rodney; Kihyet, Constance

• ISBN13: 9780073513171
• ISBN10: 0073513172
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Avance!: Intermediate Spanishis an exciting program for second-year students of Spanish. In response to requests from many users of the highly acclaimedPasajesseries, McGraw-Hill is pleased to publish the Second Edition of this single volume version, which distills the very best ofPasajes: Lengua, Cultura,andLiteratura.The result is a comprehensive yet manageable program that enriches students' language foundation in thematic vocabulary and grammatical structures with a broad selection of literary and cultural readings. The overall goal ofAvance!is the development offunctional, communicativelanguage ability, accomplished throughreinforcement, expansion,andsynthesis.Contextualized activities that review language and foster skill development provide the core ofAvance!At the same time, the growing interest in cultural competence coupled with the desire to introduce students to literature at the intermediate level motivates the inclusion of cultural and literary texts in alternate chapters. As a result,Avance!meets the professional demand that instructional materials be not merely contextualized but also content-rich and interesting to today's students.

Table of Contents

Bienvenidos

Tipos y estereotipos Describir y comentar Imágenes:No somos los únicos que estereotipamos Lengua I

Gender and number of nouns

Basic patterns of adjective agreement

Equivalents of to be:ser, estar Cultura:Contrastes entre culturas Lengua II

Subject pronouns and the present indicative

Direct objects Enlace Pasaje cultural video

La comunidad humana Describir y comentar Imágenes:La diversidad hispana Lengua I

Impersonalseand passivese

Indirect objects Literatura:La Llorona Lengua II

Sequence of object pronouns

The imperfect indicative

Reflexive structures Enlace Pasaje cultural video

Costumbres y tradiciones Describir y comentar Imágenes:La medicina alternativa en Hispanoamérica Lengua I

Gustarand similar verbs

Forms of the preterite Cultura:La Tomatina de Buñol Lengua II

Hacerin expressions of time

Preterite/Imperfect contrast

Relative pronouns:que, quien Enlace Pasaje cultural video

La familia Describir y comentar Imágenes:La función de la familia extendida hispana Lengua I

Imperatives: Formal direct commands

The subjunctive mood: Concept; forms of the present subjunctive Literatura:El nietoby Antonio Benítez Rojo Lengua II

Use of the subjunctive: Persuasion

Imperatives: Informal direct commands Enlace Pasaje cultural video

Geografía, demografía, tecnología Describir y comentar Imágenes:Vacas que producen electricidad además de la leche Lengua I

More relative pronouns

Positive, negative, and indefinite expressions Cultura:La hispanoamérica actual Lengua II

Uses of the subjunctive: Certainty versus doubt; emotion Enlace Pasaje cultural video

El hombre y la mujer en el mundo actual Describir y comentar Imágenes:Marc Anthony and Jennifer López Lengua I

Present perfect indicative

Present perfect subjunctive Literatura:Rosamundaby Carmen Laforet Lengua II

Uses of the subjunctive: Adjective clauses Enlace Pasaje cultural video

El mundo de los negocios Describir y comentar Imágenes:El café de comercio justo Lengua I

Review of the preterite

Review of the uses of the subjunctive Cultura:Los Estados Unidos en Latinoamérica: Una perspectiva histórica Lengua II

The past subjunctive: Concept; forms

Use of subjunctive and indicative in adverbial clauses Enlace Pasaje cultural video

Creencias e ideologías Describir y comentar Imágenes:Hispanoamérica: ¿Todavía una zona católi

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