Dimelo tu! A Complete Course (with Audio CD)

by Rodriguez Nogales, Francisco; Samaniego, Fabián A.; Blommers, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9781428211483
• ISBN10: 1428211489
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-23
• Publisher: Heinle

Summary

The next best thing to living in a Spanish-speaking country, ?D?MELO T?!: A COMPLETE COURSE, 6e (with Audio CD) immerses you in Spanish, enabling you to learn the language by interacting in the language with your classmates and your instructor on a daily basis. You'll discover how to use what you've already learned in new and exciting ways. You'll interpret artifacts from everyday life, learn interesting information about noteworthy Spanish-speaking personalities, and encounter the peoples, customs, and language spoken in each of the Spanish-speaking countries through visual, audiovisual, and textual resources. Every chapter provides opportunities to sharpen your listening, reading, and writing skills. Encouraging you to go beyond this book with audio CD, the new edition offers additional multimedia assets (sold separately) that allow you to access real-time information and multi-sensory displays of authentic language and culture.

Table of Contents

Para Empezar. Paso modelo

The Spanish alphabet and pronunciation

Spelling and forming vowel sounds

Pronunciation: Vowels

Pronunciation: Diphthongs

Saludos, presentaciones y despedidas

T and usted and titles of address

En preparaci=n

Subject pronouns and the verb ser: Singular forms

Adjectives: Singular forms

Gender and number: Articles and nouns

Infinitives

Subject pronouns and the verb ser: Plural forms

Gender and number: Adjectives

Present tense of -ar verbs

The verb ir

Capftulo 2

2.1

Three irregular verbs: Tener, salir, venir

Interrogative words

Numbers 0+199

Possessive adjectives

Telling time

Days of the week, months, and seasons

Capftulo 33

Present progressive tense

Ser and estar with adjectives

The verb gustar

Capftulo 43

Present tense of e >ie and o >ue stem-changing verbs

Numbers above 200

Comparisons of equality and inequality

Idioms with tener

Preterite of ir, ser, poder, and tener

Capftulo 5

Ser and estar: A second look

Prepositions

Por and para

Adverbs of time and frequency

Comparisons: Actions and quantities

Adverbs derived from adjectives

Capftulo 6

Preterite of regular verbs

Preterite of verbs with spelling changes

Preterite of estar, decir, and hacer

The pronoun se: Special use

Capftulo 7

Direct-object nouns and pronouns

Irregular -go verbs

Present tense of e >i stem-changing verbs

Review of direct-object nouns and pronouns

The verbs saber and conocer

Capftulo 8

Indirect-object nouns and pronouns

Review of gustar

Double object pronouns

Review of ser and estar

The verb dar

Capftulo 9

Weather expressions

Mucho and poco

Reflexive verbs

Affirmative t· commands

Capftulo 10

Present subjunctive: theory and forms

Subjunctive with expressions of persuasion

Irregular verbs in the preterite

Negative and indefinite expressions

Preterite of stem-changing -ir verbs

Capftulo 11

Imperfect of regular verbs

Uses of the imperfect

Imperfect of ser, ir, and ver

Preterite and imperfect: Completed and continuous actions

Preterite and imperfect: Beginning/end and habitual/customary actions

Present perfect

Capftulo 12

Future tense of regular verbs

Future tense of verbs with irregular stems

Conditional of regular and irregular verbs

T· commands: A second look

Capftulo 13

Present subjunctive: Review of theory and forms

Usted and ustedes commands

Present subjunctive of irregular verbs and ojala

Subjunctive with expressions of emotion

Subjunctive with impersonal expressions

Capftulo 14

Subjunctive with expressions of doubt, denial, and uncertainty

Subjunctive in adjective clauses

Subjunctive in adverb clauses

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