Interacciones (with Audio CD)

by Spinelli,Emily

• ISBN13: 9781413008739
• ISBN10: 1413008739
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-31
• Publisher: Heinle

Summary

You've learned some Spanish, but you need something fun and exciting to help you get better at the language. INTERACCIONES uses simple, active exercises to let you practice using the language in real settings while learning about intriguing Spanish-speaking cultures and fantastic works of art at the same time. And with a complete package of study tools, this Spanish textbook is the one that helps out during test time. Includes Audio CD.

Table of Contents

P. Un autorretrato

Presentaci=n: +QuiTn soy yo?

Asf se habla: Finding out about others

Estructuras: Expressing small quantities: Numbers; Discussing when things happen: Telling time; Providing basic information: Present tense of regular verbs

+QuT oy= Ud.?: Using background knowledge

Perspectivas: Addressing other people in the Spanish speaking world

Bienvenidos A Espa-A

La vida de todos los dfas

1ra Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: Un dfa tfpico

Asf se habla: Expressing frequency and sequence of actions

Estructuras: Discussing daily activities: Present tense of irregular verbs; Talking about other activities: Present tense of stem changing verbs

2da Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: La rutina diaria

Asf se habla: Expressing lack of comprehension

Estructuras: Describing daily routine: Reflexive verbs; Asking questions: Question formation

+Que oy= Ud.?: Listening for the gist

3ra Situaci=n

Perspectivas: El horario hispano

Panorama cultural: Los cibercafTs

Para leer bien: Predicting and guessing content

Lectura cultural: Espa±a estß de moda

Asf se escribe: Writing personal letters and e-mail messages

Interacciones

De vacaciones

1ra Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: En el complejo turfstico

Asf se habla: Making a personal phone call

Estructuras: Talking about past activities: Preterite of regular verbs; Discussing other past activities: Preterite of irregular verbs; Discussing when things happened: Expressing dates

2da Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: Diversiones nocturnas

Asf se habla: Circumlocuting

Estructuras: Discussing past actions: Preterite of stem changing verbs; Distinguishing between people and things: Personal a; Avoiding repetition of nouns: Direct object pronouns

+QuT oy= Ud.?: Using visual aids

3ra Situaci=n

Perspectivas: Celebrando las fiestas de verano

Panorama cultural: El baile flamenco

Para leer bien: Using the sub-titles of a reading to predict and understand content

Lectura cultural: 24 horas: De vacaciones en Benidorm

Asf se escribe

Sequencing events

Interacciones

Herencia cultural: Espa±a

Personalidades: El Cid Campeador, Fernando e Isabel, Pedro Almod=var, Antonio Banderas, La Familia Real Espa±ola, Sergio Garcfa

Arte y arquitectura: Los grandes maestros del Prado: El Greco, Velßzquez y Goya

Para leer bien: Reading literature

Lectura literaria: Ana Marfa Matute: El ni±o al que se le muri= el amigo; Gustavo Adolfo BTcquer: Tres rimas

Bienvenidos A M+Xico

En familia

1ra Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: Los domingos en familia

Asf se habla: Greetings and leave-takings

Estructuras: Describing what life used to be like: Imperfect tense; Describing people: Formation and agreement of adjectives; Expressing endearment: Diminutives

2da Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: La boda de Luisa Marfa

Asf se habla: Extending, accepting, and declining an invitation

Estructuras: Discussing conditions, characteristics, and existence: Uses of ser, estar, and haber; Indicating ownership: Possessive adjectives and pronouns

+QuT oy= Ud.?: Focusing on specific information

3ra Situaci=n

Perspectivas: Los apellidos en el mundo hispano

Panorama cultural: La vida de una familia

Para leer bien: Scanning and skimming

Lectura cultural: El estupendo metro de MTxico

Asf se escribe: Extending and replying to a written invitation

Interacciones

En el restaurante

1ra Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: Me encantan las enchiladas

Asf se habla: Ordering in a restaurant

Estructuras: Indicating to whom and for whom actions are done: Indirect object pronouns

Expressing likes and dislikes: Verbs like gustar

Refusing, finding out and meeting: Verbs that change English meaning in the preterite

2da Situaci=n

Presentaci=n: Fuimos a un buen restaurante

Asf se habla: Making introductions

Estructuras: Narrating in the past: Imperfect versus preterite

Talking about people and events in a series: Ordinal numbers

+QuT oy= Ud.?: Remembering key details and paraphrasing

3ra Situaci=n

Perspectivas: Los men·s en el mundo hisp

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