Authors: Nuria Agullo
ISBN-13: 9780071415149, ISBN-10: 0071415149
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Nuria Agulló is a teacher, translator, and interpreter.
Put away your textbook and learn how to really speak Spanish Among Amigos
Textbook Spanish has its placein the classroom. If you want to communicate with real people, however, it's time to leave the stilted dialogues and formal syntax behind. Instead, flip open Spanish Among Amigos and start hanging out with two native Spanish speakers with attitude, Pepa and Pili. These Spanish gals will make you smile, chuckle, raise your eyebrows, andmost important of alllearn to speak Spanish naturally.
With twenty-one short, easily digestible units, this hands-on fluency builder introduces you to everyday Spanish in a conversational context. This doesn't mean you'll be inundated with idioms and slang; rather, you'll be immersed in dialogues that feel so spontaneous you'll swear you're eavesdropping. At the same time, you'll pick up common words and expressions related to a broad range of true-to-life topics. In these pages you'll:
For those moments when context isn't enough, a glossary, an answer key, and English translations of the dialogues are all available at the end of the book. Both newcomers and fluent speakersanyone ready to break free from the constraints of classroom language learningwill appreciate these entertaining, lighthearted lessons in how Spanish is really spoken among amigos.
Nuria Agulló is a teacher, translator, and interpreter.