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Petrow, Jenny and Gorospe Rombouts, Saskia. Spanish Conversation Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Spanish Conversation Demystified

Authors: Jenny Petrow and Saskia Gorospe Rombouts

Published:  December 2009

eISBN: 9780071815260 0071815260 | ISBN: 9780071627078
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  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • How to Use this Book
  • Part One: Basic Communication Skills
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to the Spanish Language
  • The Spanish you Know
  • Basic Phrases to Get Started
  • Borrowed Words
  • Cognates
  • The Spanish You Think You Know . . . But May Not
  • Pronouncing and Spelling Spanish
  • Spelling And The Alphabet
  • Pronunciation Notes
  • Diphthongs
  • Word Stress
  • Spanish Grammar Basics
  • Gender And Number
  • Plural Forms Of Nouns
  • Articles
  • Adjectives
  • Subject Pronouns
  • You And You And You In Spanish
  • Verbs
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2: Meeting People
  • Making Friends
  • Saying Hello And Good-bye
  • Introducing People
  • Introducing People Using Éste And Ésta
  • Other Ways Of Introducing People
  • Responding To An Introduction
  • Making Small Talk
  • Asking People How They Are
  • Talking About Mood With Estar
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3: Talking About Who is Who
  • Describing People
  • Talking About Nationality
  • Adjectives That Describe People
  • Hair Colors and Types
  • Talking About Different People
  • Specifying Who Is Who
  • Making Comparisons
  • Using Superlatives
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4: Getting Around Town
  • Asking for Assistance
  • Using Polite Expressions
  • Using Hay To Talk About Places And Things
  • Giving Information With Hay
  • What’s That? Asking About Places And Things
  • Asking for and Giving Directions
  • Asking About And Describing Location
  • Getting Information About Location With Saber And Conocer
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5: Daily Life
  • Talking About Time and Date
  • Telling Time
  • Asking and Telling the Date
  • Navigating a Schedule
  • Conjugating Regular Verbs in the Present
  • Talking About Timetables
  • Quiz
  • Part Two: Intermediate Communication Skills
  • Chapter 6: Talking About People
  • Talking About Occupations
  • Asking About Someone’s Job
  • Describing What you Do
  • Gossiping
  • Getting The Juicy Details with the Present Progressive Tense
  • Expressing an Opinion with the Verb Parecer
  • Expressing an Opinion with the Verb Gustar
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7: Getting in Touch With People
  • Gathering Information
  • Making Polite Requests
  • Talking on the Telephone
  • Asking About the Weather
  • Asking People to Do Things
  • Giving Formal Commands
  • Giving Informal Commands
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8: Planning a Trip
  • Asking for and Giving Advice
  • Asking for Advice
  • Giving Advice
  • Giving Conditional Advice
  • Expressing Needs
  • Making Future Plans
  • The Future with IR + A
  • Reporting Future Plans
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9: Arriving in a New Country
  • Sharing Experiences
  • Reporting What you Did
  • Asking and Offering Politely
  • Asking for Something Politely
  • It Hurts! Describing Pain
  • Indirect Object Pronouns
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10: Out on the Town
  • Talking About the Past
  • Reporting What Used to Happen
  • Making Connections
  • Talking the Talk
  • Understanding Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions
  • Exaggerating
  • Quiz
  • Final Exam
  • Answer Key
  • Chapter 1
  • Written Practice 1-1
  • Oral Practice 1-1
  • Oral Practice 1-2
  • Written Practice 1-2
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2
  • Oral Practice 2-1
  • Written Practice 2-1
  • Oral Practice 2-2
  • Oral Practice 2-3
  • Oral Practice 2-4
  • Oral Practice 2-5
  • Written Practice 2-2
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3
  • Oral Practice 3-1
  • Written Practice 3-1
  • Oral Practice 3-2
  • Written Practice 3-2
  • Written Practice 3-3
  • Oral Practice 3-4
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4
  • Written Practice 4-1
  • Oral Practice 4-1
  • Written Practice 4-2
  • Written Practice 4-3
  • Oral Practice 4-2
  • Oral Practice 4-3
  • Oral Practice 4-4
  • Written Practice 4-4
  • Written Practice 4-5
  • Written Practice 4-6
  • Oral Practice 4-5
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5
  • Oral Practice 5-1
  • Oral Practice 5-2
  • Written Practice 5-1
  • Oral Practice 5-3
  • Written Practice 5-2
  • Oral Practice 5-4
  • Written Practice 5-4
  • Written Practice 5-5
  • Oral Practice 5-5
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6
  • Oral Practice 6-1
  • Written Practice 6-1
  • Written Practice 6-2
  • Oral Practice 6-2
  • Oral Practice 6-3
  • Oral Practice 6-4
  • Oral Practice 6-5
  • Oral Practice 6-6
  • Oral Practice 6-7
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7
  • Oral Practice 7-1
  • Oral Practice 7-2
  • Written Practice 7-1
  • Oral Practice 7-3
  • Oral Practice 7-4
  • Oral Practice 7-5
  • Oral Practice 7-6
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8
  • Oral Practice 8-1
  • Oral Practice 8-2
  • Oral Practice 8-3
  • Written Practice 8-1
  • Written Practice 8-2
  • Oral Practice 8-4
  • Written Practice 8-3
  • Oral Practice 8-5
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9
  • Written Practice 9-1
  • Oral Practice 9-1
  • Written Practice 9-2
  • Oral Practice 9-2
  • Written Practice 9-3
  • Written Practice 9-4
  • Oral Practice 9-4
  • Chapter Practice
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10
  • Written Practice 10-1
  • Oral Practice 10-1
  • Oral Practice 10-2
  • Written Practice 10-2
  • Written Practice 10-3
  • Quiz
  • Final Exam
  • Index