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Cengage Spanish for Getting Along Enhanced Edition The Basic Spanish Series 2013 Edition by Ana Jarvis, Raquel Lebredo
As a key component of The Basic Spanish Series, BASIC SPANISH FOR
GETTING ALONG is a communication manual designed to serve those who seek basic
conversational skills in Spanish. Written for use in two-semester or
three-quarter courses, this worktext presents everyday situations that students
may encounter when traveling or living in Spanish-speaking countries or when
dealing with Spanish-speaking people in the United States. BASIC SPANISH FOR
GETTING ALONG, Enhanced Second Edition, introduces essential vocabulary and
provides students with opportunities to apply, in a wide variety of practical
contexts, the grammatical structures presented in the corresponding lessons of
the Basic Spanish core text. When used in combination, BASIC SPANISH and BASIC
SPANISH FOR GETTING ALONG, Enhanced Second Edition, create a perfect
introductory conversation class at the college level or in adult education
classes.
Table of Contents:-
Preface.
Preliminar I. Conversaciones breves. Structures:
1. Greetings and farewells. 2. Cardinal numbers 0-39. 3. The alphabet. 4. Days
of the week. 5. Months of the year. 6. Colors. Communication: Greetings and
farewells--Polite expressions--Days of the week--Months of the year. Culture:
How to address and greet people--Names and surnames.
Preliminar II. En el club. Structures: 1. Gender
and number. 2. The definite and indefinite articles. 3. Subject pronouns. 4.
The present indicative of ser. 5. Uses of hay. 6. Cardinal numbers 40-299.
Communication: Answering the phone--Inquiring about origin--Discussing
quantities. Culture: Different ways to answer the phone according to
countries--How to address adults with respect.
1. En el restaurante Don Pepe, en Madrid.
Structures: 1. The present indicative of regular -ar verbs. 2. Interrogative
and negative sentences. 3. Forms and position of adjectives. 4. Telling time.
5. Cardinal numbers 300-1,000. Communication: How to order a meal--Asking for
the check and discussing method of payment. Culture: Espana. Eating habits in
Spanish-speaking countries--Methods of payment.
2. !Feliz aniversario! Structures: 1. Agreement of
adjectives, nouns, and adjectives. 2. The present indicative of regular -er and
-ir verbs. 3. Possession with de. 4. Possessive adjectives. 5. The personal a.
Communication: More restaurants and eating out. Culture: Mexico.--Mealtime
customs--Godparents.
3. Navidad en Guatemala. Structures: 1. The
irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar. 2. Ir a+ infinitive. 3. Uses of the verbs
ser and estar. 4. Contractions. Communication:
How to describe people and
circumstances--Exchanges at a party--How to discuss plans
Culture: Guatemala. Family
ties--Celebrations--Salsa.
4. En el hotel. Structures: 1. The irregular verbs
tener and venir. 2. Expressions with tener. 3. Comparative forms. 4. Irregular
comparative forms. Communication: Discussing accommodations and prices at a
hotel--Getting additional information. Culture: Honduras y El Salvador. Types
of hotels in Latin America--The naming of children.
5. De vacaciones en Managua. Structures: 1.
Stem-changing verbs (e:ie). 2. Some uses of the definite article. 3. The
present progressive. 4. Ordinal numbers. Communication: How to discuss prices
and accommodations at a boarding house--Errands and excursions while
travelling. Culture: Nicaragua. Meals--Boarding houses in the Hispanic world.
Repaso Lecciones 1-5.
6. En una pension en San Jose. Structures: 1.
Stem-changing verbs (o:ue). 2. Affirmative and negative expressions. 3.
Pronouns as object of a preposition. 4. Direct object pronouns. Communication:
Commenting on accommodations at a boarding house--Making plans. Culture: Costa
Rica. Living arrangements for students--Pharmacies in the Hispanic world.
7. !Buen viaje! Structures:1. Stem-changing verbs
(e:i). 2. Irregular first-person forms. 3. Saber contrasted with conocer. 4.
Indirect object pronouns. Communication: How to make travel arrangements and
get information about travelling. Culture: Puerto Rico. Travelling to Cuba.
8. Los deportes y las actividades al aire libre.
Structures:1. Pedir contrasted with preguntar. 2. Special construction with
gustar, doler, and hacer falta. 3. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. 4.
Direct and indirect object pronouns used together. Communication: Planning
outdorr activities and talking about sports. Culture: Republica Dominicana.
Soccer and baseball in the Hispanic world.
9. Un dia con Adela y Mario. Structures: 1.
Possessive pronouns. 2. Reflexive constructions. 3. Command forms: Ud. and Uds.
4. Uses of object pronouns with command forms. Communication: How to talk about
daily routine--At the hairdresser--Getting ready to go out. Culture: Venezuela.
Women in Hispanic countries--American products in Spain and Latin
America--Popular forms of entertainment.
10. Los quehaceres de casa. Structures:1. The
preterit of regular verbs. 2. The preterit of ser, ir and dar. 3. Uses of por
and para. 4. Seasons of the year and weather expressions. Communication: How to
talk about what took place--How to talk about household chores. Culture:
Colombia. Coffee in social situations--Markets and supermarkets in the Hispanic
world. Repaso Lecciones 6-10.
11. Hoy tenemos mucho que hacer. Structures: 1.
Time expressions with hacer. 2. Irregular preterits. 3. The preterit of
stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u). 4. Command forms: tu. Communication: How to
talk about the preparation of meals--More about household chores. Culture:
Ecuador. Women's and men's roles--Nicknames.
12. Un matrimonio peruano va de compras.
Structures: 1. En and a as equivalents of at. 2. The imperfect tense. 3. The
past progressive. 4. The preterit contrasted with the imperfect. Communication:
Shopping for clothes. Culture: Peru. Different ways of shopping in the Hispanic
world.
13. En una tienda por departamentos en La Paz.
Structures: 1. Changes in meaning with the imperfect and preterit of conocer,
saber, and querer. 2. Hace meaning ago. 3. Uses of se. 4. ?Que? and ?Cual? used
with ser. Communication: More about shopping: clothes, shoes, jewelery.
Culture: Bolivia. Stores in Hispanic cities.
14. Problemas con el coche. Structures: 1. The
past participle. 2. The present perfect tense. 3. The past perfect (pluperfect)
tense. Communication: How to deal with situations related to automobiles.
Culture: Paraguay. The use of the automobile in the Hispanic world.
15. Alquilando un coche. Structures:1. The future
tense. 2. The conditional tense. 3. Some uses of the prepositions a, de, and
en. Communication: How to discuss car rental. Culture: Chile. The metric
system--Driving in Spain and Latin America. Repaso Lecciones 11-15.
16. De viaje. Structures:1. The present
subjunctive. 2. The subjunctive with verbs of volition
3. The absolute superlative.
Communication:Travelling by train and by bus. Culture:
Argentina. Seasons and climates.
17. En la sala de emergencias. Structures:1. The
subjunctive to express emotion. 2. The subjunctive with some impersonal
expressions. 3. Formation of adverbs. Communication: How to talk about medical
emergencies and doctor's recommendations. Culture: Uruguay. Hospitals and
medical care in the Hispanic world.
18. En la Universidad. Structures: 1. The
subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and denial. 2. The subjunctive to
express indefiniteness and nonexistence. 3. Diminutive suffixes. Communication:
How to talk about college life. Culture: Los puertorriquenos. The educational
system in Spain and Latin America.
19. La senora Duarte esta enferma. Structures: 1.
The subjunctive after certain conjunctions. 2. The present perfect subjunctive.
3. Uses of the present perfect subjunctive. Communication: How to discuss
health problems with the doctor. Culture: Los mexicanoamericanos. More about
health care in the Hispanic world.
20. Haciendo diligencias. Structures: 1. The
imperfect subjunctive. 2. Uses of the imperfect subjunctive. 3. If clauses.
Communication: At the post office and at the bank. Culture: Los
cubanoamericanos. National currencies of different Spanish-speaking countries.
Repaso Lecciones 16-20.
Appendix A: Introduction to Spanish Sounds and the
Alphabet.
Appendix B: Verbs.
Appendix C: Useful Classroom Expressions.
NEW Appendix D: Mas sobre el tema.
Appendix E: Weights and Measures.
Spanish-English Vocabulary.
English-Spanish Vocabulary.