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Plazas is the place where culture and language find common ground! This accessible introduction to Spanish uses the background of vibrant, Spanish-speaking cultures from around the world to expose you to the language as it is actually used in everyday conversation. With helpful visuals, contemporary examples, and carefully crafted grammar and vocabulary presentations, "Plazas" is your key to success in the course and in the language! And to ensure that you make the grade, additional dynamic learning tools are available, including a Student Multimedia CD-ROM, Lab Audio CDs, iLrn[trademark]: Heinle Learning Center, and a text-specific Web site.

Table of Contents:
PRELIMINAR: !MUCHO GUSTO! Communicative goals: Greet others, introduce yourself and say good-bye. Exchange personal information (origin, address, etc.). Identify quantities of objects. Ask and answer questions. Vocabulary: Greetings and good-byes. Numbers 0 to 30. Interrogative words. Structures: Subject pronouns and the Present tense of the verb "ser." The verb form "hay" and numbers 1-30. Question words and inflection. 1. EN UNA CLASE DE ESPANOL: LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS. Communicative goals: Identify people and things in the classroom. Specify colors. Describe everyday activities. Talk about academic courses and university buildings. Tell time. Vocabulary: In the classroom. The colors. Foreign languages and other academic courses and majors. University places and buildings. The time and the days of the week. Structures: Definite and indefinite articles and how to make nouns plural (gender of nouns). Present tense of regular "-ar" verbs. 2. EN UNA REUNION DE FAMILIA: MEXICO. Communicative goals: Define and ask about family relationships. Indicate ownership and possession. Describe people and things. Indicate nationality. Express physical states. Count from 30 to 100. Describe daily activities at home or at school. Vocabulary: The family. Physical features and personality. Nationalities. Numbers 30 to 100. Structures: Possessive adjectives. Possession with "de(l)." Common uses of the verb "ser." Agreement with descriptive adjectives. Present tense of "-er" and "-ir" verbs. Common uses of the verb "tener." 3. EL TIEMPO LIBRE EN COLOMBIA. Communicative goals: Describe leisure-time activities. Express likes and dislikes. Express plans and intentions. Describe basic actions, places and activities in town. Talk about the months, seasons, and the weather. Vocabulary: Sports and leisure-time activities. Places. The months, the seasons, and weather expressions. Structures: "Gustar" + infinitive and "gustar" + nouns. "Ir a" + destination or infinitive. Irregular "yo" verbs. "Saber," "conocer," and the personal "a." 4. EN LA CASA: ESPANA. Communicative goals: Describe the features of your home or personal residence. Talk about furniture and appliances. Describe household chores. Make commands. State locations and describe feelings. Describe actions in progress. Count from 100 and higher. Vocabulary: Home and furniture. Appliances and household chores. Numbers 100 to 1,000,000. Structures: Present tense of stem-changing verbs (e> ie, o> ue, e> i). More idioms with "tener." Affirmative "tu" commands. Common uses of "estar." 5. LA SALUD: BOLIVIA Y PARAGUAY. Communicative goals: Identify parts of the body. Describe daily routines and hygienic practices. Talk about what you have just finished doing. Talk about illnesses and health conditions. Describing people, things, and conditions. Pointing out people and things. Vocabulary: The human body. Health care (illnesses, symptoms, and medical treatments). Structures: Reflexive pronouns and present tense of reflexive verbs. "Acabar de" + infinitive. "Ser" vs. "estar." Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. 6. 'QUIERES COMER CONMIGO ESTA NOCHE? VENEZUELA. Communicative goals: Talk about foods and beverages for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Make comparisons. Order food in a restaurant. Describe past events in detail. Vocabulary: Food and beverages. Dining out. Structures: Comparatives and Superlatives. Verbs regular in the preterite. Verbs with spelling changes in the preterite. Verbs with stem changes in the preterite. 7. DE COMPRAS: ARGENTINA. Communicative goals: Talk about shopping for clothing. Make emphatic statements about possession. Talk about singular and/or completed events in the past. Make selections and talk about sizes and other shopping preferences. Describe ongoing and habitual actions in the past. Vocabulary: Clothing and fashion. Shopping. Structures: Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns. Verbs irregular in the preterite. Direct object pronouns. Imperfect tense. 8. FIESTAS Y VACACIONES: GUATEMALA Y EL SALVADOR. Communicative goals: Talk about holidays, events, and activities at the beach and in the countryside. Describe changes in emotion. Narrate in the past. Inquire and provide information about people and events. State indefinite ideas and quantities. Talk about periods of time since an event took place. Vocabulary: Parties and celebrations. The beach and the country. Structures: Review of interrogative words. Preterite vs. imperfect. Affirmative and negative expressions. "Hace" and "hace que." 9. DE VIAJE POR EL CARIBE: LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, CUBA Y PUERTO RICO. Communicative goals: Talk about air travel, other types of transportation, and lodging. Simplify expressions with indirect and double object pronouns. Talk about getting around in the city. Give directions and express desires. Make informal requests. Vocabulary: Airline travel. Hotels. Directions. Structures: Indirect object pronouns. Double object pronouns. Prepositions and adverbs of location. Formal and negative "tu" commands. 10. LAS RELACIONES SENTIMENTALES: HONDURAS Y NICARAGUA. Communicative goals: Talk about relationships and courtship. Describe recent actions, events, and conditions. Describe reciprocal actions. Talk about receptions and banquets. Qualify actions. Vocabulary: Personal relationships. Receptions and banquets. Structures: Present perfect. Reciprocal constructions with "se," "nos" and "os." Adverbs and adverbial expressions of time and sequence. Relative pronouns. 11. EL MUNDO DEL TRABAJO: PANAMA. Communicative goals: Talk about professions, the office, and work-related activities. Make statements about motives, intentions, and periods of time. Describe the job hunt, benefits, and personal finances. Express subjectivity and uncertainty. Express desires and intentions. Vocabulary: The professions. The office, work, and the job hunt. Personal finances. Structures: "Por" and "para." The subjunctive mood. Formation of the present subjunctive and statements of volition. 12. EL MEDIO AMBIENTE: COSTA RICA. Communicative goals: Talk about rural and urban locales and associated activities and problems. Express emotion and opinions. Talk about the conservation and exploitation of natural resources. Hypothesize and express doubts and uncertainty. Vocabulary: Rural and urban geography. The environment: conservation and pollution. Structures: Subjunctive following verbs of emotion, impersonal expressions, and "ojala." Subjunctive to state uncertain, doubtful, or hypothetical situations. 13. EL MUNDO DEL ESPECTACULO: PERU Y ECUADOR. Communicative goals: Talk about television and other forms of popular culture. Talk about anticipated actions. Talk about the arts and the vocations of artists. Talk about unplanned or accidental occurrences. Describe completed actions and resulting conditions. Vocabulary: Television programs and movies. The arts and artists. Structures: Subjunctive with purpose and time clauses. "Se" for unplanned occurrences (No-fault "se"). Use of the past participle as an adjective. 14. LA VIDA PUBLICA: CHILE. Communicative goals: Talk about politics and elections. Talk about future events. Talk about political issues and the media. Express conjecture or probability. Vocabulary: Politics and voting. Political issues and the media. Structures: The future tense. The conditional tense. Present perfect in the subjunctive mood. 15. LOS AVANCES TECNOLOGICOS: URUGUAY. Communicative goals: Talk about home electronics and computers. Make statements in the past with the subjunctive mood. Talk about hypothetical situations. Vocabulary: High-tech appliances. The computer. Structures: Past (imperfect) subjunctive. Imperfect subjunctive in hypothetical statements (if clauses).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781428205048
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Heinle & Heinle Publishers Inc.,U.S.
  • Depth: 27
  • Height: 257 mm
  • No of Pages: 557
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Lugar De Encuentros
  • Width: 203 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1428205047
  • Publisher Date: 03 Oct 2007
  • Binding: SA
  • Edition: 0003-
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 1249 gr


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