Viajes: Introducción al español (World Languages) - Tapa dura

Preliminar: !MUCHO GUSTO! Country of focus: El mundo hispano. Vocabulario: Greetings and goodbyes. Numbers 0 to 30. Interrogative words. Estructura y uso. Subject pronouns and the present tense of the verb ser. The verb form hay. Viajemos por: Hispanic countries and regions. Simon Bolivar. Teotihuacan, Mexico. La Alhambra, Espana. "Son de la loma" by Trio Matamoros. 1. EN UNA CLASE DE ESPANOL. Country of focus: Los Estados Unidos. Vocabulario: 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. Estructura y uso: Definite and indefinite articles, gender, plural nouns. Present tense of regular -ar verbs. Telling time and days of the week. Viajemos por: Los Estados Unidos. Sonia Sotomayor. El Castillo de San Marcos, San Agustin, Florida. El domino. "Cumbia de los muertos" by Ozomatli. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! 2. EN UNA REUNION FAMILIAR. Country of Focus: Mexico. Vocabulario: The family. Physical features and personality. Nationalities. Numbers 30 to 100. Estructura y uso: Possession with de(l) and possessive adjectives. Common uses of the verb ser. Agreement with descriptive adjectives. Present tense of -er and -ir verbs. The verb tener. Viajemos por: Mexico. La familia Azcarraga. La civilizacion maya. Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera. "Latinoamerica" by Mana. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! !A leer!: "Una celebracion de quinceanera". 3. EL TIEMPO LIBRE. Country of Focus: Colombia. Vocabulario: Sports and leisure activities. Places. Estructura y uso: Gustar + infinitive and gustar + nouns. Ir a + destination or infinitive. Irregular yo verbs. Saber, conocer, and the personal a. The months and the seasons. Weather expressions with hacer and estar. Viajemos por: Colombia. Los actores John Leguizamo y Sofia Vergara. El Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Los cantantes Carlos Vives, Juanes, Shakira. "Fijate bien" by Juanes. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! 4. EN LA CASA. Country of Focus: Espana. Vocabulario: Home and furniture. Appliances and household chores. Numbers 100 and above. Estructura y uso: Present tense of stem-changing verbs (e>ie, o>ue, u>ue, e>i). Affirmative tu commands. The verb estar and the present progressive. Viajemos por: Espana. Antonio Gaudi. El Palacio de la Zarzuela. Las tapas. "Al andalus" by David Bisbal. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! !A leer!: "La casa de Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca. 5. LA SALUD. Countries of Focus: Bolivia, Ecuador y Peru. Vocabulario: The human body. Health care (illnesses, symptoms, and medical treatments). Estructura y uso: Reflexive pronouns and present tense of reflexive verbs. Acabar de + infinitive. Ser vs. estar. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. Viajemos por: Bolivia, Ecuador y Peru. El imperio inca y Machu Picchu. Las islas Galapagos. Hierbas y hojas de coca. Los instrumentos andinos. "Tambores paganos" by Pukaj Wayra. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! 6. !A COMER! Country of Focus: Venezuela. Vocabulario: Food and beverages. Dining out. Estructura y uso: Comparatives and superlatives. Regular verbs in the preterite and verbs with spelling changes in the preterite. Verbs with stem changes in the preterite. Viajemos por: Venezuela. El Salto Angel. Las hallacas. Manuel Cabre. "Asi es la gaita" by Maracaibo 15. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! !A leer!: "Dona Barbara" de Romulo Gallegos. 7. DE COMPRAS. Countries of Focus: Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay. Vocabulario: Clothing and fashion. Shopping. Estructura y uso: Verbs with irregular preterite forms. Direct object pronouns. Imperfect tense. Viajemos por: Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay. Colonia del Sacramento. Los gauchos. El nanduti. "Santa Maria (del buen ayer)" by Gotan Project. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! 8. FIESTAS Y VACACIONES. Countries of Focus: Guatemala y El Salvador. Vocabulario: Holidays, vacations and special events. The beach and the country. Estructura y uso: Interrogative words. The preterite vs. the imperfect. Affirmative and negative expressions. Viajemos por: Guatemala y El Salvador. El Arzobispo Oscar Arnulfo Romero. La cultura maya en America Central. Tikal. "Fuiste tu" by Ricardo Arjona. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! !A leer!: "Receta para hacer un pajaro " by Jonathan Velasquez. 9. DE VIAJE POR EL CARIBE. Countries of Focus: Cuba, Puerto Rico y La Republica Dominicana. Vocabulario: Travel. Transportation. Hotels. Estructura y uso: Indirect object pronouns. Double object pronouns. Prepositions and adverbs of location, and relevant expressions. Formal commands and negative tu commands. Viajemos por: Cuba, Puerto Rico y La Republica Dominicana. PR: Estado Libre Asociado. Santo Domingo. Artistas y artesanos cubanos. "Latinoamerica" by Calle 13. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! 10. LAS RELACIONES SENTIMENTALES. Countries of Focus: Honduras y Nicaragua. Vocabulario: Personal relationships. Receptions and banquets. Estructura y uso: Present perfect. Adverbs and adverbial expressions of time and sequencing of events. The future tense. The conditional tense. Viajemos por: Ruben Dario. Copan,Honduras. Plantaciones bananeras en Honduras y Nicaragua. "La danza del cielo" by Nicaragua Libre. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! !A leer! "Epigrama V" by Ernesto Cardenal. 11. EL MUNDO DEL TRABAJO. Country of Focus: Chile. Vocabulario: Professions and trades. The office, work, and the job hunt. Estructura y uso: Por vs. para. The present subjunctive with statements of volition. Viajemos por: Chile. Las tribus indigenas chilenas. La Patagonia. "Me gustan los estudiantes" by Mercedes Sosa. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos! 12. EL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y POLITICAS AMBIENTALES. Countries of Focus: Costa Rica y Panama. Vocabulario: Rural and urban geography. Conservation and exploitation. Estructura y uso: Subjunctive following verbs of emotion, impersonal expressions, and ojala. Subjunctive with verbs or expressions of doubt and uncertainty; adjective clauses and time clauses. Viajemos por: Costa Rica y Panama. Oscar Arias Sanchez. Jose Figueres Ferrer,El Servicio de Parques Nacionales. El Archipielago de Bocas del Toro. "Pablo Pueblo" by Ruben Blades. !A repasar! !A ver! !A comunicarnos!!A leer!: "'Quien paga la deuda ecologica?". Appendices: Grammar guide. Verb charts. Spanish-English Glossary. English-Spanish Glossary. Index.

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