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Practice Makes Perfect
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation
Practice the Art of Conversation in Spanish
Want to strike up a conversation with a native Spanish speaker but nervous that you're not ready? This book helps you overcome that obstacle and before you know it, you'll be speaking comfortably in your new native language.
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation" is organized around twelve units that present realistic conversational situations, from making introductions to giving opinions and from making a date to telling a story. Using these engaging dialogues as a starting point, each unit is packed with helpful instruction on correct pronunciation, syntax, and word usage--in addition to lots of conversation-ready phrases that you will find indispensable as your fluency increases.
You will, of course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills in conversation. Each dialogue is followed by a variety of exercises that not only give you the opportunity to put new concepts into action but also encourage you to construct personalized conversations. These lessons will reassure even the most grammar-phobic learners that they too can achieve a confident--and spontaneous--speaking style.
"Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation" will help you: Engage in dialogues that illustrate practical conversations Expand your vocabulary Get clarification of new concepts with numerous realistic examples Reinforce your new conversational skills through extensive exercises
Before you know it, you'll find yourself confidently speaking Spanish with your Spanish-speaking friends--or ready to make new ones
Want to strike up a conversation with a native Spanish speaker but nervous that you're not ready? This book helps you overcome that obstacle and before you know it, you'll be speaking comfortably in your new native language.
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation" is organized around twelve units that present realistic conversational situations, from making introductions to giving opinions and from making a date to telling a story. Using these engaging dialogues as a starting point, each unit is packed with helpful instruction on correct pronunciation, syntax, and word usage--in addition to lots of conversation-ready phrases that you will find indispensable as your fluency increases.
You will, of course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills in conversation. Each dialogue is followed by a variety of exercises that not only give you the opportunity to put new concepts into action but also encourage you to construct personalized conversations. These lessons will reassure even the most grammar-phobic learners that they too can achieve a confident--and spontaneous--speaking style.
"Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation" will help you: Engage in dialogues that illustrate practical conversations Expand your vocabulary Get clarification of new concepts with numerous realistic examples Reinforce your new conversational skills through extensive exercises
Before you know it, you'll find yourself confidently speaking Spanish with your Spanish-speaking friends--or ready to make new ones
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2011
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December 19, 2016
Yay! I finished another workbook in my quest to improve my Spanish and sound more natural.
This workbook does concentrate on conversational aspects of Spanish and it is targeted for intermediate learners. By conversational, I point to both spoken and written correspondence (letters, email, messages, etc.) There are 12 chapters and each chapter has a prototype dialog with English translation on the side, followed by a dozen or more chosen words/phrases/grammar points with numerous examples followed by a whole bunch of exercises.
I have found this book rather helpful with pretty clear explanations and you can gain knowledge of certain aspects of language that you can immediately put to use. I certainly did! However, to set the expectations straight, this book, by itself, is not sufficient to cover many aspects of conversational Spanish having less than 200 pages including the exercises, answers and other appendices. Do I recommend this book? I do! It is worth the little bit of money and time invested. Really, I only wished, it was much longer :)
Please note that while my review refers to the 2nd edition of this book, it also applies to more recent 3rd edition. I've compared them literally page by page and all I can see the new version is printed on a nicer, whiter paper and some exercises that were split on two different pages are located in such as way that all the questions of the exercise are now on one page. The content is the same.
This workbook does concentrate on conversational aspects of Spanish and it is targeted for intermediate learners. By conversational, I point to both spoken and written correspondence (letters, email, messages, etc.) There are 12 chapters and each chapter has a prototype dialog with English translation on the side, followed by a dozen or more chosen words/phrases/grammar points with numerous examples followed by a whole bunch of exercises.
I have found this book rather helpful with pretty clear explanations and you can gain knowledge of certain aspects of language that you can immediately put to use. I certainly did! However, to set the expectations straight, this book, by itself, is not sufficient to cover many aspects of conversational Spanish having less than 200 pages including the exercises, answers and other appendices. Do I recommend this book? I do! It is worth the little bit of money and time invested. Really, I only wished, it was much longer :)
Please note that while my review refers to the 2nd edition of this book, it also applies to more recent 3rd edition. I've compared them literally page by page and all I can see the new version is printed on a nicer, whiter paper and some exercises that were split on two different pages are located in such as way that all the questions of the exercise are now on one page. The content is the same.
January 29, 2016
Completed with all excercises January 28, 2016
April 30, 2020
Lo importante es practicar... This workbook is especially helpful for learning common words and phrases that don't translate literally. I had to stop half way through and review subjunctive forms that I should have already known, so it does presume some basic Spanish competency. It won't make you perfect, and it's not a substitute for practicing with a teacher or a fluent Spanish speaker... but it's better than nothing.
(Coming soon from McGraw Hill: the "Practice is Better than Nothing" series.)
(Coming soon from McGraw Hill: the "Practice is Better than Nothing" series.)
November 24, 2019
Didn’t supply accompanying materials
Was ripped off not able to access accompanying materials to do exercises in book. Please provide accompanying exercises and additional materials available with hard copy
Was ripped off not able to access accompanying materials to do exercises in book. Please provide accompanying exercises and additional materials available with hard copy
March 25, 2023
Pretty good practice but not great for instruction. There are a few phrases taught but it the most interesting stories and very little help with grammar
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