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A First Spanish Reader
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- GenresSpanish Literature
366 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 13, 2005
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October 12, 2014
I would like to learn the Spanish language. Towards this end I read this book in parallel with Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish. (An excellent book that I am re-reading. See my review..
I picked this book up for free (or .99) on Amazon. I thought that reading a Spanish-language book would sharpen my woeful Spanish acumen. According to reviews, this book seemed a good means to that end.
The book is organized as a series of some 63 readings. The earlier topics had to do -- presumably -- with a bio on the author. The reading level of the earlier essays approximated my skill level. I used a Spanish-English dictionary for the words I wasn't familiar with or had forgotten. The grammar progressed in subsequent readings to more advanced levels. The topics covered by the readings were very diverse including overviews of Latin America countries, to short stories, and concluding with poems and songs. This book was written decades ago (a century?).
The book had a glossary at the end that translated many of the words. It also had a "Preguntas" (questions) section that quizzed readers about the readings (I skipped this).
As I progressed through the book, I generally found it more difficult to follow the content. GENERALLY, I understood the high points of a given essay but I know that I was not "getting" crucial subtleties that compromised my comprehension.
Overall, I'm glad to have plodded through this book. The essays were well-done. I enjoyed a couple of the stories (the ones I understood) very much. In the future, I think a true parallel Spanish-English book would be more beneficial in my Spanish-language studies.
I picked this book up for free (or .99) on Amazon. I thought that reading a Spanish-language book would sharpen my woeful Spanish acumen. According to reviews, this book seemed a good means to that end.
The book is organized as a series of some 63 readings. The earlier topics had to do -- presumably -- with a bio on the author. The reading level of the earlier essays approximated my skill level. I used a Spanish-English dictionary for the words I wasn't familiar with or had forgotten. The grammar progressed in subsequent readings to more advanced levels. The topics covered by the readings were very diverse including overviews of Latin America countries, to short stories, and concluding with poems and songs. This book was written decades ago (a century?).
The book had a glossary at the end that translated many of the words. It also had a "Preguntas" (questions) section that quizzed readers about the readings (I skipped this).
As I progressed through the book, I generally found it more difficult to follow the content. GENERALLY, I understood the high points of a given essay but I know that I was not "getting" crucial subtleties that compromised my comprehension.
Overall, I'm glad to have plodded through this book. The essays were well-done. I enjoyed a couple of the stories (the ones I understood) very much. In the future, I think a true parallel Spanish-English book would be more beneficial in my Spanish-language studies.
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