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Pimsleur Comprehensive Spanish
Pimsleur Spanish Level 2 MP3: Learn to Speak and Understand Latin American Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs
Spanish is the official language of Spain and 21 Latin American countries, and is an official language of the U.N. Pimsleur's Spanish teaches an educated Latin American Spanish, with speakers from Colombia and Argentina in levels I-III, and from Mexico in level IV. Can learning another language be as easy as speaking your own? Yes with Pimsleur it’s that easy. Learn on your own time, at your own pace, and wherever you choose. Spanish Phase 2 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of reading instruction, and is designed to be used after completing Phase 1.
In the first 10 lessons of Phase 2, you begin to use the past tense. Structures become more complex and informal speech is introduced. Conversations become fuller, and learners are able to discuss business and social activities, manage shopping situations, and express their interests. As you progress, vocabulary is expanded and fluency increases.
The next 10 lessons of Phase 2 allow you to further combine and build upon known elements, and produce longer and more complex sentences. You learn to bargain with shopkeepers, deal with business situations, get and give medical information, and discuss the weather.
In the final 10 lessons of Phase 2, you’ve doubled your vocabulary and have several hundred structures to draw upon. You’ll gain experience asking for assistance, finding a location that is some distance away, and using relative structures – faster, slower, etc. Sports and leisure activities are explored, as well as shopping, changing money, and future travel plans. By the end of Phase 2, you’re speaking at a midintermediate level with nearnative pronunciation, and you are comfortable meeting most social demands and limited job requirements.
Reading Lessons are included at the end of Unit 30. These lessons, which total about one hour, are designed to give you practice reading Spanish, and to provide you with some insight into Spanish culture with proverbs, common expressions, and a broad look at things you’ll see when visiting a Spanishspeaking country. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.
In the first 10 lessons of Phase 2, you begin to use the past tense. Structures become more complex and informal speech is introduced. Conversations become fuller, and learners are able to discuss business and social activities, manage shopping situations, and express their interests. As you progress, vocabulary is expanded and fluency increases.
The next 10 lessons of Phase 2 allow you to further combine and build upon known elements, and produce longer and more complex sentences. You learn to bargain with shopkeepers, deal with business situations, get and give medical information, and discuss the weather.
In the final 10 lessons of Phase 2, you’ve doubled your vocabulary and have several hundred structures to draw upon. You’ll gain experience asking for assistance, finding a location that is some distance away, and using relative structures – faster, slower, etc. Sports and leisure activities are explored, as well as shopping, changing money, and future travel plans. By the end of Phase 2, you’re speaking at a midintermediate level with nearnative pronunciation, and you are comfortable meeting most social demands and limited job requirements.
Reading Lessons are included at the end of Unit 30. These lessons, which total about one hour, are designed to give you practice reading Spanish, and to provide you with some insight into Spanish culture with proverbs, common expressions, and a broad look at things you’ll see when visiting a Spanishspeaking country. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.
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November 25, 2015
Huge improvement to the first course. Learned a lot. As a tool, I watch much netflix in spanish, and I unhderstand much more everyday. Every lesson teachs something I think is useful. Very few exceptions. Tried other learning methods and nothing so simple and mind sticking as Pimsleur. As I already speak Portuguese, which is also a Romantic language, I don´t need to keep pausing and re-hearing stuff. It just flows for the 30 minutes I listen and speak. It really is not a lot for the improvement it promotes. I do it driving or walking with my dog, and don´t need to spare any extra-time to do it. Love it.
August 25, 2023
The Pimsleur method is dreadful. Soul-sucking. I have tried a half-dozen of its programs and I just can't tolerate the process:
Listen to a brief conversation. Then listen to the first sentence. Then learn the first word. Repeat that word several times. Then learn the second word. Repeat the second word several times. Repeat the first two words together several times. Learn the third word. Now practice all three.
You get the idea. This will go on for 30 minutes before you're allowed to move onto new material.
No grammar, no written comprehension, no real explanation of anything. You're just repeating sounds.
In its defense, it works well for what it purports to do, and that is to hammer a handful of basic spoken conversations into your head. If you can slog through this punishingly repetitive curriculum, then you will emerge with somewhere around an A1 level in conversation and comprehension. That's why I give it two stars instead of one.
Listen to a brief conversation. Then listen to the first sentence. Then learn the first word. Repeat that word several times. Then learn the second word. Repeat the second word several times. Repeat the first two words together several times. Learn the third word. Now practice all three.
You get the idea. This will go on for 30 minutes before you're allowed to move onto new material.
No grammar, no written comprehension, no real explanation of anything. You're just repeating sounds.
In its defense, it works well for what it purports to do, and that is to hammer a handful of basic spoken conversations into your head. If you can slog through this punishingly repetitive curriculum, then you will emerge with somewhere around an A1 level in conversation and comprehension. That's why I give it two stars instead of one.
June 11, 2024
Really helpful, but it constantly uses the "usted" conjugations and I think in real life I would use "tu" far more often. However the format really worked well for me, the conversations/phrases were relevant and I liked the interval recall.
February 28, 2015
By the end of level II, I was able to carry out basic conversations in Spanish with native speakers. Pins lemur method is excellent for the adult learner who works full time and is on the go. I just spent 30 minutes a day practicing. If you want to learn Spanish I highly recommend giving this method a try.
April 15, 2014
Not a primary learning tool, but great for those times you are doing housework or driving.
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