Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Vocabulary

Practice Makes Perfect

by Dorothy Richmond

Go beyond Como se dice? and add thousands of words to your Spanish vocabulary To communicate comfortably in Spanish, you need access to a variety of words that go beyond the basics, as well as a solid foundation in grammar. In "Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary" you get the tools you need to expand your lexicon and sharpen your speaking and writing skills. And how do you this? PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

Each chapter of this comprehensive book focuses on a theme, such as family or travel, so you can build your language skills in a systematic manner. As you lay the foundation for a burgeoning vocabulary, you will perfect your new words with plenty of exercises and gain the confidence you need to communicate well in Spanish.

This new edition of "Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary" offers you: More than 240 exercises Concise grammatical explanations The latest vocabulary in such areas as technology, communications, and the media An answer key to gauge your comprehension

WITH HELP FROM THIS BOOK, YOU CAN EASILY SPEAK OR WRITE IN SPANISH ABOUT:
Different occupations and jobs * Spanish holidays and traditions * Food and drink * Politics and current events * Your social life * Your family and friends * Business and money * Your favorite entertainment venues * Your family's background . . . and much more

Genres: Spanish Literature, Language, Nonfiction, Reference

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Maaja Wentz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't found a better series for Spanish. Guaranteed if you work your way through this book, you will learn a lot. Not for beginners.

[Ci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though memorizing lists of words and phrases do not work for me, this book does provide excellent tutoring tool for building a structure to understand Spanish. I enjoy reading the short essays and stories in each chapter, which is often lively and contemporary.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked that it lists vocab by topic - handy if you want to look for words relating to a specific field e.g. sciences, nature etc. A very comprehensive book although I had to do some of the exercises on my own paper as the space allocated in the book is not always enough.

[Simon Brass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes it feels like there is a bit too much vocabulary - words that are rarely used in English - ie) should I learn these random words should they ever come up in conversation? Now of course you can just skip over them - my only complaint is that it makes the task feel more daunting then needed - instead of pages top to bottom vocabulary I think it could be cut down. Otherwise, a great resource.