Read & Think Spanish

by Editors of Think Spanish Magazine

Your first-class ticket to building better Spanish language skills--and appreciating the diversity of Spanish-speaking culture!

From the bestselling Read & Think series, this fully illustrated premium fourth edition of Read & Think Spanish brings the Spanish language to life! In addition to introducing, developing, and growing key vocabulary, this book gives you an insider's look at the exciting diversity of life and culture in Latin America, Spanish-speaking U.S. and Spain--from traditional Guatemalan recipes and the benefits of the Mediterranean diet to biographies of luminaries like Rita Moreno to lessons on Argentinian soccer.

Including more than 100 engaging articles written by native Spanish speakers, each one provides a bilingual glossary on the same page, allowing you to learn without stopping to look up new or unfamiliar words. Each chapter contains several exercises to reinforce comprehension, and this new premium edition features streaming audio recordings of 50 readings (more than 2 hours), supported by the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app.

Read & Think Spanish, Premium Fourth Edition features:



New articles reflecting the current aspects of life in Latin America, Spanish-speaking U.S., and Spain
New and expanded materials in the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app (free online and via mobile)
App includes flashcards of more than 7,000 vocabulary terms
App includes audio recordings of 50 readings (2+ hours)

Genres: Spanish Literature, Language, Nonfiction, Education, Spain, Textbooks

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 6, 2005

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hay buenas lecturas en este libro para aprender la cultura y la lengua español. Me gusta que haya lecturas no solamente sobre México y España, pero sobre los otros paises hispanohablantes. Hay errores de "typo."

[Ferenc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an broad selection of articles for people who already know at least basic Spanish, my own pre-requisite was Petrow's 'Spanish Demystified'.
If you are an advanced learner the book will probably feel quite short, but for learners who are are just starting out with 'readers' it is just about right.

So if you know some Spanish and want to increase your vocabulary and learn a few things about Spanish speaking countries then this book is well worth getting.

The vast majority of Spanish speaking people live in Latin America, this book reflects this fact as most of the articles are about this region rather than continental Spain.

The articles follow the typical themes: travel, food, culture, history, music, etc.
As you can guess the vocabulary is very broad.
After each section there's a few comprehension questions, nothing extensive.

A particular thing I like is that the verbs are listed both in the way they appear in the text and in their plain form: decoró/decorar.

I have nothing negative to say about the book, it gave me exactly what I was looking for: broad vocabulary and some cultural information.

[Wayne Leung · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful and fun for intermediate-level Spanish learner! This book is a kaleidoscope of all the Spanish-speaking countries on earth and a huge eye-opener! As a polyglot, I highly recommend it!

[Constance]

"Read and Think Spanish" by McGraw Hill is a reading treat. Being filled with rich vocabulary and definition clues for each page makes the reading easy.

Truthfully, I was still overwhelmed by new material and not much thinking in Spanish was inspired. Hopefully soon. Thank You McGraw Hill.

"Read and Think Spanish" by McGraw Hill es un tratamiento de lectura. Estar lleno de vocabulario rico y pistas de definiciones para cada página facilita la lectura.

A decir verdad, todavía estaba abrumado por el nuevo material y no mucho pensamiento en español se inspiró. Espero que pronto. Gracias McGraw Hill. ~ a google translate