Open Door to Spanish Level 2: A Conversation Course for Beginners [With CD]

By Margarita Madrigal

Book Overview

Margarita Madrigal's books have been used by thousands around the world. Former successful users applaud the Madrigal Method: its simplicity, its copious use of cognates, and its humor. The conversations, explanations, exercises, activities, and tapes in Open Door to Spanish teach readers to recognize the large number of words and expressions that are alike in English and in Spanish (cognates), strategies and rules for converting English words to Spanish, hints for identifying large numbers of new words in Spanish, formulas to help readers use Spanish verbs to describe events in the past, present, and future. Conversational topics include d nde estaban? qu quer a ud? qu ten an? hac amos muchas cosas, haciendo una variedad de actividades, hablando de m s actividades, una excursi n a la playa, las profesiones, las fiestas, el cumplea os, una excursi n al campo, los quehaceres dom sticos, el fin de semana, en el restaurante, en la joyer a, los deseos y las esperanzas, preparaciones para una fiesta, de visita, las casas and si fuera possible For individuals interested in a simple, yet comprehensive guide to conversational Spanish.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131116126
• ISBN13: 9780131116122
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Don J

This is a very good book for learning Conversational Spanish. It is being used in a class that I am taking, except the this edition is is not the most current. The changes in the editions are very minor.