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 enlarge | Author: Gilda Nissenberg
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
List Price: $10.95
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 4398
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 356
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0071422706
Dewey Decimal Number: 468.2421
UPC: 639785387107
EAN: 9780071422703
ASIN: 0071422706
Publication Date: March 26, 2004
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 A little about a lot November 20, 2007
Hispanophile (orlando, fl United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I give this book 3 stars simply because it is a crash course in many of the topics that give learners of Spanish a hard time. It is very little information about a whole lot of subjects, but as with the other books in the series it does do a fantastic job given the crammed feeling of the book. I would recommend this book only after completing the other three titles in the series, or as a refresher course. There is simply too much information in this text and it is not covered as thoroughly as I would have liked for me to give it a higher rating. This text is not for the truly beginner Spanish student.
 Great book for an Intermediate who needs to review grammar November 19, 2007
Elena (United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great, however it is not for an absolute beginner. One needs to have some vacabulary and some knowledge of grammar. It's great for grammar review and for someone who already speaks spanish but needs to brush up on skills. Also the book contains plenty of exercises with correct answers at the end of the book, so you can check your progress. In addition to just checking the grammar, some exercises involve translation.
Do not buy this book unless your spanish level is at least at lower intermediate level.
The structure of the book is a bit different from the books I am used to: It starts not with nouns, adjectives, numbers and prepositions, as most of the books do, but from learning the spanish tenses: present, preterit, imperfect, future, subjunctive. At the end, the book goes into nouns, prepositions, etc.
Not for real beginners October 16, 2007
Jane Carlozzi (Farmington, CT USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a new learner of Spanish I found this book difficult to use because the vocabulary used in the examples and grammar exercises was unfamiliar. Once I learned enough vocabulary, the book became very useful in explaining, practicing and enforcing what I had learned. I recommend this book only if you already know some Spanish.
Great Supplementary Learning Tool May 18, 2007
Samuel Johnson (PA)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
First let me clarify by saying that if I could have given this 4 and 1/2 stars, I would have; it's ALMOST worth 5 stars, but not quite.
This book is an excellent learning tool if you already have a little bit of experience with Spanish going in. I bought it to use during a year off from school so I wouldn't forget the Spanish I had learned in my 100-level courses in college. If you do the exercises conscientiously and make an effort to really learn the material, this book can be an invaluable tool to your success in doing so.
That said, the only thing preventing the book from receiving 5 stars is that if you have no prior knowledge of Spanish, it can be a bit confusing going in, as the author completely separates the sections on verbs from those on nouns, adjectives, pronouns, etc. This is an okay idea, but it makes it difficult to complete some of the exercises in the earlier chapters if you don't already know how to use the more basic components of a Spanish sentence.
Still, I more than recommend this book, especially if you just want to brush up on Spanish you learned a long time ago and have since forgotten.
Good but too hard for beginners May 7, 2007
R. Sparks (Japan)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this book hoping it would be basic enough to use. Unfortunately, it wasn't, but it will be useful as my Spanish ability improves. Since I am still a beginner in Spanish, I do not have enough vocabulary and grammar background to fully utilize this book now. I think it will be exactly what I need when I become a high beginner or low intermediate Spanish learner. It contains in-depth explanations and many examples. There are also many practice questions to put the new material to use.
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