Easy Spanish Reader | 
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Learn how to read in Spanish--starting right now! . . Easy Spanish Reader is a unique, easy-to-follow guide based on the premise that the best way to learn a language is to start reading it immediately! Whether you're a brand-new beginner or an advanced-beginning learner, this new edition gives you ways to dive into the language with engaging readings that progress in difficulty to match your growing reading skills. This process will allow you to rapidly build comprehension and confidence as you enjoy the stories. . . Easy Spanish Reader begins with the story of two high-school seniors involved with their Spanish Club. As you read about their experiences, you'll discover the nuances of language and culture right along with the students. . . The next section contains a colorful history of Mexico, from the Conquistadors to the present, including vivid depictions of CortAndegrave;s's encounters with the Aztecs. The last section is comprised of an abridged version of the classic story "Lazarillo de Tormes," which allows you to practice your grammar and vocabulary skills on a great work of Spanish literature. . . . - Progressive format makes it easy to quickly build comprehension .
- Marginal word glossaries conveniently present new words and phrases .
- Exercises challenge language comprehension and build reading skills .
- Fully updated new editions, featuring expanded exercises and answer key .
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Customer Reviews:
• Teach Yourself Spanish Reader 03 October, 2007
Dictionary does not have all the words. Have to use your own dictionary as well as there. Gets cumbersome.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2SK9YC54Y3XJ2
• Incorrect Grammar!!! 12 September, 2007
This book is often missing the correct usage of the third person indirect object pronouns "le" and "les". There are several instances in which its says "dar a alguien" where it should be "darle a alguien". This is very bad because I started using it with my students when they began to learn these pronouns. They noticed right away that they were missing.
p. 90: "entonces dijo a sus soldados" should be "entonces LES dijo a sus soldados"
p. 90: "y pronto estos ofrecieron su ayuda a Cortes" should be "y pronto estos LE ofrecieron su ayuda a Cortes".
p. 78: "La directora inicia la ceremonia y habla a los presentes" should be "la directora inicia la ceremonia y LES habla a los presentes".
p. 78: "Despues la directora entrega los diplomas a cada uno de los alumnos" should be " Despues la directora LEs entrega los diplomas a cada uno de los alumnos."
They're all over the place.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3K2BS0NO2P5LB
• A Great Review Of Spanish If You Need To Brush Up- Like I Do! 04 July, 2008
I studied Spanish for six years, with the last being the 1996-1997 academic year. I have tuned in to Spanish media and read a few Spanish language magazines. I wanted to return to the nuts and bolts of the language, with an affordable textbook. I picked up Easy Spanish Reader because it was affordable and promising.
Like any good student, I began with the first story about the two high school students. I regained my confidence with the language. The second part, a short history of Mexico, was fascinating and encouraging. I learned new vocabulary words. I was able to understand each passage, referring to my dictionary only a few times. The last section, the story of Lazarillo, was difficult. Not very difficult, definitely didn't frustrate me, but it did make me work on my comprehension. The Q&A, after each passage, focused on pulling information from said passage.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1JDT2VPCZVQW9
• Great Way To Practice Comprehension And Speaking 20 July, 2008
The beginning passages of this book are simple and relatively easy to understand even if you barely know Spanish at all, but by the end of the book the readings are more complex and challenging. This is a great way to get into Spanish if you know very little. My only complaint is that the exercises are fairly pointless because the answers are whole sentences straight from the text. However, the great passages and formatting make this book worth buying as an introductory Spanish text.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AHT3SWCV2WUN5
• There Are Better Readers Out There 22 August, 2007
My students hated this book. I read it years ago but it was far too boring for my eighth grade class. If you're looking for a reader, I'd recommend the Blaine Ray series. It's easy vocabulary; the first book uses only 300 words and has 9 chapters. I had my students read a chapter for homework and then we acted it out in class.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1W0XLHMQNF6PU
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