Colloquial Spanish

Colloquial Spanish: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Spanish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Spanish in a broad range of situations. Each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. This third edition has been revised throughout to bring it up-to-date, reflecting cultural changes, and offering additional exercises, new vocabulary and updated dialogues. Key features include:A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skillsJargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammarAn extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercisesRealistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situationsHelpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in SpainAn overview of the sounds of SpanishAn answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues. Colloquial Spanish is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

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