Cengage Learning Cuadros Student Text, Volume 2 of 4: Introductory Spanish (Explore Our New Spanish 1st Editions)

CUADROS is Heinle's new 4-VOLUME INTRODUCTORY and INTERMEDIATE Spanish program. It was developed to address the needs of the 4-SEMESTER and 4-QUARTER Spanish course sequence taught at most 2- and 4- year colleges and universities. All 4 volumes are designed to help you connect to the language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Throughout the program, cultural themes and related activities encourage you to engage in meaningful communication. CUADROS' realistic pacing of material, easy-to-use grammar, practical vocabulary, engaging videos, and robust technology package work together to help you gain confidence and move quickly toward proficiency. CUADROS' 4-volume configuration allows you to pay as you go – buy what you need when you need it… Grammar overview of CUADROS (please refer to Table of Contents for a full Scope and Sequence): CUADROS Volume 1 (1st Semester or 1st Quarter) includes: Present Tense including Reflexive Verbs. CUADROS Volume 2 (2nd Semester or 2nd Quarter) includes: Present Subjunctive, Future Tense, Present and Past Perfect. CUADROS Volume 3 (3rd Semester or 3rd Quarter) includes: Preterite & Indirect as well as Commands. CUADROS Volume 4 (4th Semester or 4th Quarter) includes: Conditional, Imperfect Subjunctive, and Future & Conditional Perfect. Review SEMESTER 2. Capitulo 6: 'Adonde vas? Temas. La comunidad local. Mexico. Gramatica util. 1. Indicating location: Prepositions of location. 2. Telling others what to do: Commands with usted and ustedes. 3. Affirming and negating: Affirmative and negative expressions. 4. Indicating relative position of objects: Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. Capitulo 7: 'Que pasatiempos prefieres? Temas. Los ratos libres. Panama y Costa Rica. Gramatica util. 1. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of regular verbs. 2. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of some common irregular verbs. 3. Referring to something already mentioned: Direct object pronouns. 4. Telling friends what to do: Tu command forms. Capitulo 8: 'Como defines tu estilo? Temas. Estilo personal. Peru y Ecuador. Gramatica util. 1. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of more irregular verbs. 2. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of -ir stem-changing verbs. 3. Saying who is affected or involved: Indirect object pronouns. 4. Making comparisons: Comparatives and superlatives. Capitulo 9: 'Que te apetece? Temas. Sabores. Bolivia y Paraguay. Gramatica util. 1. Talking about what you used to do: The imperfect tense. 2. Talking about the past: Choosing between the preterite and the imperfect tenses. 3. Avoiding repetition: Double object pronouns. 4. Indicating for whom actions are done and what is done routinely: The uses of se. Capitulo 10: 'Donde vives? Temas. Ambientes. Guatemala y Nicaragua. Gramatica util. 1. Emphasizing ownership: Stressed possessives. 2. Expressing ongoing events and duration of time: Hace / Hacia with time expressions. 3. Choosing between por and para. About the Author María Carreira is Associate Professor of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach. She holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Illinois, Champaign. Carreira has written linguistic notes, profiles of well-known Hispanics, and heritage learner annotations. She is active in issues relating to heritage learners. Sheri Spaine Long (Ph.D. UCLA) is Editor of Hispania – A journal devoted to the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, the scholarly journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Formerly a faculty member, department chair, and study abroad program director, Dr. Long rose to the rank of Professor of Spanish at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Most recently, Dr. Long served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University