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I scored a 75% on that. But with Ultimate Spanish Review, they mix it, just so that you are sure that you know what you're doing. The excercises from other books are the same old repetitive stuff. I was able to see what I needed to work on. Also, the cd excercises are very good - almost like a final run to assure yourself. I loved the diagnostic test. I'm pretty sure when I retest myself, I will have at least a 95%. I've done a chapter a day in this book and in 3 weeks time, I now feel confident enough to take 300 level spanish courses at the university I attend.
2. This comprehensive book offers a well thought out series of lessons and exercises to help you strengthen your Spanish language abilities.The chapters are organized and follow a logical order, each one dealing with a single concept. If you are truly serious about achieving fluency, I'd recommend getting all 3 of them if you can afford it. The workbook also has lots of exercises to keep you engaged in the film. Although pleasent to the ear, the accents from Chile are very different from most Latin American accents. An answer key at the back of the book lets you grade your own exercises to discover just how well you understood a particular lesson.As well as the lessons, verb tables, vocabulary and exercises, there are also many anecdotes and snippets of cultural information peppered throughout the book which provide humor and entertainment, stopping the text from being too dry and boring.Verbs and their conjugation are dealt with in enough detail for you to master these important subjects. Each step is carefully designed so that there are no sudden leaps that you might struggle with.Whether you are just starting out on your journey through Spanish grammar, or are in need of a good book to help you better understand a particular element that you have studied, this product is a valuable resource.The exercises are clear and easy to understand but challenging enough for you to gain real knowledge about the topic.
Being able to speak in different tenses is a key element to becoming fluent, so it is worthwhile putting in the effort to get to know these subjects.As a practice tool, the book has plenty of exercises for you to test your knowledge, but is also laid out in a way that makes it an easy to use reference manual for when you are struggling with a particular grammatical concept such as the passive voice or prepositions.The interactive CD-ROM contains plenty of exercises and drills for you to practice your knowledge, with the advantage that you can check your answers straight away to monitor your progress. There are also audio passages which let you listen to real conversations between native Spanish speakers, so you can practice your understanding of the concepts in the book as they are used in everyday situations.Altogether the Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice package is a great value resource for you to practice and reinforce your Spanish knowledge.In closing my review of this product, I'd like to share with you the three Amazon products that I have found most helpful in my pursuit to learn Spanish. This is James from James Spanish (the learning Spanish blog). It gives the option to watch the movie with subtitles but I'd recommend not using them to improve your Spanish. This "movie" also includes a workbook so that you can reinforce the Spanish vocabulary words and phrases from the film. But be prepared to hear Chilean accents. Diccionario esencial de la lengua espanola de la Real Academia Espanola (Spanish Edition) If you are really serious about speaking the language fluently, then at some point you will need to replace your Spanish-English dictionary and get a pure Spanish dictionary with both the vocabulary words and the definitions entirely in Spanish. Especially anyone who is challenged by the drudgery of learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs and who is looking for a new way to make learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs an easy and fun activity 3.
The book begins with the present tense and moves through other tenses, but never at a pace that is too difficult. Verbarrator Version 1.1 (Windows Version) This software replaces the traditional verb conjugation books and makes learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs an interactive and fun activity. 1. Lights, Camera, Spanish (Book + DVD): Learn Conversational Spanish by Watching a Romantic Adventure This is actually a 90 minute movie for Spanish-language learners. This should be a required resource for anyone who wants to improve their ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. I use this one only because it was highly-recommended by a friend from Spain who teaches Spanish.
I have never received this book. I emailed Amazon & Hungrybookworm last week but have not received a response. This item was charged to my credit card on April 14, 2009.Please advise me of what I should do.Sharon Schaap
I still have not received this book. The seller was very apologetic about the delay, stating that he had not received notice of the order. He offered a 25% discount on my cost. I am still waiting for both the product and the discount.
I learned Spanish as a self learner from Pimsleur and Learning Spanish like crazy. What I don't like is the CD ROM. I consider myself as a beginner in Spanish. This book provides clear explanations and interesting exercises. However this does not degrade the book itself. They are audio based only which is great, but after I completed those courses I felt I needed to work little bit more on my grammar. It uses challenging vocabulary not very difficult not very easy it just fits my level, so that I learn something new, but I am not stucked because I have to search for each word.
From some reason, the whole McGraw Hill CD ROM concept just does not work for me. But I found this book really great. It really sucks. Especially the tenses and verbs. By interesting I mean they are not boring I especially like short texts rather than individual sentences, the book uses both. I had other books from them with the CD ROM and it was the same. I am happy with my purchase.
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