About this book
¡Hola! Start speaking Spanish today.
Learners new to Spanish practice greetings and introductions, numbers and classroom objects, simple descriptions, and short exchanges about what they like. Pronunciation guides and practice dialogues build confidence step by step.
- Greet people and introduce yourself
- Count to 20 and name classroom objects
- Describe people and things, and say what you like
With pronunciation guides and explained answers
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What this book covers
Covered
This book helps you start speaking Spanish about everyday things: saying hello and your name, numbers 0 to 20 and classroom objects, describing people and things, and saying what you like.
Not covered
- Not covered: verb tables, spelling tests or long reading.
- There is no audio, so listen to a fluent adult, or to a free, reputable pronunciation source that an adult has checked.
Before you start, you should be able to
- Join a short conversation by speaking, signing, pointing or using a device
- Listen while an adult reads an instruction
- Notice what people say when they meet, ask for things and say goodbye
Notice
Pictures in this book are simplified learning models. Check answers with the explanations at the back of the book.
The steps in this book
- Step 1: Get Ready
Check the skills you need before you begin. If something feels tricky, an adult can help you start in the right place.
- Step 2: Learn It
Read a short, clear explanation of the new idea and the words that go with it.
- Step 3: See It
Watch the idea being used, one step at a time, in a worked example.
- Step 4: Try It Together
Practice with prompts and help cues. The help gets smaller as you get stronger.
- Step 5: On Your Own
Practice on your own with different kinds of questions, and explain your thinking.
- Step 6: Look Back
Look back at earlier learning so it stays strong, then check where to go next.
- Step 7: Check and Fix
Check your answers. Each answer explains why, names a common mistake, and shows how to fix it.
What is in the book
The modules
- Module 1: Greetings and introductionsPages 5–14
- Module 2: Numbers and classroom objectsPages 15–24
- Module 3: Describe people and thingsPages 25–34
- Module 4: Preferences and short exchangesPages 35–44
Contents
- Readiness check, pp. 3–4. Before Module 1. Its table tells you where to start.
- Modules, pp. 5–44
- Checkpoints, pp. 14, 24, 34, 44. The last page of each module.
- Mixed review, pp. 45–48. Questions from across the book, mixed together.
- Exit check, pp. 49–50. A last check across the book.
- Reflect and repair, p. 51
- Try again, p. 52. Fresh questions like those in the exit check.
- Extra practice, pp. 53–57
- Answers and explanations, pp. 58–64. Notes in this part are headed “Why”, “Common mistake”, “Help” and “Look for”.