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ˇArriba! Comunicación y cultura with CD-ROM, Third Edition

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If you like reading the following paragraph, you will love this book.

In constructions that use the infinitive or the present progressive forms, direct objects may either preceede the conjugated verb, or be attached to the infinitive or the present participle (-ndo). Note that when you attach the direct object pronoun to the -ndo form, a written accent is used on the vowel before -ndo.

Is it any wonder kids are turned off by school?

Here is another example.
The auxiliary verb haber agrees with the subject of the sentence. The past participle, however, is invariable when used in the perfect tense.

wow. What kind of fool teaches a language like this? Does the author really think that people remember these rules as they speak?

This author has a major love affair with grammatical rules. Rules, exception to rules, and then some more grammer rules.

this book is a disaster. the authors really did a sloppy job editing it, and having to shell out a hundred bucks for it only added insult to injury. very early on, all kinds of undefined vocabulary is thrown in, creating great confusion. an entire chapter on the verbs poner, salir, traer and ver, which was filled with details about conjugation and usage, somehow managed to leave out the DEFINITIONS of those words. information is introduced in a really fragmented way-- for instance, indirect pronouns are explained several chapters after direct pronouns; it would be much more logical to connect the two concepts. the polite command form is explained without even mentioning that it is really the subjunctive form until 100 pages later. it's as though you're in the CIA and information is given to you on a need to know basis, with no overview. the book is also filled with embarrassing, condescending cartoons that make one ashamed to open it on the subway. if any teacher is reading this, PLEASE use another book if you can.

this book really taught me a lot in my first year course and i use it now to teach spanish

The workbook arrived quickly. It was in the good condition of a used workbook, as promised. I am very satisfied.

Using comic strips, simple exercises, common sense approach makes learning Spanish painless and fun.

Using comic strips, simple exercises, common sense approach makes learning Spanish painless and fun.