Learn Spanish Verbs Fast! Audio Set (Musical Spanish) [Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Stacey Tipton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0970682964 | ISBN-13: 978-0970682963 | Publication Date: April 2003 | Edition: Unabridged

Take it with you! While you drive....while you jog....

Are you bored with trying to memorize Spanish verbs? Can't quite get those different tenses down? We have the perfect solution for you. Believe it or not, you don't need to know 501 verbs in order to speak Spanish fluently. By learning the 50 most important verbs, you can begin speaking Spanish immediately!

New audio verb learning program from the Musical Linguist. 2 CD set contains 2 hours of verb instruction. Includes:

* 50 most important Spanish verbs
* key verb patterns
* 6 conjugations for each verb
* easy, simple grammar explanations
* 12 pg. transcript of verb instruction

Editorial Reviews

Review

Another great program from author Stacey Tipton, of the highly creative and entertaining Musical Spanish series. -- Jose Carillo, Spanish teacher from Boston, April 2003

This program helps remembering verbs much easier. Convenient audio learning format with booklet is a must for all Spanish students. -- Spanish Online, April 2003

About the Author

From the same author that brought you the Musical Spanish line of products - whose motto is that learning Spanish should be both fun and easy. Stacey Tipton holds an M.A. from Tulane University in Latin American Studies and is also a proud alumna of Washington State University. She has spoken and taught Spanish for over 16 years, teaching at Tulane University, Berlitz, and in Buenos Aires.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Musical Linguist; Unabridged edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970682964
• ISBN-13: 978-0970682963
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,039,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Verb conjugations and tenses are a pain., July 4, 2003

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Elmonica (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learn Spanish Verbs Fast! Audio Set (Musical Spanish) (Audio CD)

The technique used by the author is to have the listener listen and repeat the verb conjugations for 50 important verbs. She covers the present, preterite, imperfect, and future tenses as well as the past and present participles. She does not cover the subjunctive or conditional tenses.

I think this is decent program for practicing pronunciation and memorizing the conjugations for these 50 verbs as well as learning their definitions. It doesn't require a lot of intense concentration for practicing unlike some audio programs. You can follow along to the audio with the booklet provided if you wish.

The drawbacks for me were I memorize things better when I can use the words in dialogs. There are no dialogs on this program so you won't get any practice including them in sentences. Also, the author spends very little time distinguishing between when to use the imperfect or preterite past tenses which is a problem area for me. A final complaint is that the recorded volume of the CDs is too low. I like to take the CDs to the gym where its noisy and even at full volume I struggle to hear the recording.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Learning Spanish Like Crazy" - not competition, January 3, 2005

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NerdMom "teaching toddlers with technology!" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learn Spanish Verbs Fast! Audio Set (Musical Spanish) (Audio CD)

Hi guys sorry to post a review, as I'm the author and of course I think my product works - but this guy has posted reviews on 2 of my products touting a highly expensive (and unavailable through sources like Amazon & Borders) program called "Learn Spanish Like Crazy" - then he compares my products to it, and says they don't measure up. While everybody is entitled to their opinion, he depicts this other program as if it's a $20 audio program like mine, which it certainly isn't. As for my own products (Learn Spanish Verbs Fast & Musical Spanish) - I can only tell you that I've sold many, many copies of these programs, including on Ebay where hundreds of people have written to say how much they enjoyed these products. Nothing I produce is aimed at teaching you the entire language...but my programs are easy, fun, useful, and hit their mark. Reviews comparing my stuff to audio programs marketed through MLM that cost hundreds of dollars - are definitely inappropriate.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this audio, July 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Learn Spanish Verbs Fast! Audio Set (Musical Spanish) (Audio CD)

I listened to this audio on a recent car trip to Southern Cal and found it extremely helpful in my quest to speak Spanish better. The verbs are clearly enunciated with an excellent Spanish accent. Anyone who seriously uses this product will most certainly be able to sound more like an educated speaker. Her voice is fantastic.