How to Prepare for the AP Spanish (Book and Compact Discs) [Paperback]

Alice Gericke Springer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Barron's AP Spanish (W/3 CDs) | Publication Date: March 2001

Preparation covers both written and listening comprehension sections of this test in Barron's test preparation manual with compact discs. The book has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the AP exam. It presents a full-length model Advanced Placement Test with answers and explanations, with the test's Listening Comprehension section on one of the CDs. The book's illustrations in the speaking skills exercises are similar to those shown on the actual tests. Other helpful features include a grammar review and a Spanish-English dictionary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 550 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 3rd edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764173979
• ISBN-13: 978-0764173974
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm surprised they didn't spell the Title wrong, March 19, 2004

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"eri444" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare for the AP Spanish (Book and Compact Discs) (Paperback)

This text deserves no stars, but because Amazon does not let you put 0 stars, I was forced to give it at least 1.

I use the AP Spanish Barrons book for AP Spanish class, and after just 2 weeks of going through some of the exercises, I have found more mistakes than anything. The book is extremely flawed; it's exercises are much more difficult than any other practice workbook that is out there for AP Spanish: Even fluent Spanish speakers couldn't even understand some of the sections in this book, between the unheard of words and the ambiguous answer choices that are found here.

In one section where students have to correct the sentence, we found more mistakes in the answers given, than the wrong sentences in the examples.

I recommend other books, such as AP Spanish by Jose Diaz or Triangulo are much more realistic and helpful in passing the AP Spanish exam.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unrealistic and flawed, June 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Prepare for the AP Spanish (Book and Compact Discs) (Paperback)

I have just used this book to teach AP Spanish Language in high school. First of all, this book asks for grammatical knowledge way beyond what the students could possibly know and is much more difficult than the actual AP. In the answer section, the book has frequent errors, and many of the explanations only confuse the students. This might be a good book for college-level students - except they wouldn't be taking the AP exam. I recommend José M. Diaz' "AP Spanish" Preparing for the Language Examination" instead.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many typos, December 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Prepare for the AP Spanish (Book and Compact Discs) (Paperback)

This book does contain a very comprehensive review for the exam however it has A LOT of typos and errors in the book. There are mispelled words, and some of the answer choices are incorrect, which can be confusing. If you purchase ths book, make sure your AP teacher or a Spanish speaker can review it and point out some of the errors to you. I would hate for you to get a question wrong because of a spelling mistake you saw in this book. Like I said, it is a good review just be aware that this book is far from perfect.