Spanish Complete [With (4) 240-Page Softcover Books] (Speak in a Week) (Spanish Edition) [Box set] [Audio CD]

Penton Overseas (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591253195 | ISBN-13: 978-1591253198 | Publication Date: July 2005 | Edition: 1st

In four 240-page wire bound books of eight sections apiece, you get a comprehensive overview of grammar, plus nearly 70 pages of vocabulary. The thirty-one colourful, illustrated lessons, a comprehensive review, and detailed glossaries provide all the basic tools to learn another language. Each page features the target language on one side and English on the reverse, with an illustration providing the visual clues and memory hooks to increase speed of comprehension, plus extra grammar tips, helpful hints, and cultural insights to enrich your learning experience. The audio CDs provide native pronunciation of all material presented plus Mastery Exercises for comprehensive review.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Penton Overseas; 1st edition (July 2005)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1591253195
• ISBN-13: 978-1591253198
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.5 x 4.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > Spanish

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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly recommend for beginners; Fun and Quick, February 9, 2006

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J. Liskowiak (illinois) - See all my reviews
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I bought this set in a local bookstore without reading any previous reviews. It looked like it could actually be good. I have to admit it really works. It will only get you so far with a language, but if you go through the whole set and use the Mastery excersizes on the CDs, you will definetly have a solid base to expand on in further studies. Easy, clear and you can realy take it with you anywhere. Strongly recommend for beginners. You really will start structuring sentences and will quickly grasp what's going on without tedious grammar explanations.

99 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very beginning Spanish, December 12, 2005

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P. Nelson "¡Saludos! Spanish for everyone - ... (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Spanish Complete [With (4) 240-Page Softcover Books] (Speak in a Week) (Spanish Edition) (Audio CD)

There is always the possiblity of using doubt when a language-learning material states 'the easy way', 'magical' or another fun phrase for adding attraction the the 'why' of purchasing a certain title. Catch, surely, but are you going to apply yourself to really, really using it to completion?!

"Speak in a Week," individually or the complete set, it is intended to get you hooked on learning and speaking Spanish by encouraging you to repeat phrases right from the beginning. It is easy to get started and if you stop, it is easy to find a beginning place again, and with dedicated purpose, you will be speaking Spanish!

While the focus of this series is speaking Spanish, there are some grammar explanations and presentations of the how and why of the structure, along with lists of vocabulary.

The books hold a small ringbinder with pages designed like index cards full of hints and ideas for expanding the use and memorization of Spanish. It requires the user to dedicate time and memorization techniques, but the practice is made easier by the style of the drawings and the ease of using the cds.

With a sense of humor the intended meanings of vocabulary, verbs and expressions depicted by the characters and the things they do make it easier to comprend the Spanish. The Mastery Exercises are not written in the book, so the students does need to accomplish mastery of lessons one through eight for the final four or five to be useful.

This presents a good challenge with fun and enjoyment! You can learn a lot of Spanish with 'Speak in a Week"! ¡Buena suerte!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real good for learning Spanish, January 3, 2007

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Gaurav R. Shrivastava "Gaurav R Shrivastava" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I found this book/series very easy to follow and understand and it was fun too with all the picutres and remarks in it. Highly recommend it to Spanish learning Aspirants.