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(Note: The preliminary chapters (Paso A-C) and Capitulo 1 of this Table of Contents provide a comprehensive listing of contents for those chapters, as representative of the other chapters. Capitulo 2-15 provides only the vocabulary topics and grammatical structures.) Paso A La clase y los estudiantes Actividades de comunicacion* Los mandatos en la clase* Los nombres de los companeros de clase* 'Quien es?* Los colores y la ropa* Los numeros (0'39)* Los saludosGramaticaA.1 Responding to Instructions: CommandsA.2 Naming: The Verb llamarse A.3 Identifying People and Things: Subject Pronouns and the Verb ser A.4 Describing People and Things: Negation A.5 Identifying People and Things: Gender (Part 1) A.6 Describing People's Clothing: The Verb llevar A.7 Identifying People and Things: Plural Forms (Part 1) Paso B Las descripciones Actividades de comunicacion* Hablando con otros* Las cosas en el salon de clase y los numeros (40'60)* El cuerpo humano* La descripcion de las personasGramaticaB.1 Addressing Others: Informal and Polite you (tu/usted)B.2 Describing People: More about Subject Pronouns B.3 Identifying People and Things: Gender (Part 2) B.4 Expressing Existence: hay B.5 Describing People and Things: Plural Forms (Part 2) B.6 Describing People and Things: Adjective-Noun Agreement Paso C Mi familia y mis amigos Actividades de comunicacion* La familia* 'Que tenemos?* Los numeros (10'100) y la edad* Los idiomas y las nacionalidadesGramatica C.1 Expressing Possession: The Verbs tener and ser de (l) C. 2 Expressing Possession: Possessive Adjectives C.3 Expressing Age: The Verb tener C.4 Describing People: Adjectives of Nationality C.5 Talking about Habitual Actions: Present Tense of Regular 'ar VerbsCapitulo 1 Los datos personales y las actividadesActividades de comunicacion* Las fechas y los cumpleanos* Datos personales: El telefono y la direccion * La hora* Las actividades favoritasLecturas y cultura* Lectura: El horoscopo* El mundo hispano: La gente * Ventanas culturales ' Nuestra comunidad: Rigoberta Menchu* Ventanas culturales ' La vida diaria* Nota cultural ' Los deportesEn resumenGramatica1.1 Counting: Numbers 100'1000 and Dates 1.2 Spelling: The Spanish Alphabet 1.3 Talking about Habitual Actions: Present Tense of 'er and 'ir Verbs1.4 Asking Questions: Question Formation 1.5 Telling Time: Hours and Minutes 1.6 Expressing Likes and Dislikes: gustar + Infinitive Capitulo 2 Mis planes y preferencias Actividades de comunicacion* Los planes* Las clases* Las preferencias y los deseos* El tiempoGramatica2.1 Expressing Future Plans: ir + a + Infinitive 2.2 Sequencing: Ordinal Adjectives 2.3 Stating Preferences and Desires: preferir and querer + Infinitive 2.4 Making Suggestions: Let's 2.5 Describing the Weather: Common Expressions Capitulo 3 Los lugares y las actividades Actividades de comunicacion* Los lugares* Las actividades diarias* 'De donde es usted?* Las actividades del momentoGramatica 3.1 Talking about Location: estar + en; ir + al / a la 3.2 Discussing Habitual Actions: Present Tense of Regular Verbs 3.3 Using Irregular Verbs: hacer, salir, jugar 3.4 Describing Origin and Location: ser de / estar en3.5 Referring to Actions in Progress: Present Progressive Capitulo 4 La vida diaria y los dias feriadosActividades de comunicacion* Los dias feriados y las celebraciones* La rutina diaria* Los estados fisicos y animicos Gramatica 4.1 Discussing Habitual Actions: Verbs with Stem-Vowel Changes (ie, ue) in the Present Tense 4.2 Discussing Habitual Actions: Irregular Verbs 4.3 Describing Daily Routine: Reflexives 4.4 Ordering Events: Infinitives after Prepositions 4.5 Describing States: estar + Adjective 4.6 Describing States: tener + Noun Capitulo 5 Las clases y las carreras Actividades de comunicacion* Las actividades de la clase de espanol* Las habilidades* Las carreras y las actividades del trabajo* Las actividades futurasGramatica 5.1 Indicating to Whom Something is Said: Indirect Object Pronouns with Verbs of Informing 5.2 Expressing Abilities: saber and poder + Infinitive 5.3 Pointing Out People and Objects: Demonstrative Adjectives 5.4 Expressing Obligation and Duty: tener que, deber, necesitar, hay que, es necesario 5.5 Expressing Plans and Desires: pensar, quisiera, me gustaria, tener ganas de Capitulo 6 La residencia Actividades de comunicacion* El vecindario y la casa* Las actividades en casa* Las actividades con los amigos* Las presentacionesGramatica 6.1 Making Comparisons of Inequality: mas/menos 6.2 Making Comparisons of Equality: tan/tanto 6.3 Talking about Past Actions: Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs (Part 1) 6.4 Knowing People, Places, and Facts: conocer and saber 6.5 Referring to People Already Mentioned: Personal Direct Object Pronouns Capitulo 7 Hablando del pasado Actividades de comunicacion* Mis experiencias* Las experiencias con los demas* Hablando del pasadoGramatica 7.1 Talking about Past Actions: Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs (Part 2) 7.2 Relating More about the Past (Part 1): Verbs with Irregular Preterite Forms 7.3 Relating More about the Past (Part 2): Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite 7.4 Reporting the Past: Indirect object Pronouns with decir 7.5 Expressing go: hacer + Time Capitulo 8 La comida Actividades de comunicacion* Las comidas, las bebidas y la nutricion* La compra y la preparacion de la comida* Los restaurantsGramatica 8.1 Referring to Objects Already Mentioned: Impersonal Direct Object Pronouns lo, la, los, and las 8.2 More about Expressing Likes: The Verbs gustar and encantar 8.3 Making Negative Statements and Questions: No, never 8.4 Expressing one or you: The Impersonal se 8.5 Using Stem-Changing Verbs like pedir and servir: Present Tense and Preterite Forms Capitulo 9 Los recuerdos Actividades de comunicacion* La familia y los parientes* Las experiencias con los demas* Hablando del pasadoGramatica 9.1 Describing Family Relationships: The Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs parecerse and llevarse bien 9.2 Expressing for, from, to whom: Prepositions + Pronouns 9.3 Saying What You Used to Do: The Imperfect Tense 9.4 Describing the Past: The Imperfect and Preterite of 'State' Verbs9.5 Saying What You Were Going to Do: The Imperfect Tense of ir + a + Infinitive Capitulo 10 Nuestro planeta Actividades de comunicacion* La geografia y el clima* Los medios de transporte* La ecologia y el medio ambienteGramatica 10.1 Saying What You Have Done: The Present Perfect 10.2 Exclamations with Que' !, Cuanto/a/os/as' ! 10.3 Expressing by, through, Destination and Time (Part 1): por and para 10.4 Describing Actions: Adverbs 10.5 Expressing Reactions: More Verbs like gustar Capitulo 11 De viaje Actividades de comunicacion* Los planes de viaje* En busca de sitios* De viaje por los paises hispanos* Los sitios turisticosGramatica 11.1 Giving Instructions: Polite Commands 11.2 Softening Commands (Part 1): The Present Subjunctive following querer 11.3 Expressing Future Doubt: The Present Subjunctive of Irregular Verbs11.4 Talking About Past Actions in Progress: Imperfect Progressive 11.5 Telling What Was Happening: The Imperfect in Contrast to the Preterite Capitulo 12 La salud y las emergencias Actividades de comunicacion* El cuerpo humano y la salud* Las enfermedades y su tratamiento* Las visitas al medico, a la farmacia y al hospital* Los accidents y las emergenciesGramatica 12.1 Expressing Existence: haber 12.2 Expressing Changes in States: Become, get 12.3 Making Requests: Indirect Object Pronouns with Commands and the Present Subjunctive 12.4 Adverbs Relating Unplanned Occurrences: se 12.5 Narrating Past Experiences: Present Perfect, Imperfect, and PreteriteCapitulo 13 De compras Actividades de comunicacion* Los productos y los materiales* Los precios* Comprando ropa* Las compras y el regateoGramatica 13.1 Describing People and Things: Adjectives Used as Nouns 13.2 Indicating Which Ones(s): Demonstrative Pronouns 13.3 Talking about Price, Beneficiary, and Purpose: por and para (Part 2)13.4 Exchanging Items: Indirect Object Pronouns 13.5 Referring to People and Things Already Mentioned: Using Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns Together Capitulo 14 La familia y los consejos Actividades de comunicacion* La familia, las amistades y el matrimonio* Las instrucciones y los mandatos* Las ordenes, los consejos y las sugerencias* La crianza y el comportamiento Gramatica 14.1 Expressing each other: Reciprocal Nouns14.2 Describing: ser and estar 14.3 Giving Direct Commands: Polite and Informal 14.4 Using Softened Commands: The Subjunctive Mood 14.5 Saying Let/Have Someone Else Do It!: Que + Subjunctive! Capitulo 15 El porvenir Actividades de comunicacion* El futuro y las metas personales* Cuestiones sociales* El futuro y la tecnologia: Posibilidades y consecuenciasGramatica 15.1 Talking about the Future: The Future Tense 15.2 Talking about When: The Subjunctive in Time Clauses 15.3 Adding Details and Expressing Why and How: More Uses of the Subjunctive 15.4 Expressing Opinions and Reactions: Indicative and Subjunctive 15.5 Hypothetical Reactions: The Conditional 15.6 If Clauses and the Past Subjunctive

About the Author

Tracy D. Terrell (late) received his Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and published extensively in the area of Spanish dialectology. Professor Terrell's publications on second-language acquisition are widely known in the United States and abroad. Magdalena Andrade received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. She has taught elementary and intermediate Spanish at San Diego State, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside, where she worked as a coordinator of the Teaching Assistant program. Jeanne Egasse received her BA and MA in Spanish Linguistics from the University of California, Irvine. She has taught foreign language methodology courses and supervised teachers in training of foreign language methodology courses and ESOL at UC Irvine. She also serves as a consultant for local schools and universities on implementing the Natural Approach in the language classroom.