Ven Conmigo!

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Pub. Date: 1995-01-01
Publisher(s): Holt Rinehart & Winston
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Table of Contents

Capitulo Preliminar ¡Adelante! xxviii
Getting Acquainted with the Spanish-Speaking Countries
¡Bienvenido Al Mundo Hispanohablante! xxviii
Welcome to the Spanish-speaking world!
El espanol-¿Por Que?
2(1)
Reasons for learning Spanish
¿Sabias...?
3(1)
Influence of Spanish language and culture on the United States
¿Los conoces?
4(1)
Famous women and men from Spanish-speaking countries
Getting Started with Spanish
Nombres Comunes
5(1)
Common Spanish names
El Alfabeto
6(2)
The Spanish alphabet
Frases utiles
8(1)
Spanish phrases you'll use in class
Colores Y Numeros
9(2)
Colors and numbers in Spanish
Para Mejor Aprender El Espanol
11(1)
Helpful suggestions on how best to learn Spanish
¡Ven conmigo a Espana!
Location for Capitulos 1, 2
12(4)
Visit the Cosmopolitan City of Madrid with Four Spanish Teenagers and-
Introduce yourself to some Spanish-speaking students
Talk about what you need and want to do
¡Mucho gusto!
16(26)
De Antemano
18(3)
Primer paso
21(5)
Functions
Saying hello and goodbye
Introducing people and responding to an introduction (punctuation marks in Spanish)
Asking how someone is and saying how you are (subject pronouns tu and yo)
Encuentro cultural
26(1)
La distancia interpersonal
Segundo paso
27(4)
Functions
Asking and saying how old someone is
Asking where someone is from and saying where you're from (the verb ser) (forming questions with question words)
Panorama cultural
31(1)
¿De donde eres?
Tercer paso
32(4)
Functions
Talking about likes and dislikes (nouns and definite articles el and la)
Vamos a leer: Categorias
36(2)
Reading headlines from Spanish-language magazines
Reading Strategy: Using cognates to determine the meanings of words
Repaso
38(2)
A ver si puedo
40(1)
Vocabulario
41(1)
¡Organizate!
42(28)
De antemano
44(3)
Primer paso
47(4)
Functions
Talking about what you want and need (indefinite articles un, una, unos, unas) (making nouns plural) (subject pronouns el and ella)
Panorama cultural
51(1)
¿Que necesitas para el colegio?
Segundo paso
52(4)
Functions
Describing the contents of your room (agreement of mucho and cuanto with nouns)
Tercer paso
56(4)
Functions
Talking about what you need and want to do (definition of infinitive)
Vamos a leer: Portadas
60(2)
Browsing through book and video covers at a bookstore
Reading Strategy: Using pictures, titles, and subtitles first
Repaso
62(2)
A ver si puedo
64(1)
Vocabulario
65(1)
¡Ven conmigo a Mexico!
Location for Capitulos 3, 4
66(4)
Visit the historic cities of Cuernavaca and Mexico City with four Mexican Teenagers and-
Talk about things you like and explain why
Discuss what you and others do during free time
Nuevas clases, nuevos amigos
70(26)
De antemano
72(3)
Primer paso
75(4)
Functions
Talking about class schedules and sequencing events (definite articles los and las)
Telling time (telling time using the verb ser)
Panorama cultural
79(1)
¿Como es un dia escolar tipico?
Segundo paso
80(3)
Functions
Telling at what time something happens (the use of de to show possession)
Talking about being late or in a hurry
Encuentro cultural
83(1)
Hora latina
Tercer paso
84(6)
Functions
Describing people and things (the verb ser used with adjectives) (adjective agreement)
Talking about things you like and explaining why (tag questions)
Vamos a leer: calificacionesy
Horarios
90(2)
Reading class schedules and report cards of four students
Reading Strategy: Using your background knowledge
Repaso
92(2)
A ver si puedo
94(1)
Vocabulario
95(1)
¿Que haces esta tarde?
96(28)
De antemano
98(3)
Primer paso
101(5)
Functions
Talking about what you like to do (present tense of regular -ar verbs)
Discussing what you and others do during free time (the words conmigo and contigo) (the relative pronoun que)
Segundo paso
106(4)
Functions
Telling where people and things are (the verb estar) (subject pronouns)
Panorama cultural
110(1)
¿Te gusta pasear con tus amigos?
Tercer paso
111(3)
Functions
Talking about where you and others go during free time (the verb ir) (the use of el and los with days of the week)
Vamos a leer: Anuncios personales
114(2)
Analyzing pen pal ads from Spanish-language magazine
Reading Strategy: Scanning for specific information
Repaso
116(2)
A ver si puedo
118(1)
Vocabulario
119(1)
¡Ven conmigo a la Florida!
Location for Capitulos 5, 6
120(4)
Visit the lively city of Miami with five Hispanic teenagers and-
Talk about what you do during a typical week
Describe a family
El ritmo de la vida
124(24)
De antemano
126(3)
Primer paso
129(3)
Functions
Discussing how often you do things (negation) (the question words ¿quien? and ¿quienes?)
Segundo paso
132(5)
Functions
Talking about what you and your friends like to do together (clarification of indirect object pronoun les) (regular -er and -ir verbs)
Talking about what you do during a typical week
Panorama cultural
137(1)
¿Como es una semana tipica?
Tercer paso
138(4)
Functions
Giving today's date (giving the date in Spanish)
Talking about the weather
Vamos a leer: Deportes en el agua
142(2)
Using information on water sports to plan a day in Miami
Reading Strategy: Guessing the meaning of words from context
Repaso
144(2)
A ver si puedo
146(1)
Vocabulario
147(1)
Entre familia
148(30)
De antemano
150(3)
Primer paso
153(4)
Functions
Describing a family (possessive adjectives)
Encuentro Cultural
157(1)
¿Estas bien, hija?
Segundo paso
158(5)
Functions
Describing people
Discussing things a family does together (the verbs hacer and salir) (the personal a)
Panorama cultural
163(1)
¿Cuantas personas hay en tu familia?
Tercer paso
164(4)
Functions
Discussing problems and giving advice (the verb deber) (the verb poner)
Vamos a leer: Cinco cosas curiosas para hacer en la pequena habana
168(2)
Using a tourist guide to determine five fun things to do in Miami
Reading Strategy: Using cognates and guessing the meanings of words from context
Repaso
170(2)
A ver si puedo
172(1)
Vocabulario
173(1)
¡Ven conmigo a Ecuador!
Location for Capitulos 7, 8
174(4)
Visit the enchanting cities of Quito and Otavalo with five Ecuadorean teenagers and-
Make plans
Talk about meals and food
¿Que te gustaria hacer?
178(24)
De antemano
180(3)
Primer paso
183(5)
Functions
Talking on the telephone
Extending and accepting invitations (e → ie stem-changing verbs)
Segundo paso
188(4)
Functions
Making plans (pensar + infinitive; ir + a + infinitive)
Talking about getting ready (reflexive verbs)
Panorama cultural
192(1)
¿Que haces para conocer a una persona?
Tercer paso
193(3)
Functions
Turning down an invitation and making an excuse (tener idioms)
Vamos a leer: Caleidoscopio
196(2)
Using ads and articles to plan free time activities
Reading Strategy: Previewing a text by using titles, subtitles, and pictures
Repaso
198(2)
A ver si puedo
200(1)
Vocabulario
201(1)
¡A comer!
202(30)
De antemano
204(3)
Primer paso
207(4)
Functions
Talking about meals and food (the verb encantar and indirect object pronouns) (o → ue stem-changing verbs)
Panorama cultural
211(1)
¿Cual es un plato tipico de tu pais?
Segundo paso
212(3)
Functions
Commenting on food (ser vs. estar) (tener idioms)
Encuentro cultural
215(1)
La comida de las Americas
Tercer paso
216(6)
Functions
Making polite requests (the forms of otro)
Ordering dinner in a restaurant
Asking for and paying the bill in a restaurant
Vamos a leer: Batidos y sorbetes
222(2)
Using recipes to make delicious milkshakes and sorbets
Reading Strategy: Recognizing how a reading is organized
Repaso
224(2)
A ver si puedo
226(1)
Vocabulario
227(1)
¡Ven conmigo a Texas!
Location for Capitulos 9, 10
228(4)
Visit the exciting city of San Antonio with four Hispanic teenagers and-
Discuss gift suggestions and comment on clothes
Ask for help and respond to requests
¡Vamos de compras!
232(24)
De antemano
234(3)
Primer paso
237(4)
Functions
Discussing gift suggestions (review indirect object pronouns)
Asking for and giving directions downtown
Panorama cultural
241(1)
¿Estas a la moda?
Segundo paso
242(5)
Functions
Commenting on clothes (the use of ser + de + material/pattern)
Making comparisons (making comparisons)
Tercer paso
247(3)
Expressing preferences (demonstrative adjectives)
Asking about prices and paying for something
Vamos a leer: San Antonio
250(2)
Using information from a brochure to plan fun activities in San Antonio
Reading Strategy: Scanning to find specific information
Repaso
252(2)
A ver si puedo
254(1)
Vocabulario
255(1)
Celebraciones
256(30)
De antemano
258(3)
Primer paso
261(4)
Functions
Talking about what you're doing right now (present progressive)
Asking for and giving an opinion
Panorama cultural
265(1)
¿Que hacen ustedes para celebrar?
Segundo paso
266(4)
Functions
Asking for help and responding to requests
Telling a friend what to do (informal commands)
Encuentro cultural
270(1)
¿Como se celebra una boda?
Tercer paso
271(5)
Functions
Talking about past events (preterite tense of regular -ar verbs) (direct object pronouns lo and la)
Vamos a leer: Festivales del mundo hispano
276(2)
Reading articles about festivals around the Spanish-speaking world
Reading Strategy: Making comparisons while reading
Repaso
278(2)
A ver si puedo
280(1)
Vocabulario
281(1)
¡Ven conmigo a Puerto Rico!
Location for Capitulos 11, 12
282(4)
Visit the colorful city of San Juan, Puerto rico with some Hispanic teenagers and-
Make suggestions and express feelings
Say where you went and what you did on vacation
Para vivir bien
286(26)
De antemano
288(3)
Primer paso
291(3)
Functions
Making suggestions and expressing feelings (the verb sentirse to feel)
Segundo paso
294(5)
Functions
Talking about moods and physical condition (review o → ue stem-changing verbs)
Panorama cultural
299(1)
¿Que deporte practicas?
Tercer paso
300(5)
Functions
Saying what you did (preterite forms of the verb jugar to play)
Talking about where you went and when (preterite forms of the verb ir to go)
Encuentro cultural
305(1)
Remedios caseros
Vamos a leer: Para estar en forma
306(2)
Reading instructions for exercises to keep fit
Reading Strategy: Making use of background knowledge
Repaso
308(2)
A ver si puedo
310(1)
Vocabulario
311(1)
Las vacaciones ideales
312(24)
De antemano
314(3)
Primer paso
317(4)
Functions
Talking about what you do and like to do every day (review e → ie and o → ue stem-changing verbs)
Making future plans (review verbs + infinitives)
Panorama cultural
321(1)
¿Adonde vas y que haces en las vacaciones?
Segundo paso
322(5)
Functions
Discussing what you would like to do on vacation (review ser vs. estar)
Tercer paso
327(3)
Functions
Saying where you went and what you did on vacation (review preterite tense)
Vamos a leer: ¿Cuales son las vacaciones ideales para ti?
330(2)
Using a concept map to plan an ideal trip
Reading Strategy: Recognizing how a reading is organized
Repaso
332(2)
A ver si puedo
334(1)
Vocabulario
335(1)
Reference Section 336(33)
Summary of functions
336(4)
Additional vocabulary
340(3)
Grammar summary
343(5)
Vocabulary:
Spanish - English
348(14)
English - Spanish
362(7)
Grammar index 369(2)
Credits 371(1)
Acknowledgments 372

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