Spanish the Easy Way

i received the book quickly, exactly in the amount of time that was projected. the book is in great shape and i am enjoying it. Thank you.

If you've already had some training in Spanish, this is a short, concise reference to have on hand.

This book is essentially the same book sold as "Spanish Now! Book 1". It has the same stories and exercises. I bought both books thinking I would have two study resources. I was dismayed to find nearly identical content! Save your money and buy Spanish Now! Book instead.

I took four years of Spanish in high school and three semesters of Italian in college. I decided to pick up this book because my Italian had wiped out parts of my Spanish. I have only done the first couple chapters of the book, but I love it already. It really works with both the vocabulary and the mechanics. I do, however, have two complaints: 1. This book certainly needs a CD, because reading and writing a language are very different that listening and speaking it. 2. This book is not the best for self-starters with no background in Romance languages. I was working in chapter two and noticed that the authors are placing object pronouns in grammar exercises without any previous explanation. Granted the object pronouns are not the point of the exercise, but to a new student with no background, it would certainly be confusing.

Bottom lines: If you have a previous background in Spanish, French, Italian, or Latin, this book will probably be great for you. If you are currently enrolled in a Spanish class, this book will probably work for you. If you want to pick up some Spanish and you are not taking a class and do not have a background already, do not use this book.

This is a good workbook and study guide for the serious student of the Spanish language. It takes you step by step through the essentials of grammar and has an excellent, although not, by any means, complete glossary. !Muy bien!