Teach Yourself Instant Spanish - Third Edition (Book) (TYIC) - Softcover

Smith, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340914548 ISBN 13: 9780340914540

Publisher: Teach Yourself, 2006

Synopsis

First published in 1998, the Instants have established themselves as the best-selling range of language titles from teach yourself. When published as part of the teach yourself relaunch in May 2003, they were given a new cover, internal text re-design and availability on CD for the first time, but now they have undergone an extensive revision, with 16 more pages to give room for additional exercises and flashcards, and an extra CD to double the amount of audio practice. This summary refers to the book. The CDs are available separately (0340914564) or in a pack with the book (0340914556).

The 35-minutes-a-day, six-week course is highly structured and has a fresh approach to language learning which appeals both to readers who have not learnt the language before and to those with some basic knowledge of Spanish. The author has used her wide teaching experience to refine the course so that it covers only the grammar (explained in no-nonsense English in the book and on the CDs) and vocabulary which are really necessary. Her day-by-day, no-nonsense programme is easy to follow and fun to do. At the end of six weeks, readers have the confidence and knowledge to tackle all the situations they'll need to know about, such as shopping, eating out and getting around. With fewer than 400 words to learn, and flashcards at the back of the book to help learn them, progress is fast and enjoyable. Sales of the Instants (over 150,000 units since in the last two years) have established Elisabeth Smith as the UK's leading language author (Bookscan figures) and her large amount of fan mail is witness to the success of her unique method.

The CDs are available separately (0340914564) or in a pack with the book (0340914556).

About this title

Review:

A language lifeline ... fun, fast and easy (The Independent)

... Elisabeth Smith's Instant Greek was a real help ... the simple scripts and audio make it crystal clear ... I'm delighted with my progress. ('Greece' magazine)

"Its narration is laid-back and encouraging and the method is straightforward" (4-star review) (Time Out)

Teach Yourself Instant German: The elements are simple and very straightforward ... strong encouragement ... plenty of opportunity for spoken practice. This course worked very well for me. ('Professional Manager' magazine)

I am terrible with languages yet I am picking up Spanish! I found Instant Spanish excellent! (Helen Goddard, Devon)

We have completed your Instant French. We think it is wonderful. (Tom and Maureen Peil, Preston)

It is now a year since I first came across [Instant French] at my local library and I have benefited tremendously from this happy occurrence ... I loved the sense of humour ... Each week I did the final test with bated breath wondering if this time the little bar chart [...] would take a nose dive - but it didn't. (Lesly Hopkins, Twickenham)

Book Description:

The best-selling series from teach yourself is now even better, with 2 audio CDs to make learning Spanish even easier and quicker.

About this edition

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0340914548
• ISBN 13: 9780340914540
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 128