Pasos 2 Student Book 3ed: An Intermediate Course in Spanish - Softcover

Ellis, Martyn; Martin, Rosa Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340971193 ISBN 13: 9780340971192

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008

Synopsis

In Pasos 2, the second part of the two-stage Pasos course, the language skills learnt in Pasos 1 are consolidated and extended enabling learners to develop an ability to communicate confidently at a higher level. They will also gain an insight into the history, customs and everyday life of modern Spain and Latin America. The course encourages active and realistic use of the language over a wide range of topics and situations throughout its fourteen thematically-linked lessons. There is a wealth of up-to-date authentic reading and listening materials as well as speaking and writing tasks based on everyday situations in a Spanish and Latin American context. The tasks draw on learners’ opinions, experience and knowledge of the world and are set against a background of more controlled presentation and practice of essential grammatical items. Each lesson is subdivided into stand-alone sections which provide an integrated task-based approach. As with Pasos 1, there are regular opportunities for revision, and vocabulary and grammar summaries are provided both at the end of each lesson and more fully at the end of the book. For the third edition, Prepárate features have been added to prepare learners for new language and topics, grammar sections have been expanded, and lessons end with an Autoevaluación feature. The book includes a two-way glossary. Used with Support Book containing the accompanying CDs and answer key and recording transcripts, and supplemented by Pasos 2 Activity Book, the course is equally effective for the learner studying alone or in the classroom.

About this title

Product Description

Third edition of Pasos 2, the second stage of the best-selling Pasos series which develops competence in Spanish at an intermediate level with carefully chosen authentic reading and listening texts.

About the Author

Rosa María Martín is Director of the Language Learning Unit at Queen Mary and Westfield College and an experienced language teacher and adviser.

Martyn Ellis is a renowned specialist in language teaching and learning. Both are best-selling authors of several language-teaching series, including the 4-part schools Spanish course Aventura Nueva.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340971193
• ISBN 13: 9780340971192
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 272