Complete Spanish Step-by-Step

Experts agree: the quickest route to learning a language-from beginner to advanced-is through a solid grounding in grammar and well-crafted exercises that reinforce lessons in vocabulary, essential structures. This premium resource combines two bestsellers, Easy Spanish Step-by-Step and Advanced Spanish Step-by-Step into one easy-to-use guide. Following a series of logically interconnected "steps," you'll progress from the basics and essential structures to more advanced concepts that govern how Spanish is spoken and written-including the use of preterit and imperfect tenses, commands, the present and past subjunctive, idiom, and much, much more. Complete Spanish Step-by-Step brings you: Two bestselling books in one convenient, easy-to-use guide Unique “building block” approach to mastering essential grammar, verbs, and vocabulary Tools to help you begin speaking Spanish almost immediately Audio recordings of answers to 150 exercises via the exclusive McGraw-Hill Language Lab app Exercises to help test and measure your progress, and more Please note: This is an historical recording. The audio quality represents the technology of the time when it was produced. Adapt your listening skills to the "real" Spanish you will hear out in the community and across the world - not only the slow, clearly-enunciated Spanish you would hear in a classroom setting. - Make meaningful connections between newly introduced words and concepts and your own life, further increasing your brain's ability to remember them thanks to the personal connection. - Develop your skills through a natural mix of language structure and fluid, conversational-style listening. - Listen to original stories and poems in Spanish and demonstrate understanding through interactive questions. - Receive consistent encouragement to recognize your growth, and to always take the course at your own pace. Easy Spanish Step-by-Step is designed in such a way that each section builds upon the last to help your brain progressively create lasting and meaningful connections to each new word and grammar concept. Simply by listening and speaking out loud with us, you will naturally progress, step-by-step, toward Spanish communication and fluency.