Stein Gail. Intermediate Spanish for Dummies

Wiley Publishing Inc, 2008. — 320 р. — (For Dummies). — ISBN 978-0-470-18473-8.Need to brush up on your Spanish? Intermediate Spanish For Dummies is your key to success in building your writing skills and bolstering your confidence. It gives you the straight talk and nitty-gritty detail that will see you successfully through any major or minor roadblocks to communicating in Spanish.
This friendly, hands-on workbook is loaded with practical examples and useful exercises so you can practice how native speakers use the language. From vocabulary and numbers to juggling tenses, you’ll get a clear understanding of the nuances of Spanish style and usage that will have you writing like a native in no time. Plus, you’ll find multiple charts that provide conjugations for all types of Spanish verbs. You’ll get up to speed with Spanish grammar, master essential differences between Spanish and English language usage, and be able to communicate effectively when traveling or conducting business. Discover how to:
Use fundamental Spanish grammar, from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions
Select and conjugate Spanish verbs correctly
Understand the importance of grammatical gender in Spanish
Avoid the most common writing mistakes
Use numbers and express dates and times
Name countries and nationalities in Spanish
Expand your Spanish vocabulary exponentially
Get comfortable with the subjunctive
Combine verbs with confidence and competence
Sharpen your Spanish-language skills the fun and easy way with Intermediate Spanish For Dummies.Reviewing the Basics.
Looking at Some Everyday Basics.
Selecting the Proper Part of Speech.
Writing in the Present.
Sorting Out Word Gender.
Writing in the Present with Action.
Getting Answers with the Right Questions.
Doing It Right Now: Gerunds and the Present Progressive.
Expressing Yourself with Subjunctive Feeling.
Writing for Specific Clarity.
Coloring Your Sentences with Adjectives and Adverbs.
Getting Attention with Commands.
Being Clear and Concise with Object Pronouns.
Reflecting on Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs.
Preparing to Connect with Prepositions.
Writing in the Past and in the Future.
Leaving It Completely in the Past.
Looking Back with the Imperfect.
Seeing into the Future.
The Part of Tens.
Ten Most Common Writing Mistakes in Spanish.
Ten Tips for Writing Well in Spanish.
Ten Important Verb Distinctions.
Appendixes.
Verb Charts.
English-to-Spanish Dictionary.
Spanish-to-English Dictionary.