Summary:
We’ve all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comes to speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch. This quick and constructive course gives you the Spanish you need to talk to the locals – and crucially, the confidence to put it into practice.

As well as providing essential vocabulary and phrases, the course also aims to improve your understanding of spoken Spanish, so that you can feel sure of yourself in two-way conversations.

Based on the ten situations you are most likely to find yourself in while travelling abroad, the course builds your knowledge and understanding gradually, and is suitable for complete beginners.

A booklet is included, with the dialogues and their English translations. A glossary of the words and phrases used also provides you with a handy phrasebook while you travel.

By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks

• Learn anywhere, any time with this convenient audio course which requires no reading or writing
• Focusing on ten realistic scenarios, you’re given the words and phrases you'll actually need to get by in Spanish
• Boosts your confidence by providing strategies for understanding what you hear, so you can start a conversation without being afraid of the response!
• No grammar means you’ll make fast progress, without learning boring rules or unnecessary vocabulary

Table of Contents:
CDs 1 and 2
ARRIVING:
Picking up the hire car
Booking into the hotel
MEETING AND GREETING:
Greeting people
Meeting
CAFÉ CULTURE:
Having a mid-morning drink
Aperitivo time
ORDERING A MEAL:
Ordering the first two courses
Ordering a dessert
KNOWING THE WAY:
Asking the way
Getting directions
PHONING FOR HELP:
Calling a garage
Fixing a shower
A BIT OF ENTERTAINMENT:
Planning to see a film
What time's the football?
ON THE MOVE:
At the railway station
At the bus station
SOME RETAIL THERAPY:
Buying clothes
Buying shoes
SHOPPING FOR FOOD:
In the market
At the grocer's
CD 3: Strategies and practice in understanding

About the Author(s):
Juan Kattán-Ibarra is a university lecturer and best-selling author of Spanish courses. Angela Howkins, senior lecturer in Spanish at the University of Dundee, specialises in teaching beginners.

Readership:
adults with little or no knowledge of Spanish; adults wanting extra audio material for practice

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