See It and Say It in Spanish
by Margarita Madrigal
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Author: Margarita MadrigalEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1961-10-01
ISBN: 0451168372
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Signet
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Book Review: Review of See It and Say It in Spanish by James
Summary: 5 Stars
This is James from James Spanish (the learning Spanish blog).
Written by the same author as the highly recommended `Magic Key to Spanish', this book has Margarita Madrigal's typical friendly and entertaining feel. See It and Say It in Spanish makes learning Spanish fun and painless with none of the boring rules or dry technical explanations that are found in most textbooks.
The book teaches useful concepts without being boring or confusing, and all of the information is ideal for everyday situations. Phrases are short and simple, making them easy to master in a short amount of time, and will provide you with a strong framework of Spanish vocabulary that you can use straight away and build on as you continue your studies.
The lessons steer clear of the clichéd tourist phrases found in so many second language books, and instead teaches you useful core words and phrases that you can use in many different situations.
If you are a visual learner you will appreciate the cute line drawings in the book, which are a fantastic aide to remembering words.
Rather than try to teach you Spanish grammatical rules from scratch, the book uses your existing understanding of English grammar to help you form sentences and understand how words interact and change depending on tense. This way of learning is highly intuitive so that you feel like you are making progress almost effortlessly.
This book uses a nice approach for beginner learners, but the book doesn't stop there. With verb conjugations in the back and a unique way of presenting some concepts that many Spanish students struggle with, the book is an ideal study aid for different ability levels. It is also a good tool to review and refresh your knowledge.
Although no book can really teach you how to pronounce Spanish words properly, there is a sound chart included in this book to give you an idea of how each word should be said. Another useful tool included is the Spanish-English glossary at the back. While this is in no way a comprehensive dictionary it provides a good stable of handy words, many of which are used in the lessons.
If you find textbooks dull, are daunted by learning the rules of grammar and hate trying to memorize lists of verb conjugations then this is an ideal book for you.
In closing my review of this product, I'd like to share with you the three Amazon products that I have found most helpful in my pursuit to learn Spanish. If you are truly serious about achieving fluency, I'd recommend getting all 3 of them if you can afford it.
1. Lights, Camera, Spanish (Book + DVD): Learn Conversational Spanish by Watching a Romantic Adventure This is actually a 90 minute movie for Spanish-language learners. It gives the option to watch the movie with subtitles but I'd recommend not using them to improve your Spanish. This "movie" also includes a workbook so that you can reinforce the Spanish vocabulary words and phrases from the film. The workbook also has lots of exercises to keep you engaged in the film. But be prepared to hear Chilean accents. Although pleasent to the ear, the accents from Chile are very different from most Latin American accents.
2. Verbarrator Version 1.1 (Windows Version) This software replaces the traditional verb conjugation books and makes learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs an interactive and fun activity. This should be a required resource for anyone who wants to improve their ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. Especially anyone who is challenged by the drudgery of learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs and who is looking for a new way to make learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs an easy and fun activity
3. Diccionario esencial de la lengua espanola de la Real Academia Espanola (Spanish Edition) If you are really serious about speaking the language fluently, then at some point you will need to replace your Spanish-English dictionary and get a pure Spanish dictionary with both the vocabulary words and the definitions entirely in Spanish. I use this one only because it was highly-recommended by a friend from Spain who teaches Spanish.
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