The Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs with CD-ROM, Second Edition
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The Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs with CD-ROM, Second Edition

2nd Edition

Price
$6.36
Format
Paperback
Pages
672
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0071591553
Dimensions
7.2 x 1.5 x 10 inches
Weight
2.05 pounds

Description

Ronni L. Gordon, PhD, is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks, reference books, and instructional multimedia programs. She is vice president of Mediatheque Publisher Services, a leader in the development of foreign language instructional materials. She holds a PhD in Spanish language and Spanish and Spanish American literature from Rutgers University, and has taught and coordinated Spanish language programs and taught Spanish American literature at Harvard University and Boston University. An education consultant, she has read in foreign languages for the National Endowment for the Humanities, presented at the United States Department of Education, and consulted on states' K-12 academic standards for world languages. She is an associate scholar of a Philadelphia-based think tank and is chairman of the board of directors of Dolce Suono Ensemble. David M. Stillman, PhD, is a well-known writer of foreign langauge textbooks, reference books, and instructional multimedia programs. He is president of Mediatheque Publisher Services, a leader in the development of foreign language instructional materials. He holds a PhD in Spanish linguistics from the University of Illinois, and has taught and coordinated foreign language programs at Boston University, Harvard, and Cornell. He teaches languages and linguistics and coordinates an innovative program of student-led conversation practice at The College of New Jersey. He is a frequent presenter at national and regional conventions of language educators, has consulted on states' K-12 academic standards for world languages, and has been appointed to national committees devoted to the improvement of teacher training. The Gordon-Stillman author team has written more than forty foreign language textbooks, multimedia courses, and reference books.

Features & Highlights

  • Become a Spanish verb virtuoso with this unbeatable reference/interactive combo!
  • The Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs with CD-ROM
  • is the most comprehensive resource available for learning and mastering Spanish verbs. Designed for beginning through advanced learners, this indispensable guide will help you conjugate verbs with ease, enabling you to communicate in Spanish confidently.
  • Inside you will find:
  • 555 fully conjugated verbs, listed alphabetically
  • 555 fully conjugated verbs, listed alphabetically
  • More than 5,000 example sentences with mini-dialogues
  • More than 5,000 example sentences with mini-dialogues
  • Numerous contextual examples for each verb
  • Numerous contextual examples for each verb
  • The Top 50 verbs with lots of usage flexibility
  • The Top 50 verbs with lots of usage flexibility
  • More than 2,300 verbs cross-referenced to conjugation models
  • More than 2,300 verbs cross-referenced to conjugation models
  • A handy guide to deciphering irregular verb forms The enhanced CD-ROM is a dynamic way to help you:Sharpen your skills with more than 400 interactive exercises, from fill-in-the-blanks to multiple-choice audio exercises Hear and practice hundreds of sample conversations, whether on screen or via MP3 downloads to your iPod Recognize the difference in sound between easily confused verb forms Track and evaluate your progress with a pretest and a comprehensive review test System requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista; Mac OS, Leopard
  • A handy guide to deciphering irregular verb forms
  • The enhanced CD-ROM is a dynamic way to help you:
  • Sharpen your skills with more than 400 interactive exercises, from fill-in-the-blanks to multiple-choice audio exercises
  • Sharpen your skills with more than 400 interactive exercises, from fill-in-the-blanks to multiple-choice audio exercises
  • Hear and practice hundreds of sample conversations, whether on screen or via MP3 downloads to your iPod
  • Hear and practice hundreds of sample conversations, whether on screen or via MP3 downloads to your iPod
  • Recognize the difference in sound between easily confused verb forms
  • Recognize the difference in sound between easily confused verb forms
  • Track and evaluate your progress with a pretest and a comprehensive review test System requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista; Mac OS, Leopard
  • Track and evaluate your progress with a pretest and a comprehensive review test
  • System requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista; Mac OS, Leopard

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¡Fantastico!

Like several similar titles, this book has conjugation patterns for every regular and irregular verb. What sets it apart is the terrific CD-ROM which comes with it. The CD-ROM contains hundreds of exercises which you do on the PC--many of which are for listening comprehension. There are also sound files for phrases using the "Top 50" verbs which can be downloaded to make your own audio CD as well as put on a MP3 player. All of the phrases are marked on the page for the particular verb.
There is an amazing amount of material in the book/CD-ROM combo--as much as in many programs which are far more expensive and far less convenient to use. It is the best verb book out there for that reason.
34 people found this helpful
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A Very Useful Tool to Help with Learning Spanish

This is a very useful book. The first few pages are devoted to educating the reader about the various tenses. The verbs then follow, in alphabetical order.

What's great about this book is that it doesn't just include the various ways of conjugating verbs. I have flashcards that do that just fine. Rather, additional information is included about many of the verbs.

As an example, take the verb, acabar. One page in the book includes all the ways to conjugate the verb; acabo, acabare', acabe, acabando, etc. One other full page focuses on different ways, other uses, and related words:

* acabar + infinitive = to have just done something
* acabar por + infinitive = finally, in the end
* acabar con = to finish with

I find this very helpful, as many Spanish verbs [e.g., dejar, dicir, andar, ir, hablar] can be used in a variety of ways. If all you know is how to conjugate them, you miss these subtleties.

Even with the number of verbs included in this book, I know the basic meaning of most of them. This book helped expand my understanding of many of them.

Finally, with every verb, there are multiple examples provided.

Definitely a book to include in your arsenal of Spanish resources, especially if you're at the beginner- to intermediate level.
15 people found this helpful
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Very Good

The book has the goods as far a the conjugation of all the verbs. It does that very well and that alone is worth more than the price of the book. Add ons are examples of usage at the bottom of the page - neat. 50 of the highly used verbs also have a full page each written about them. Also a grammar section which is a bit of a tease, I would have liked a little bit more of an explanation of the tenses and moods. The short explanations are good and well written, but considering the size of the book, they could have been a bit more involved. Still this section is over 40 pages - there is just a lot ground to cover, I guess.

The cd is alright. Much of it is multiple choice, where I would have preferred ¨fill in the blank¨/flashcard sort of format. I scored about %70 on the diagnostic test by by just finding the person and number of the subject and matching it to the verb ending - although I had no idea what most of the verbs meant, or even what tense or mood I was working with. Even though, I plan to work though the exercise to get a better understanding of the verb endings. The module that challenges you to pick out the difference in the two easily confused verb forms looks sweet.
9 people found this helpful
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Big Red Book is Big Help

Received The Big Red bood of Spanish Verbs several days before it was promised. It is in perfect new condition and has been a big help to this 75 year old Spanish student. I have been using a different verb book but this is much easier to look up. It has examples of usage as well as all the verb forms. I highly recommend it.
6 people found this helpful
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More words to explore

This book has helped me more than most of my other Spanish books. It has all the conjugations, which is typical, but it also has a CD that takes you through hundreds of practice exercises. There is a test, audio exercises, just to name a few. I have used this book and one other for advanced learning more that all the others. I love the extra practice, especially with the subjunctive!
5 people found this helpful
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Excellent and a must!

I had a very old version of a similar book, but the pages were falling out and it was time for a new one. This one provides more verbs and therefore is more comprehensive. A must when learning a new language.
3 people found this helpful
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Spanish verbs complete

The Big Book of Spanish Verbs is just that. It is a rather thick book. It teaches every aspect of spanish verb usage, and conjugation. If you are learning to speak spanish you'll find this book an asset and a great help. It's a book that will be used, and not collect dust on a shelf.
3 people found this helpful
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Great Reference

This book is extremely thorough and written very clearly and concisely. Unlike other verb books, it provides many examples of the verbs and their tenses used in context. It also gives very good explanations and examples of when each tense is used in Spanish. I have purchased several books on studying the Spanish language; this book is the one that I would recommend above all the others.
3 people found this helpful
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At last, the verb book I seek

Early into my Spanish lessons I found the verbs so tricky. Sure, I was able to get the concepts, but I really needed someone to spell it out for me, providing all the tenses of each verb at a simple viewing. In addition, each verb comes with examples to get a sense of how the verb is used. This, along with my Collins Concise Spanish dictionary, are the two most thumbed Spanish books I have. The accompanying CD is a great teaching tool as well. Of course, listening to podcasts such as News in Slow Spanish is also a wonderful way to hear verbs in use.
3 people found this helpful
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Great Spanish Book for Beginners

I am a beginner with spanish and this book does a great job introducing the concepts. I am already able to communicate significantly better in spanish than I ever was before.
2 people found this helpful