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A proven grammar based approach that gets you communicating in Spanish with confidence, right away

Easy Spanish Step by Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. Grammatical rules and concepts are clearly explained in order of importance, and more than 300 verbs and key terms are introduced on the basis of frequency. Numerous exercises and engaging readings help learners quickly build their Spanish speaking and comprehension prowess.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 1st edition (December 21, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071463380
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071463386
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
Reviewer: iffish
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An very well organized, complete, and smoothly presented overview of essential Spanish
Review: I actually bought this book in 2016, and for whatever mistaken reason I didn't start working through it until today. Since 2016 I've managed to learn, completely on my own, a fair amount of Spanish from a huge range of resources. However, with all the reading, vocabulary building, and even several trips to Spanish-speaking countries, I've been frustrated by my relative lack of progress in (a) speaking Spanish spontaneously or (b) understanding the everyday Spanish spoken by natives. That means that when I run into someone who knows some English, I can usually limp my way through. But when I run into someone who knows NO English, it is pretty nearly always a complete fail to communicate.I've been trying to figure out, for a while now, what is missing and what I can do about it. One of my challenges is I don't even know English grammar in a formal sense. Another issue has been that the thousands of words of Spanish I've memorized, have not been presented – and exercised – in a sufficiently methodical and interesting way. Lack of auditory and spoke practice has been another issue. Another has been little practice in sentence construction, because material is either too trivial or too complicated.Through time I've attempted to address many of these impediments. However, I haven't found a single, simple, practical, ENGAGING book to tie everything together . . . Until now. This book is just short of 300 pages, and it somehow manages to find that middle ground of teaching complete intermediate Spanish, without being overwhelming.How does it do this? Vocabulary words are CAREFULLY chosen and presented to fit together into sentences to cover a huge range of most-common situations. For example, in an early chapter this book presents numbers, times of day, months, seasons, etc. and ties all these things together. Another thing I noticed is that the words which are covered are generally well-balanced, using things such as opposites, so they are learned more memorably and able to be interchanged within sentences. It's a small thing - which most books neglect - which makes the material flow really well.A lot of essential "glue" words and syntax is presented and EXPLAINED in a smooth, complete way I've not seen before. An example of this is the presentation of que, tan, and como on pages 113-1115. These words are ESSENTIAL and a large part of natural speech, but I've never been able to understand them well enough, in context, to feel comfortable using them in my own phrasing.I'm going to leave my review off here, because I broke away after getting to page 120 to write this recommendation. This is NOT a “beginner” book. But it is also not a particularly advanced nor complicated book. That is quite a balancing act, which most Spanish books fail at rather miserably. So what is it? Well, I suspect (but will never know) it is the sort of book a smart beginner would benefit immensely from getting early on and reading, and reviewing, at sensible intervals. I have a funny feeling that if I had found and read this book 6 years ago I would have made considerably more progress, more naturally, than I otherwise made cramming vocabulary and syntax in small, disjointed chunks.

Reviewer: Weasel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book for beginners and intermediate learners
Review: So glad I bought this book! I don't consider myself a complete beginner, maybe an A2 CERF. But since I'm learning from my foggy memories of speaking Spanish in the 90s, Duolingo, and using basic Spanish at work, my grammar foundations are pretty craptacular. This book is so good at filling that void - giving me logical explanations and great examples of when to say, use por vs para or how to use all those pronouns. Por favor, puedes darme la cuchara? No! No quiero dartela. No me gusta tu rostro! See, I am learning. I also recommend the "Practice Makes Perfect" series. I used those back in the day and they really helped. Hope to buy them again soon!

Reviewer: Ken Kardash
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: five stars for structure
Review: As someone who has worked hard to achieve fluency in a second language as an adult, I feel I have some insights into what is required. The first priority, especially if you have limited study time, is how to structure your learning. This is where this book shines, and why I would recommend it. It divides the task into logical, sequential steps that build upon each other, in the order you would learn them if it was your first language, saving verb tenses for later. The reading exercises at the end of each chapter are a useful and motivating tool, but ideally they would have reinforced vocabulary already learned, rather than requiring footnotes! The insertion of long summary lists of verbs and nouns is not by itself very conducive to learning. An appended dictionary of selected words would have been better. Finally, no book is as useful for verbal learning as audio material, but this one is a good companion. Personally I have found the Pimsleur recordings most helpful - I have no vested interest, just saying.Overall, if you had time or space for only one introductory Spanish text, this would be a good choice. It will make it easier, but not easy!

Reviewer: R S
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: easy to follow
Review: it's an easy to follow book and i'm definitely learning...at least with the reading & vocabulary

Reviewer: Eric F.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Book and could be a great Textbook
Review: Easy Spanish Step by Step is an excellent book. I didn't expect a whole lot and being it was a used book, I wouldn't have been out much. I was surprised and pleased with what I learned. This would be an excellent Spanish class textbook. It is clear, concise, and to the point. Whomever had this book before me didn't use it beyond half of the first chapter. I was able to erase most of the answers in the exercises except for one. That being said, it was like a brand new book at half the price. Just like when I was in college. I bought used textbooks whenever I could find them to save money. Some of them had good notes. I think if you are serious about learning Spanish for the first time or like me relearning what you have forgotten, I don't think you will be disappointed in my opinion. But the emphasis is on serious. Many of the Spanish books are NOT written for the traveler to SPAIN but in this case to Mexico, Central, and South America. (except for Brazil where they speak Portuguese. But Spanish is also spoken)

Reviewer: AdMoMom
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just what I wanted
Review: This is the perfect companion to a certain on-line language learning app. This gives me more exercises, more explanations, and a LOT more vocabulary! I also use it to go back and review grammar, sentence-building, and comprehension. Es muy bueno!

Reviewer: Jeffrey y Andrea Torres
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Soy Canadiense pero orgulloso residente permanente del hermoso México y este libro ha mejorado mi español mucho. Buenos ejemplos y lecciones fáciles de comprender. Mi esposa me lo regalo y amo mi libro para ser mejor mexicano.

Reviewer: Lee Muirhead
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The book arrived next day and was in perfect condition.

Reviewer: Joaquim Neto
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great book, but it is more focused on the Spanish spoken in Latin America.

Reviewer: Sophie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bought this to help learn Spanish on my own. I’m level A2-B1 but really not confident at all with my grammar. The book is a big workbook so you can work through each chapter with lots of practice questions. I would be cautious about buying the Complete Beginner workbook also by the same author as it’s exactly the same Qs just more pages and a few more chapters at the end. You don’t need both

Reviewer: Priyanshu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good product.