!Con brio!

This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition. ¡Con brío! makes beginning learners beginning speakers, It provides a solid footing in the basics of Spanish and broad cultural awareness that allows beginners to use their Spanish immediately with each other, with Spanish-speaking friends, neighbors and co-workers, and with Spanish speakers around the world. The 12-chapter introductory program takes a highly practical approach with a simple chapter structure, activities that students find relevant and reflective of everyday conversations, easy access to media including new video segments, a...

The book studies the relation between the avant-garde and graphic humour in two critical historical periods: the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the early years of the Cuban Revolution (1959-1961). It focuses on the so-called war magazines in Spain on the Republican side (No Veas, Trincheras, and LEsquella de la Torratxa,among others) and the Francoist side (Vértice and La Ametralladora). In the part devoted to Cuba, the analysis covers the newspaper Revolución and the avant-garde humour magazine El Pitirre, which ran simultaneously to the cultural supplement Lunes de Revolución and...

Los dioses en asamblea, tras una acalorada discusión, complotan romper los juramentos establecidos entre los griegos y los troyanos. Para ello Zeus envía a Atenea a persuadir a Pándaro, aguerrido arquero troyano. Este, imaginándose una victoria definitiva, lanza una certera flecha contra Menelao, dando así de nuevo comienzo a la encarnizada guerra. ___ VISITA NUESTRA PÁGINA WEB WWW.PAROLASLANGUAGES.COM

El cine documental is an innovative intermediate/advanced textbook that provides students with the tools needed to communicate accurately and appropriately in Spanish. Learning is centered on cultural themes related to thought-provoking documentaries from around the Spanish-speaking world. Through the culturally rich and linguistically authentic medium of documentary film, El cine documental provides the experience of listening to many varieties of authentic speech in context, and stimulates conversation and critical thinking by immersing students in the target cultures. Organized to provide...

Director de la colecci�n: Robert Wilson. Si nos paramos a analizar la cantidad de cartas y correos electr�nicos profesionales que hay que hacer hoy en d�a en ingl�s o recapacitamos sobre el n�mero de veces en que hemos rectificado nuestro curr�culum y nos imaginamos unas lecciones ideadas para que se puedan estudiar en 30 minutos, veremos que aprender o perfeccionar el ingl�s es perfectamente posible y est� al alcance de todos. Este libro le ense�ar� a redactar correctamente cartas comerciales, correos electr�nicos y un curr�culum que le abrir�n las puertas al...