Jane Cronin’s six Spanish courses have been developed over a period of nearly 20 years of Spanish teaching experience. The courses are tailored to meet the needs of students who have little or no background in language learning and who wish to communicate in Spanish in their everyday lives. They are ideal for group and classroom use and can also be helpful with self-study and as complementary reference material.
Survival Spanish CD and Booklet download - WMA audio and PDF format booklet - 5.95€
Based on the hugely popular Survival Spanish group course, which has started thousands of people on the path to learn a new language, this audio CD is a must for new learners to the language, as well as those of advanced levels to help iron out some of the most common issues in pronunciation.
Accompanied by the soothing sounds of nature, Jane takes you from the basics through a multitude of everyday phrases to help you integrate into the Spanish way of life.
Dealing with some of the most common and popular situations, each phrase is pronounced first in English, then in Spanish by a native Spanish speaker showing you how you will actually hear the phrases in real life.
With this audio course you get to listen and learn the correct way to speak, and also tune your hearing to recognise the Spanish language as it is really spoken.
Survival Spanish Audio CD and Book:
LEVEL ONE – SURVIVAL SPANISH
This course provides the perfect start to learning the Spanish language as it is spoken in everyday life. Starting with greetings, alphabet, pronunciation rules and numbers, the course goes on to cover a whole variety of basic phrases which are useful in a range of day-to-day situations in Spain.
The audio file contains the repetition of all written phrases by a native Spanish speaker.
Content
Introduction
Saying Hello
Pronunciation
Numbers
Money
Everyday expressions
Having something to eat or drink
Road signs
In the street market
At the post office. Use of “a” and “the”
Pronunciation of syllables
Days and months
Dates
Bills and banks
Going shopping
Filling in forms
Emergency situations
Parts of the body. At the chemist
Telling the time
At the garage
At the hairdresser’s
Exclamations and weather
Snagging lists
Places
Giving directions
So – now what should I do?
LEVEL TWO – ESSENTIAL SPANISH
The aim of this course is to move you on from basic survival phrases to building up your own sentences in a simple way. As you follow the course step by step you will find that a considerable range of ideas can be expressed easily using the words you have already learnt and following a few basic rules. By the end of the course you will be able to talk about your intentions, likes, needs, wants, and preferences and those of other people, as well as discussing personal characteristics, homes and families.
The audio file contains the repetition of all written phrases by a native Spanish speaker.
Content
General introduction
Introduction to verbs
“I” sentences
Adding more words
Time and place
Purpose and summary
Direct object pronouns
Numbers from 100
Describing people
More verbs
“You” sentences
I’ve got. Have you got?
House words
Open questions
The family
“He” and “she” sentences
Jobs, countries, nationalities
Name, age, location
More open and closed questions
“We” and “they” sentences
“-ing” words
Text “Mi Familia”
Additional useful phrases
LEVEL THREE – PRACTICAL SPANISH
This course moves forward to study the language in greater depth. We learn the basic rules to form the present tense (e.g. I speak), to talk about things that are happening at the present moment (I am speaking) and to talk about the recent and more general past (I have spoken). Although we have to learn some basic grammatical rules, the language is still practical and can be used in everyday conversation.
This package contains an audio file with a repetition of all written Spanish and a separate file with answers to exercises.
Content
Introduction
A new look at pronunciation
Text: La España de Hoy
Questions and conversation
Revising infinitive verbs
Revision sentences
The “present action” tense
Text: ¿Qué estás haciendo?
Conversation
The “recent past” tense
Revision and conversation
Text: La Nochebuena
Questions and conversation
The “present simple” tense
Revision sentences
Text: El día típico de Luis
Questions ¿Cómo es tu día típico?
More verbs
Reflexive verbs
Conversation
Do you like it? Yes, I love it!
Word tables
Comparison of adjectives
LEVEL FOUR – GRAMMATICAL SPANISH
By now the foundation has been laid which will enable us to make some significant steps forward. We will learn new past and future tenses and other aspects of grammar necessary to help us communicate effectively, whilst not losing sight of everyday communication.
This package contains an audio file with a repetition of all written Spanish and a separate file with answers to exercises.
Content
Introduction and pronunciation
Revision of reflexive verbs
Giving orders – simple imperatives
Past imperfect (continuous, descriptive) tense
Direct object pronouns
Past simple (preterite, “done and dusted”) tense
Indirect object pronouns
Uses of “por” and “para”
Future simple tense
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Story
LEVEL FIVE – LOGICAL SPANISH
This level starts with a considerable amount of revision of past tenses already learnt and more indication of when to use each one. It goes on to expand on other areas of grammar and introduces the “past perfect” and “conditional” tenses. The final part of the course provides a basic and clear introduction to the use of the”present subjunctive”.
This package contains an audio file with a repetition of all written Spanish and a separate file with answers to exercises.
Content
Section One – Talking about the past.
Past continuous tense – hablaba – I was speaking/I used to speak
Past simple tense – hablé – I spoke
Section Two – Some uses of past participles
Present perfect tense – he hablado – I have spoken
Past perfect tense – había hablado – I had spoken
As adjectives – español hablado – spoken Spanish
Section Three – Talking about the future
Future of intention – voy a hablar – I’m going to speak
Conditional tense – hablaría – I would speak
Future simple tense – hablaré – I will speak
Section Four – Talking about hypothetical situations
Present subjunctive. No quiero que hables – I don´t want you to speak.
Para que hablen – so that they speak.
Imperatives which use the present subjunctive
¡No hables! Don´t speak (Singular familiar negative)
¡Hable! ¡No hable! Speak! Don’t speak! (Singular formal positive and negative)
¡Hablen! !No hablen! Speak! Don´t speak! (Plural formal positive and negative)
LEVEL SIX – SUCCESSFUL SPANISH
This final course in the series aims to expand our range of vocabulary and colloquial usage, provide wider opportunities for communication and cultural knowledge, whilst revisiting areas of the language already learnt. It also revises the present subjunctive, introduces the imperfect subjunctive and finishes with a summary of points aimed at advanced learners who may wish to continue with future study.
This package contains an audio file with a repetition of all written Spanish and a separate file with answers to exercises.
Content
Expressions with colours
New verbs
Dar, darse, llevar, llevarse, quedar
Text – Toledo
Regions of Spain map
Use and formation of passive voice
Describing an object – communication activity.
Text – Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
Position of adjectives
Even more verbs
Revisiting present subjunctive
Imperfect subjunctive formation and use
First and second conditional sentences
Subjunctives of ser and estar
Popular sayings
Colloquial speech
Linking words
Two more grammar points – explained briefly!
Conclusions
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