{"product_id":"el-puente-a-new-bridge-william-luft-9781548426064","title":"El Puente, A New Bridge to the Spanish Language: A Complete Guide and Exercise Manual for the English Speaker (B \u0026 W)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWould you like to speak and understand verbal and written Spanish?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003enew complete guide and exercise manual \u003c\/strong\u003eoffers an \u003cstrong\u003eeasy \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003enatural \u003c\/strong\u003eapproach to learning Spanish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eY\u003cstrong\u003eou will find out that this book will be your best friend\u003c\/strong\u003e in the journey to achieve your goal.\u003cbr\u003eLearning a language can be frustrating. I learned English as an adult and the methodology that helped me to cross the bridge from Spanish to English constitutes the structure of this book. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e I tell you\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIt can be done!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis language guide is a consolidation of my own experience\u003c\/strong\u003e and a proof that it works. I am taking you, by the hand, back through the \"language bridge\" I traveled a few years ago. On page 26, there is a discussion of the time it takes and how you can monitor your progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe student of a foreign language should be exposed to \"verbal language\u003c\/strong\u003e\", to the \"\u003cstrong\u003ewritten language\u003c\/strong\u003e\", and to brief descriptions of the \u003cstrong\u003egrammatical differences\u003c\/strong\u003e. Learning a secondary language is not a mechanical substitution of words for words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will learn Spanish with the Joneses \"and their friends.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e You will encounter dialogs where they discuss their daily life and concerns. Follow them through the book and discover how their lives evolve and how they achieve or do not achieve their goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill Cora stop nagging her husband? Will Amy be accepted into college? Did the Smiths enjoy their cruise in the Caribbean? Will Amy tell her Facebook friends?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach of the 50 Spanish text samples\u003c\/strong\u003e has associate tables of glossary to reduce the need for a bilingual dictionary. The themes are simple and entertaining: \u003cem\u003e a trip to the Iguassu falls, a hot air balloon ride in Spain, sheep ranches, polo facts, the origin of the commercial apple\u003c\/em\u003e, and so on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe student should familiarize himself \/ herself with the sample sentences \u003c\/strong\u003eand study the comparative grammar only to understand the differences. For example, you might already know that the verb \"\u003cstrong\u003eTo be\u003c\/strong\u003e\" has two forms in Spanish to indicate when something is \u003cstrong\u003epermanent \u003c\/strong\u003eand when something is \u003cstrong\u003etemporary\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 11 will introduce you to a peculiar form of the past tense in Spanish \u003c\/strong\u003ethat indicates when something was done \"often or continuously\" in the past, instead of only \"once\". It takes a while to master the concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 16 discusses the Spanish Subjunctive mood\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Subjunctive is a form of the verb used by the Spanish speaker \u003cstrong\u003eto express the \"intention to influence\" what another person does\u003c\/strong\u003e. Because there is no correlation in English, to master this form of the verb requires additional Units 17, 18 and 19. I include many examples, explanations, and exercises to aid in the effort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will find 200 additional seed-words illustrated in full color and presented, each one, by a different elf.\u003c\/strong\u003e These illustrations appear at random to break the monotony of the text and to provide an additional stimulation to the cognitive part of your brain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Luft,Ken Havser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1548426067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781548426064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.83d","brand":"William Luft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800416694527,"sku":"9781548426064","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/el-puente-a-new-bridge-william-luft-9781548426064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}