Deana Smalley

Myrna Bell Rochester

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Immerse yourself in Spanish readings and build your comprehension skills Using short authentic texts from the Spanish-speaking world, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Reading and Comprehension enables you to enhance your vocabulary with new terms and expressions. Each unit features authentic Spanish-language material--newspaper and magazine articles, literature, blogs, and more--giving you a real taste of how the language is used, as well as insight into Spanish-speaking cultures. Word lists and grammar sections specific to the readings support your learning along the way. Like all Practice Makes Perfect workbooks, you will get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills and vocabulary. Whether you are learning on your own or taking an advanced beginning or intermediate Spanish class, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Reading and Comprehension will help you build your confidence in using your new language. Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Reading and Comprehension helps you: Polish your reading and comprehension abilities with numerous exercises Enrich your Spanish vocabulary with hundreds of new words Learn about the intriguing and influential Spanish-speaking cultures

Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Reading and Comprehension

Mary McVey Gill

Maria-Paz Haro

Cinema for Spanish Conversation, Fifth Edition, draws on sixteen high-interest films (and related readings) to introduce students to the authentic language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Each chapter offers a wide variety of activities designed to improve students’ conversational skills as well as opportunities for reading and writing practice. For a guide to accessing the films—and for supplementary instructor materials—visit www.hackettpublishing.com/cinema-for-spanish-films. New to the Fifth Edition: Three new critically acclaimed films, including Yuli (set in Cuba), El último verano de la Boyita (Argentina), and Oscar-award-winning film Roma (Mexico), along with readings and activities related to each. A section, added to each chapter, offering new and expanded activities related to the films. Updated information on each film, and its actors and directors. A revised and updated appendix, organized by chapter, offering a list of recent films that can be compared or contrasted to the films in the book. The Films: La misma luna María llena eres de gracia Flores de otro mundo Roma (​NEW!) También la lluvia Todo sobre mi madre Como agua para chocolate Diarios de motocicleta Mar adentro Presunto culpable El último verano de la Boyita ​(NEW!) Volver El norte No Yuli (NEW!) El viaje de Carol

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