Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Student Edition w/ Online Learning Center Bind-in card
by Knorre, Marty; Dorwick, Thalia; Perez-Girones, Ana MariaEdition: 7th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-01-26
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
As the best-selling introductory Spanish textbook in the United States,Puntos de partidahas long been a favorite of instructors across the country. For this new edition, the authors and editors ofPuntoshave turned to those very instructors to help formulate a plan that would respond to the needs of a changing discipline. We reached out to more than 160 students and instructors across the country, and the result is a thoroughly revised edition both in appearance and content.Puntoscontinues to provide the solid foundation in communicative language development that has become its hallmark. At the same time, instructor and student feedback have guided the development of the seventh edition in ways that enrich this foundation even more, and also bring to the materials a number of other important and exciting changes.
Table of Contents
Preface
Captulo preliminar Ante todo
Primera parte
Saludos y expresiones de cortesa
El alfabeto espaol
Cmo es usted?
Pronunciacin
Las vocales: a, e, i, o, u
Segunda parte
Los nmeros 030; hay
Gustos y preferencias
Qu hora es?
Lectura: La geografa del mundo hispano
Videoteca
Captulo 1 En la universidad
Vocabulario: Preparacin
En la clase
Pronunciacin
Diphthongs and Linking
Gramtica
1. Identifying People, Places, and Things - Singular Nouns: Gender and Articles
2. Identifying People, Places, and Things - Nouns and Articles: Plural Forms
3. Expressing Actions - Subject Pronouns; Present Tense of -ar Verbs; Negation
4. Getting Information - Asking Yes/No Questions
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Los hispanos en los Estados
Unidos
Un paso ms
Literatura de los Estados Unidos: Sandra Cisneros
Lectura: Las universidades hispnicas
Escritura
Captulo 2 La familia
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Pronunciacin
Stress Marks and Written Accents (Part 1)
Gramtica
5. Describing - Adjectives: Gender, Number, and Position
6. Expressing to be - Present Tense of ser;
Summary of Uses
7. Expressing Possession - Possessive Adjectives (Unstressed)
8. Expressing Actions - Present Tense of -er and -ir Verbs; More about Subject Pronouns
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Mxico
Un paso ms
Literatura de Mxico: Rosario Castellanos
Lectura: La unidad familiar: Perspectivas culturales vlidas o estereotipadas?
Escritura
Captulo 3 De compras
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Pronunciacin
Stress and Written Accent Marks (Part 2)
Gramtica
9. Pointing out People and Things - Demonstrative Adjectives
10. Expressing Actions and States - Tener, venir, preferir, querer, and poder; Some Idioms with tener
11. Expressing Destination and Future Actions - Ir; ir a + infinitive; The Contraction al
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Nicaragua
Un paso ms
Literatura de Nicaragua: Rubn Daro
Lectura: La psicologa de los colores
Escritura
Captulo 4 En casa
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Los muebles, los cuartos y las otras partes de la casa
Cundo? Preposiciones
Pronunciacin
b and v
Gramtica
12. Expressing Actions - Hacer, or, poner, salir, traer, and ver
13. Expressing Actions - Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs
14. Expressing -self/-selves - Reflexive Pronouns
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Costa Rica
Un paso ms
Literatura de Costa Rica: Carmen Naranjo
Lectura: Anuncios puertorriqueos
Escritura
Captulo 5 Las estaciones y el tiempo
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Pronunciacin
r and rr
Gramtica
15. Qu estn haciendo? - Present
Progressive: Estar + -ndo
16. Ser o estar? - Summary of Uses of ser and
estar
17. Describing - Comparisons
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Guatemala
Un paso ms
Literatura de Guatemala: Miguel ngel Asturias
Lectura: Todos juntos en los trpicos
Escritura
Captulo 6 Qu le gusta comer?
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Pronunciacin
d and t
Gramtica
18. Expressing what or whom - Direct Object Pronouns
19. Expressing Negation - Indefinite and
Negative Words
20. Influencing Others - Formal Commands
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Panam
Un paso ms
Literatura de Panam: Carlos Guillermo Wilson
Lectura: La cocina de Palomino
Escritura
Captulo 7 De vacaciones
Vocabulario: Preparacin
De viaje
De vacaciones
Pronunciacin
g, gu, and j
Gramtica
21. Expressing to whom or for whom - Indirect Object Pronouns; Dar and decir
22. Expressing Likes and Dislikes - Gustar
23. Talking about the Past (1) - Preterite of Regular Verbs and of dar, hacer, ir, and ser
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Honduras y El Salvador
Un paso ms
Literatura de Honduras: Clementina Surez
Lectura: Mxico es mucho ms que playas
Escritura
Captulo 8 Los das festivos
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
24. Talking about the Past (2) - Irregular Preteites
25. Talking about the Past (3) - Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs
26. Expressing Direct and Indirect Objects Together - Double Object Pronouns
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Cuba
Un paso ms
Literatura de Cuba: Jos Mart
Lectura: La poca de las tradiciones!
Escritura
Captulo 9 El tiempo libre
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
27. Descriptions of Habitual Actions in the Past -Imperfect of Regular and Irregular Verbs
28. Expressing Extremes - Superlatives
29. Getting InformationSummary of Interrogative Words
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Colombia
Un paso ms
Literatura de Colombia: Gabriel Garca Mrquez
Lectura: El sitio de mi recreo
Escritura
Captulo 10 La salud
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
30. Narrating in the Past - Using the Preterite and the Imperfect
31. Recognizing que, quien(es), lo que - Relative Pronouns
32. Expressing each other - Reciprocal Actions with Reflexive Pronouns
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Venezuela
Un paso ms
Literatura de Venezuela: Rmulo Gallegos
Lectura: Las vitaminas y la salud
Escritura
Captulo 11 Presiones de la vida moderna
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
33. Telling How Long Something Has Been Happening or How Long Ago Something Happened - Hace... que: Another Use of hacer
34. Expressing Unplanned or Unexpected Events - Another Use of se
35. Por o para? - A Summary of Their Uses
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Puerto Rico
Un paso ms
Literatura de Puerto Rico: Rosario Ferr
Lectura: Divrciate del estrs
Escritura
Captulo 12 La calidad de la vida
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
36. Influencing Others - T Commands
37. Expressing Subjunctive Actions or States - Present Subjunctive: An Introduction
38. Expressing Desires and Requests - Use of the Subjunctive: Influence
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Per
Un paso ms
Literatura de Per: Mario Vargas Llosa
Lectura: Secretaria de bolsillo
Escritura
Captulo 13 El arte y la Cultura
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
39. Expressing Feelings - Use of the Subjunctive: Emotion
40. Expressing Uncertainty - Use of the Subjunctive: Doubt and Denial
41. Expressing Influence, Emotion, Doubt, and Denial - The Subjunctive: A Summary
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Un paso ms
Literatura de Ecuador: Jorge Icaza
Lectura: Museo Virtual de Artes
Escritura
Captulo 14 La naturaleza y el medio ambiente
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
42. Ms descripciones - Past Participle Used as an Adjective
43. Qu has hecho? - Perfect Forms: Present Perfect Indicative and Present Perfect Subjunctive
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Argentina
Un paso ms
Literatura de Argentina : Alfonsina Storni
Lectura : La Amazonia pierde un milln y medio de hectreas cada ao
Captulo 15 La vida social y la vida afectiva
Gramtica
44. Hay alguien que... ? Hay un lugar donde... ? - Subjunctive after Nonexistent and Indefinite Antecedents
45. Lo hago para qu t... - Subjunctive after Conjunctions of Contingency and Purpose
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Chile
Un paso ms
Literatura de Chile: Gabriela Mistral
Lectura : Las separaciones y los divorcios han aumentado
Escritura
Captulo 16 Trabajar para vivir o vivir para trabajar?
Gramtica
46. Talking about the Future - Future Verb Forms
47. Expressing Future or Pending Actions - Subjunctive and Indicative after Conjunctions of Time
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Uruguay y Paraguay
Un paso ms
Literatura de Uruguay : Horacio Quiroga
Lectura: La higuera, por Juana Fernndez de Ibarbourou
Escritura
Captulo 17 En la actualidad
Vocabulario: Preparacin
Gramtica
48. No queramos que fuera as! - Past Subjunctive
49. More About Expressing Possession - Stressed Possessives
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... la Repblica Dominicana
Un paso ms
Literatura de la Repblica Dominicana: Manuel del Cabral
Lectura : Cubanita descubanizada, por Gustavo Prez Firmat
Escritura
Captulo 18 En el extranjero
Gramtica
50. Expressing What You Would Do - Conditional Verb Forms
51. Hypothetical Situations: What if . . . ? - Si Clause Sentences
Un poco de todo
Cultura
Perspectivas culturales
Videoteca
Conozca... Espaa
Un paso ms
Literatura de Espaa: Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
Lectura: Rima XXIX, por Antonio Machado
Escritura
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