Horizontes,Used

Develop your Spanishspeaking ability so that you can interact with native speakers in reallife situations, whether at work, on vacation, or in your own back yard! Horizontes: Gramatica y conversacion, cuarta edicion gives you a strong foundation in grammar and a broad grasp of language concepts so that you can handle any situations you encounter when using the language. The fourth edition of Horizontes brings you into contact with the people and cultures of different Spanishspeaking countries in each chapter. New activities provide opportunities for cultural exploration on a wide range of topics. F E A T U R E S*Clear, chartbased grammar presentations. Designed to give you a quick reference guide and explanation, the clear grammar presentations help you understand and remember the most important language structures.*Stepped writing activities. You will develop writing skills through carefully planned activities that guide you through the writing process from organization of ideas through polished compositions. Composition assignments are correlated to Atajo: Writing Assistant for Spanish. NEW! Focus on culture Each chapter of the fourth edition of Horizontes: Gramatica y conversacion has been revised to work closely with its corresponding chapter in Horizontes: Cultura y literature. New activities engage you with a different Spansihspeaking culture in every chapter and provide a wealth of suggestions for additional cultural exploration. NEW! New Technologies: Web Site, Video, reading and Writing Assistant CDROMs. Along with the Reading Assistant CDROM and Atajo: Writing Assistantfor Spanish, an all new Web Site and Video Program for the fourth edition round out Horizonteś exceptional technology package. Program components*Horizontes: Gramatica y conversacion 4/e . 0838414664*Horizontes: Cultura y literature 4/e .0838414699*Manual de ejercicios y laboratorio . 0838414710*Horizontes Web Site .. *Lab Audio CDs .. 0838414877*Manual de ejercicios Answer Key . 0838414982*Software: Horizontes Reading Assistant Atajo Writing Assistant for Spanish Explore and experience the cultures of the Spanishspeaking world in Horizontes: Cultura y literature cuarta edicion. Each chapter of this companion reader focuses on a particular Spanishspeaking country and brings alive that country's culture through a variety of interesting articles as well as short stories, poems, and even a few jokes! Selections from contemporary newspapers and magazines offer a look at the world through the corresponding country's cultural lens, while selections of literature and poetry acquaint you with the language and cultures as they have developed throughout the twentieth century and into the twentyfirst, Readings relate thematically to the chapters in Horizontes: Gramatica y conversacion.