Series: Topics Entertainment-Languages (CD)
Audio CD
Publisher: Topics Entertainment; Deluxe edition (October 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591500427
ISBN-13: 978-1591500421
Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 5.2 x 7.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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When searching for products for more Advanced language learning, I am always amazed at the dearth of products available. It is always easy to find beginner products of all shapes and sizes, advanced products are much trickier.I believe that this cd is a good INTERMEDIATE tool for anyone who has been studying for 6 months to 4 years. Obviously it will depend on how far you have advanced in that time. You should at least be familiar with future tense verb constructions, preterit and imperfect verb constructions and pronouns.This 8 audio cd set is great for intermediate learners of Spanish. I have been studying for 4 years, and I might be a little too advanced for this product, but I am still learning something, and the exercises on the cds are a nice review. It is better than nothing in the car.Each of the cd lessons covers a certain topic, family, professions etc. For each cd there is vocabulary relating the topic, a grammar lesson or two, questions and answers, and a longer audio comprehension section that lets you listen to a conversation with translation, then without translation, and then asks you questions about the conversation, in Spanish of course. There is less of the translation 'word for word' in English of everything said on the cds, so this is definitely for more advanced users. I also like the fact that the lessons are topical, thus facilitating learning.One interesting features is that this CD included the "vosotros" or third person plural familiar usage. This verb form is used in Spain and many language products will simply leave it out, as it is not used south of the U.S. border.I only give it 4 stars instead of 5, because I believe that it should say "Intermediate Spanish" instead of "Advanced".
This is Anna Rivera editor of the Learning Spanish Products Reviews site and author of Anna Rivera's 1000 Plus Most Powerful Spanish Words (Spanish Edition) and Anna Rivera's 800 Plus Most Powerful Spanish Phrases (Spanish Edition).Although this course has the word "Advanced" in its title. I would not consider it 100% for advanced students.On the first CD you learn words such as and "el hijo" and "la hermana" and "el tio." These are definitely not the type of vocabulary words that an advanced student is looking to learn. These are vocabulary words for a beginner.However, on the second CD the pace is picked up somewhat and more complicated vocabulary phrases are introduced. Some true and false quizes are presented in Spanish. These may be helpful quizes to improve listening comprehension.One negative point of this course is that it does not cover colloquial or everyday conversational Spanish. I say that because the course teaches words such as "la madre" and "el padre," instead of "mama" and "papa." By the way, I intentionally omit accent marks from my reviews because they sometimes appear as strange looking characters in my reviews.If you are a beginner student of Spanish approaching the intermediate level or if you are an intermediate level student, you may also find this course helpful. This course is so reasonably priced and you can also study with this course while on-the-go.
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