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Ponte al Dia Student's Book second edition with Home Edition Dynamic Learning CD

Mike Thacker, Monica Morcillo


Paperback
£27.50

ISBN: 9780340968611
Published: 27/06/2008
Extent: 288 pages
Illustrations: Full colour throughout


 
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Summary:
This Student's Book provides a smooth transition from GCSE to AS level and through to A2, following the new four-unit exam specifications from 2008.

The book is structured in 13 units, 7 for AS (the first of these being a transition unit from GCSE to AS) and 6 for A2. Each unit follows broadly the same three stages:
- introductory,
- consolidatory/developmental and
- creative.

All four language skills are carefully developed throughout the course through the exploitation of authentic written and recorded material, and with appropriate oral presentation and written tasks, to prepare students for their examinations. Grammar is presented and exemplified in context, with explanations in English, and an effective and comprehensive summary is provided at the end of the book.

It is supported by two Dynamic Learning resources:

- For Teachers the Network Edition DVD-ROM (978 0340 968628) provides all elements of the Student Book for use on the whiteboard or school network plus all required audio files and Teacher's Resource Book. It also adds video clips and interactive versions of 200 of the language activities. The aim is to allow teachers to teach in a truly integrated way launching all the resources they need from a single platform. It also includes a powerful and intuitive 'lesson builder' for you to create your own lessons from the resources we have provided combined with your own favourite websites or other learning activities.

- For the Student each copy of the book comes with a CD or a password to access a powerful set of activities and advice for independent learning. This Dynamic Learning Home Edition CD-ROM includes expert advice, and interactive activities, and exam practice for Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary, Speaking, Exam and Study Skills as well as a range of weblinks to explore to help students improve their Spanish.

For the full range of series resources see also:
Audio CD Set 978 0340 968932
Teacher's Resource Book 978 0340 968925


  • Full coverage of the new Spanish AS/A level specifications for 2008
  • Well known author team with extensive examining experience, close to the development of the new four-unit qualifications
  • Dynamic Learning edition improves and enhances the MFL learning experience in the classroom
  • Careful and controlled progression of language level of difficulty through the course, starting with a transition unit to bridge the gap from GCSE to AS
  • Brand new design brings the course right up to date


Table of Contents:
Introduction
Transition chapter
Unidad 1: Asuntos familiares
- Cada familia, un mundo
- Temas laborales
- La economía doméstica
- Otros asuntos familiares
- Grammar: Radical-changing verbs in the present tense. Adjectives. Expressing the future
AS
Unidad 2: Jóvenes: una vida por delante
- Los jóvenes españoles de hoy en día
- Al teléfono
- ¿Qué piensan y sienten los jóvenes?
- Problemas sociales relacionados con la juventud
- El deporte
- Grammar: The imperfect tense. Comparison. The subjunctive. Possessive adjectives
Unidad 3: ¿Gozas de buena salud?
- Los productos
- La dieta mediterránea
- El desayuno
- Los platos
- ¡Come y duerme bien!
- El tabaco y las drogas
- Grammar: Gender of nouns. The preterite tense. The imperative. The definite and indefinite articles
Unidad 4: Viajes: la vuelta al mundo
- Los medios de transporte
- El transporte público
- Turismo y viajes
- Grammar: Verbs like gustar. The perfect tense. The superlative
Unidad 5: La educación: armados para el futuro
- Respeto al prójimo
- Recordando los días de la escuela
- El valor de la educación
- El currículo escolar, ¿qué debe incluir?
- Padres y profesores
- Dificultades en la educación
- Grammar: Hay que. The preterite and imperfect tenses. The present subjunctive. Direct and indirect object pronouns in the third person
Unidad 6: ¡Hasta arriba de trabajo!
- En busca de empleo...
- Sectores discriminados...
- La mujer en el mundo del trabajo
- Trabajos de todo tipo...
- Grammar: Imperative(2) Gender of professions. The passive voice
Unidad 7: ¿Cómo nos comunicamos?
- La publicidad
- La prensa
- La radio y la televisión
- Los periodistas
- Internet
- Grammar: Uses of the subjunctive (1). Reflexive verbs. Uses of the subjunctive (2). How to express “for” with a period of time. Uses of the subjunctive (3)
A2
Unidad 8: ¡Protejamos nuestro entorno!
- Temas medioambientales
- Los árboles
- Especies salvajes
- Problemas medioambientales
- Una solución moderna: el reciclaje
- Un fenómeno global: el cambio climático
- Grammar: The conditional tense. The imperfect subjunctive. How to write percentages, fractions and numbers over 1,000 in Spanish
Unidad 9: Tecnología: ¿progreso o retroceso?
- El impacto de las nuevas tecnologías
- Los avances médicos
- La electrónica y el ocio
- El impacto de la tecnología en la economía
- Grammar: The gerund (1). Para. Por. Modal verbs
Unidad 10: ¿Somos todos iguales?
- Los derechos humanos a nivel europeo
- Los derechos de las mujeres
- El derecho a morir: la eutanasia
- Los inmigrantes
- Los derechos de los indios
- Grammar: “Double negatives”. The gerund (2). Lo, lo que and lo cual
Unidad 11: Argentina, España y un mundo que se globaliza
- Argentina desde 1946
- España desde 1981
- El mundo se globaliza
- Grammar: Ser and estar
Unidad 12: Iguales ante la ley
- La Constitución Española
- Delitos varios
- Asesinatos, secuestros y narcotráfico
- Inmigración y criminalidad
- Seguridad ciudadana
- El ruido
- Grammar: Two uses of the subjunctive. Adjectives denoting geographical origin
Unidad 13: Por amor al arte
- Consumo cultural de la sociedad
- Tendencias musicales en España
- Pueblos y cultura
- Arquitectura y artesanía
- Las artes: literatura, cine, pintura y flamenco
- Grammar: El (hecho) de que + subjunctive ? Más de / menos de with quantities. Verbs followed by prepositions
Grammar summary


About the Author(s):
Mike Thacker is Chair of Examiners for Spanish, an experienced A Level examiner, and a popular trainer in language learning.

Monica Morcillo Laiz now teaches in Spain but has extensive experience of teaching Spanish in the UK.


Readership:
16-18 year old students


Reviews:

"The most useful and innovative content I found in this book is a section called '¡Fíjate!': a way to highlight a variety of bite-size points. These can be on grammar, culture or the use of Spanish - a simple, yet effective way of visiting and learning certain aspects of Spanish, normally overlooked whilst teaching or learning."

Review in Vida Hispánica by Martin Cores Ortega, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College


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