The “Step by Step Spanish” ebooks contain a series of readable and clearly explained articles introducing the Spanish language to those who have little or no knowledge of language or grammar. They were originally written to appear in weekly English language newspapers in Spain.
Here are the contents of this volume.
Lesson 121Words of Arabic origin
Lesson 122The rhythm of speech
Lesson 123Rules of word stress
Lesson 124Weak and strong vowels
Lesson 125Mispronounced words
Lesson 126Yours untranslatably (adverbs)
Lesson 127Place names
Lesson 128Our English accent
Lesson 129Our English accent (part two)
Lesson 130Our typical errors
Lesson 131The verb “ponerse”
Lesson 132Translating “was”
Lesson 133More about “was”
Lesson 134Ser and Estar in the past
Lesson 135Two past tenses
Lesson 136Contrasting tenses
Lesson 137Ways of talking about the future
Lesson 138Future of intention
Lesson 139Future simple
Lesson 140More Ways of Expressing the Future
Lesson 141Conditional sentences (some tricks)
Lesson 142Uses of past participle (gender and number)
Lesson 143More examples of past participles
Lesson 144Accents and pronunciation
Lesson 145Colloquialisms
Lesson 146Passive voice - introduction
Lesson 147Incomplete passive (se vende)
Lesson 148True passive – use of past participles
Lesson 149Indirect object pronouns
Lesson 150Indirect object pronouns (part two)
Lesson 151“se” “le” “les”
Lesson 152Object pronouns in alternative positions
Lesson 153Imperatives (tú)
Lesson 154Imperatives (tú) linked to pronouns
Lesson 155Summary and Imperatives (vosotros)
Lesson 156Imperatives (vosotros) and reflexives
Lesson 157Imperatives (usted)
Lesson 158Present subjunctive
Lesson 159Present subjunctive (part two)
Lesson 160Present subjunctive (part three)
Jane Cronin is a teacher and communicator based in the Alicante province of Spain. She has many years experience of introducing the language and culture of Spain to the English speaking community via television, radio, presentations and courses.
Jane’s website www.janecronin.eu contains a treasure trove of free articles, video tutorials and advice as well as a substantial list of e-books and audio downloads useful to both serious students and those with a general interest. Also available in both physical and electronic form is the bilingual book “Sid’s Adventures in Spain”. This is the light-hearted story about the experiences of a Yorkshireman who takes up residence on the Costa Blanca whose pages are set out as parallel texts with English and Spanish on facing pages.
Also available via www.janecronin.eu is a personalized internet course based on the “Step by Step Spanish” volumes and a Step by Step Listening course aimed at improving students’ ability to tune into and understand spoken Spanish.
Here are the contents of this volume.
Lesson 121Words of Arabic origin
Lesson 122The rhythm of speech
Lesson 123Rules of word stress
Lesson 124Weak and strong vowels
Lesson 125Mispronounced words
Lesson 126Yours untranslatably (adverbs)
Lesson 127Place names
Lesson 128Our English accent
Lesson 129Our English accent (part two)
Lesson 130Our typical errors
Lesson 131The verb “ponerse”
Lesson 132Translating “was”
Lesson 133More about “was”
Lesson 134Ser and Estar in the past
Lesson 135Two past tenses
Lesson 136Contrasting tenses
Lesson 137Ways of talking about the future
Lesson 138Future of intention
Lesson 139Future simple
Lesson 140More Ways of Expressing the Future
Lesson 141Conditional sentences (some tricks)
Lesson 142Uses of past participle (gender and number)
Lesson 143More examples of past participles
Lesson 144Accents and pronunciation
Lesson 145Colloquialisms
Lesson 146Passive voice - introduction
Lesson 147Incomplete passive (se vende)
Lesson 148True passive – use of past participles
Lesson 149Indirect object pronouns
Lesson 150Indirect object pronouns (part two)
Lesson 151“se” “le” “les”
Lesson 152Object pronouns in alternative positions
Lesson 153Imperatives (tú)
Lesson 154Imperatives (tú) linked to pronouns
Lesson 155Summary and Imperatives (vosotros)
Lesson 156Imperatives (vosotros) and reflexives
Lesson 157Imperatives (usted)
Lesson 158Present subjunctive
Lesson 159Present subjunctive (part two)
Lesson 160Present subjunctive (part three)
Jane Cronin is a teacher and communicator based in the Alicante province of Spain. She has many years experience of introducing the language and culture of Spain to the English speaking community via television, radio, presentations and courses.
Jane’s website www.janecronin.eu contains a treasure trove of free articles, video tutorials and advice as well as a substantial list of e-books and audio downloads useful to both serious students and those with a general interest. Also available in both physical and electronic form is the bilingual book “Sid’s Adventures in Spain”. This is the light-hearted story about the experiences of a Yorkshireman who takes up residence on the Costa Blanca whose pages are set out as parallel texts with English and Spanish on facing pages.
Also available via www.janecronin.eu is a personalized internet course based on the “Step by Step Spanish” volumes and a Step by Step Listening course aimed at improving students’ ability to tune into and understand spoken Spanish.
