Spanish I

by Jill Rodriguez

Book Overview

Provides the foundations of basic Spanish pronunciation, spelling, and sentence construction. This work contains a free Pocket Guide with useful information, a Chapter Check-In at the beginning of chapters, a Chapter Checkout at the end of chapters, and tests your knowledge in the CQR Review and look for information in the CQR Resource Center.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764563874
• ISBN13: 9780764563874
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Book

I am trying to learn the basics of Spanish and this book has been one of the most useful I have found thus far. Grammar is explained in easily understood ways with examples to clarify things. I like it very much!

very helpful and concise

I learned French a long time ago, so I felt like I knew what I was getting in to when I started with another Romance language, and I wanted to find something that was straight to the point to help me learn Spanish. Cliff's Quick Review of Spanish is just that, concise and straightforward. It will not give you a lot of exercises or practice problems, but the basics of grammar are presented in a concise and logical way. I imagine this would make an excellent resource for review for those taking intro to Spanish classes, and as an independent learner I can tell you this book has been extremely useful. While additional books/CDs/websites/etc. are advisable for learning to speak and understand Spanish, this is an excellent background and review on Spanish grammar that I highly recommend.

Spanish I Review

This is an excellent refresher for those who have had high school Spanish. It is full of great acronyms which were previously unfamiliar to me, but are very useful. I recommend this book for all ages and all levels.

A completely underrated gem...

I wholeheartedly agree with Chuan N. Lee "half". Who knew that cliff notes 1 & 2 for Spanish could possibly be so excellent? I mean, cliff notes - they're for the losers who couldn't even be bothered to actually read the book, right? But I picked these up because I'd just started Spanish and they were going cheap at Walmart's. To my surprise, books 1 & 2 together pretty much comprise a complete course in Spanish, but pared right down to the essentials, which is what I need because I'm in my forties now so I don't have time to waste. I liked it so much I gave copies to my SO, who is also an engineer, also learning Spanish, and also in a hurry. He finally overcame his prejudice of cliff's notes long enough to actually look at them, and now is as hooked on them as I am. If you're serious about learning Spanish and are type-A like us, with no time for the fluff and hand-holding you get from "Learn Spanish in 25 years in Your Car whilst becoming a Hazard to Navigation" then this, along with the dictionaries at yahoo.com and wordreference.com, is the way to go.

A very pleasant surprise

I own a variety of books for learning Spanish, ranging from phrase-books (I know, what a joke), to classroom textbooks. I only discovered this particular little gem a couple of months ago.This author excels at several things:1) saying the most with the fewest words (I always like to cut to the chase)2) using just the right number of well-selected examples in all the right places3) answering your questions just when you are about to ask them4) thoroughnessand perhaps most important of all5) fantastic pacing, it never drags, and yet never outruns you.There are many experts in the Spanish language, obviously, but it is truly a joy to find one who is also an expert teacher and writer.If you had been previously exposed to the Spanish language in any way, either via phrasebooks or a mostly-forgotten class 15 years ago, get this book. It sets everything straight permanently in one single reading.