Asi Es
by Levy-Konesky, Nancy; Daggett, KarenEdition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-07-25
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
Grounded in the fundamentals of the Spanish language, AS & Iacute; ES fosters communication without sacrificing accuracy. Its extensive cultural resources are designed to allow flexibility in presenting the rich heritage of the Spanish speaking world.
Table of Contents
| Lección preliminar: ¡Bienvenidos! Norteamérica | |
| Asà es Mariana: Introducción al mundo de Mariana | |
| Bienvenidos! Saludos y presentaciones | |
| Vocabulario: Greetings and Introductions, Days of the Week; Countries and Capitals; Numbers 0-20. In the Classroom Forma y función: Meeting and Greeting People; Subject Pronouns; Verb ser; Interrogative Words; Verb estar; Expression hay; Definite Articles, Indefinite Articles and Nouns | |
| Aviso cultural: Greetings | |
| Pronunciación: Spanish Alphabet; Vowels | |
| Gaceta preliminar: Norteamérica | |
| Unidad 1: LOS AÑOS DECISIVOS ESPAÑA | |
| 1. En la universidad | |
| Asà es Mariana: En el campus | |
| Vocabulario: In School and on Campus; -ar Verbs; Time Expressions; Antonyms Forma y función: Present Indicative of -ar verbs; Numbers 21-100; Telling Time; Verbs hacer and ir; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La escuela secundaria en España; Escribamos: Getting Started: Writing Informally | |
| Aviso cultural: La universidad española | |
| Asà se dice; Getting Along in the Classroom | |
| Pronunciación: B and V | |
| 2. En clase | |
| Asà es; Asà es Mariana: La clase de Mariana | |
| Vocabulario: -ar, -er, and -ir Verbs; In the Classroom; Curriculum Content; Feelings Forma y función: Present Indicative of -er and -ir Verbs; Adjectives; Agreement of Adjectives; Placement of Adjectives; More about ser, estar, and hay; Contractions al and del; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La historia del arte español; Escribamos: Describing | |
| Aviso cultural: Las facultades de la universidad | |
| Asà se dice: Expressing Disappointment and Happiness | |
| Pronunciación: C and CH | |
| 3. Necesito trabajar | |
| Asà es Mariana: El nuevo empleado | |
| Vocabulario: Professions; Action Verbs; The Workplace; Job-related Vocabulary Forma y función: Present Tense of e>ie and o>ue Stemchanging Verbs: Expressions with the Verb tener: Possessive Adjectives: Indefinite and Negative Expressions; En resumen Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: ¿Es Ud | |
| adicto al trabajo?; Escribamos: Corresponding Formally: Responding to a Classified Ad | |
| Aviso cultural: El puesto perfecto | |
| Asà se dice: Looking for a Job Pronunciación: D | |
| Gaceta 1: España/Videocultura | |
| UNIDAD 2: ESTÃS EN MI CASA PUERTO RICO Y LA REPÚLICA DOMINICANA | |
| 4. Asà es mi familia | |
| Asà esMariana: La familia de Mariana | |
| Vocabulario: Family Members; Colors; Places; Events | |
| Forma y función: More Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense; Personal a; Verbs saber and conocer; Weather Expressions; Seasons, Months, and Days of the Week; Numbers Above 100; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La quinceañera; Escribamos: Describing a Person | |
| Aviso cultural: Los apellidos | |
| Asà se dice: Reacting Affirmatively and Negatively | |
| Pronunciación: G and J | |
| 5. Asà es mi casa | |
| Asà es Mariana: La tarea doméstica | |
| Vocabulario: Parts of the House; Furniture and Accessories; Verbs for Housework; Prepositions of Place | |
| Forma y función: Prepositional Pronouns: Present Progressive Tense: Present Tense of e > i; Stemchanging Verbs; Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns; Direct Object Pronouns; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Las casas del mundo hispano; Escribamos: Combining Short Sentences | |
| Aviso cultural: Las afueras o la ciudad | |
| Asà se dice: Expressing/Asking for an Opinion | |
| Pronunciación: H and LL | |
| 6. Pasando el dÃa en casa | |
| Asà es Mariana: La tecnologÃa | |
| Vocabulario: Hobbies; Reactions; On the Telephone; Computer Science; Sections of the Newspaper | |
| Forma y función: Indirect Object Pronouns; Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Used Together; Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs Preterite of the Verbs ir, ser, dar, and hacer; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La maravillosa Internet; Escribamos: Practicing Freewriting | |
| Aviso cultural: La red | |
| Asà se dice: Talking on the phone | |
| Pronunciación: S, X, and Z | |
| Gaceta 2: Puerto Rico y la República Dominicana/Videocultura | |
| UNIDAD 3: LAS NECESIDADES DE LA VIDA CUBA Y LOS CUBANOAMERICANOS | |
| 7. En el restaurante | |
| Asà es Mariana: Un plato cubano | |
| Vocabulario: ¡Buen provecho!; Foods; Drinks; In the Restaurant | |
| Forma y función: Gustar and Similar Verbs; Uses of por and para: Preterite of More Irregular Verbs; Preterite of Stem-changing Verbs; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La cocina hispana; Escribamos: Writing a Restaurant Critique | |
| Aviso cultural: La propina | |
| Asà se dice: Dining Out | |
| 8. ¡Qué comida más fresca! Asà es Mariana: En el supermercado | |
| Vocabulario: In the Supermarket; At the Market; Other Foods | |
| Forma y función: Imperfect Tense; Use of the Preterite and Imperfect Se to Express an Indefinite Subject; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El origen de los caramelos; Escribamos: Writing a Narrative | |
| Aviso cultural: Los nombres de varios tipos de comida | |
| Asà se dice: Buying and Selling | |
| 9. ¡Toma y pruébatelo! Asà es Mariana: Ropa y más ropa | |
| Vocabulario: Clothes and Accessories; Fabrics and Metals; Shopping; Expressions for Trying on Clothes | |
| Forma y función: Reflexive Verbs; Formal Commands with Ud | |
| and Uds | |
| Informal Commands with tú Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Diseñadores de moda; Escribamos: Giving Instructions | |
| Aviso cultural: La moda | |
| Asà se dice: Shopping for Clothes | |
| Gaceta 3: Cuba y los cubanoamericanos/Videocultura | |
| UNIDAD 4: DE VIAJE MÉXICO Y LOS MEXICOAMERICANOS | |
| 10. En la agencia de viajes | |
| Asà es Mariana: Dónde está mi Voleto? Vocabulario: At the Airport; At the Travel Agency; Tourism | |
| Forma y función: Present Subjunctive: Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions; Relative Pronouns; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El Bazar del sábado; Escribamos: Writing a Book Review | |
| Aviso cultural: Lugares de interés en México | |
| Asà se dice: Visiting the Travel Agency/Saying Goodbye at the Airport | |
| 11. En la gasolinera; Asà es Mariana: La llanta desinflada | |
| Vocabulario: The Automobile, Traveling by Train, Bus, Boat, and Car, Getting Around | |
| Forma y función: Present Subjunctive in Noun Clauses to Express Emotion, Desire, Doubt, and Influence; Se to Express Unplanned Occurrences; Commands: Nosotros; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El dÃa de los muertos; Escribamos: Making Suggestions and Recommendations | |
| Aviso cultural: Las artesanÃas de México | |
| Asà se dice: Handling Problems on the Road | |
| 12. Busco un hotel que tenga | |
| Asà es Mariana: Una visita a México | |
| Vocabulario: Checking into a Hotel, Choosing a Room, Hotel Amenities | |
| Forma y función: Present Subjunctive in Adjective Clauses to Express the Indefinite and Nonexistent; Ordinal Numbers; Comparatives and Superlatives; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Los mayas de ayer y de hoy; Escribamos: Comparing and Contrasting | |
| Aviso cultural: El alojamiento en México | |
| Asà se dice: Staying in a Hotel | |
| Gaceta 4: México y los mexicoamericanos/Videocultura | |
| UNIDAD 5: CUIDANDO EL CUERPO CENTROAMÉRICA | |
| 13. ¡Ay, doctor! Asà es Mariana: ¡Me duele todo! Vocabulario: At the Doctor’s Office, Medicines, Symptoms and Illnesses, At the Hospital | |
| Forma y función: Past Participle, Present Perfect and Pluperfect Tenses; Se to Express Passive Action; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La medicina natural; Escribamos Writing Persuasively | |
| Aviso cultural: Las farmacias en el mundo hispano Asà se dice: At the Doctor’s Office | |
| 14. La vida deportiva | |
| Asà es Mariana: El gran campeón | |
| Vocabulario: Sports and Players, Staying in Shape, Conjunctions | |
| Forma y función: Future Tense, Adverbs, The Present Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses of Time; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El béisbol sigue cambiando | |
| y de qué manera | |
| Escribamos: Expressing Appreciation and Gratitude in Writing | |
| Aviso cultural: Algunos deportes populares | |
| Asà se dice: Stalling for Time, Filling in, and Clarifying | |
| 15. Hay que divertirse | |
| Asà es Mariana: San Diego y sus atracciones | |
| Vocabulario: Camping, Animals, Nature | |
| Forma y función: Imperfect Subjunctive, Subjunctive in Adverbial Clause of Purpose and Dependency; Sequence of Tenses I: Present and Present Perfect Subjunctive; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El zoológico de San Diego; Escribamos: Giving Directions | |
| Aviso cultural: Los seis paÃses centroamericanos | |
| Asà se dice: Getting Around Without Getting Lost | |
| Gaceta 5: Centroamérica/Videocultura | |
| UNIDAD 6: ¡CELEBREMOS! SUDAMÉRICA | |
| 16. Con todo mi corazón | |
| Asà es Mariana: La telenovela | |
| Vocabulario: Dating, Courtship, Getting Married | |
| Forma y función: Conditional, Conditional if-Clauses, Sequence of Tenses II: Imperfect Subjunctive; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Para curar un corazón roto; Escribamos: Writing Conclusions | |
| Aviso cultural: La ceremonia nupcial | |
| Asà se dice: Expressing Love and Heartache | |
| 17. Problemas sentimentales | |
| Asà es Mariana: La pareja ideal | |
| Vocabulario: Raising a Family; The Role of Men and Women | |
| Forma y función: Review of the Subjunctive Mood: Adjectives Used as Nouns; Possessive Pronouns and the Stressed Form of Possessive Adjectives; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Los celos; Escribamos: Writing Introductions | |
| Aviso cultural: El divorcio en Chile | |
| Asà se dice: Losing Your Patience | |
| 18. Celebraciones | |
| Asà es Mariana: La fiesta de fin de año | |
| Vocabulario: Holidays, Celebrations, Forms of Worship | |
| Forma y función: Review of the Use of the Preterite and Imperfect Reciprocal Actions with se; En resumen | |
| Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Vaqueros y gauchos; Escribamos: Describing and Narrating in the Past: A Brief Review | |
| Aviso cultural: Fiestas y celebraciones | |
| Asà se dice: I Have No Idea | |
| Gaceta 6: Sudamérica/Videocultura |
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