Secondary school students who dread the idea of having to learn a secondanguage are likely to change their minds when they open this book. Each ofts 17 lessons teaches an important and interesting aspect of the Spanishulture while also presenting a lesson in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. Allessons have Spanish titles with English translations, followed by a briefassage written entirely in Spanish. Immediately following the short essay is vocabulary list with English equivalents covering all key words in thessay. Brief exercises that follow cover grammar, more vocabulary,ronunciation, idioms, and cognates, words that are written alike in Englishnd Spanish, but are pronounced differently. Written passages in Englishiscuss various aspects of Spanish culture and history. Structured in aorkbook format, with exercises to test comprehension of the subject matter, "ainless Spanish" is a language immersion course, but with this importantifference: it immerses students gently and painlessly into the Spanishanguage.