Reviews for Dime Wbk/Lab Manual PE Lv2 94

The average rating for Dime Wbk/Lab Manual PE Lv2 94 based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-03-23 00:00:00 Yelizavet Kitaynik Excellent review for someone like me, who studied Spanish and high school and felt fairly comfortable in the language... But that was ten years ago! This book provides great refresher explanations of grammatical points (given in English) and then follows them with useful exercises that drive them home with repetition. Newer editions have more modern Spanish; verbs for surfing the net, using cellphones, etc. The authors also give good cultural explanations in sidebars. Unfortunately, each edition seems to contain multiple publishing errors-- the same exercise appears twice, spelling errors in English and Spanish, and a few grammatical errors. My Spanish-speaking friends also tell me that certain idiomatic expressions are described very poorly or are wrong outright. I take this with a grain of salt because the Spanish-speaking world is large and diverse; native speakers from different regions often disagree on pronunciation and meaning. Their objections tell me that the authors should label the origin of their definitions more explicitly or perhaps omit certain phrases because they are too complex to be given simple English equivalents. Those might be better served in another text. At any rate, I find the book a worthwhile investment for someone who wants to speak Spanish well, beyond what's needed for a two-week vacation in Cancun (which is nothing, btw).

Review # 2 was written on 2019-10-24 00:00:00 John Acquesta Jr. This book was provided to me by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was serving as a volunteer, full-time missionary in Mexico. With a study of one hour per day, I was far better equipped than I otherwise would have been to become proficient in the Spanish language. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn to speak Spanish.