SPANISH SIMPLIFIED! - AND IT’S BOILED DOWN TO 8 EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND LESSONS - A Proven and Practical Approach for Beginners or as a Refresher

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Self-directed Spanish learning program presented as a practical beginner path and refresher method. The program emphasizes complete-sentence communication, high-impact small vocabulary, accurate pronunciation, and memory enhancement through creative strategies. It supports learners with audio CDs and flash cards while guiding them to reorganize complex English structures into simple Spanish, helping readers speak without extensive memorization and gain positive real-world feedback.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages163

Reading Time57 min

AccessFree to download

PART 1 :

Introduction

senTenCe MAkInG sIMPLIfIed Lesson 1. easy Phrases—They almost look like English!

Lesson 2. family and friends—Likes and dislikes

Lesson 3. need—What do you need?

Verb Conjugation Simplified

Lesson 4. Can—Of course you can!

Lesson 5. Want—That what I want

Lesson 6. have—Here what I have and here what I’ve "gotta" do

Lesson 7. Go—When are you going and when are you "gonna" come back?

Talking about the future

Lesson 8. know—Now we know how

Talking about the Past

Instructions for TIC TAC Toe spanish

PART 2:

Useful Phrases

Questions

Numbers

137_FinalCover .qxp 12/14/2005 8:10 AM Page 1 Discover how to get by in Spanish with fewer than 200 words – AND IT’S BOILED DOWN TO 8 EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND LESSONS Using this self-directed learning program you will discover how to: • Communicate in complete sentences • Use a small vocabulary effectively • Pronounce words correctly • Enhance your memory with creative strategies • Speak without memorizing extensive vocabulary lists • Remember what you’ve learned by using the audio CDs • Reorganize complex English sentences into simple Spanish • Get a smile and positive feedback from your Spanish-speaking clients, friends and family WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SPANISH SIMPLIFIED! “I’ve tried to learn Spanish for years, but this is the first time I could put words together in asentence.” “I’ve been searching for a long time for audio CDs like you have produced.” “In addition to the excellent CDs and guide book, I feel I gained most by using your Flexible Framework . It’s a terrific short-cut.” “This approach is very ‘do-able’for a beginner and repetitive enough to stick, even for‘non-stick’minds.” SPAN ISH S IMP L I F I ED ! Ga i l LeBow A Proven and Practical Approach for Beginners or as a Refresher TM Language Learning Program includes Guide Book, Audio CDs & Flash Cards SPANISH SIMPLIFIED!™ Language Learning Program A Proven and Practical Approach for Beginners or as a Refresher Gail LeBow includes Guide Book, Flash Cards & 4 CDs JRI PRess BoIse, IdAho panish implified! S S ™ Language Learning Program Gail LeBow Published by: JRI Press 5398 N. Cattail Way Boise, ID 83714 (208) 853-3087 spanish simplified! Copyright © 2001–2018 by Gail LeBow. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief passages in a review. Seventh Printing 2018 Printed in the United States of America Layout and Design: Jennifer LeBow Cover photos: Bob LeBow Cover design: Nicole LeFavour Typesetting: Chris Latter ISBN:0-9710972-2-4 (with 4 audio CDs) Preface In 1963, during a 6-week vacation in Spain, I discovered a way to learn Spanish that was both quick and practical. The content and design of this course are the results of my efforts to re-create the process I used to teach myself Spanish. My husband had a fellowship which required long hours of study in libraries in Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. I decided that my project would be to learn Spanish. With a Spanish grammar book for beginners in hand, I rode buses and tried to speak to people sitting next to me. Luckily for me, people were extremely friendly to my initial attempts at communication. After a while, I discovered a few simple “short-cuts” that made it possible for me to talk in complete sentences and make myself understood without being misunderstood, in spite of the fact that I had avery small vocabulary and minimal knowledge of grammar. I wasn’t able to say anything profound, but I could certainly communicate at a basic level. At the end of the summer I returned home to my foreign language classes with several puzzles that engaged me professionally. Why were students less conversant in French after 2 years with me as their teacher than I was after just 6 weeks teaching myself Spanish? What were the differences between my in-country approach to learning Spanish and my in-class approach to teaching French? Could my in-country approach be used in-class? Over the years, while living in Bolivia, working in Mexico and traveling throughout Central and South America, I learned that the in-country approach which I devised to teach myself Spanish was wellknown and widely used by many others who had also discovered it independently. Spanish Simplified! is

FAQs

What learning approach does Spanish Simplified! use?

It uses a self-directed program that focuses on short, easy-to-understand lessons and practical patterns to help learners communicate in complete sentences.

How does the program help learners remember what they learn?

It enhances memory through creative strategies and reinforces learning by using audio CDs, so learners can remember and practice what they’ve learned.

What resources come with Spanish Simplified!?

It includes a guide book, audio CDs, and flash cards (also described as including 4 CDs).

How does the course help students speak without memorizing long vocabulary lists?

It teaches learners to reorganize complex English sentences into simple Spanish and to use a small vocabulary effectively for real communication.

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