CliffsQuickReview Spanish I

CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions.

CliffsQuickReview Spanish I is meant to provide all the foundations of basic Spanish pronunciation, spelling, and sentence construction. Spanish grammar is systematically explained in its most simplistic way, so there's no need for any prerequisite before beginning this "review" of the equivalent of two years of high school Spanish. As you work your way through this review, you'll be ready to tackle such concepts as

• Spelling and pronunciation
  
  
• Nouns, articles, pronouns, and verbs
  
  
• Basic sentence structure
  
  
• Preterit and imperfect tenses, and prepositions and negatives
  
  

CliffsQuickReview Spanish I can act as a supplement to your textbook and to classroom lectures. Use this reference in any way that fits your personal style for study and review -- you decide what works best with your needs. You can read the book from cover to cover or just look for the information you want and put it back on the shelf for later. Here are just a few ways you can search for topics:

• Use the free Pocket Guide full of essential information
  
  
• Get a glimpse of what you'll gain from a chapter by reading through the Chapter Check-In at the beginning of each chapter
  
  
• Use the Chapter Checkout at the end of each chapter to gauge your grasp of the important information you need to know
  
  
• Test your knowledge more completely in the CQR Review and look for additional sources of information in the CQR Resource Center
  
  
• Use the glossary to find key terms fast
  
  
• For helpful lists of verbs, phrases, and expressions, turn to the Appendices at the back of the book