Capítulo 1 En la clase
Comunicación
Greeting people in Spanish
Asking someone his/her name
Asking people how they are
Asking where someone is from
Saying good-bye
Vocabulario
The Spanish alphabet and campus vocabulary
Months and seasons
Numbers and dates
Estructura
Singular nouns and articles
Plural nouns and articles
The verbs ser and tener
Possessive adjectives
Cultura
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Singular nouns and articles
More about gender of nouns
Capítulo 2 Mis amigos y yo
Comunicación
Finding out someone’s age
Finding out where someone is going
Expressing likes and dislikes
Vocabulario
Describing people, places, and things with adjectives and colors
Estructura
Adjectives
The verbs estar and ir
The verb gustar
Infinitives with gustar and ir
Cultura
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Adjectives
Adjective placement
The verbs estar and ir
Using tener to express states
The verb gustar
Nos gusta(n), os gusta(n), les gusta(n)
Capítulo 3 ¿Qué haces?
Comunicación
Getting someone’s attention, asking for time
Asking at what time events occur
Vocabulario
Your daily routine and the days of the week
Estructura
Present indicative: Singular forms
Present indicative: Plural forms
Stem-changing verbs: o → ue
Demonstrative adjectives
Cultura
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Stem-changing verbs: o → ue
Additional o → ue verbs
Demonstrative adjectives
The demonstrative adjectives aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas
Demonstrative pronouns
Capítulo 4 ¡Qué bonita familia!
Comunicación
Asking what people do for a living
Commenting on things and complimenting people
Vocabulario
Describing family members
Estructura
Comparatives
Stem-changing verbs: e → i
Stem-changing verbs: e → ie
Ser and estar for identity and location
Cultura
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Comparatives
Más de with numerals
Comparatives of equality
Superlatives
Expressing things emphatically
Stem-changing verbs: e → i
Additional e → i verbs
Stem-changing verbs: e → ie
Additional e → ie verbs
Capítulo 5 Por la ciudad
Comunicación
Expressing gratitude
Asking for and giving directions
Vocabulario
Urban landscapes
Numbers from 100 to 9,999
Estructura
Verbs with irregular yo forms
Reflexive verbs
Ser and estar with adjectives
Indefinite and negative expressions
Cultura
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Verbs with irregular yo forms
More on saber and conocer
More irregular verbs with -zco
Reflexive verbs
Additional reflexive verbs
The reciprocal meaning of reflexive verbs
The infinitive after a preposition
Ser and estar with adjectives
Ser for location of events
Capítulo 6 ¡A comer!
Comunicación
Responding to requests
Inviting and declining politely
Vocabulario
Food and meals
Setting the table
Estructura
The preterite: Regular verbs
The preterite: Some common irregular verbs
Direct objects and direct object pronouns
Cultura
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The preterite: Regular verbs
Leer, creer, and oír in the preterite
Ver and dar in the preterite
Capítulo 7 Los recuerdos y la nostalgia
Comunicación
Expressing to have a good time
Congratulating someone
Vocabulario
Celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world
Estructura
The imperfect
Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns
Pronouns after prepositions
Cultura
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Pronouns after prepositions
Additional prepositions
Stressed possessives
Capítulo 8 La ropa y la moda
Comunicación
Talking about how great something is
Using polite expressions in appropriate contexts
Vocabulario
Describing clothing
Parts of the body
Expressing how clothing fits
Estructura
More irregular preterite forms
The preterite and imperfect together
Object pronoun placement with infinitives
Cultura
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More irregular preterite forms
Additional irregular preterite forms
The preterite and imperfect together
Comparison of meaning in preterite vs. imperfect
Object pronoun placement with infinitives
Double object pronouns
Another use of lo: Lo + adjective
Capítulo 9 ¿Adónde te gustaría viajar?
Comunicación
Asking what people would like to do
Expressing rules with infinitive
Vocabulario
Travel, tourism, and weather
Estructura
The prepositions por and para
Impersonal se
Se for unplanned events
Cultura
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The prepositions por and para
Additional uses of por and para
Se for unplanned events
Additional verbs with se for unplanned events
Capítulo 10 La vida profesional
Comunicación
Expressions for professional contexts
Introducing people to each other
Vocabulario
Professions and careers
Technology in the workplace
Estructura
The relative pronoun que
Informal (tú) commands
Formal (Ud./Uds.) commands
Cultura
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The relative pronoun que
Que and additional relative pronouns
Lo que
Capítulo 11 ¡Estás en tu casa!
Comunicación
Welcoming people
Making polite invitations
Vocabulario
Rooms and other parts of a home
Furniture and appliances
Estructura
The present perfect
Commands with object pronouns
The present progressive
Cultura
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The present perfect
Additional irregular participles
Using the past participle as an adjective
Using the past participle to form the passive
The past perfect
Commands with object pronouns
Nosotros/as commands
The present progressive
The past progressive
Capítulo 12 El deporte y el bienestar
Comunicación
Wishing someone good luck
Giving advice on healthy living
Vocabulario
Sports, health, and fitness
Estructura
The present perfect with object pronouns
The present progressive with object pronouns
The subjunctive: Volition with regular verbs
Cultura
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The present progressive with object pronouns
The present progressive with double object pronouns
The subjunctive: Volition with regular verbs
Additional expressions of volition
Capítulo 13 La naturaleza y el medio ambiente
Comunicación
Talking about what you think someone should do
Expressing how long you’ve been doing something
Vocabulario
Nature and the environment
Estructura
The subjunctive: Irregular verbs
The subjunctive: Disbelief and uncertainty
The subjunctive: Purpose and contingency
Cultura
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The subjunctive: Irregular verbs
Additional irregular verbs in the subjunctive
Present perfect subjunctive
The subjunctive: Disbelief and uncertainty
The subjunctive in adjective clauses (after nonexistent and indefinite antecedents)
The subjunctive: Emotion
The subjunctive: Purpose and contingency
The subjunctive in time clauses
The subjunctive: Additional expressions of contingency
Capítulo 14 La cultura y la diversión
Comunicación
Expressing uncertainty
Talking about what you would like
Vocabulario
Movies, theater, and museums
Estructura
The past subjunctive
The future
Cultura
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The past subjunctive
Additional irregular past subjunctive forms
The past perfect subjunctive
The future
Irregular future forms
The future perfect
Capítulo 15 Si la vida fuera diferente…
Comunicación
Expressing opinions
Expressing what you know and don’t know
Vocabulario
Social, economic, and political issues
Estructura
The conditional
Si clauses
Cultura
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The conditional
Irregular conditional forms
The conditional perfect
Si clauses
The past perfect subjunctive in si clauses
Capítulo 16 La amistad y el amor
Comunicación
Describing your relationship status
Expressing sympathy and regret
Vocabulario
Personal relationships
Estructura
Review: The present indicative and the infinitive
Review: The preterite and imperfect together
Review: Object pronouns
Review: The present subjunctive
Cultura
