Materials have been extensively class-tested at the author's school and other institutions throughout the country. In every other chapter a diagnostic test enables students to self-check their control of the grammar needed to accurately express the seven communicative functions. In addition there are pronunciation and listening comprehension activities. Text-specific video focuses on the lives of 5 friends students meet in the activities. Video was shot in the Ruta Maya Caf .
Brief conversations serve as a jumping-off point for further exploration in the classroom.
El cuento hisp nico introduces the Intermediate Spanish student to major Hispanic writers from both Spain and Spanish America including, among others, Ana Mar a Matute, Horacio Quiroga, Julio Cort zar, and Gabriel Garc a M rquez. The short, complete works in this anthology are intended to be read in one sitting. A wide variety of language developmental exercises, such as vocabulary and strategy building, accompany the readings. An expanded version of this book is also available on Primis. Organized by the four genres of prose, poetry, drama, and the essay, the text provides a rich and diverse array of reading selections.