Many readings are preceded by helpful vocabulary lists, and each text is presented along with a targeted reading strategy. Activities before and after each reading selection maximize opportunities to increase and practice speaking skills. Themes and topics. Texts range from news and lifestyle articles taken from the most popular publications to poems, short stories, and essays. All selections are made with the interests of today's students in mind.
Helpful strategies precede each and every selection in the fourth edition.
Along with pre-reading activities and vocabulary lists, these strategies help readers maximize their comprehension and develop good reading habits and skills. Focus on culture. Along with a map and brief essay on the country's history and culture, the concentration of materials from a new country in every chapter helps foster an appreciation of the great diversity of Spanish-speaking cultures. Web Site, Video, Reading and Writing Assistant CD-ROMs. An all new Web Site and Video Program for the fourth edition round out Horizontes' exceptional technology package.