Barron's AP Spanish Language and Culture with MP3 CD - Softcover

Springer Ph.D., Alice G.; Paolicchi M.A., Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438073917 ISBN 13: 9781438073910

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2014

Synopsis

Updated to reflect the brand new AP Spanish Language and Culture exam that will be administered for the first time in May 2014, this manual includes:

Two full-length practice exams

An enclosed MP3 CD that supplements the book's exercises and includes audio sections for both practice exams

Separate practice and review units that provide strategies for improvement and cover reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing, speaking, vocabulary and grammar

The manual can be purchased alone or with an optional CD-ROM that presents two additional full-length practice tests.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1 Preparing for the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam
PART TWO: READING COMPREHENSION
2 Reading Comprehension
3 Reading Passages for Section II--Presentational Writing
PART THREE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
4 General Considerations
5 Section I, Part B--Listening Comprehension: Print and Audio Texts (Combined
6 Section I, Part B--Listening Comprehension
PART FOUR: WRITING SKILLS
7 General Considerations
8 Section II, Part A1--Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply
9 Section II, Part A2--Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay
PART FIVE: SPEAKING SKILLS
10 Introduction to Speaking Skills
11 Practice for the Oral Exam
PART SIX: MODEL EXAMS
Model Exam 1
Model Exam 2
PART SEVEN: APPENDICES

About the Author

Daniel Paolicchi was born in London and raised in Italy until age 12. He received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University, where Daniel majored in Spanish and spent his junior year abroad in Spain studying at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Daniel earned his Master's degree in Spanish Literature from the University of Virginia. He has taught High School Spanish since 2003 and has been teaching at Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN) since 2008

Daniel's first publication was the first edition of Barron's AP Spanish Language Flash Cards (2011), a collaborative effort with Dr. Alice Springer. Following that, he edited Dr. Springer's 7th edition of Barron's AP Spanish Language prep book, and in 2014, authored the revision the 8th edition of Barron's AP Spanish Language and Culture prep book. In 2015, Daniel authored the 2nd edition of Barron's AP Spanish Language Flash Cards (2016), and he is currently working on the 9th edition of Barron's AP Spanish Language and Culture prep book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1438073917
• ISBN 13: 9781438073910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512