Second Spanish Reader: Bilingual for Speakers of English (Graded Spanish Readers) - Softcover

Estrada, Lora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8366011127 ISBN 13: 9788366011120

Publisher: Language Practice Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

A private detective is following the girl he is in love with. A former air force pilot, he is discovering some sides in the human nature he can't deal with. This book makes use of the ALARM Method to efficiently teach its readers Spanish words, sentences and dialogues. The audio tracks are available inclusive on www.lppbooks.com/Spanish/

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Review

This is without a doubt one of the best paid Spanish readers available for Kindle to-date. In a world where one often has to settle for 40-odd page pamphlets, finding a 500 page reader with solid content feels great. From what I've seen, it also happens to be one of the better ALARM method readers out there.
To be honest, I wasn't so sure about this book at first, but getting into it, I quickly began to enjoy myself. The entire reader is actually an endearingly quirky novella about a detective's investigations at a bank. While not an epic work of literature, the story kept me entertained and manged to boost my reading comprehension. Stylistically speaking, The text itself features a mix of formal and informal language contexts rather than tending towards one or the other. This is important for those of use who like being able to process and produce language in context. Best of all, the extensive(excessive) vocab lists and English translations for each passage make the learning experience feel natural. There's no need to wrap your mind around mind-boggling grammar explanations just learn things the natural way...in context!

About this edition

• Publisher: Language Practice Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 8366011127
• ISBN 13: 9788366011120
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234