As you learned in Volume 1, the title of this book is Trayectos, which in Spanish means pathways. In the first volume, you started using Spanish to talk about personal aspects of your life, such as your educational experience (e.g., clases, compañeros, materias, actividades académicas), tu familia y tu casa. In Volume 2, you will continue using your second language to tie it to your life. ¿Estás list@ para aprender más español? Pues, ¡continuemos con nuestro trayecto!
Objetivos del volumen 2
Comunicación
In this volume, you will learn how to…
Talk about your favorite places and leisure activities (e.g., sports, hobbies, etc.)
Talk about your daily routine and activities in the near future
Talk about the kinds of food and clothes you prefer
Give recommendations to friends/classmates to have a healthy, happy life
Talk about your favorite celebrations (e.g., birthdays, holidays)
Talk about a past memorable celebration/activity
Lengua
Usos del verbo ir
Reflexive verbs
Comparatives and superlatives
The present tense of stem-changing verbs (e→ie; o→ue; u→ue; e→i)
The present tense of the verb estar and the present progressive (gerund)
Recommendations with tener que
The preterite with regular and stem changing verbs
The preterite with irregular verbs
Cultura
La presencia hispana en Austin
La presencia hispana en Houston
La presencia hispana en la frontera
Argentina
Perú
Guatemala