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Conversational Spanish: A practical immersion course for intermediate Spanish conversation. (Audio CD + Listening guide & Grammar book) | 
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| Author: Brianys Ferrer Visbal
Publisher: Brianys Ferrer Visbal
Category: Book
Buy New: $39.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 17021
Media: Audio CD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1424325544
EAN: 9781424325542
ASIN: 1424325544
Publication Date: November 18, 2006
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Product Description
Listen to Spanish speakers from different regions of Latin America as they engage in a variety of conversations, illustrating how the language is truly spoken by native speakers. Conversational Spanish is a practical immersion course designed to develop and increase one’s skills and knowledge of the Spanish language the way it is naturally used in conversation.
Ideal for those who have already covered the basics and are ready for a more advanced level, Conversational Spanish focuses on real world Spanish so you learn the language the way it is truly used in conversation. Each lesson is based on a real world dialogue between native speakers and progresses in difficulty. This process enables you to rapidly reach a higher level of language ability, confidence and comprehension.
Each lesson is complete with transcripts (in both Spanish and English), grammar notes and vocabulary. Each conversation is first played at a normal (native) speed and then repeated at a slower speed, giving you complete control of your listening and learning experience and allowing you to develop and increase your listening comprehension naturally.
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Excellent Method to improve listening comprehension for Intermediate and Advanced stdudents September 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RMZCZZV114ZJ4 This CD is great for building your listening comprehension and vocabulary. I also think it is great for learning real conversational Spanish as the title indicates.
Extremely helpful September 8, 2008
Loved it! I found this to be extremely helpful for improving conversational proficiency. The conversations are well thought out and the speakers are interesting to listen to. A lot of vocabulary and idioms are covered which is great. I'm about halfway through it, and I've learned a lot so far. In a nutshell, the speakers are interesting, it covers a lot of vocab and it's great for building up conversation proficiency.
 Worked for me September 4, 2008
The product worked well for me.
I was speaking some Spanish in very short period of time.
easy to use April 17, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
As soon as we got the Spanish disk, we had it up and running. It was fun and easy to use. Very helpful with our current homework load learning spanish.
Conversational Spanish? Yes, but conversational Colombian Spanish December 22, 2007
67 out of 69 found this review helpful
With respect to my background, I am a self-described learning-Spanish-aholic that has bought and collected nearly every learning-Spanish product sold on Amazon. I am also the founder of Learning Spanish Like Crazy and the author of several articles on How to Learn Spanish.
And now for my review of this Spanish course . . .
I love these CDs. This course is definitely in my top 3. What I love so much about it is that the Spanish spoken in this course is not just real conversational Spanish, but real conversational Colombian Spanish. I spend about half the year in Colombia. In fact, I am writing this review from my apartment in Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Right away, I recognized not only the Colombian accents but also the phrases that Colombians tend to use more frequently than other Spanish-speakers, such as "no te parece?" (you don't think so?), "tranquilo" (relax), and using the phrase "de pronto" instead of "quizas" to say "maybe" instead of using "de pronto" to mean "suddenly" as many other Spanish-speakers would do. And the constant use of words such as "super," "chevere," and "rico" to mean "good." The only thing missing from this course was talk of my favorite Colombian food dishes: pargo frito, mojarra frita, patacones, arroz con coco, arroz con langostinos, ajiaco, bandeja paisa, mondongo, sancocho, jugos naturales, and, don't let me forget, the Colombian brands of cerveza: Aguila and Club Colombia.
If you have ever spent time in Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Cartagena, Barranquilla or Santa Marta, you will truly love this course. And if you are thinking about spending some time in any of those Colombian cities whether to improve your Spanish or just to meet the woman of your dreams, then you'll certainly want to get this Spanish course. Not only will you learn to sound like Colombians, but you will also learn the words and phrases that they commonly use. And after you finish listening to this Spanish course, 4 or 5 times, or more, your listening comprehension will have really improved.
Besides the fact that the conversations consist of real conversational Colombian Spanish, the conversations are also fun to listen to. You'll never get tired of listening to them. The speakers are energetic and speak at the same speed that they would normally speak in real life. But there is also a slowed down track following each conversation. You won't find any of that beginner stuff about "greetings, "making hotel reservations," or "ordering in a restaurnat." That's because the conversations are not designed for the typical traveler that is planning to spend just a few days in Colombia or some other part of Latin America. The conversations are designed for the Spanish-learner that wants to experience the feeling of being immersed in the language and the culture of the country that is perhaps the best place to learn Spanish, but still, unjustifiably, the most feared country to travel to for the Gringo seeking to learn Spanish. If you are sincere in your desire to learn conversational Spanish, then not only do I recommend that you buy this course, I also encourage you to come to Colombia and study Spanish here.
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