Nexos,
4th Edition

Capítulo preliminar: ¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!.
The alphabet. People. The textbook. Numbers 0–100. Objects in the classroom. The textbook. Classroom commands.
1. ¿CÓMO TE LLAMAS?
Temas - La identidad personal. Introducción a los países de habla española. Comunicación - Exchange addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Introduce yourself and others, greet, and say goodbye. Make a phone call. Tell your and others' ages. Address friends informally and acquaintances politely. Write a personal letter.
Vocabulario útil - 1. Greetings. 2. Exchanging personal information (phone numbers and addresses). 3. Introductions and saying good-bye. Gramática útil - 1. Identifying people and objects: Nouns and articles. 2. Identifying and describing: Subject pronouns and the present indicative of the verb ser. 3. Expressing quantity: Hay + nouns. 4. Expressing possession, obligation, and age: Tener, tener que, tener + años. Cultura - Opener. Spanish around the world. ¡Fíjate! Cell phones. Voces de la comunidad: Spanish speakers in North America. ¡Explora y exprésate! - 1. A brief history of the Spanish language. 2. Some statistics about Spanish speakers. 3. A few comparisons between Spanish and English. 4. Spanish in the professional world. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Viewing a segment several times. A leer. Estrategia. Identifying cognates. Lectura. ¡Tu dirección electrónica revela tu personalidad! A escribir. Estrategia. Prewriting -- Identifying your target audience. Composición. An e-mail message. ¡Vívelo! Creating and describing a fictitious personality. Repaso y preparación.
2. ¿QUÉ TE GUSTA HACER?
Temas - 1. Gustos y preferencias. 2. Hispanos en Estados Unidos. Comunicación - Express likes and dislikes. Compare yourself to other people and describe personality traits. Ask and answer questions. Talk about leisure-time activities. Indicate nationality. Vocabulario útil - 1. Activities. 2. Physical traits. 3. Personality traits. Gramática útil - 1. Describing what you do or are doing: The present indicative of -ar verbs. 2. Saying what you and others like to do: Gustar + infinitive. 3. Describing yourself and others: Adjective agreement. Cultura - U.S. states with the highest number of Spanish speakers ¡Fíjate! "Spanglish": a mixture of two languages. Voces de la comunidad Isabel Valdés, executive and author. ¡Explora y exprésate! - bilingual culture in the U.S. and Canada. Some statistics about Hispanics in the U.S. Hispanic groups in the U.S.: brief overview of their history and culture. Skills - A ver. Estrategia: Using questions as an advance organizer. A leer. Estrategia: Using a bilingual dictionary. Lectura ¿Cómo soy yo? A escribir. Estrategia. Prewriting: Using a bilingual dictionary. Composición. An art review. ¡Vívelo! Researching and describing a famous person. Repaso y preparación.
3. ¿QUÉ CLASES VAS A TOMAR?
Temas - 1. Investigaciones. 2. Puerto Rico, Cuba y la República Dominicana. Comunicación - Talk about courses and schedules and tell time. Talk about present activities and future plans. Talk about possessions. Ask and answer questions. Vocabulario útil - 1. Fields of study and days of the week. 2. Telling time and times of day. 3. Talking about dates. Gramática útil - 1. Asking questions: Interrogative words. 2. Talking about daily activities: The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs. 3. Talking about possessions: Simple possessive adjectives. 4. Indicating destination and future plans: The verb ir. Cultura - Opener. Comparative facts about Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. ¡Fíjate! The twenty-four hour clock. Voces de la comunidad. Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court judge. ¡Explora y exprésate! - Facts about Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. Cuba: Education for all. Puerto Rico: the bilingual education of the boricuas. República Dominicana: the oldest university in the New World. Skills - A ver. Estrategia: Using body language. A leer. Estrategia. Using visuals. Lectura. Tres escuelas interesantes del Caribe. A escribir. Estrategia. Prewriting -- Brainstorming ideas. Composición. A descriptive diary entry. ¡Vívelo! Creating clues and going on a treasure hunt. Repaso y preparación.
4. ¿TE INTERESA LA TECNOLOGÍA?
Temas - 1. Conexiones virtuales y personales. 2. España. Comunicación - Talk about computers and technology. Identify colors. Talk about likes and dislikes. Describe people, emotions, and conditions. Talk about current activities. Say how something is done. Vocabulario útil - 1. Technology, computers, and colors. 2. Emotions, electronics. 3. On the Internet. Gramática útil - 1. Expressing likes and dislikes: Gustar with nouns and other verbs like gustar. 2. Describing yourself and others and expressing conditions and locations: The verb estar and the uses of ser and estar. 3. Talking about everyday events: Stem-changing verbs in the present indicative. 4. Describing how something is done: Adverbs. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Spain. 2. ¡Fíjate! 3. Internet language. 4. Voces de la comunidad. 5. Thaddeus Arroyo, CIO. 6. ¡Explora y exprésate! Facts about Spain. The Spanish empire. The great artists and writers of Spain. The Arabic influence on Spanish architecture. Buika, a Spanish singer who blends many musical styles. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Listening without sound. A leer. Estrategia. Using format clues to aid comprehension. Lectura. Una arma de doble filo: Las actitudes de los jóvenes hacia la tecnología. A escribir. Estrategia. Prewriting: Narrowing your topic. Composición. An online message. ¡Vívelo! Preparing and making a presentation about technology. Repaso y preparación.
5. ¿QUÉ TAL LA FAMILIA?
Temas - 1. Relaciones familiares. 2. Honduras y El Salvador. Comunicación -Talk about and describe your family. Talk about professions. Describe daily routines. Indicate ongoing actions. Vocabulario útil - 1. The family. 2. Professions and careers. 3. Personal care items. Gramática útil - 1. Describing daily activities: Irregular yo verbs in the present indicative, saber vs. conocer, and the personal a. 2. Describing daily activities: Reflexive verbs. 3. Describing actions in progress: The present progressive tense. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Honduras and El Salvador. 2. ¡Fíjate! 3. Professions with a global impact. 4. Voces de la comunidad. 5. Gloria G. Rodríguez, author and founder of Avance. 6. ¡Explora y exprésate! Facts about Honduras and El Salvador. Ethnic diversity in Honduras and El Salvador. A unique course of study in Honduras. A financial cooperative in El Salvador. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Listening for the main idea. A leer. Estrategia. Skimming for the main idea. Lectura La cultura garífuna. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Creating a topic sentence. Composición. A description of a profession. ¡Vívelo! Researching a profession and participating in a job fair. Repaso y preparación.
6. ¿ADÓNDE VAS?
Temas - 1. Comunidades locales. 2. México. Comunicación - Talk about places in town and the university. Talk about means of transportation and food shopping. Talk about locations and give directions. Agree and disagree. Refer to object locations. Vocabulario útil - 1. Places in the university and around town. 2. Means of transportation. 3. Shopping. Gramática útil - 1.Indicating location: Prepositions of location. 2. Telling others what to do: Commands with usted and ustedes. 3. Affirming and negating: Affirmative and negative expressions. 4. Indicating relative position of objects: Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Mexico. 2. ¡Fíjate! Regional variations of Spanish around the world. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. Enrique Acevedo, journalist. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Ancient civilizations and indigenous populations of Mexico. The Spanish conquest and the Mexican Revolution. El tianguis, a special kind of open-air market. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Watching facial expressions. A leer. Estrategia. Working with unknown grammatical structures. Lectura Los jóvenes se divierten. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Adding supporting detail. Composición. A description of a place of personal significance. ¡Vívelo! Inventing a new business and creating an advertisement for it. Repaso y preparación.
7. ¿QUÉ PASATIEMPOS PREFIERES?
Temas - 1. Los ratos libres. 2. Panamá y Costa Rica. Comunicación - Talk about sports and leisure activities. Talk about seasons and the weather. Say how you feel using tener expressions. Describe your recent leisure activities. Suggest activities and plans to friends. Vocabulario útil - 1. Sports and leisure activities, seasons. 2. Tener expressions. 3. Weather. Gramática útil - 1. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of regular verbs. 2. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of some common irregular verbs. 3. Referring to something already mentioned: Direct object pronouns. 4. Telling friends what to do: Tú command forms. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Costa Rica and Panamá. 2. ¡Fíjate! Weather on both sides of the Equator. 3. Voces de la comunidad Brenda Villa, water poloist. 4. ¡Explora y éxpresate! Ethnic diversity in Costa Rica and Panamá. General information about Costa Rica and Panamá. A special boat race from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Ecotourism in Costa Rica. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Listening for details. A leer. Estrategia. Scanning for detail. Lectura Costa Rica: Aventuras en los rápidos. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Freewriting. Composición. An article for the school newspaper. ¡Vívelo! Writing a movie script about a personal experience. Repaso y preparación.
8. ¿CÓMO DEFINES TU ESTILO?
Temas - 1. Estilo personal. 2. Perú y Ecuador. Comunicación - Talk about clothing and fashion. Shop for various articles of clothing. Discuss prices. Describe recent purchases and shopping trips. Talk about buying items and doing favors for friends. Make comparisons. Vocabulario útil - 1. Articles of clothing, fabrics, accessories. 2. Clothes shopping. 3. Means of payment, numbers over 100. Gramática útil - 1. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of more irregular verbs. 2. Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of –ir stem-changing verbs. 3. Saying who is affected or involved: Indirect object pronouns. 4. Making comparisons: Comparatives and superlatives. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Perú and Ecuador. 2. ¡Fíjate! The ancestral tradition of weaving in the Andes. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. New subject, fashion designer. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Ancient civilizations in Perú and Ecuador and their present-day descendants. General information about Perú and Ecuador. Organic cotton from Perú. A colorful fair that sells traditional clothing in Ecuador. Skills - A ver. Estrategia: Using background knowledge to anticipate content. A leer. Estrategia: Using background knowledge to anticipate content. Lectura. El jean impone su encanto. A escribir. Estrategia. Revising -- Editing your freewriting. Composición: A description of your closet. ¡Vívelo! Creating a brand for a new line of clothing. Repaso y preparación.
9. ¿QUÉ TE APETECE?
Temas - 1. Sabores. 2. Bolivia y Paraguay. Comunicación - Talk about food and cooking. Shop for food. Order in a restaurant. Talk about what you used to eat and cook. Say what you do for others. Vocabulario útil - 1. Restaurants and menus. 2. Recipes and food preparation. 3. Setting the table. Gramática útil - 1. Talking about what you used to do: The imperfect tense. 2. Talking about the past: Choosing between the preterite and the imperfect tenses. 3. Avoiding repetition: Double object pronouns. 4. Indicating for whom actions are done and what is done routinely: The uses of se. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Bolivia and Paraguay. 2. ¡Fíjate! The metric system. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. Aaron Sánchez, specialist in Pan-Latin food. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Bolivia and Paraguay: overview and history. La quinua, a special food from Bolivia. El tereré, a social tea tradition from Paraguay. Some ancient and modern sites in Bolivia and Paraguay. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Using visuals to aid comprehension. A leer. Estrategia. Setting a time limit. Lectura. Después de la ruptura. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Writing a paragraph. Composición A personal anecdote. ¡Vívelo! Writing a description of a recipe and participating in a cooking competition. Repaso y preparación. [ORIGINAL ABOVE was "Setting a time. limit." PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THIS IS ONE SECTION, WHICH "SOUNDS" CORRECT.]
10. ¿DÓNDE VIVES?
Temas - 1. Ambientes. 2. Guatemala Nicaragua. Comunicación - Talk about your childhood. Describe houses and apartments and their furnishings. Talk about household tasks. Indicate numerical order. Talk about the duration of past and present events. Say what people want others to do. Emphasize ownership. Vocabulario útil - 1. Parts of the city, the house, ordinal numbers. 2. Household tasks, furniture, and decorations. 3. Household appliances. Gramática útil - 1. Expressing hopes and wishes: The subjunctive mood. 2. Emphasizing ownership: Stressed possessives. 3. Expressing ongoing events and duration of time: Hace / Hacía with time expressions. 4. Choosing between por and para. Cultura - 1. Opener. Housing in Guatemala, Nicaragua, the U.S., and Canada. 2. ¡Fíjate! Refranes del mundo hispano. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. César and Rafael Pelli, architects. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Guatemala and Nicaragua: overview and history. Ethnic diversity in Guatemala and Nicaragua. Some ancient and modern sites in Guatemala and Nicaragua. A unique recycling program in Guatemala. Alter Eco: "green" furniture and decorations for your home. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Listening to tone of voice. A leer. Estrategia. Understanding poetry. Lectura. Poems by Nicaraguan poets Rubén Darío and José Coronel Urtecho. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Adding transitions between paragraphs. Composición. Transitional sentences. ¡Vívelo! Designing a house and making plans to decorate it. Repaso y preparación.
11. ¿QUÉ SIGNIFICA LA CULTURA PARA TI?
Temas - 1. Culturas. 2. Venezuela & Colombia. Comunicación - Talk about popular and high culture. Express preferences and make suggestions about entertainment. Express emotion and wishes. Express doubt and uncertainty. Express unrealized desires and unknown situations. Vocabulario útil - 1. Movie genres; talking about movies. 2. Television shows; talking about television. 3. Music, art, and culture. Gramática útil - 1. Expressing emotion and wishes: The subjunctive with impersonal expressions and verbs of emotion. 2. Expressing doubt and uncertainty: The subjunctive with expressions of doubt and disbelief. 3. Expressing unrealized desires and unknown situations: The subjunctive with nonexistent and indefinite situations. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Venezuela and Colombia. 2. ¡Fíjate! New television, video, music, and Internet radio terms. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. Gustavo Dudamel, conductor. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Important facts about Colombia and Venezuela. The long history of Venezuelan cinema. MAMBO, a Colombian modern art museum. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Listening for sequencing words. A leer. Estrategia. Using prefixes and suffixes to aid in comprehension. Lectura. "Un alma abierta para ser llenada con mensajes en castellano, Gabriel García Márquez. A escribir. Estrategia. Prewriting: Creating an outline. Composición. A review. ¡Vívelo! Preparing for and participating in a debate about types of entertainment. Repaso y preparación.
12. ¿QUÉ SÍNTOMAS TIENES?
Temas - 1. El bienestar. 2. Argentina y Uruguay. Comunicación - Talk about health and illness. Describe aches and parts of the body. Express probable outcomes. Express yourself precisely with the subjunctive and the indicative. Talk about future activities. Vocabulario útil - 1. Symptoms and illnesses, parts of the body. 2. In the doctor's office. 3. Medications and treatments. Gramática útil - 1. Expressing possible outcomes: The subjunctive and indicative with conjunctions. 2. Expressing yourself precisely: Choosing between the subjunctive and indicative moods. 3. Talking about future activities: The future tense. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Argentina and Uruguay. 2. ¡Fíjate! Medical language. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. Dr. Élmer Huerta, doctor. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Important facts about Argentina and Uruguay. The health benefits of tango, the Argentinian national dance. The long life expectancy of Uruguayans. The popularity of psychoanalysis in Argentina. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Listening for cognates and key words. A leer. Estrategia. Understanding a chronology. Lectura. an excerpt from La invención de Morel, Adolfo Bioy Casares. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Using softening language and courtesy expressions. Composición. A letter to the doctor. ¡Vívelo! Researching home remedies and playing a guessing game. Repaso y preparación.
13. ¿CÚAL ES TU TRABAJO IDEAL?
Temas - 1. Metas profesionales. 2. Chile. Comunicación - Talk about current events. Interview for a job and talk about your skills and experience. Talk about things you have done and had done in the past. Express doubt, emotion, uncertainty, and opinions about recent events and actions. Vocabulario útil - 1. Current events. 2. Applying for a job. 3. Business and the economy. Gramática útil - 1. Talking about what has occurred: The present perfect tense. 2. Talking about events that took place prior to other events: The past perfect tense. 3. Expressing doubt, emotion, and will: The present perfect subjunctive. Cultura - 1. Opener. Comparative facts about Chile. 2. ¡Fíjate! Using web translators. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. Sebastián Edwards, economist, writer, novelist. 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! facts about Chile. The historic rescue of Chilean miners. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Watching for transitions and listening for words that signal a change in the conversation. A leer. Estrategia. Analyzing word endings. Lectura. "Canción de pescadoras", "La cuna", Gabriela Mistral. A escribir. Estrategia. Writing -- Writing from charts and diagrams. Composición. A cover letter or e-mail. ¡Vívelo! Translating from English to Spanish and using online translation services. Repaso y preparación.
14. ¿TE GUSTARÍA EXPLORAR EL MUNDO?
Temas - 1. Comunidad global. 2. Andorra, Belice, Filipinas, Guinea Ecuatorial, Marruecos. Comunicación - Talk about travel and make travel plans. Describe animals and geography. Hypothesize and speculate. Express doubt, emotion, and reactions about past events. Vocabulario útil - 1. Travel, the airport, on the airplane. 2. In the hotel. 3. Geography. Gramática útil - 1. Expressing doubt, emotion, volition, and nonexistence in the past: The imperfect subjunctive. 2. Saying what might happen or could occur: The conditional. 3. Expressing the likelihood that an event will occur: Si clauses with the subjunctive and the indicative. Cultura - 1. Opener. Spanish-speaking communities around the world. 2. ¡Fíjate! Indigenous languages of the Spanish-speaking world. 3. Voces de la comunidad. 4. Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo; Equatorial Guinean author . 5. ¡Explora y exprésate! Important facts about Andorra, Belice, Filipinas, Guinea Ecuatorial, Marruecos. Countries with large Spanish-speaking communities. Skills - A ver. Estrategia. Integrating your viewing strategies. A leer. Estrategia. Understanding an author's point of view. Lectura. "El reencuentro", Juan Balboa Boneke. A escribir. Estrategia. Revising -- Editing your work. Composición. An editing checklist. ¡Vívelo! Imagining hypothetical situations and creating a video or short story based on one of them. Repaso y preparación.
Reference Materials.
Appendix A: KWL Chart R–3.
Appendix B: Repaso y preparacion Answer Keys R–5.
Appendix C: Spanish Verbs R–9.
Appendix D: Maps R–23.
Spanish-English Glossary G–1.
English-Spanish Glossary G–19.
Index I–1.

• Sheri Spaine Long

  Sheri Spaine Long (Ph.D. UCLA) is Editor of Hispania – A journal devoted to the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, the scholarly journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Formerly a faculty member, department chair, and study abroad program director, Dr. Long rose to the rank of Professor of Spanish at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Most recently, Dr. Long served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a specialist in language teaching and learning. A regular presenter and invited speaker at national and international conferences, Dr. Long delivered over 100 talks from Havana to Beijing and across the United States. She actively engages the field and continues to publish on the integration of leadership development and language learning, the language profession, and Madrid in literature. Dr. Long published more than 50 articles, chapters, and reviews and her recent co-authored textbooks published with Cengage include Nexos. Introductory Spanish, 4th ed., and Alianzas. Intermediate Spanish., 2nd ed., Cuadros. Introductory and Intermediate Spanish., among others. She received the prestigious Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in 2009.

• María Carreira

  María Carreira is Associate Professor of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach. She holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Illinois, Champaign. Carreira has written linguistic notes, profiles of well-known Hispanics, and heritage learner annotations. She is active in issues relating to heritage learners.

• Sylvia Madrigal Velasco

  Sylvia Madrigal, a Yale graduate, has been in the foreign language publishing field for about 20 years. She has worked at Houghton Mifflin and at D.C. Heath, where she helped develop and write activities for the award-winning Dimelo CD-ROM series. She has authored a variety of educational materials, including video scripts for HM's TravelTour video and Caminos del jaguar.

• Kristin Swanson

  Kris Swanson has an M.A. in Hispanic Studies from Brown University. She has been in the foreign language publishing field for about 15 years. She currently works as a consultant and freelance writer, editor, and project manager.

• Today's students bring an unprecedented range of backgrounds and experiences to the language classroom. To help instructors navigate the challenges of learner diversity, NEXOS uses a variety of tools and strategies associated with Differentiated Instruction. Inspired by the 21st Century Skills Map for World Languages (ACTFL), this edition includes tips, strategies, and approaches to develop key skills in the Spanish classroom.

• "¡Vívelo!" is a new two-page, highly scaffolded task-based activity that appears at the end of every chapter. Each activity includes pre-class reflection and preparation, in-class pair or group work, and post-class oral or written follow up. Students share their final products with their classmates online.

• NEXOS, 4th Edition features five new reading selections. Four are literary texts and include work by well-known Spanish-language authors such as Gabriel García Márquez and Gabriela Mistral. These new pieces give students the opportunity to encounter and interact with literature in Chapters 9–14 and to prepare themselves for ongoing work in Spanish at the next level.

• This edition incorporates engaging new video footage that provides a new setting for the carefully structured storyline video. Beto, one of the main characters, is now a professor showing students videos about his life as a university student. This new footage gives students a present-day vantage point that allows them to draw comparisons.

• The new Annotated Instructor Edition's wrap margin provides an in-depth and enhanced instructor-support apparatus with new Differentiated Instruction annotations and tips and strategies to help develop key 21st century skills.

• Specialized activities foster your ability to learn independently by asking you to consider three questions at strategic points: What do I know? What do I to learn? What have I learned?

• Questions engage you in making personal connections with the material through prompts that encourage multiple interpretations and personal perspectives.

• "¡Vívelo!" is a new activity that appears at the end of every chapter, giving you an opportunity to produce language in a real-world context. Each activity includes pre-class reflection and preparation, in-class pair or group work, and post-class oral or written follow up. You'll share you final product with your peers online.

• Five new reading selections include work by well-known Spanish-language authors such as Gabriel García Márquez and Gabriela Mistral. These new pieces give you the opportunity to interact with literature and to prepare yourself for ongoing work in Spanish at the next level.

• The fourth edition incorporates engaging new video footage that provides a new setting for the storyline video that is integrated with the program. Beto, one of the main characters, is now a professor showing students videos about his life as a university student. This new footage gives you a present-day vantage point that allows you to draw comparisons.

• Culture has been fine-tuned throughout to enhance learning outcomes, supported by backward design: KWL charts in chapter opener activities are followed up in sections throughout the chapter with updated comparative information, topics for further exploration, and a culminating KWL activity in end-of-chapter cultural sections.

• An "¡Explora y exprésate!" section in each chapter helps students connect what they have studied and practiced to further cultural explorations and meaningful communication through copiously annotated learning objectives, backward design structure, and student-produced KWL charts.

• A focus on differentiation and assessment is accomplished through a wealth of instructor annotations that provide tips and suggestions for checking student progress throughout the chapters. NEXOS also incorporates Bloom's Taxonomy by correlating chapter objectives to align with Cognitive and Knowledge categories.

• "Repaso y preparación" sections at the end of each chapter make it easy for students to check what they have learned and get ready to absorb new material in the next chapter.

• In every chapter, the NEXOS program promotes culture-rich language learning that incorporates current, appealing themes and content. For example, you'll find profiles of successful U.S. and Canadian Hispanics in different fields and regions, which reflect a real-world and diverse view of the Spanish language and its speakers. NEXOS also presents language through relevant video segments about student life, encourages communication in class about a wide variety of subjects, and systematically helps you develop both your reading and writing skills in Spanish.

• NEXOS provides the tools to help you discover your learning preference (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic); succeed with grammar-focused support activities designed for your learning preference; use KWL (graphic organizer) charts to identify what you know, what you would like to know, and what you have learned; and share your knowledge and comment on your peers' informational posts in a protected online environment.

Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

Annotated Instructor's Edition (with Audio CD) for Long/ Carreira/Velasco/Swanson's Nexos, 4th
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Audio CDs for Long/ Carreira/Velasco/Swanson's Nexos, 4th
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DVD for Long/ Carreira/Velasco/Swanson's Nexos, 4th
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Testing Audit CD-ROM for Spaine Long/Carreira/Madrigal Velasco/Swanson's Nexos, 4th
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