New to the 3rd edition of Enfoques!

• Two new literary readings, Autorretrato by Rosario Castellanos (Mexico) and El milagro secreto by Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina)
• A new cultural reading on Sonia Sotomayor in Lesson 1
• A new fi lm, Di algo (Spain) that features Irene, a young blind woman who falls in love with the voice of a man who reads books for the blind
• In-text practice for the Flash cultura video series
• Updated and enhanced Enfoques Supersite, now with voiceboards for oral communication and threaded discussion
• vText–the online, interactive student edition that is ideal for  your intermediate hybrid course

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Enfoques

Lección 1: Las relaciones personales
Lección 2: Las diversiones
Lección 3: La vida diaria
Lección 4: La salud y el bienestar
Lección 5: Los viajes
Lección 6: La naturaleza
Lección 7: La tecnología y la ciencia
Lección 8: La economía y el trabajo
Lección 9: La cultura popular y los medios de comunicación
Lección 10: La literatura y el arte
Lección 11: La política y la religión
Lección 12: La historia y la civilización

 Appendix: Manual de gramatica

Más práctica      
1.1 The present tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A 4      
1.2 Ser and estar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 5      
1.3 Progressive forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 6      
2.1 Object pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A11      
2.2 Gustar and similar verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A12      
2.3 Reflexive verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A13      
3.1 The preterite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A18      
3.2 The imperfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A19      
3.3 The preterite vs. the imperfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A20      
4.1 The subjunctive in noun clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A23      
4.2 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A24      
4.3 Por and para. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A25      
5.1 Comparatives and superlatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A28      
5.2 Negative, affirmative, and indefinite expressions . . . . . .A29      
5.3 The subjunctive in adjective clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A30      
6.1 The future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A33      
6.2 The subjunctive in adverbial clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A34      
6.3 Prepositions: a, hacia, and con. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A35      
7.1 The present perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A38      
7.2 The past perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A39      
7.3 Diminutives and augmentatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A40      
8.1 The conditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A43      
8.2 The past subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A44      
8.3 Si clauses with simple tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A45      
9.1 The present perfect subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A48      
9.2 Relative pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A49      
9.3 The neuter lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..A50      
10.1 The future perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A53      
10.2 The conditional perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A54      
10.3 The past perfect subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A55      
11.1 The passive voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A58      
11.2 Uses of se. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A59      
11.3 Prepositions: de, desde, en, entre, hasta, sin . . . . . . .A60      
12.1 Uses of the infinitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A63      
12.2 Summary of the indicative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A64      
12.3 Summary of the subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A65      
 

Más gramática
1.4 Nouns and articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 7
1.5 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 9
2.4 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . .A14
2.5 Possessive adjectives and pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A16
3.4 Telling time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A21
4.4 The subjunctive with impersonal expressions . . . . . . . .A26
5.4 Pero and sino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   A31
6.4 Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    A36
7.4 Expressions of time with hacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A41
8.4 Transitional expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A46
9.4 Qué vs. cuál . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     A51
10.4 Si clauses with compound tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A56
11.4 Past participles used as adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A61
12.4 Pedir/preguntar and conocer/saber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   A66

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• Flash cultura DVD
   
• Fotonovela Sitcom DVD

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Every Enfoques lesson is supported by a range of activities, media, audio, and resources that enhance learning and make Spanish come to life!

Here is a preview of some of the media and resources that accompany Lesson 1:

• Fotonovela

  

  Presented in a sitcom format,  this episodic video follows the lives and adventures of the employees of a fictional lifestyle magazine—Revista Facetas. Students hear real-world language that reflects what is being studied.

• Flash cultura

  

  Young people share aspects of life in their countries, and provide valuable cultural insights. Filmed in a news program format, this engaging video expands upon the Enfoques section of each lesson.

• Animated tutorials

  
  

  The animated Professor Pedro Gómez Lacerna walks students through each grammar point, reviewing its rules and showing examples in a unique, amusing, and exciting way.

• Film Collection

  Award-winning films offer entertaining and though-provoking opportunities to build students' language skills and cultural knowledge. 

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