New to 3rd Edition

• 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 Facetas Supersite, with voiceboards for oral communication and threaded discussion
  

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Facetas

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

 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
5.4 The present perfect and the past perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . A31
6.1 The future and the conditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A34
6.2 The subjunctive in adverbial clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A35
6.3 The past subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A36
6.4 Si clauses with simple tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A37

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
5.5 Pero and sino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .A32
6.5 Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A38

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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite AccessISBN: 978-1-61767-025-1  Paperback

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• Film Collection DVD
   
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• Flash cultura DVD 

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Every  Facetas 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 Sitcom

  

  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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Visit the Facetas Supersite Demo to access the resources that accompany this sample lesson.

Due to rights restrictions, a complete preview of the Facetas Film Collection can only be accessed via the Facetas Supersite. Contact your Modern Language Specialist for access.

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