In Pasos 2, the second part of the two-stage Pasos course, the language skills learnt in Pasos 1 are consolidated and extended enabling learners to develop an ability to communicate confidently at a higher level. The course encourages active and realistic use of the language over a wide range of topics and situations throughout its fourteen thematically-linked lessons. There is a wealth of authentic reading and listening materials as well as speaking and writing tasks based on everyday situations in a Spanish and Latin American context. The tasks draw on learners' opinions, experience and knowledge of the world and are set against a background of more controlled presentation and practice of essential grammatical items.Each lesson is subdivided into stand-alone sections which provide an integrated task-based approach to the business of language learning. As with Pasos 1, there are regular opportunities for revision, and vocabulary and grammar summaries are provided both at the end of each lesson and in full at the end of the book.Used with the accompanying recordings and the Support Book containing answer key and transcripts, Pasos 2 is equally effective for the learner studying alone or in the classroom.