This unique grammar review includes many proverbs, songs and poems to illustrate points of grammar. Abundant, interesting exercises follow each grammar lesson and include reading, cultural and conversational material. Features: * Concise format not only permits the instructor to cover the entire book in one semester, but also allows time to integrate supplementary materials. * Provides answers to section exercises in an appendix, encouraging students to study effectively on their own. * Reinforces skills in each lesson with exercises that review the previous lessons and with two comprehensive review sections. * Includes an appendix on false cognates to help students distinguish words that look alike. * Incorporates brief Spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionaries. New to this edition: * Introduces many new exercises and frame stories throughout the text. * Includes brief sections on practical conversational expressions and idioms related to eight different topics. * Encourages students to predict what each passage will address with new prereading sections, Vistazos preparativos. * Provides an orthographic table in Appendix D, helping students improve writing and pronunciation.