Imágenes: An Introduction to Spanish Language and Cultures / Edition 3

by Debbie Rusch, Marcela Dominguez, Lucia Caycedo Garner

Overview

IM GENES, Third Edition, takes a functional, integrated skills approach specifically designed to help students develop receptive and productive skills simultaneously that are critical in learning Spanish. When using IM GENES students acquire communicative skills while gaining an awareness of Hispanic cultures. The program s practical, relevant themes, lively practice, and engaging technology components get learners communicating early and confidently. The exciting new third edition will contain a greater focus on the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries and have two new video blogs in each chapter to provide input of chapter functions and vocabulary. IM GENES will keep students motivated as they learn and explore the many cultures of Spanish-speaking world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133952343
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	World Languages
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Debbie Rusch has been the coordinator of Elementary Spanish at Boston College since 1990. She is the author of IM GENES, CLARO QUE Si!, AN MATE, FUENTES: CONVERSACI N Y GRAM TICA, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. At Boston College she has taught pedagogy courses. She has been an instructor of Spanish for more than 35 years and has also taught English as a Foreign Language in Spain, where she lived for more than six years. She is a frequent presenter at state, regional, and national conferences and conducts workshops for school districts.


Marcela Dominguez is from Argentina. She was also a lecturer and coordinator at Pepperdine University for seven and three years respectively. She also taught at UCLA and USC. She is the author of IM GENES, CLARO QUE Si!, AN MATE, FUENTES: CONVERSACI N Y GRAM TICA, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. Marcela frequently presents at conferences at the regional and national levels. Most recently she was invited to do a presentation by the Ministry of Education at the Spanish Embassy.


Lucia Caycedo Garner is from Colombia. She taught language and pedagogy courses for more than thirty years at the University of Wisconsin, Madison before her retirement. She is the author of IM GENES, CLARO QUE S ! FUENTES: CONVERSACI N Y GRAM TICA, FUENTES: LITERATURA Y REDACCI N, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. She was an ACTFL OPI tester and trainer. She was a frequent presenter at the local, state, and national levels. She was also a contributor to the University of Wisconsin Spanish Placement Exam.

Table of Contents

CAP TULO PRELIMINAR: BIENVENIDOS AL MUNDO HISPANO Las presentaciones. Los saludos y las despedidas. Paises de habla espanola y sus capitales. Expresiones para la clase. Deletreo y pronunciacion de palabras: El alfabeto. Acentuacion (Stress). Cultura: Countries with most Spanish-speakers; Tu vs. usted ; Use of adios ; The abrazo and beso; Spanish-speaking countries and capitals; Spanish in the world; Facts about the Spanish alphabet. How to read acronyms. CAP TULO 1. QUI N ES? (HISPANOS EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS). Para ver I. Mi video blog numero 1. Vocabulario esencial I. Los numeros del cero al cien: II. Las nacionalidades: Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Talking About Yourself and Others (Part I): Subject Pronouns. Asking and Giving One s Name: Llamarse. Stating Origin: Ser + de, ser + nationality. Indicating One s Age: Tener. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Scanning. Lectura: Los hispanos en los Estados Unidos . Vocabulario esencial II. Las ocupaciones: Discussing occupations. Para ver II. Mis padres y amigos. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Talking About Yourself and Others (Part II): Subject Pronouns in the Singular and Plural. The Verbs llamarse, tener, and ser. Plural Forms of Occupations and Adjectives of Nationality. Asking Information and Negating: Question formation; Negating. M s all . Cancion: La bamba , Los lobos. Video: El mes de la herencia hispana. Cultura. Points of interest in Chicago and Los Angeles on Para ver I video; Two last names on Para ver I video; Reading telephone numbers; Referring to people from the U.S.; Hispanics vs. Latino in the U.S.; Demographics of Hispanics in the U.S.; Origin of Hispanics in the U.S.; Spanish words used in English and English words used in Spanish; Diversity of Hispanics; Famous Hispanics. Material reciclado. Introductions (P); Country names (P); Llamarse (P); Ser de + place (P); Tu vs. Ud. (P); Alphabet (P); Geography (P). CAP TULO 2. TE GUSTA? (CUBA, PUERTO RICO, LA REP BLICA DOMINICANA Y PANAM ). Para ver I. Una visita a Puerto Rico. Vocabulario esencial I. La habitacion de un estudiante universitario. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Using Gender and Number: Gender. Plural Formation. Expressing Likes and Dislikes (Part I): Gustar. Expressing Possession: The Preposition de; Possessive Adjectives. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Identifying Cognates. Lectura: Facultad de Ciencias de la Computacion . Writing Strategy: Connecting Ideas. Vocabulario esencial II. Acciones. Los dias de la semana. Para ver II. Planes para la Republica Dominicana y Panam . Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Expressing Likes and Dislikes (Part II): Gustar. Expressing Obligation: Tener que. Making Plans: ir a. M s all . Canciones: Vive! , Estrellitas y duendes y Merengue con letra . Video: La ruta del carnaval dominicano. Cultura. Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Panama throughout the chapter and on the Para ver I and II videos; History of Puerto Rico; Where college students live; Baseball; University systems including the facultad; Kunas and Tainos; Merengue, bachata, bolero, salsa, hip-hop, and regueton; Carnaval de las Tablas; Carnaval in the Dominican Republic. Material reciclado. Tener (1); Ser (1); Question formation (1); Negation (1). Geography (P). CAP TULO 3. QU HACES HOY? (COSTA RICA Y NICARAGUA). Para ver I. Una entrevista en Playa Jaco. Vocabulario esencial I. Lugares. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Indicating Location: Estar + en + place. Talking About the Present (Part I): The Present Indicative of Regular Verbs. Talking About the Present (Part II): The Present Indicative of Verbs with Irregular yo Forms. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Dealing with Unfamiliar Words. Lectura: Que hacer este fin de semana en San Jose? Writing Strategy: Using Models. Vocabulario esencial II. El fisico y la personalidad: Ser + Adjective. Las emociones y los estados: Estar + Adjective. Para ver II. Hay familias y FAMILIAS. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Describing Yourself and Others: Adjective Agreement; Position of Adjectives; Ser/estar + Adjective. Discussing Actions in Progress: Present Indicative and Present Progressive. M s all . Cancion: Pura vida! , Chino Espinosa y los Duenos del Son. Video: Costa Rica: Sin ingredientes artificiales. Pelicula: Sugar. Cultura. Points of interest in Costa Rica and Nicaragua throughout the chapter. Sarchi; Costa Rican democracy and scar Arias; Specialty stores vs. mercados vs. supermercados vs. hipermercados; El G eg ense; Luis Enrique Mejia; Nicaragua a land of lakes, volcanoes, and poets (Dario, Cardenal, Belli); Connotations of the word familia. Baseball in the Caribbean. Material reciclado. Origin (P); Geography (P); Occupations (1); Class subjects (2); Common nouns (1, 2); Gustar (2); Estar (P); Tener que (2); Ir a (2); Actions (2). CAP TULO 4. UN D A T PICO (BOLIVIA, ECUADOR Y PER ). Para ver I. Mi dia tipico. Vocabulario esencial I. Las partes del cuerpo. Acciones reflexivas. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Describing Daily Routines: Reflexive Verbs. The Personal a. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Predicting. Lectura: Machu Picchu: El lugar misterioso de los incas . Writing Strategy: Brainstorming and Outlining. Vocabulario esencial II. El tiempo, las estaciones y la fechas. Para ver II. Las vacaciones. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Talking About Who and What You Know: Saber and conocer. Pointing Out and Referencing: Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns. M s all . Cancion: Esta es mi tierra , Eva Ayllon. Video: Bolivia. Cultura. Points of interest in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru throughout the chapter; The geographic and ethnic diversity of Peru; Francisco Pizarro; Sayings and proverbs; Incas and Machu Picchu; seasons and academic calendar in the Southern Hemisphere; Titicaca and the Galapagos; The cajon and charango as part of Criolla music. Material reciclado. Present indicative (3); Ir a + infinitive and tener que + infinitive (2); Ir a + place (3); Estar (3); Objects (2); Places (3); Time expressions (2); Ser and estar with adjectives (3); Cardinal numbers (1); Occupations (1); Nationalities (1); Age (1). CAP TULO 5. LOS PLANES Y LAS COMPRAS (M XICO). Para ver I. Que hacemos hoy? Vocabulario esencial I. La hora, los minutos y los segundos. Las sensaciones. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Expressing Habitual and Future Actions and Actions in Progress: Stem-changing Verbs. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Activating Background Knowledge. Lectura: Celebraciones mexicanas . Writing Strategy: Sequencing. Vocabulario esencial II. Los colores. La ropa y los materiales. Para ver II. El desfile de modas. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Indicating Purpose, Destination, and Duration: Para and por. Indicating the Location of a Person, Thing, or Event: Estar en and ser en. M s all . Cancion: 24 horas , Cafe Tacuba. Video: El Dia de los Muertos. Cultura. Points of interest in Mexico throughout the chapter; El Zocalo; Places to visit in Mexico City; 24-hour clock; Hispanics and time; Daily routine in Mexico, meal time and the almuerzo in Mexico vs. other countries; Store and restaurant hours; Mexican festivities (la Virgen de Guadalupe, Posadas, Dia de los Muertos); La guayabera y el rebozo; Oaxaca; Diego Rivera and Frida Khalo. Material reciclado. Adjectives of nationality(1); Tener (1, 2); Descriptive adjectives (3); Ser/estar (3); Ser de + place (1); Days of the week (2); Gustar (2); Reflexives (4); Cardinal numbers (1); Present indicative (3); Geography (P). CAP TULO 6. AYER Y HOY (COLOMBIA Y VENEZUELA). Para ver I. El padre de Julieta. Vocabulario esencial I. Los numeros del cien al millon. Preposiciones de lugar. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Talking About the Past: The Preterit (Regular Verbs; Ir, ser, and hacer; Time Expressions Including Hace que + Preterit). Indicating Relationships: Prepositions and Prepositional Pronouns. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Skimming. Lectura: La leyenda de Guatavita . Writing Strategy: Chronological Order. Vocabulario esencial II. La familia de Julieta. Para ver II. La boda en Caracas. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Using Indirect-Object Pronouns. Using Affirmative and Negative Words. M s all . Cancion: Cu ndo fue? , Victor Escalona. Video: Conoce Venezuela. Pelicula: Maria llena eres de gracia. Cultura. Chivas; Points of interest in Bogot ; Museo del Oro and La Catedral de Sal; Gustavo Dudamel; Famous Colombians and Venezuelans; Family and the responsibility of its members; Venezuelan geography (including oil reserves, la Isla Margarita, el Salto Angel, and tepuyes). Material reciclado. Cardinal numbers (1); Estar for location (3); Reflexives (4); Stem-changing verbs (5) Days of the week and other time divisions (2); Present indicative (3, 4, 5); Ir a + infinitive (2). CAP TULO 7. LOS VIAJES (ESPA A). Para ver I. Paseando por Madrid. Vocabulario esencial I. El telefono. En el hotel. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Talking about the Past (Part I): Irregular Verbs in the Preterit. Change of Meaning in the Preterit. Talking about the Past (Part II): Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterit. Expressing the Duration of an Action: Hace + Time Expression + que + Verb in the Present. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Identifying Main Ideas. Lectura: Historia de Espana . Writing Strategy: The Paragraph. Vocabulario esencial II. Medios de transporte. El pasaje y el aeropuerto. Para ver II. Pasajeros tipicos? Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Indicating Time and Age in the Past: Ser and tener. Avoiding Redundancies: Direct-Object Pronouns. M s all . Cancion: Al Andalus , David Bisbal. Video: Apueste por Sevilla. Cultura. World soccer champions; Madrid; Different cultures in Spanish history; Information on Spain; Making phone calls; Text messaging abbreviations; Paradores in Spain; Barcelona; Languages spoken in Spain; The patria chica; Don Juan Tenorio; The royal family; Seville and Andalucia. Material reciclado. Large numbers (1, 6); Time expressions; Stem-changing verbs (5); Hace que + Preterit (6); Question words (1); Preterit (6) Telling time (5); Telling age (1); Family (6). CAP TULO 8. LA COMIDA Y LOS DEPORTES (GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR). Para ver I. Comida casera en un restaurante guatemalteco. Vocabulario esencial I. La comida. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Expressing Likes, Dislikes, and Opinions: Using Verbs Like gustar. Avoiding Redundancies: Combining Direct and Indirect-Object Pronouns. Using ya and todavia. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Finding References. Lectura: El padre Antonio y su monaguillo Andres , Ruben Blades. Writing Strategy: Avoiding Redundancy. Vocabulario esencial II. Los deportes. Los articulos deportivos. Para ver II. Goooooooooooolllll!!! Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Describing in the Past: Formation of the Imperfect. Using the Imperfect. M s all . Cancion: Te encontrare , Ricardo Arjona. Video: El Salvador tiene todo incluido. Cultura. Points of interest in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador throughout the Chapter; Tikal, Cop n and Joya de Ceren; Regional foods in Spanish-speaking countries; Setting the table for an elegant meal; Courses of a meal (platos); Salvadoran Restaurant menu; Comercio justo and coffee exports; scar Romero; Soccer, baseball and other sports; Garifunas; Childhood fantasies; Christmas and Holy Week traditions. Material reciclado. Indirect- and direct-object pronouns (6, 7); Gustar (2); Preterit (6, 7); Telling time in the past (78); Telling age in the past (7). CAP TULO 9. COSAS QUE OCURRIERON (ARGENTINA, CHILE, PARAGUAY AND URUGUAY). Para ver I. Un accidente en las vacaciones. Vocabulario esencial I. La salud. Los medicamentos y otras palabras relacionadas. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Narrating and Describing in the Past (Part I): The Preterit and the Imperfect. Narrating and Describing in the Past (Part II): Time expressions. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Approaching Literature. Lectura: Tragedia , Vicente Huidobro. Writing Strategy: Narrating in the Past. Vocabulario esencial II. El carro. Para ver I. El cruce de la frontera a Chile. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Narrating and Describing in the Past (Part III): Expressing Past Intentions and Responsibilities: Iba a + infinitive and tenia/tuve que + infinitive. Saber and conocer in the Imperfect and Preterit. Describing: Past Participle as an Adjective. M s all . Cancion: Te recuerdo Amanda , Victor Jara. Video: Paraguay. Pelicula: Tiempo de valientes. Cultura. Points of interest including Buenos Aires, Colonia, Iguazu Falls and the tango; Demographics about Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay; El mate; Punta del Este, Casapueblo, and museums; Valdes Peninsula, Punta Tombo and the Magellan penguins; Machismo and feminism; Car sizes; Santiago de Chile, Chile, and la Isla de Pascua; Cuadrados y ngulos, Alfonsina Storni; Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda; Victor Jara; Paraguayan harp. Material reciclado. Body parts; Deber + inf. (4) Verbs like gustar (8); Preterit (6, 7); Ir a + inf. (2); Tener que + inf. (2); Saber/conocer (4); Adjective agreement. CAP TULO 10. EN CASA.'Para ver I. En busca de departamento. Vocabulario esencial I. Los numeros ordinales. Las habitaciones de una casa. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Using Affirmative and Negative Words. Describing Wants and Needs: Use of the Present Subjunctive.; Forms of the Present Subjunctive. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Using the Dictionary. Lectura: No quiero , ngela Figuera. Writing Strategy: Pastiche. Vocabulario esencial II. En la casa. Los muebles. Para ver II. Amueblando el departamento. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Giving Advice and Stating Desires: Other Uses of the Subjunctive. M s all . Cancion: Amniotico , Andrea Echeverri. Video: Vive Mexico. Cultura. El portero; Famous architects (Calatrava, Barrag n, Pelli, Gaudi); Popularity of cycling; What to do with second-hand belongings; The Spanish Civil War and censorship in post-Civil War Spain; El mate; Different types of outdoor markets; Oaxaca; Syncretism. Material reciclado. Present indicative (3, 4, 5); Geography (P); Nationalities (3); Descriptive adjectives (3); Affirmative and negative words (6); Indirect-object pronouns (6); Preterit (6, 7); Colors (5). CAP TULO 11. EL TIEMPO LIBRE. Para ver I. Estamos aburridos. Vocabulario esencial I. El tiempo libre y los pasatiempos. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Expressing Doubt and Certainty: Contrasting the Subjunctive and the Indicative. Saying How an Action is Done: Adverbs Ending in -mente. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Reading an Informative Interview Article. Lectura: La vida en la maquila. Writing Strategy: Describing and Giving Your Opinion. Vocabulario esencial II. La vida saludable. La preparacion de la comida. Para ver II. La clase de cocina. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Giving Instructions: The Passive se. Other Uses of para and por. Expressing Emotions: More Uses of the Subjunctive. M s all . Cancion: Sazon , Celia Cruz. Video: Ritmos. Cultura. Spanish playing cards; The sobremesa; Hispanic musicians (Carlos Gardel, Tito Puente, Selena); Pedraza; The maquiladoras; Ferran Adria and Hispanic chefs; The tortilla espanola; Food from the New World (chocolate, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc.); Gazpacho; Quinceanera; Flamenco; Andean music. Material reciclado. Gustar (2); Subjunctive forms (10); Giving advice (2, 10); Preterit (6, 7); Ya and todavia (8); Telling time (6); Por and para (5); Indirect-object pronouns (6); Reflexive verbs (4).' CAP TULO 12. EL CAMPO Y LA CIUDAD. Para ver I. La vida en la ciudad. Vocabulario esencial I. La geografia. Como llegar a un lugar. Gram tica para la comunicacion I. Making Comparisons (Part I): Comparisons of Inequality; The Superlative. Making Requests and Giving Commands (Part I): Commands with usted and ustedes. Nuevos horizontes. Reading Strategy: Understanding the Writer s Purpose. Lectura: Las pir mides, del piso a la cima . Writing Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting. Vocabulario esencial II. Como llegar a un lugar. Para ver II. La propuesta. Gram tica para la comunicacion II. Making Comparisons (Part II): Comparisons of Equality. Making Requests and Giving Commands (Part II): Commands with tu. M s all . Cancion: Andar conmigo , Julieta Venegas. Video: El biblioburro. Pelicula: El laberinto del fauno. Cultura. Populations trends; The Ciclovia in Bogot and biking in urban areas; Geography of and the natural disasters in Latin America. Sayings using comparatives; Common gestures; Teotihuac n; Tunas; Post Spanish Civil War. Material reciclado. Preterit and Imperfect (8, 9); Adjective agreement (3); Subjunctive forms (10); Indirect-object pronouns (6); Direct-object pronouns (7); Double-object pronouns (8); Question words (1). Reference Section. • Appendix A: Verb Charts. • Appendix B: Accentuation and Syllabication. Appendix C: Actividades comunicativas. Spanish-English Vocabulary. • English-Spanish Vocabulary. • Index. • Maps of the Spanish-speaking world.