Fundamental Spanish is a clear, concise grammar book for teachers and beginner to intermediate self-learners.

The book is structured so that each chapter becomes the base for the next. Once a lesson is understood, it becomes the basis for the next. The sequence of learning is orderly, logical and clear. There are tons of written and oral exercises to facilitate and guide learning so that self-learners can test their own progress and practice speaking and understanding. A pronunciation chart is provided and pronunciation tips are given throughout the book as reminders that the ultimate goal of this grammar book is not only to be able to read and write Spanish, but also to speak and understand Spanish. For the teachers: Fundamental Spanish is based on the idea of the task chain; the successful completion of one sequence of gramar is dependent on the successful completion of the task before. The book builds the grammatical base lesson by lesson. The order and clarity of the explanations will give you the flexibility to move as quickly or as slowly as you wish as you teach grammar and conversation. It can also be used to review any elements that your particular class requires.

Susan and Frank Black provide you with their discovery about teaching English as a second language in China - mainly that communism is alive and well structured in the classroom and that's a good thing.

Classroom structure is something that anyone planning to teach in China, and everyone who is already doing it, should know about. Even the best designed lesson plan will not play if your students are not recognized for who they are: duty-driven, study-driven citizens of their Motherland.

Another critical fact revealed is contained in the chapter: 'Who's Who in the Chinese Classroom?'. You will learn the truth about the classroom Monitor and about his or her duty to serve you, the Foreign Expert. There are many students ready to assist you in the classroom and this book reveals who they are and how they can be of help to you. The chapter on 'Teaching Group Work in China' lays out a first-of-its-kind real-life lesson plan for both skeptics and adventurous types.

All the characters in this book are real, and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is not coincidental. You will meet 'Midnight Runners' who sneak off into the night and Chinese English teachers who wish they could. You'll meet students who have a profound feeling of duty to their teachers and other students who don't. You will discover what some students believe about learning English as a second language and how their motives can help you facilitate a great class. The Little Red Book Teaching ESL in China is your official guide.

Susan and Frank Black provide you with their discovery about teaching English as a second language in China - mainly that communism is alive and well structured in the classroom and that's a good thing.

Classroom structure is something that anyone planning to teach in China, and everyone who is already doing it, should know about. Even the best designed lesson plan will not play if your students are not recognized for who they are: duty-driven, study-driven citizens of their Motherland.

Another critical fact revealed is contained in the chapter: 'Who's Who in the Chinese Classroom?'. You will learn the truth about the classroom Monitor and about his or her duty to serve you, the Foreign Expert. There are many students ready to assist you in the classroom and this book reveals who they are and how they can be of help to you. The chapter on 'Teaching Group Work in China' lays out a first-of-its-kind real-life lesson plan for both skeptics and adventurous types.

All the characters in this book are real, and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is not coincidental. You will meet 'Midnight Runners' who sneak off into the night and Chinese English teachers who wish they could. You'll meet students who have a profound feeling of duty to their teachers and other students who don't. You will discover what some students believe about learning English as a second language and how their motives can help you facilitate a great class. The Little Red Book Teaching ESL in China is your official guide.

En la SEGUNDA PARTE, podemos encontrar las respuestas a todos los ejercicios. Estas pueden ser usadas para la auto evaluación o para la aclaración en caso de que se haga un poco difícil al tratar de responder o completar algunas partes de los ejercicios.

En la TERCERA PARTE, ofrecemos una variedad de temas misceláneos, que incluye listados de palabras correspondientes a diversos puntos gramaticales de uso frecuente, así como diferentes vocabularios por temas, que resultan útiles y necesarios para una buena comunicación.

En la CUARTA PARTE, hemos colocado una interesante selección de verbos regulares e irregulares. Estos últimos dados con el pasado y participio pasado correspondientes.

Y en la QUINTA PARTE, damos el vocabulario completo de todas las palabras que hemos usado en este libro, sin incluir los cambios o transformaciones que pueden darse en cada una de ellas. Este vocabulario es de mucha utilidad, ya que pueden aparecer algunas palabras desconocidas al momento en que se hacen los ejercicios presentados en la PRIMERA PARTE. Después de este, también hemos incluido en orden alfabético, los nombres propios que hemos usado.

No esta demás agregar, que la BIBLIOGRAFIA, dada al final del libro, puede ser aprovechada para seguir profundizando el conocimiento del idioma ingles. Hemos preparado este libro con el fin de que se pueda dominar y usar correctamente la GRAMATICA INGLESA PARA LA COMUNICACIÓN INTERNACIONAL

Fundamental Spanish is a clear, concise grammar book for teachers and beginner to intermediate self-learners.

The book is structured so that each chapter becomes the base for the next. Once a lesson is understood, it becomes the basis for the next. The sequence of learning is orderly, logical and clear. There are tons of written and oral exercises to facilitate and guide learning so that self-learners can test their own progress and practice speaking and understanding. A pronunciation chart is provided and pronunciation tips are given throughout the book as reminders that the ultimate goal of this grammar book is not only to be able to read and write Spanish, but also to speak and understand Spanish. For the teachers: Fundamental Spanish is based on the idea of the task chain; the successful completion of one sequence of gramar is dependent on the successful completion of the task before. The book builds the grammatical base lesson by lesson. The order and clarity of the explanations will give you the flexibility to move as quickly or as slowly as you wish as you teach grammar and conversation. It can also be used to review any elements that your particular class requires.