Pictures and humor help readers build their Spanish language skills
To its millions of fans, the Pattersons are just like their own families, facing universal issues among daily concerns. Containing a selection of 100 syndicated Spanish-language versions of the strip that is widely read in Latin America, Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish provides an entertaining and effective way to expand and polish conversational skills in Spanish.
Readers learn by understanding and learning natural, everyday verbal interactions at home and about town, following John and Ell Patterson as they attempt to come to terms with middle age; daughter Elizabeth as she spreads her wings and goes off to college; son Michael dating and then marrying his childhood sweetheart, Deanna; daughter April as she rebels against discipline, anther grandpa who finds a second love in the autumn of his life. Each strip is graded by difficulty--Beginning, Moderate, or Challenging--and is accompanied by:
Glosses that translate difficult vocabulary
Usage notes to build proficiency
A summarizing activity that tests comprehension
Additional exercises for key idioms and word patterns appear at the end of each section
Laughin about what ... I choose this book due to this review "The best cartoon book for Spanish students remains 'Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish : Featuring the #1 Comic Strip 'For Better or For Worse'". My guess is you need to be North American to fully enjoy this. Definitely you will learn something. But when it comes to the laughing factor I had a much better time when watching "La fea mas bella". That time for me was true to the sense laugh'n learn Spanish. The book will be sent back. I hope that "The Oxford Spanish Cartoon-strip Vocabulary Builder" will be a much better choice.
¡Este libro es muy bueno! I am a big fan of the comic strip "For Better or Worse" and I subscribe to their monthly newsletter. What better way to learn Spanish than to read something that you enjoy. I'm having SO much fun with this book. I'm actually reading it out loud! This would be a great book for someone who knows a little Spanish...I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner.
Excellent It's an entertaining read and the book is filled with lots of practical words and idioms and of course the illustrations provide lots of context.
It's not just a bunch of cartoons with English translations. A lot of thought and care went into this book. There is plenty of description and explanation and the the cartoons themselves are arranged in order of simplest to most complex. A great book for anyone looking for a fun supplement to their Spanish learning. Highly recommended.
Fun This is a fun book for learning spanish. The comics make it easier to remember different phrases. I recommend this book for anyone trying to learn spanish.
Excelente y Divertido!! I bought this book to teach some Spanish to my classmates and they loved it because it is not boring. Besides, it is simple and what you learn is what people use in daily conversations. Also, One of my friends who is learning Spanish bought it and it is impresive how much she has learned with this book. Yo recomiendo este libro para personas que quieren aprender hablar Espanol. Es una excelente inversion.
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