=hugo in 3 MONTHS SPANISH "le |: aa ae be ee | Hig car hd Slay: BEGINNER’S LANGUAGE COURSEhugo in 3 MONTHS SPANISHLONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, AND DELHI This edition first published in Great Britain in 2003 by Dorling Kindersley Limited, 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL First published in Great Britain by Hugo's Language Books Limited Copyright © 2003 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Company 24681097531 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 1 40530 105 8 Hugo Spanish in Three Months is also available in a pack with three CDs, ISBN 0 75136 990 X Written by Isabel Cisneros Formerly Head of Spanish at The Henley College Printed and bound by LegoPrint, Italy see our complete catalogue at www.dk.com ACIP catalogue record is available from the British Library. Preface This updated and enlarged edition of Hugo Spanish in Three Months has been written by Isabel Cisneros, who has considerable experience in teaching her native tongue to sixth forms, adult beginners, and more advanced students. The book is designed for people working without a teacher, who want to acquire a good working knowledge of Spanish in a short time. The grammar is presented concisely and clearly, maintaining the Hugo principle of teaching only what is really essential — and yet providing a complete course in written and conversational Spanish. If you are using this book together with the related CDs they will give a further dimension to your studies. Ideally you should spend about an hour a day on the course (maybe a little less if you don’t use the recordings), although there is no hard and fast rule on this. Do as much as you feel capable of doing; if you have no special aptitude for language-learning, there is no point in forcing yourself beyond your daily capacity to assimilate new material. It is much better to learn a little at a time, and to learn that thoroughly. First read each rule or numbered section carefully and re-read it to ensure that you have fully understood the grammar and examples given. Listen to the appropriate section of the CD, where you will hear most of the examples and vocabulary pronounced. Try to understand rather than memorize; if you have understood, the exercises and drills will ensure that you remember the rules through applying them. Translate the exercises and check your answers against the key at the back of the book; the vocabularies in each chapter list those words not previously supplied elsewhere in the text. If you make mistakes and cannot understand why, go back to the relevant grammar section and read it again. Having completed the written exercises, move on to the drills and speak both stimulus and response out aloud. Work through them line by line and use them as a test to see if you are ready to move on to the next chapter. PREFACE