Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach

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Andy Warhol, a painter and graphic artist, also produced a significant body of film work, including his famous Chelsea Girls.

Everything that is introduced is followed by more than ample opportunity to practice: there are sentences to read and word/phrase combination drills to perform.

With original black and white illustration by Andy Warhol, Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish will provide readers with a solid foundation upon with to build their language skills.

And let's not forget that the vast majority of people will try hard to understand a foreigner that tries to use their language - and never underestimate the power of always using "please" and "thankyou" and, indeed, pointing and saying the appropriate numbers with a hopeful smile :-D … We even have significant differences British English: I was brought up in southern England and have worked in Sheffield recently and whilst I would “make a brew”, they will “mash”, I will feel “cold” but they will be “nesh”, something might be “dirty” but to them it will be “mardy” … Differences are easily overcome with very little effort and, really, should just add to our enjoyment of the vibrant nature of language. After all, we didn't learn English by learning grammar first, we learnt it by identifying patterns and then, when we were at school, we learnt grammatical terms and nuances. Conjugations are introduced slowly, so the learner is not faced with table after table of conjugations in all forms.

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Furthermore, the process of creation is exciting, whereas mechanical memorizing is tremendously boring. J'aimerais tellement que plus de livres soit structuré de la même façon, cela permettrait aux autres d'apprendre plus rapidement et sans se décourager.Completely eliminating rote memorization and painfully boring drills, Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish is guaranteed to help you-. The motto of this book, if such there be, is "And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche" (Chaucer). But it is really exciting to discover that with a few hints you yourself can form these words and that you can start out on your venture of learning Spanish with a large, ready-made vocabulary. When you finish this course you will be able to go to a Spanish-speaking country and talk to the people and understand them.

Explanations are good, though the author does not point out differences in pronunciation between European and American Spanish like the author Eric Vogt does. If you listen to Michel Thomas first Total Spanish with the Michel Thomas Method (Michel Thomas Series) , then read Magic Key as you will be able to pronounce all of the words, afterwards get Sandberg's 'Spanish For Reading' Spanish for Reading you will be very effective in Spanish and save a fortune on the ineffective materials out there. The very first lesson will prove to you that you can create at least one hundred times more material than you could possibly memorize in the same given time.Another thing I would like to mention is that, when I purchased this book for my other e-reader, I was just beginning to teach myself Spanish.