Consuelo de Andrés Martínez was born and bred in Madrid, Spain. As a Senior Lecturer she has shared her passion for languages and learning at the universities of Plymouth, Sheffield,and many Higher Education institutions in the UK and abroad. She is a dedicated and innovative teacher of Spanish, championing digital technologies to enhance learning. She has led the web companion for this second edition. Nadezhda Bonelli initiated the work for this second edition. Originally from Peru, she teaches ab-initio Spanish as an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK. She also worked for 25 years at the University of Sheffield, leading developments on the Spanish Beginners' programme through which she consistently worked to promote student engagement and independent learning. Christine Cook moved to Spain in 2004 after teaching Spanish at Sheffield College and Sheffield University for almost 15 years. In Spain, she has been teaching Spanish to non-Spanish residents with a focus on the acquisition of language for everyday communication. She has been responsible for the inclusion of illustrations and icons in this second edition of the book. Anthony Trippett, now retired from the University of Sheffield, has been teaching and examining Spanish language and literature in schools, colleges and universities at all levels for some forty years. He has always taken a special interest in accelerated beginners' courses and the use of authentic written materials in language learning. He was the original initiator of Camino al español and has been the administrative coordinator for both editions.

• Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction; Learner guide; Teacher guide: Sample unit; Part II. The Units: 1. ¿Cómo te llamas?; 2. ¿Tienes hermanos?; 3. ¿Cómo es tu casa?; 4. ¿Dónde está la oficina de correos?; 5. ¿Qué desea?; 6. Y tú, ¿qué haces normalmente?; 7. De viaje; 8. ¿Qué van a tomar?; 9. ¿Qué has hecho esta semana?; 10. ¿Los tiene en negro?; 11. Cuando era pequeña; 12. ¿Qué pasó?; 13. ¿Qué harás este fin de semana?; 14. ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Cómo estás?; 15. Ya se había marchado; 16. ¿Y cuando llegue el verano …?; 17. Quiero que vengas; 18. ¡No olvides la crema bronceadora!; 19. ¿Qué harías?; 20. Si fuera millonario … 21. Un momentito, por favor; Solutions; Transcripts; Indexes to the units; Part III. Reference Tools and Study Aids: Pronunciation, word stress and intonation; Cardinal and ordinal numbers; Guide to grammatical terms; Spanish verbs; Vocabulary lists: Spanish-English; English-Spanish.

'… one of the most complete new volumes for students with English as their mother tongue who wish to learn Spanish, one of the languages with the greatest presence in the world today.' Cristina Rodríguez GarCía, Porta Linguarum

Consuelo de Andrés Martínez was born and bred in Madrid, Spain. As a Senior Lecturer she has shared her passion for languages and learning at the universities of Plymouth, Sheffield,and many Higher Education institutions in the UK and abroad. She is a dedicated and innovative teacher of Spanish, championing digital technologies to enhance learning. She has led the web companion for this second edition. Nadezhda Bonelli initiated the work for this second edition. Originally from Peru, she teaches ab-initio Spanish as an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK. She also worked for 25 years at the University of Sheffield, leading developments on the Spanish Beginners' programme through which she consistently worked to promote student engagement and independent learning. Christine Cook moved to Spain in 2004 after teaching Spanish at Sheffield College and Sheffield University for almost 15 years. In Spain, she has been teaching Spanish to non-Spanish residents with a focus on the acquisition of language for everyday communication. She has been responsible for the inclusion of illustrations and icons in this second edition of the book. Anthony Trippett, now retired from the University of Sheffield, has been teaching and examining Spanish language and literature in schools, colleges and universities at all levels for some forty years. He has always taken a special interest in accelerated beginners' courses and the use of authentic written materials in language learning. He was the original initiator of Camino al español and has been the administrative coordinator for both editions.

• Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction; Learner guide; Teacher guide: Sample unit; Part II. The Units: 1. ¿Cómo te llamas?; 2. ¿Tienes hermanos?; 3. ¿Cómo es tu casa?; 4. ¿Dónde está la oficina de correos?; 5. ¿Qué desea?; 6. Y tú, ¿qué haces normalmente?; 7. De viaje; 8. ¿Qué van a tomar?; 9. ¿Qué has hecho esta semana?; 10. ¿Los tiene en negro?; 11. Cuando era pequeña; 12. ¿Qué pasó?; 13. ¿Qué harás este fin de semana?; 14. ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Cómo estás?; 15. Ya se había marchado; 16. ¿Y cuando llegue el verano …?; 17. Quiero que vengas; 18. ¡No olvides la crema bronceadora!; 19. ¿Qué harías?; 20. Si fuera millonario … 21. Un momentito, por favor; Solutions; Transcripts; Indexes to the units; Part III. Reference Tools and Study Aids: Pronunciation, word stress and intonation; Cardinal and ordinal numbers; Guide to grammatical terms; Spanish verbs; Vocabulary lists: Spanish-English; English-Spanish.

'… one of the most complete new volumes for students with English as their mother tongue who wish to learn Spanish, one of the languages with the greatest presence in the world today.' Cristina Rodríguez GarCía, Porta Linguarum

Consuelo de Andrés Martínez was born and bred in Madrid, Spain. As a Senior Lecturer she has shared her passion for languages and learning at the universities of Plymouth, Sheffield,and many Higher Education institutions in the UK and abroad. She is a dedicated and innovative teacher of Spanish, championing digital technologies to enhance learning. She has led the web companion for this second edition. Nadezhda Bonelli initiated the work for this second edition. Originally from Peru, she teaches ab-initio Spanish as an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK. She also worked for 25 years at the University of Sheffield, leading developments on the Spanish Beginners' programme through which she consistently worked to promote student engagement and independent learning. Christine Cook moved to Spain in 2004 after teaching Spanish at Sheffield College and Sheffield University for almost 15 years. In Spain, she has been teaching Spanish to non-Spanish residents with a focus on the acquisition of language for everyday communication. She has been responsible for the inclusion of illustrations and icons in this second edition of the book. Anthony Trippett, now retired from the University of Sheffield, has been teaching and examining Spanish language and literature in schools, colleges and universities at all levels for some forty years. He has always taken a special interest in accelerated beginners' courses and the use of authentic written materials in language learning. He was the original initiator of Camino al español and has been the administrative coordinator for both editions.

• Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction; Learner guide; Teacher guide: Sample unit; Part II. The Units: 1. ¿Cómo te llamas?; 2. ¿Tienes hermanos?; 3. ¿Cómo es tu casa?; 4. ¿Dónde está la oficina de correos?; 5. ¿Qué desea?; 6. Y tú, ¿qué haces normalmente?; 7. De viaje; 8. ¿Qué van a tomar?; 9. ¿Qué has hecho esta semana?; 10. ¿Los tiene en negro?; 11. Cuando era pequeña; 12. ¿Qué pasó?; 13. ¿Qué harás este fin de semana?; 14. ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Cómo estás?; 15. Ya se había marchado; 16. ¿Y cuando llegue el verano …?; 17. Quiero que vengas; 18. ¡No olvides la crema bronceadora!; 19. ¿Qué harías?; 20. Si fuera millonario … 21. Un momentito, por favor; Solutions; Transcripts; Indexes to the units; Part III. Reference Tools and Study Aids: Pronunciation, word stress and intonation; Cardinal and ordinal numbers; Guide to grammatical terms; Spanish verbs; Vocabulary lists: Spanish-English; English-Spanish.

'… one of the most complete new volumes for students with English as their mother tongue who wish to learn Spanish, one of the languages with the greatest presence in the world today.' Cristina Rodríguez GarCía, Porta Linguarum