Workbook to Accompany Puntos De Partida: An Invitastion To Spanish, 4th Wdition

The copied book the bookstore sells for twice as much is not as good! Highlighted text does not show up and they don't even give you a binder to put it in! There is also a Spanish/English and English/Spanish glossary in the back of this version! Save some money, buy this one!

This book gives a nice grammatical background. It proposes a lot of exercises. And it gradually increases the level.

I ordered a new textbook and it came promptly and in new condition like it said.

This is the most comprehensive foreign language book I've seen. It's simple, a 6th grader could teach themselves Spanish with this book. Open it, read it, and memorize it. I had a terrible time with French and was not looking foward to learning Spanish, but I picked it up immediately as I went along with this book. When the semester was over, I spent the summer reading the rest of it at my leisure. As far as the other reviews go, I'm not sure what the problem was. It couldn't be explained any more clearly, perhaps they are moving too fast? Take a day for each page or something, whatever works. If you're not picking it up, it may be your study techniques and not the book. If you want extra practice, get the workbook. Both the workbook and the textbook have the answers to every practice exercise (of which there are an adequate amount) in the back of the book. Maybe the previous reviewers were unaware?

Contrary to other reviews I find this textbook excellent. The chapters lead the student to learn Spanish with a minimal effort at a natural, comfortable pace. Recommended for beginners!