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A First Spanish Reader

by Erwin W. Roessler Author, Alfred Remy Author

This Reader is the outgrowth of a desire for a textbook that combines simplicity with variety. To make it available for use almost at the very beginning of the Spanish course only the present tense has been employed in the first twenty-three selections and difficult constructions have been consistently avoided. With one or two exceptions, many changes have been made in the selections taken from Spanish authors in order to adapt them to the needs of the beginner. The greater part of the reading material, however, is either original or adapted from other languages. The questions are intended to aid the pupil in the preparation of his lessons. Teachers may alter or amplify these questions as they see fit. Suggestions as to the method of treating the text may seem impertinent to some. The authors however merely wish to suggest a method which they have successfully employed: I. Regular preparation of the advance lesson should be made as follows: a. Reading of the text by the teacher, a sentence at a time. Each sentence to be translated by a pupil after the new words have been explained by the teacher, in Spanish if possible. b. A second reading by the teacher, followed by chorus reading of the class. II. At home the pupil should read the text aloud several times and copy the text once or twice, then study it carefully. III. In the recitation, translation should be reduced to a minimum, thus allowing a maximum of time for conversation based upon the text. There should also be considerable blackboard work consisting of the questions and answers that were given orally. Repetition of answers by the entire class as well as chorus reading are also profitable. After the reading selection has been thoroughly mastered, oral and written résumés should be given by the pupils. The authors wish to thank the firm of A. P. Schmidt of Boston for permission to reprint the songs Bolero and Me gustan Todas. They are especially indebted to Dr. Manuel Barranco for many valuable suggestions and for assistance in proof reading. ERWIN W. ROESSLEE ALFRED REMY

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ISBN: 978-1296558147
Print Status: In Print
Lessons: 68
Suggested Grades: 6th - 12th
URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15353/15353-h/15...

Lessons

1 1. La Escuela
2 2. El Discípulo
3 3. La Sala de Clase. (I)
4 4. La Sala de Clase. (II)
5 5. El Discípulo en la Escuela
6 6. Una Lección de Español
7 7. Una Lección de Geografía
8 8. La Familia
9 9. Las Monedas de los Estados Unidos
10 10. Las Monedas de España
11 11. El Año y los Meses
12 12. Los Días de la Semana
13 13. La Casa
14 14. Proverbios. (I)
15 15. El Invierno
16 16. La Primavera
17 17. El Verano
18 18. El Otoño
19 19. El Cuerpo Humano
20 20. Méjico
21 21. Frases de Cortesía
22 22. Los Recreos
23 23. Una Visita
24 24. El Teatro
25 25. Los Órganos del Cuerpo Humano
26 26. El Brasil
27 27. Los Pobres Sastres
28 28. Tres Palabras
29 29. Anuncio del Estreno de una Ópera
30 30. Un Portero Exacto
31 31. Una Pierna
32 32. ¿Qué dice David?
33 33. El Canal de Suez
34 34. Dura Suerte
35 35. El Muchacho Inteligente
36 36. El Criado Erudito
37 37. Concepto Falso
38 38. Chile
39 39. Los Cuatro Hermanos
40 40. Adivinanzas. (I)
41 41. Argentina
42 42. El Barbero de la Coruña
43 43. El Perro del Ventrílocuo
44 44. El Canal de Panamá
45 45. Proverbios. (II)
46 46. El Competidor
47 47. El Estudiante de Salamanca
48 48. Adivinanzas. (II)
49 49. Cuba
50 50. El Tonto
51 51. El Peral
52 52. El Estudiante Juicioso
53 53. Proverbios. (III)
54 54. El Espejo de Matsuyama
55 55. Los Zapatos de Tamburí
56 56. La Portería del Cielo
57 57. Refranes en Verso
58 58. El Papagayo, el Tordo y la Marica (Iriarte)
59 59. La Abeja y los Zánganos (Iriarte)
60 60. Los Huevos (Iriarte)
61 61. La Rana y la Gallina (Iriarte)
62 62. El Asno y su Amo (Iriarte)
63 63. La Víbora y la Sanguijuela (Iriarte)
64 64. Me gustan Todas (Spanish Folksong)
65 65. Bolero (Spanish Folksong)
66 66. Himno Nacional de España. Manuel Fenollosa
67 67. Himno Nacional de Méjico. Jaime Nuñó
68 68. Himno Nacional de Guatemala. Rafael Alvarez

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