by Adam Cohen (Author), Leslie Frates (Author)
The fun and easy way to learn Spanish-by playing games
Do you want to learn how to speak Spanish? One major aspect of learning a new language is learning the vocabulary, but for many people, this involves memorization, which can be a difficult task. Now, Spanish Word Games For Dummies offers you a fun and painless alternative: games and puzzles designed to help you practice and remember your Spanish vocabulary.
This fun, practical guide features more than 100 word games and puzzles, including crosswords, word searches, cryptograms, and more-that range in difficulty from easy to challenging. As you play, you'll develop your Spanish vocabulary while you improve your language skills.
- Spanish Word Games For Dummies provides you with challenging puzzles to build your Spanish vocabulary and enhance your skill set
- Includes crosswords, word searches, cryptograms, and other word games
- Works as a supplement to Spanish language courses and programs
- It's portable enough to easily take to classes or on the road
Whether you're a proficient speaker looking to brush up on your vocabulary or a first-time Spanish speaker, this clever guide is the ideal way to have fun while you increase your skills
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The fun and easy way to learn Spanish -- by playing games!
Do you want to improve your Spanish? This fun, practical guide features more than 100 word games and puzzles, including crosswords, word searches, cryptograms, jumbles, and scrambles -- each with a language-learning twist. As you play, you develop your Spanish vocabulary while you improve your language skills. It's that easy!
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Learning language through puzzles -- find out how you can learn or brush up on Spanish by solving a variety of puzzles
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Sharpening your memory and your pencil -- build brain capacity and make the most of what you're learning
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Taking the puzzlement out of puzzles -- discover how to solve each of the puzzle types in the book
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Spicing up your life with puzzles -- improve your language skills as you solve themed puzzles about work, home, school, culture, and much more
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Tricky stuff -- find complex puzzles that use irregular verbs and tenses, present potential vocabulary pitfalls, and more
Open the book and find:
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More than 100 word games ranging in difficulty from easy to challenging
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Solutions for puzzles in the back of the book
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Tips on thinking outside the box with crosswords
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Cryptogram code-cracking techniques
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Sound advice on unscrambling word scrambles
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How to fill in the blanks of fill-ins
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Helpful how-to guidance on solving seek and finds
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Smart ways to easily absorb Spanish
Author Biography
Adam Cohen is associate editor of Puzzler Brain Trainer magazine. He had his first crossword published at the age of fifteen.
Leslie Frates has been teaching Spanish for over thirty years. Currently a lecturer at California State University, she has been a game and puzzle aficionada since childhood.