¡Con brío! - PROGRAM SAMPLER

CAPÍTULO 1 Vocabulario Gramática Primeros pasos p. 1 1. Formal and informal ways of addressing people p. 5 2. Saying where you are from: Ser ( to be ) + de + place of origin p. 7 3. Expressing your nationality: Gender and number of adjectives to express nationality p. 9 4. Using cognates to describe yourself and others: Gender and number of adjectives p. 11 5. Saying to whom something belongs: Ser + de to indicate possession p. 17 Paso I: Greetings, introductions, and saying good-bye p. 2 Paso II: Asking and answering questions about where you are from p. 7 Paso III: Describing yourself and others using cognates p. 11 Paso IV: Counting to 59 p. 13 Paso V: Telling time p. 18 Paso VI: Indicating days of the week and dates p. 21 CAPÍTULO 2 1. Identifying gender and number: Nouns and definite and indefinite articles p. 39 2. Saying where you are: The verb estar ( to be ) + location p. 41 Escena 1: El campus universitario p. 34 3. Describing people’s current conditions: Estar + condition p. 51 Escena 2: En clase p. 46 4. Talking about going places: Ir ( to go ) + a + destination p. 58 5. Asking questions: Interrogative words p. 60 Escena 3: Las profesiones y el trabajo p. 56 La universidad y el trabajo p. 33 viii CAPÍTULO 3 1. Expressing ownership and age: The verb tener p. 73 2. Indicating possession: Possessive adjectives p. 76 3. Talking about the present: The present indicative of regular -ar verbs p. 78 Escena 1: La familia p. 70 4. Describing people and things: Ser + descriptive adjectives p. 87 Escena 2: Los mejores amigos p. 84 5. Describing people, places, and things: A summary of ser and estar p. 95 Escena 3: Las relaciones humanas p. 92 La familia y los amigos p. 69 LA PRONUNCIACIÓN p. P1 Fuse/Getty Images, Inc. Steve Hix/Fuse/Getty Images, Inc. Ariel Skelley/Taxi/Getty Images, Inc.