The Cuaderno de práctica helps student expand and refine a number of writing tools (control of grammar, range of vocabulary, rhetorical techniques for organizing information) as well as strategies for getting started. Each chapter begins with a section entitled Páginas personales, in which students perform a variety of prewriting tasks from the Primera and Segunda etapa sections of the textbook; grammar exercises to accompany explanations in the textbook are all in the workbook, where students can check many of their own answers in an answer appendix.

This advanced book focuses on Spanish grammar and composition. It has been revised to offer new introductory readings featuring more recent authors and magazine articles dealing with contemporary issues, as well as new interactive exercises and activities.

A textbook for first-year Spanish students which emphasizes communication and provides a cultural exploration of the Hispanic world.