india Manual de autoaprendizaje de espafiolContents BSL-001 Introduction Block1 Hola, gqué tal? Unit 1 Saludos y presentaciones Unit2 _Nacionalidades y profesiones 22 Units La escuela 37 Unitd La oficina 55 Block 2 Familia y el entorno 65 Units La familiay parentesco or Unité Descuipcion de personas 9 Unit? Amigos y compaiieres 7 Unit8 La casa au Block3 Acciones cotidianas 123 Unit 9 Lahosa 125 UnitL0 El clima 140 Unitll La vida rutinasia 151 Unitl2 El tiempo libre 164 Block 4 Mirada sobre el mundo hispano -I 177 Unit 13. Hl espaiiol en el mundo 179 Unitl4 Los sitmos 189 Unitl5 Haste 199 Unitl6 Las fiestas, 208 ‘Trancripts (andio tracks) 217 Glossary(English-Spanish) 233INTRODUCTION This book cossesponcs to the first course “Basics of Spanish Language and Cultuse-T” [BSL-001]. This selfleaming instructional matesial aims to help you to develop your ability to undesstand Spanish related to day-to-day situations. It aims to provide the leasness with the knowledge to communicate effectively in a Spanish- speaking envisonment ‘This cousse containsUnits 1-16 of BSL-001 and is divided into four blocks. At the beginning of each unit an overviews provided to outline the main topics and key leasning points. Its bilingual approach (Spanish and English) will help the learness in carrying out the leaming activities in an efficient manner All fourlanguage skills axe worked on in all units You will find useful the grammatical and cultural notes, given on vations aspects of Spanish language Your leaming will be supposted throughout the book by means of glossary and solutions at the end of each unit for self-evaluation exercises. By doing the exercises you will be able to reflect on ‘whether you have actually undesstood the content or whether you still need to ‘work on cestain topics Aftecunit 16, the transcriptions of the oral texts ate provided We have also included a supplementary English-Spanish Glossary at the end of the book You can doumload the e-content and the audio tracks from the IGNOU econtent App or through eGyanKosh section of the univessity’s website ‘Youshould try to work through each unit of this bookin a systematic and progressive manner stasting with block 1. You should move to the next block only after you have finished the previous block (On completing these 16 units, you wall have achieved Al. level of language proficiency in Spanish which constitutes a sound basis to move on to the next cousse BSL-002 “Basics of Spanish Language and Culture-II” (ele India 2) ‘Remember that the study matesial, your motivation to leam and your leaming strategies are the key factoms in your leaming process. So, keep up your motivation and don't forget to spread your leaming time uniformly over the entite cousse pesiodkeepingin mindyourleaming abilities. You can discuss yourleamingstuategies ‘with your tutor dusing the contact classes. We wish you Happy Leaming and Success!