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Three boys. Three stories. And one sport that unites them - and maybe not the one you'd expect.For as long as they can remember, best friends Mario and Carlos have talked about playing professional baseball one day like one of their idols, Rafael Soriano of the Yankees. Though they have only played the game on the streets of the neighborhood, growing up the boys often repeated the same conversation about someday wearing the pinstriped uniform and giving post-game interviews to the press - in English and Spanish! It was wishful thinking, to be sure, but common for many young boys raised in the ...

Designed for use in advanced composition courses, this text helps students develop abilities in composition tasks that reflect the kind of writing students are generally asked to perform as Spanish majors and minors. This revision responds to the growing interest in the development of functional, purposeful language skills, to the findings of writing research, and to the helpful reactions of those who have used this best-selling textbook throughout the years..

The Annotated Instructor's Edition contains carefully-placed teaching suggestions, variation tips for activities, and answers to close-ended exercises. The text comes packaged with the Text Audio CD.

In every student book you will find: Extensive speaking, pronunciation and vocabulary sections Thorough grammar sections with clear examples and practice Comprehensive listening activities with scripts Contemporary, engaging reading materials taken from authentic sources Writing Banks with the chance to practice different writing styles And finally, the Review and Practice pages after each unit bring all the learning activities together ActiveBook is a complete digital version of the Students' Book on one CD. It is a convenient and simple tool with easy navigation and zoom facility. Videos...