El Español de América

Hi, my name is Bertha Estela and my passion is teaching. I hold a BA from the BUAP in the teaching of English,and a Masters in the teaching of Spanish as a 2nd.language, from the University of the Americas, Puebla. I have been teaching English at all levels, from Basic, all the way to the preparation for the TOEFL for over forty years, at different places, such as: The American School in Puebla, the University of the Americas; and the BUAP, and, of course at - English/Español Training Center, Consequently, I ended up opening a bilingual school to teach both languages. On doing this, I...

Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGwire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.

Esta obra responde de forma clara y sencilla a todas aquellas dudas que se suelen plantear con respecto a la lengua alemana. No se trata de un libro de gramática tradicional, sino de un diccionario que ordena alfabéticamente los temas que suelen plantear problemas, así como las principales reglas gramaticales relativas a las nociones básicas: declinaciones, verbos, pronombres, uso de mayúsculas... Con el objetivo de facilitar la comprensión de las reglas se facilita un buen número de ejemplos y tablas. Una obra, en definitiva, que resultará muy útil a aquellas personas que estén...

One year just after Christmas when Ximena is thirteen, she overhears her parents talking - a conversation she is not supposed to hear. She catches the word, "father," but wonders why they are whispering? Federico is the only father Ximena has ever known since he and her mom married six years ago. Of course, she knows she has a biological father, but her mom never talks about him - and Ximena never asks. All she knows is that he is "away" and doesn't live near them. But after overhearing her parents' discussion, she starts to wonder why she has no contact with him. At the same time, too, life...