Encuentros - the successful textbook for Spanish as a third foreign language

§ Flexible concept with extensive service offerings

§ Student book also available as teacher's edition

§ Numerous differentiation and partner tasks in each volume

§ From volume 2: reading module with authentic texts and tasks for text analysis

§ The final volume Paso al bachillerato is designed as a transition between intermediate and advanced levels:

§ Review/consolidation (grammar, vocabulary, skills, strategies)

§ Text analysis

§ Four thematic areas (Argentina, Conquest, Andalusia, Globalization) with corresponding thematic vocabulary

§ Build, differentiate, and evaluate competencies

§ Punto final: a complex learning task at the end of each lesson

§ Specification of communicative learning objectives before each text

§ A methodological focus in each lesson

§ The Resumen for reference and testing: tasks with solutions in the appendix

§ Two Balances

§ for competence-oriented assessment of learning progress

§ Repaso: optional exercises on grammar and vocabulary

§ Encuentros multimedia

§ DVD with film sequences - thematically and linguistically aligned with the book. Copy templates for using the DVD in lessons included in the teacher’s guide.

§ Interactive board images for projector and whiteboard

§ Caja útil with annual planner, school curriculum, evaluation sheets. Includes a tool for creating worksheets (crossword puzzles, cloze texts, etc.) and the ability to test all texts on vocabulary progression from Encuentros.

§ Accompanying materials for students

§ Competency training in the Cuadernos:

§ - Role cards and tandem sheets for oral expression, audio CD for listening comprehension.

§ - From volume 2, systematic training in mediation and written expression (Taller de mediación, de escritura).

§ - The Cuaderno for Paso al bachillerato with an extensive chapter for systematic review of grammar and vocabulary.

§ Grammar booklet

§ Exam trainer with audio CD