Books with author Jose M. Diaz

Barron’s SAT Spanish with Online Test and Audio is aligned with the current SAT Subject Test format for Spanish and features listening comprehension exercises, grammar review, and 10 practice tests -- the most practice currently available.This edition includes:Ten full-length practice tests with answers and explanations. Three of the 10 practice tests include practice for the SAT Subject Test in Spanish with ListeningOne full-length diagnostic test so students can determine their strengths and weaknessesThe Listening Comprehension sections, along with additional listening comprehension exercises, are available onlineReview of Spanish grammar and vocabulary, with updated samples to include more “current” vocabulary, specifically in technologyAdditional exercises in challenging areas, such as ser and estar, por and para, the use of prepositions, and the uses of indicative and subjunctive moodsStudents can reference the appendices for additional review of synonyms, antonyms, and idiomatic expressions

Updated to reflect the current SAT Subject Test format for Spanish, this manual presents one full-length diagnostic test and 9 full-length practice tests with answers and explanations. Three of the practice tests are listening comprehension tests. Also included is a thorough review of Spanish grammar and vocabulary, with additional exercises in areas students find more challenging, such as ser and estar, por and para, the use of prepositions, as well as the uses of indicative and subjunctive moods. Appendices cover synonyms, antonyms, and idiomatic expressions. The tests' Listening Comprehension sections, along with additional listening comprehension exercises, are all contained on the enclosed audio CD. Test-taking tips and suggestions cover all test question types.

Updated to reflect the current SAT Subject Test format for Spanish, this manual presents 10 full-length practice tests with explanations for all answers. The tests' Listening Comprehension sections, along with additional listening comprehension exercises, are contained on the audio compact disc enclosed with every copy of the manual. In addition to practice tests, the book offers a brush-up review of Spanish grammar and vocabulary, with additional exercises in areas students find more challenging, such as the use of prepositions as well as the indicative versus subjunctive moods. Appendices include synonyms, antonyms, and idiomatic expressions. The author also suggests different methods in preparing for each test section.

José Carlos Díaz—“Granpa Joe”—author of this book “for all ages”—invites us to dive into 18 fascinating tales to travel a fantastic and imaginary world where fairies, witches and elves are sweet-faced characters that interact with real people, as real as all us, through fascinating scenes from school, workshops and family life.One example is the conversation between Nelly the Nail and Hank the Hammer, another the tale of “the boy that became a grown-up, only to regret it” as well as the story of “the sparrow that dreamed of having shinny feathers”, all found in the first part of the book, but by no means the only ones.In the second part the story of “Goodie and Baddie” describes the flora and fauna of marshes and rain forests, where Goodie, his Pinto mare and Tootie the Turtle join up to beat the alligator who has become the terror of the swamp; and “Shark, dog and crocodile”, where a shark tries to dominate on land as well as on water... you’ll have to read it to see how it ends!And the tale of the gluttonous snake is fascinating as well, where it faces off against a conga rat that is by no means a coward, and a very lazy parrot who receives his comeuppance for not wanting to work.Through these tales the author hopes to help develop the reading habit and a healthy imagination in children and youth in these days where the influence of films and violent videogames with robotic superheroes and terrifying monsters are the norm on TV and in the movies.