Compañeros – Dutch Edition offers both a physical and digital version, consisting of a textbook and workbook. This digital license is compatible with both online and offline use on various devices. This extended license includes the complete textbook with integrated audio and video links. This makes it easy to search, browse, zoom, highlight, and take notes that you can save. The workbook includes interactive exercises, some of which are automatically checked and others are teacher-graded.
The textbook is organized into an introductory section, "Participants' Point," and nine chapters, or "units." Each chapter begins with a summary of the topics and themes students will be working with. The thematic units of part three are: "Where are we?", "Long Stays," "Healthy Life," "Comparing," "Time and Time," "We're here!", "What do you want?", "We're going to stay!", and "He's in Spain." Within each unit, the learning objectives are clearly presented for each chapter. Each chapter comprises nine pages filled with varied texts and exercises.
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The book offers helpful tips (Para aprender) and information on pronunciation and spelling (Pronunciación y ortografía). In the back, Compañeros also offers three creative projects, an active vocabulary page for each unit, and a detailed grammatical summary. Transcripts of listening texts and Spanish-Dutch word lists are also included.
The workbook closely follows the textbook and follows the same structure, supplemented with transcripts of listening texts. The MP3 audio files are available free of charge at media.intertaal.nl. Teachers can obtain the test materials upon request.
Target audience: Young people aged 12 to 18. This Spanish method consists of four levels: A1, A2, B1.1, and B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Instructions are gradually provided in Spanish.
This interactive, visually appealing two-part method, available entirely digitally, is designed with topics that appeal to young people's interests. Numerous exercises are included to encourage active participation and response. The book also includes a comprehensive grammar guide in Dutch and access to online listening materials and specially developed videos.
Compañeros is a clear, reliable method from Intertaal aimed at achieving level B1.2 of the CEFR. Books contain MP3s and videos, both with and without subtitles. Teachers can use a Plus license to add exercises, upload files, assign assignments, track progress, and modify lesson sequences.