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Imagina Spanish Textbook

Imagina 2nd Edition © 2011

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paperback, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2

Secondary Education > Spanish > Levels 4-5, Advanced  

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Overview

This exciting program has been selected for upper-level secondary school classes across the country.  Imagina includes award-winning Cortometrajes and integrated four-skill content, all within an unprecedented cultural experience for students. Each lesson takes students on a "voyage" to a Spanish-speaking country or region through TV clips, literary and cultural readings, and spotlights on important cultural figures from movie stars to Nobel Prize winners. Students and teachers alike will appreciate the innovative design that facilitates language learning through the use of self-contained sections that appear either completely on one page or on spreads of two facing pages. Imagina also includes:

  • An abundance of illustrations, photos, charts, and diagrams enhance visualization, explain grammar concepts, and keep students focused and motivated
  • Manual de Gramática, located in the back of the book, which builds on structures introduced within each lesson and provides additional concepts with practice for review or enrichment
  • A rich vocabulary base prepares students to communicate and interact with people from various Spanish-speaking countries and regions
  • Supersite Logo Multimedia and web integration that enhances the user-friendly format; rich and thought-provoking content which is carefully delivered in a variety of electronic formats
  • vText Logo  vText, the interactive, online version of the student edition

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Contents

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Imagina

    Lección 1: Sentir y vivir
    Lección 2: Vivir en la ciudad
    Lección 3: La influencia de los medios
    Lección 4: Generaciones en movimiento
    Lección 5: Las riquezas naturales
    Lección 6: El valor de las ideas
    Lección 7: Perspectivas laborales
    Lección 8: Ciencia y tecnología
    Lección 9: Escapar y divertirse
    Lección 10: Destino y diversidad

 

 

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Components

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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite AccessISBN: 978-1-60576-248-7  Paperback. Hardcover available to schools, contact your rep.

The Student Edition features a fresh, magazine-like design that engages students while integrating thematic, cultural, and grammatical concepts within every section of the text.  The Imagina Supersite provides a wide range of online resources that support and enhance the Student Edition:

  • The complete Imagina Film Collection in streaming video
  • Additional content to support the Galería de creadores
  • Dramatic recordings of literary and cultural readings
  • Auto-graded practice activities with real-time feedback
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Recorded vocabulary
  • MP3 files of the complete Lab audio program

 

Loose-leaf Text with Supersite access ISBN: 978-1-61767-188-3 Loose-leaf Text

Imagina Loose-leaf Text is an unbound, three-hole punched version of the student edition. The Supersite access is included in this new bundle at no cost.

 

Student Activities Manual  Workbook and Lab ManualISBN: 978-1-60576-159-6  Paperback

Workbook activities provide additional practice of the vocabulary and grammar in each textbook lesson. They also reinforce the content of the Imagina sections, including the main reading, the documentary, and the Galería de creadores. Lab Manual activities focus on building listening comprehension skills in Spanish, and provide additional practice of the vocabulary, grammar, and literary reading in each textbook lesson.

 

Student Activities Manual Answer Key ISBN: 978-1-60576-160-2 Paperback

This component contains answer keys for all activities with discrete answers in the Workbook and Lab Manual. It is available in print and on the Instructor's Resource CD.

 

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    Student Supersite ISBN: 978-1-60576-181-7  Passcode

    Included with purchase of the Student Edition, Student Supersite access is also available for separate purchase.

     

 

For Teachers

Instructor's Annotated Edition ISBN: 978-1-60576-092-6  Paperback

The Instructor's Annotated Edition contains a wealth of teaching information designed to support teaching in the classroom and to save instructors time in preparation and class management. Answers to all exercises with discrete answers are overprinted on the student text pages. The marginal annotations include previews, suggestions, expansions, teaching options, National Standards icons, and instructional resource notes that correlate all of the student and instructor ancillaries available.

 

Instructor Supersite Free to adopting instructors  Passcode

The Imagina Instructor Supersite includes a wealth of downloadable instructor resources and a student-performance tracking system, all in one convenient place. Included are:

  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs
  • The complete Testing Program
  • MP3 files of the Lab and Testing Audio Programs
  • Student Activities Manual Answer Key
  • Lesson plans
  • Streaming video
  • Answers to Manual de gramática activities
  • Course management and gradebook
  • Student Supersite access

 

Instructor's DVD Set ISBN: 978-1-60576-223-4  2 DVD's

The Instructor's DVD Set includes:

  • Cinematica DVD
  • Flash cultura DVD

 

 

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Lesson Tour

Download Sample Lesson Lesson 2

Each Imagina lesson is supported by a wide range of ground-breaking, exciting, and authentic media.

Here is a preview of some of the resources that accompany Lesson 2:

 

  • En pantalla

    En Pantalla Screenshot for Imagina Supersite

    Each lesson features an authentic TV clip from the country or region of focus. Clips range from news stories to spoofs, and are accompanied by pre- and post-viewing support.

  • Film Collection

    Adios Mama Screenshot for Imagina Supersite

    An authentic short film from the Spanish-speaking world serves as a springboard to each lessons' cultural themes and language functions. 

 

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Visit the Imagina Supersite Demo to access the audio, video, practice, and resources that accompany this sample lesson.

 

 

 

Due to rights restrictions, a complete preview of the Imagina Film collection can only be accessed via the Imagina Supersite. Contact your Modern Language Specialist for access.

Next : Integrated Technology >

Technology

Visit the Imagina Supersite Demo to explore all Supersite and WebSAM resources.

Supersite LogoThe Imagina Supersite provides an expansive set of interactive tools and resources.

    For students
  • Auto-graded textbook and additional practice activities with real-time feedback
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Interactive maps and cultural activities
  • Recorded readings, plus additional readings
  • Streaming video for all video programs, with optional subtitles and English translations
  • Textbook and Lab audio MP3s
  • Auto-graded quizzes, tests, and exams
  • Writing activities
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Animated grammar tutorials
  • Vocabulary tutorials, interactive flashcards, and games
  • Oxford Mini Spanish dictionary, verb wheel, and grammar reference
    For instructors
  • A gradebook to manage courses, view rosters, set assignments, and post announcements
  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs (answer keys, videoscripts &  translations, audioscripts, info gap activities, hojas de actividades handouts, and vocabulario adicional)
  • The complete Testing Program in PDFs and RTF word-processing files
  • MP3 files of the complete Textbook, Lab, and Testing Audio Programs
  • Overheads and vocabulary and grammar PowerPoint® presentation slides
  • Lesson plans
  • Projects
  • Voiceboards for oral communication and threaded discussions
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

Supersite LogoWebSAM includes:

    WebSAM
    Online Workbook/Lab Manual/Video Manual

  • All Workbook, Lab Manual, and Video Manual activities in an online format
  • A combination of auto-graded and instructor-graded activities
  • Oral voice record-submit activities
  • The complete Lab Manual audio program
  • A single gradebook to manage Supersite and WebSAM courses, rosters, and assignments
  • vText access is complementary with WebSAM packages

    Online collaboration tools

  • Audio and video conferencing
  • Instant messaging
  • Application sharing—perfect for online tutoring
  • Online whiteboards
  • Online office hours

vText LogoExplore the interactive, online Imagina vText demo today!

    For students
  • Searchable table of contents, and  page-number browsing
  • Note-taking capabilities
  • Links on the vText page to all audio and video
  • Links on the vText page to all mouse-icon textbook activities
  • An interface that shows assignments and grades for mouse-icon activities right on the vText page
  • Access to all Supersite—or WebSAM—resources
  • Complementary with WebSAM packages!
    For instructors
  • A single gradebook for vText and Supersite (or WebSAM)
  • vText included with every Instructor Supersite account—the perfect tool for classroom presentations
  • A great solution for hybrid courses