content: I moved to spain a year ago, but in the 6 months before i left nyc i decided to take a spanish class to give me a head start.my teacher was a native spanish speaker, so i trusted his decision when he required this book. i should'nt have.i quickly realized (after 3 lessons) that you don't learn a foreign language by memorizing list of related vocabulary. i'm sure we all remember that from high school, but how many of us actually learned how to speak a language that way, no one.once in spain and entered in a school with a real book, i realized that you learn by natural assimilation of ideas. A chapter or theme might start with a silly picture or story, and go from there. as the topic is further discussed, it brings in further vocabulary in a way that is natural.memorizing lists works for no one!