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Abstract

Don’t feel you have to stick to your book and cassette when you’re learning Spanish. It can be quite motivating and morale-boosting to try out your knowledge in other areas. Why not buy a popular magazine or newspaper and see what you can make of it? The more lurid ones are usually a better bet than the very serious, as there are more pictures and large print to help you! The weekly magazine ¡Hola! is a good choice. Its subject matter is the life of the rich and famous, so it uses the sort of everyday vocabulary which is useful for you to know. When you get tired of describing your own daily routine, house, garden or career, the appropriate vocabulary and structures will be reinforced when you read about how the other half live!