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An excellent resource to improve students' vocabulary, revise grammar, and introduce literary analysis. Un libro excelente para mejorar el vocabulario, repasar gramática y desarrollar habilidades de análisis literario.

OLIVIA Y LOS MONOS is based on the true story of the Mishahuallí monkeys. Mishahuallí is a small village in the Ecuadorian Amazon where humans and monkeys share their home. SUMMARY Olivia is a very curious 16-year-old girl who likes to travel and who loves animals. She travels with her parents to Misahuallí. She is fascinated with the group of wild monkeys that live in the town. The monkeys approach and interact with tourists and the town's people. In OLIVIA Y LOS MONOS one after another amusing situation occurs with the monkeys. The story is told from Olivia's point of view. Ecuadorian...

What you need to know - now! Designed for beginning language students (no prior knowledge of Spanish is assumed), for whom success in the field is vitally important,Spanish for Health Care prepares you to use “real-life language” on the job—immediately. A focus on practical language learned in context makes Spanish accessible for the health professional.

Introducción I. EL CONECTOR PRAGMÁTICO PUES 1. La frecuencia de pues - 2. La lengua coloquial - 3. Clasificaciones de pues - 4. Análisis de pues - 4.1. pues como conector semántico - 4.2. Pues como conector pragmático - 4.2.1. Análisis de pues como conector pragmático argumentativo - 4.2.2. Pues y la actividad argumentativa - 4.2.3. Pues y el refuerzo de acto ilocutorio - 4.2.4. Análisis de pues como conector pragmático metadiscursivo - 4.2.5. Pues y el control y la organización del mensaje - 4.2.6. Combinaciones de pues con función de control del contacto - 5. Conclusiones. II....