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Oct 16, 2007, 5:57 AM

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Recomended language books / cds Spanish for travelers

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Would like to listen to a Spanish Language course while driving - any recomendations?
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Oct 19, 2007, 4:58 PM

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Re: [hopakco] Recomended language books / cds Spanish for travelers

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Try Synergy Spanish, you can down load the first 4 chapters free and give it a test drive.

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Re: [bluenoser44] Recomended language books / cds Spanish for travelers

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Testing it out is really important. We found my husband couldn't distinguish the fine nuances of pronunciation in one man's voice, and another CD had a womans voice I couldn't listen to for more than one lesson. The one we really use is Drive and Learn Spanish by Howard Beckerman and it is boxed by Barnes and Noble so it must be proprietary to B&N. It is clear and strong, repetative without being boring and isn't nauseatingly cutesy. It has learning songs, that you repeat that are actually catchy and memorable. Paid $9.98. There was enough to keep us occupied for most of the 15 hours from Ajijic to San Antonio, and we even wanted to hear some of it on the way back. It resides in the console for Guad tripsm and has been downloaded a bit to the Ipod.