Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish

La Carta - The Letter

Don Fernando Castillo, an aging and infirm patriarch living in Mexico, reveals a long-kept secret to his family. He has always believed that his first wife was killed in the Spanish Civil War, but a letter he has received from Sevilla, Spain hints that she may actually have survived. He hires Raquel Rodriguez, a lawyer from Southern California, to investigate the claims made in the letter.Vocabulario: cognates; family members. Gramática: ser; articles and gender; possession.

El Secreto - The Secret

El comienzo - The Beginning

Raquel travels to Sevilla in search of Teresa Suárez, the writer of the disturbing letter to Don Fernando. On learning that Sra. Suárez now lives in Madrid, she takes the train to the capital city.Vocabulario: numbers (0-20); academic subjects; animals; days of the week; telling time.Gramática: hay; estar; ir; present tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; interrogatives; adjectives.

Perdido - Lost

La Despedida - The Farewell

Maestra - Teacher

La Cartera - The Wallet

In Madrid, after a series of mishaps and mistakes, Raquel contacts Teresa Suárez, who gives her important information about Rosario, Don Fernando's first wife. The new information sends Raquel to Argentina.Vocabulario: clothing; numbers (21-99); interrogatives; months; seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives.Gramática: saber; conocer; present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives; ser and estar.

El Encuentro - The Encounter

Estaciones - Seasons

Cuadros - Paintings

La Demora - The Delay

Revelaciones - Revelations

La BÄ‚Ĺźsqueda - The Search

En El Extranjero - Abroad

Culpable - Guilty

Caras - Faces

Inolvidable - Unforgettable

Estimada señora Suárez - Dear Mrs. Suárez

Por Fin - Finally

Relaciones Estrechas - A Close Relationship

El Peaje - The Tollbooth

Recuerdos - Memories

Vista al Mar - A View of the Sea

El don Juan - The Don Juan