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Quick Minds is an exciting, six-level course for young learners in Spain that enhances your students' thinking skills, sharpening their memory while improving their language skills. The Activity Book mirrors the content of the Pupil's Book. It practises the core vocabulary and grammar and consolidates skills development, with a variety of exercise types. 'Do that!' sections provide opportunities for speaking, while the Review and Culture sections provide extra listening practice and 'Get it right!' pages cover problem areas for Spanish speakers. A Grammar Practice section at the end of the...

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

Describes the frogs, toads, and salamanders of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, looking particularly at the wide variety of adaptations found in the few species that dwell there.

Lo que aquí encontramos no son tres mujeres sino toda una galaxia comprimida en pocas páginas y muchos versos perfectamente ordenados; versos que a veces se afilan como cuchillos; versos que saben de naturaleza (de sal, de ciudades, de amanecer); versos que, en definitiva, saben de feminidad y también de pérdida. Pero insisto: lo que aquí encontramos no son tres mujeres sino un solo hombre que las mira atento para poder cazar las palabras exactas que las definan. Y esas palabras son varias, y se repiten a lo largo de los zigzagueantes textos como si de una invocación se tratara:...