Learning Spanish

[_sophie_]

I really need to learn Spanish over the summer. I am doing it as (hopefully) a crash Higher or if not an Intermediate 2 and all I'm doing in class is learning the tenses which to be frank, I don't need to know for the exam. I need to learn loads of vocabulary as I really don't know any.
Can anyone recommend websites to help me with this?
Thanks!

[jb190281]

Try RosettaStone website

[sandyRoe]

Live Mocha. com

[chokkie]

why don't you try the Michel Thomas CDs - he's excellent. Not cheap, but really good.

[theshedman]

Hi sophie, I have the Michel Thomas course and find it great. He takes a bit of getting used to but after couple of hours you get used to his accent.

[piggynose]

well good luck sophie, i´ve been living in spain for 4 years now, and still cant speak spanish. i have lots of vocab, but sh1t pronunciation. plus i cant interract with people. as i either dont understand what they are saying or cant put together a 1/2 decent sentence. but i will look at the suggestions put forward

saludos y bueno suerte

[spudqueen]

I'm using Rosetta Stone to learn Italian. I'm finding it really good.

[Prudie]

I really want to learn spanish and was given rosetta stone for my birthday in December but I still haven't even started it. How do you get the willpower with these CD courses?

[sandyRoe]

Prudie,
keep the lessons short. Maybe 10 minutes, or so, to start. Any longer and the attention starts to drift away.

[Woody23]

You need to get off Answerbank and do something useful with your life.

[Prudie]

Well I was waiting for a response like that and I'd have placed a bet it might come from you!

[Prudie]

Thanks Sandy, because I'm also being nagged by the person who gave it to me it has developed into a millstone round my neck!

[Woody23]

You don't need to learn another language. Speak English - but LOUDER!!

[spudqueen]

Prudie - I'm motivated by the fact that we're going to Italy for our holidays this summer. I try to do a little bit each night, the lessons are in 10 or 15 minute bites, so they're not too long, but I usually get quite into it and can easily do 30-60 minutes. You can go back over previous lessons if you're not sure about something or just want to improve your score. I was never very good at languages at school, and I do find that I 'get it' about 2 or 3 stages later! So I sometimes go back over the older stuff. I am enjoying doing it, and have already found it useful when I was checking some things out over t'internet for the holiday and understood things I wouldn't have had a clue about before.