I have used by blog to read a public domain reader, reordering the book for my own purposes so that the different reading sections and questions will be together. I've used the label ... A First Spanish Reader by Roessler and Remy.
This Reader is the outgrowth of a desire for a textbook that combines simplicity with variety. To make it available for use almost at the very beginning of the Spanish course only the present tense has been employed in the first twenty-three selections and difficult constructions have been consistently avoided.
With one or two exceptions, many changes have been made in the selections taken from Spanish authors in order to adapt them to the needs of the beginner. The greater part of the reading material, however, is either original or adapted from other languages. The questions are intended to aid the pupil in the preparation of his lessons. Teachers may alter or amplify these questions as they see fit.
Suggestions as to the method of treating the text may seem impertinent to some. The authors however merely wish to suggest a method which they have successfully employed:
I. Regular preparation of the advance lesson should be made as follows:
_a_. Reading of the text by the teacher, a sentence at a time. Each sentence to be translated by a pupil after the new words have been explained by the teacher, in Spanish if possible.
_b_. A second reading by the teacher, followed by chorus reading of the class.
II. At home the pupil should read the text aloud several times and copy the text once or twice, then study it carefully.
III. In the recitation, translation should be reduced to a minimum, thus allowing a maximum of time for conversation based upon the text. There should also be considerable blackboard work consisting of the questions and answers that were given orally. Repetition of answers by the entire class as well as chorus reading are also profitable. After the reading selection has been thoroughly mastered, oral and written résumés should be given by the pupils.
The authors wish to thank the firm of A. P. Schmidt of Boston for permission to reprint the songs _Bolero_ and _Me gustan Todas_. They are especially indebted to Dr. Manuel Barranco for many valuable suggestions and for assistance in proof reading.
ERWIN W. ROESSLEE
ALFRED REMY
CONTENTS
1. La Escuela
2. El Discípulo
3. La Sala de Clase. (I)
4. La Sala de Clase. (II)
5. El Discípulo en la Escuela
6. Una Lección de Español
7. Una Lección de Geografía
8. La Familia
9. Las Monedas de los Estados Unidos
10. Las Monedas de España
11. El Año y los Meses
12. Los Días de la Semana
13. La Casa
14. Proverbios. (I)
15. El Invierno
16. La Primavera
17. El Verano
18. El Otoño
19. El Cuerpo Humano
26. Méjico
21. Frases de Cortesía
22. Los Recreos
23. Una Visita
24. El Teatro
25. Los Órganos del Cuerpo Humano
26. El Brasil
27. Los Pobres Sastres
28. Tres Palabras
29. Anuncio del Estreno de una Ópera
30. Un Portero Exacto
31. Una Pierna
32. ¿Qué dice David?
33. El Canal de Suez
34. Dura Suerte
35. El Muchacho Inteligente
36. El Criado Erudito
37. Concepto Falso
38. Chile
39. Los Cuatro Hermanos
40. Adivinanzas. (I)
41. Argentina
42. El Barbero de la Coruña
43. El Perro del Ventrílocuo
44. El Canal de Panamá
45. Proverbios. (II)
46. El Competidor
47. El Estudiante de Salamanca
48. Adivinanzas. (II)
49. Cuba
50. El Tonto
51. El Peral
52. El Estudiante Juicioso
53. Proverbios. (III)
54. El Espejo de Matsuyama
55. Los Zapatos de Tamburí
56. La Portería del Cielo
POESÍAS
57. Refranes en Verso
58. El Papagayo, el Tordo y la Marica (_Iriarte_)
59. La Abeja y los Zánganos (_Iriarte_)
60. Los Huevos (_Iriarte_)
61. La Rana y la Gallina (_Iriarte_)
62. El Asno y su Amo (_Iriarte_)
63. La Víbora y la Sanguijuela (_Iriarte_)
CANCIONES
64. Me gustan Todas (_Spanish Folksong_)
65. Bolero (_Spanish Folksong_)
66. Himno Nacional de España. _Manuel Fenollosa_
67. Himno Nacional de Méjico. _Jaime Nuñó_
68. Himno Nacional de Guatemala. _Rafael Alvarez_
PREGUNTAS
VOCABULARIO
A FIRST
SPANISH READER
WITH QUESTIONS AND VOCABULARY
BY ERWIN W. ROESSLER, PH.D.
=CHAIRMAN OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK, N.Y. =
AND
ALFRED REMY, A.M.
HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK, N.Y.
_Pen Drawings by CLARENCE ROWS_
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO
This Reader is the outgrowth of a desire for a textbook that combines simplicity with variety. To make it available for use almost at the very beginning of the Spanish course only the present tense has been employed in the first twenty-three selections and difficult constructions have been consistently avoided.
With one or two exceptions, many changes have been made in the selections taken from Spanish authors in order to adapt them to the needs of the beginner. The greater part of the reading material, however, is either original or adapted from other languages. The questions are intended to aid the pupil in the preparation of his lessons. Teachers may alter or amplify these questions as they see fit.
Suggestions as to the method of treating the text may seem impertinent to some. The authors however merely wish to suggest a method which they have successfully employed:
I. Regular preparation of the advance lesson should be made as follows:
_a_. Reading of the text by the teacher, a sentence at a time. Each sentence to be translated by a pupil after the new words have been explained by the teacher, in Spanish if possible.
_b_. A second reading by the teacher, followed by chorus reading of the class.
II. At home the pupil should read the text aloud several times and copy the text once or twice, then study it carefully.
III. In the recitation, translation should be reduced to a minimum, thus allowing a maximum of time for conversation based upon the text. There should also be considerable blackboard work consisting of the questions and answers that were given orally. Repetition of answers by the entire class as well as chorus reading are also profitable. After the reading selection has been thoroughly mastered, oral and written résumés should be given by the pupils.
The authors wish to thank the firm of A. P. Schmidt of Boston for permission to reprint the songs _Bolero_ and _Me gustan Todas_. They are especially indebted to Dr. Manuel Barranco for many valuable suggestions and for assistance in proof reading.
ERWIN W. ROESSLEE
ALFRED REMY
CONTENTS
1. La Escuela
2. El Discípulo
3. La Sala de Clase. (I)
4. La Sala de Clase. (II)
5. El Discípulo en la Escuela
6. Una Lección de Español
7. Una Lección de Geografía
8. La Familia
9. Las Monedas de los Estados Unidos
10. Las Monedas de España
11. El Año y los Meses
12. Los Días de la Semana
13. La Casa
14. Proverbios. (I)
15. El Invierno
16. La Primavera
17. El Verano
18. El Otoño
19. El Cuerpo Humano
26. Méjico
21. Frases de Cortesía
22. Los Recreos
23. Una Visita
24. El Teatro
25. Los Órganos del Cuerpo Humano
26. El Brasil
27. Los Pobres Sastres
28. Tres Palabras
29. Anuncio del Estreno de una Ópera
30. Un Portero Exacto
31. Una Pierna
32. ¿Qué dice David?
33. El Canal de Suez
34. Dura Suerte
35. El Muchacho Inteligente
36. El Criado Erudito
37. Concepto Falso
38. Chile
39. Los Cuatro Hermanos
40. Adivinanzas. (I)
41. Argentina
42. El Barbero de la Coruña
43. El Perro del Ventrílocuo
44. El Canal de Panamá
45. Proverbios. (II)
46. El Competidor
47. El Estudiante de Salamanca
48. Adivinanzas. (II)
49. Cuba
50. El Tonto
51. El Peral
52. El Estudiante Juicioso
53. Proverbios. (III)
54. El Espejo de Matsuyama
55. Los Zapatos de Tamburí
56. La Portería del Cielo
POESÍAS
57. Refranes en Verso
58. El Papagayo, el Tordo y la Marica (_Iriarte_)
59. La Abeja y los Zánganos (_Iriarte_)
60. Los Huevos (_Iriarte_)
61. La Rana y la Gallina (_Iriarte_)
62. El Asno y su Amo (_Iriarte_)
63. La Víbora y la Sanguijuela (_Iriarte_)
CANCIONES
64. Me gustan Todas (_Spanish Folksong_)
65. Bolero (_Spanish Folksong_)
66. Himno Nacional de España. _Manuel Fenollosa_
67. Himno Nacional de Méjico. _Jaime Nuñó_
68. Himno Nacional de Guatemala. _Rafael Alvarez_
PREGUNTAS
VOCABULARIO
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