| During the past year, Rocket Spanish has updated | | | | before beginning to memorize them. |
| to today's technology. One of the greatest | | | | There are many how to learn to speak Spanish |
| improvements in the program during the past | | | | programs online and some of them are helpful. |
| year has been the use of new technology, | | | | However, only Rocket Spanish really prepares |
| allowing you to download the program materials | | | | you to face the world as a Spanish speaker. Just |
| to your i-Pod or MP3 Player. Adults can still | | | | like other programs you will be capable of |
| purchase a hardcopy version, shipped to their | | | | speaking with others within about eight weeks, |
| homes. Others will continue to download the | | | | however, you will only be able to speak the |
| program to their computer. The downloadable | | | | words, phrases, sentences and conversations |
| version includes 4 E-books equaling about 500 | | | | taught in the first few lessons of the program. |
| pages of lessons, exercises, activities, flash cards | | | | You will not, at the end of eight weeks be |
| and much more. | | | | prepared to walk up to a native Spanish speaker |
| The Rocket Spanish program is an interactive | | | | and hold a lively conversation. You will be able to |
| online program, adult learners use along with | | | | speak enough Spanish to let the person know you |
| learning tools included in the program. In the past, | | | | are only beginning to speak Spanish. You will be |
| you needed to sit at your computer and read all | | | | prepared to carry on some short conversations, |
| of the lessons, unless you made copies of all the | | | | order a meal, ask directions or otherwise get help, |
| pages, which could be expensive. Now you are | | | | if you need it, but there is more to learn. |
| able to take the program with you wherever you | | | | Some people learn quickly and work through all of |
| take your i-Pod. | | | | the beginners lessons in as little as three months. |
| The pages of vocabulary words once copied and | | | | They become very comfortable speaking Spanish |
| cut into Flash cards are very important. The | | | | and move on to the intermediate level. Keep in |
| words on the flash cards are both Spanish and | | | | mind there are about 500 pages of material and |
| English. It is a good idea to put flash cards into | | | | 12 hours of CD software. In addition, there are |
| common groups. For example, put the days of | | | | exercises, vocabulary drills, quizzes and the |
| the week together and memorize them. Put the | | | | MegaVocab and MegaAudio games all working |
| months of year, the numbers from one to one | | | | together to help you speak Spanish, comfortably. |
| hundred together, and so forth. It is easier to | | | | Many people take 6-9 months to reach the |
| memorize the Spanish vocabulary in common | | | | intermediate level because of time constraints. |
| groups, rather than a long list of unrelated words. | | | | Remember the goal of Rocket Spanish is to teach |
| You may even want to put flash cards with the | | | | you to speak Spanish. It is not a race against |
| Spanish words for foods in alphabetical order | | | | time. |