The revision of this successful intermediate text develops students' skills in conversation and composition while providing insight into the attitudes, beliefs, and typical daily activities of Spanish-speaking peoples. A wide selection of activities encourages individual and small group discussions. In addition, the text provides compact reviews of troublesome grammatical points. Exercises and a tape program reinforce pronunciation and listening comprehension. New features in this edition include: reworked and expanded composition guidelines; personalized questions; sharpened grammar notes and additional exercises; more communicative and practical vocabulary; and revised and updated dialogs and prose passages.