Let's Start Talking - Spanish Foundations 1 is the first book in a series of conversational Spanish books published by The Language School. There is an accompanying app that can be downloaded from the app store by searching for TheLanguageSchool that is packed with videos and activities.This book helps students learn how to speak the Spanish they need for talking to people at work, on their travels, and making friends in their local communities. You will start by learning how to introduce yourself and make small talk in Spanish, which can help you if you have Spanish speaking colleagues or neighbors. You will also learn real dialogues for shopping and eating out at restaurants, which you can use to practice Spanish immediately, even in the United States. Being able to do this will help you talk to people in your local community and impress the people that you work with Of course, if you have a trip planned to the Spanish speaking world, including Latin America or Spain, you will learn all of the survival Spanish necessary for having a safe and successful trip.Once the student completes this book, he or she will have a solid foundation of Spanish and the the culture of Spanish speakers in order to be able to not only speak Spanish but understand the customs of the various countries and socialize with new friends.