De viaje por el mundo hispano takes students on a cultural journey to explore Spanish-speaking countries. Each unit – or thematic route – offers both a section dedicated to Spain, and another dedicated to Central and South America, offering a variedand heterogeneous overview of the two continents. The volume is divided into six units: • Geografía • Ciudades y Países • Historia • Identidad, Economía e Instituciones • Cultura y Arte • Sociedad Hoy Within each unit several topics are discussed, providing a critical insight into similarities and differences between Spain and the Americas, through texts, documents, curiosities, eating habits and recipes and cultural insights. To aid understanding, the texts are accompanied by a monolingual glossary. At the end of each unit, there is a wide range of exercises enabling students to check their understanding. These include: listening comprehension activities, vocabulary, writing, as well as speaking. After each unit, the section \"Leer para aprender\" offers a selection of significant Spanish literature and Latin texts all with activities. In each unit there is also a page with activities related to the DVD. Finally, the volume includes the physical and political maps of Spain, Central and South America and thematic routes are suggested.
