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		<description><![CDATA[Hola &#38; Bienvenidos! Get a sneak peek at all that&#8217;s included in Rocket Spanish, and see why Rocket Spanish is the absolute best course for those looking to learn the spanish language. If your considering learning spanish and are looking for expert training you can do from home or at your convenience, take a few [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-full wp-image-348 alignleft" title="Rocket Spanish" src="http://rocketspanishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rocketspanish-125x159.gif" alt="Rocket Spanish" width="170" height="188" />Hola &amp; Bienvenidos! Get a sneak peek at all that&#8217;s included in <a title="Rocket Spanish" href="http://rocketspanishblog.com/order.php" target="_blank">Rocket Spanish</a>, and see why Rocket Spanish is the absolute best course for those looking to learn the spanish language. If your considering learning spanish and are looking for expert training you can do from home or at your convenience, take a few minutes and read through this Rocket Spanish Review. Rocket Spanish has taught hundreds of thousands of people from all across the world how to quickly learn spanish, in as little as 3 months, and the &#8220;secret to their success&#8221; lies in <em>how</em> they teach the language.</p>
<p>The course itself is broken down into well organized categories so you can quickly and easily get started with the material. One of the most unique aspects to Rocket Spanish is the interactive manner in which they teach the language.</p>
<blockquote><p>From interactive audio lessons to software games and more, the training is crafted in such a way as to promote maximum retention, <strong>not just memorization of certain spanish words</strong>.</p></blockquote>
<p>The absolute BEST way to learn Spanish is by listening and repeating what you hear. After all, that&#8217;s how you learned the language you speak now.</p>
<p>Rocket Spanish emphasizes developing the ability to speak Spanish and understand what you&#8217;re saying in context <em>before</em> you learn the nitty-gritty details of grammar. Spanish grammar is important (and taught in-depth in the Rocket Spanish Premium course), but (1) developing the ability to speak and (2) understanding context are two critical first steps.</p>
<p>Thankfully the Rocket Spanish material is created with these two principals as their foundation, and is yet another reason people find success with Rocket Spanish over several other learn spanish programs available today. The &#8220;other guys&#8221; typically focus on memorization while Rocket Spanish emphasizes speaking and context. Understanding the context of what is being said is usually more important (and will help you learn the language faster) than just memorizing popular spanish words and phrases.<br />&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #D52300;">Rocket Spanish Outline</span></span></h3>
<p>Rocket Spanish Premium (Level 1 &#8211; the main course) is the original Rocket Spanish training program priced at $149.95 (check out the <a href="http://rocketspanishblog.com/order.php">Limited Time $99.95</a> Special Offer). Rocket Spanish Premium (Level 2) is additional training that goes into more advanced learning spanish techniques/training and is priced at $149.95</p>
<p>Approximately 40-50% of all customers elect to purchase the Level 1 &amp; Level 2 courses together since they complement each other so well and promote maximum spanish retention. The main course is very comprehensive on it&#8217;s own, however if you are wanting to take your spanish to another &#8220;level,&#8221; you&#8217;ll definitely want to check out Level 2. We explain them both below.<br />&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #D52300;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rocket Spanish Premium &#8211; Level 1 includes:</span></span></h3>
<p>32 Interactive Audio Lessons. You&#8217;ll get the conversation transcripts in Spanish and English, and you can test your Spanish skills with the quiz that comes with each lesson. The 32 tracks average 25 minutes each.</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">1. Greeting, Meeting, Food, and Drink</span></li>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 1.1 Introductions</li>
<li>Lesson 1.2 Introductions Expanded</li>
<li>Lesson 1.3 The Perfect Coffee</li>
<li>Lesson 1.4 Taking a Photo</li>
<li>Lesson 1.5 What do you do for a living</li>
<li>Lesson 1.6 Family Status</li>
<li>Lesson 1.7 Traveling Schedule</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">2. Taking a Tour, Making Plans, Events and Directions</span>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 2.1 Taking a Tour</li>
<li>Lesson 2.2 Making Weekend Plans</li>
<li>Lesson 2.3 Events</li>
<li>Lesson 2.4 Directions</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">3. Talking About You and Me&#8230;and the Weather!</span>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 3.1 Descriptions</li>
<li>Lesson 3.2 Emotions</li>
<li>Lesson 3.3 The Weather</li>
<li>Lesson 3.4 Yours and Mine</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">4. Shopping, Bargaining, Hotels, and Restaurants</span>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 4.1 Shopping</li>
<li>Lesson 4.2 Bargaining</li>
<li>Lesson 4.3 The Hotel</li>
<li>Lesson 4.4 The Restaurant</li>
<li>Lesson 4.5 This and That</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Socializing, Dating, Parties, and Presents</span>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 5.1 Birthday Party</li>
<li>Lesson 5.2 Dates</li>
<li>Lesson 5.3 Games and Prizes</li>
<li>Lesson 5.4 Presents</li>
<li>Lesson 5.5 Let&#8217;s Party</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pastimes, Winding Down the Vacation and More! </span>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 6.1 Speak Like an Expert</li>
<li>Lesson 6.2 Pastimes</li>
<li>Lesson 6.3 End of Vacation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Family Matters, Chores, and Ambitions </span>
<ul>
<li>Lesson 7.1 Introductions to the Family</li>
<li>Lesson 7.2 Chores</li>
<li>Lesson 7.3 Goals</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PLUS Lesson 8.1 All Conversations </span>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">MegaSpanish Games</span> &#8211; The MegaSpanish Games software (for both PC &amp; MAC) include MegaVocab, Mega Audio, &amp; MegaVerbs.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Beginners Book</span> &#8211; The Rocket Spanish Beginners Book is by itself what most other &#8220;learn spanish&#8221; programs are in their entirety. It&#8217;s an easy to read, informative resource covering all of the following topics:
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 1</span></li>
<ul>
<li>How To Pronounce Spanish Words</li>
<li>People, Places, and Things</li>
<li>Using &#8220;The&#8221; and &#8220;A&#8221;</li>
<li>Talking about You, He, and We</li>
<li>&#8220;To Be&#8221; Part 1: The Verby <em>SER</em></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 2</span></li>
<li>Verbs in the Present Tense</li>
<li>The Verb <em>IR</em> (to go)</li>
<li>Asking Questions</li>
<li>&#8220;To Be&#8221; Part 2: The Verb <em>ESTAR</em></li>
<li><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Section 2 Review</span><br />
</em></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 3</span></li>
<li>Adjectives Part 1: Descriptions</li>
<li>Using Estar to Express a Feeling or Condition</li>
<li>Talking about the Weather</li>
<li>Adjectives Part 2: Who Owns What</li>
<li><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Seection 3 Review</span><br />
</em></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 4</span></li>
<li>Talking about Me, Her, and Us: Direct Object Pronouns</li>
<li>Indirect Object Pronouns</li>
<li>Putting Direct &amp; Indirect Object Pronouns Together</li>
<li>More about Us and Them: Prepositional Pronouns</li>
<li>Talking about This, That, and That One over There</li>
<li><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Section 4 Review</span><br />
</em></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 5</span></li>
<li>Introduction to Irregular Verbs: <em>TENER</em> and <em>VENIR</em></li>
<li>Stem Changing Verbs in the Present</li>
<li>Irregular Verbs in the &#8220;Yo&#8221; Form</li>
<li>To Say and To Give: Using <em>DECIR</em> and <em>DAR</em></li>
<li>When Something is Happening</li>
<li><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Section 5 Review</span><br />
</em></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 6</span></li>
<li>Talking about What You Know: <em>SABER</em> and <em>CONOCER</em></li>
<li>Talking about What You Like, Love, and Lack</li>
<li>Actions You Perform on Yourself: Reflexive Verbs</li>
<li><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Section 6 Review</span><br />
</em></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Section 7</span></li>
<li>Talking about What&#8217;s Good, Better, and Best</li>
<li>Talking about IFS, Ands, Buts</li>
<li>Talking about Something and Nothing</li>
<li><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Section 7 Review</span><br />
</em></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Appendices</span></li>
<li>Appendix 1 &#8211; Grammatical Concepts in English</li>
<li>Appendix 2 &#8211; Answer Key</li>
<li>Appendix 3 &#8211; Complete Beginners Book Vocabulary (Spanish to English)</li>
<li>Appendix 4 &#8211; Complete Beginners Book Vocabulary (English to Spanish)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">eBooks</span> &#8211; This next section includes the following 7 eBooks created entirely by Maurico and his team exclusively for Rocket Spanish customers
<ul>
<li>Conversation Course (119 Pages)</li>
<li>Rocket Spanish Vocab Supplement (50 Pages)</li>
<li>Mega Cards Beginners (28 Pages)</li>
<li>Mega Cards Advanced (20 Pages)</li>
<li>Audio Mega Cards Beginners (28 Pages)</li>
<li>Audio Mega Cards Advanced (20 Pages)</li>
<li>Rocket Spanish Advanced Grammar (162 Pages)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Transcripts</span> &#8211; Imagine having actual transcripts for several of the most common Spanish conversations. With Rocket Spanish Transcripts, you&#8217;ve got them word for word in both Spanish and English (34 pages)</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bonus Audio</span> &#8211; These bonus audio tracks cover things like parts of the body, clothing, colors, days of the week, and food to name a few. With these 10 bonus audio lessons, you&#8217;ll be able to hear the authentic Spanish pronunciation of hundreds of additional words and phrases in a fun, interactive environment.</li>
</ul>
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<h3><span style="color: #D52300;">Rocket Spanish Level 1 Summary </span></h3>
<p>As a quick recap, here&#8217;s a summary of all that&#8217;s included in the award winning Rocket Spanish training program.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-352" title="Rocket Spanish Course" src="http://rocketspanishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rocket-spanish-course3.gif" alt="Rocket Spanish Course" width="115" height="175" />(1) 32 Interactive Audio Lessons (Downloadable)<br />
(2) 31 Spanish Language and Culture Lessons<br />
(3) MegaSpanish Software Games (Downloadable)<br />
(4) Lifetime Membership<br />
(5) 24/7 online access to all course materials<br />
(6) MP3/iPod compatible audio<br />
(7) MAC/PC compatible and print-friendly lessons<br />
(8) Quizzes and Self-Tests<br />
(9) Progress Tracking<br />
(10) Rocket Spanish Certification<br />
(11) Personal and Technical Support<br />
(12) Free Rocket Spanish Premium Upgrades<br />
(13) 60-Day No Questions Asked Money Back Guarantee</p>
<div class="bluebox"><strong><a title="Rocket Spanish Testimonials" href="http://rocketspanishblog.com/reviews-testimonials/"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-292" style="border: 0;" title="Rocket Spanish Testimonials" src="http://rocketspanishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rocketspanishtestimonialblue-150x150.gif" alt="Rocket Spanish Testimonials" width="72" height="72" /><span style="color: #426bad"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rocket Spanish Testimonials</span></span></a></strong> &#8211; See what Rocket Spanish customers have to say about the course. We&#8217;ve compiled Rocket Spanish Customer Reviews from across the web so you can see first hand what actual customers have to say about their experience with Rocket Spanish.</div>
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<h3><span style="color: #d52300;">Rocket Spanish &#8211; Level 2</span></h3>
<p>The second level to Rocket Spanish takes more advanced techniques (built upon the Level 1 training) to really round out your spanish training. The following programs are included in Level 2.</p>
<p>Rocket Spanish Premium Plus includes 30 Intaractive Audio lessons, with more advanced conversations that you can take part in to become a more confident Spanish speaker. You will cover 5 practical topics:</p>
<ol><strong>1. Movies, Mayhem and the One That Got Away</strong> (learn to speak in Spanish about leisure activities, sport, entertainment, and the great outdoors)!</ol>
<ol><strong>2. Down Memory Lane</strong> (learn to talk about your personal history, and discover some Spanish and Latin American legends, history and literature along the way)!</ol>
<ol><strong>3. The Workplace</strong> (you will cover everything from navigating a traffic jam in Spanish to negotiating a job offer. I will help you manage important projects, run errands to the bank and post office, and master cyberspace &#8211; in Spanish!)!</ol>
<ol><strong>4. Best of Friends</strong> (you will impress your Spanish-speaking friends and loved ones in no time after these lessons on friendships and relationships).</ol>
<ol><strong>5. Where it All Began</strong> (learn how to speak in Spanish about your future plans and dreams, discover what happens to all the people you have met on your Rocket Spanish Premium Plus journey, and find out how Rocket Spanish began)!</ol>
<p>Rocket Spanish Premium (Level 2) also includes 23 Language &#038; Culture Lessons, with insights into a wide variety of situations you&#8217;re likely to encounter in a Spanish-speaking country, including food and drink, art, ecotourism, El Dorado, the Olmecs, neighboring countries, politics, public holidays, the media, the military, migration, banking, Cuba, gender dynamics, marriage, vegetarianism, business, and more.</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #d52300;">Rocket Spanish Review Summary</span></h3>
<p>If you&#8217;re serious about learning spanish and want the best training at the best price (not to mention the most convenient), <strong>Rocket Spanish is the obvious choice</strong>. Hundreds of thousands of customers have discovered that learning spanish can be fun, easy, and enjoyable when you have the right training. Whether you want to learn spanish for a job opportunity, vacation, or simply to expand your cultural horizons, do yourself the favor of choosing the award winning Rocket Spanish and learn spanish fast! I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed my <a title="Rocket Spanish Review" href="http://rocketspanishblog.com/rocket-spanish-review/" target="_self">Rocket Spanish Review</a>.</p>
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