A streamlined introductory course designed for the business person or traveler who wishes to acquire a confident and versatile command of modern spoken European Spanish in a variety of practical situations. All dialogs, sentences and expressions are tied to concrete everyday situations. There are no isolated words or expressions to be memorized. Topics covered include travel, dining and business activities such as introducing oneself to colleagues, calling a meeting, credit-card dealings, leaving telephone messages, etc. Grammatical explanations are kept to a minimum. There are audio Cds also available to accompany this text.