The course's original 'communicative' approach - of learning by listening, speaking, reading and writing - is retained, to make learning relevant to real-life situations, and fun.

The first three Practice Books supplement the first three Student's Books, and are an integral part of the course. Features of Viva! Practice Book 1 include:

• activities related to the work in each unit of the Student's Book
• a wide variety of exercises, making learning fun
• NEW activities covering Spanish in real-life 'situaciones'
• altogether, an extra 16 pages of practice in this edition
• blank spaces allowing the books to be filled-in

The Practice Books may also be used to supplement any other textbook course.