This content-rich, culture-based intermediate Spanish text provides a smooth transition between first-year and second-year Spanish texts. The text's highly effective integration of language skills instruction and content, coupled with the application of technology, fully meets the five standards defined by the National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project. The main goal of these texts is to provide intermediate level students of Spanish with a foreign language experience that takes them from the practical language knowledge needed to carry out daily tasks to a more meaningful understanding of Hispanic cultures. Mastering Intermediate Spanish is designed specifically for those with a strong intermediate level background who are able to more quickly move to a more advanced level.