The Student Activities Manual recycles and reinforces the vocabulary and grammar presented in theHoy diacute;aVolume 1 text. TheDiarioat the end of the activities for Temas 2 and 4 guides students in writing paragraphs on the topics of the chapter. The communicative nature of activities requires students to think about the meaning of what they are writing, and grammatical forms are not practiced without relating them to meaning. The communicative approach of the Student Activities Manual places grammar and writing practice in a real-life, meaningful context. Beginning learners of Spanish.