Repase y escriba, 7th Edition combines solid grammar coverage with contempo-rary readings from a variety of sources, including literature, maga-zines, and newspapers. Readings are preceded by a short passage introducing the author and the context, and are followed by vocabulary, comprehension questions, and conversation prompts. The Seccion lexica teaches students proverbs, idioms, and word families. There are also topics for creative compositions with guidelines. With updat-ed literary and cultural readings, Repase y Escriba includes an oral exchange, to make the text more useful when stressing conversation.