Written to serve as a companion grammar and workbook to the advanced Spanish language text of the same name, this manual uses relevant, engaging issues from the Spanish-speaking world to support explicit instruction in vocabulary and grammar.

In the first section, explicit grammar instruction is provided on the nineteen advanced Spanish structures targeted in the textbook. The chapters in the second section, corresponding to the textbook's chapters, contain exercises on each chapter's target vocabulary and grammar. All activities, including cloze exercises, table completion, and multiple-choice questions, are designed for self-assessment, so the answer key is provided at the end of the manual as a learning tool. Used in conjunction with the main text, the Puntos de encuentro student manual helps to provide a complete language-learning experience.