Sabias que Beginning Spanish - Student Edition + Listening Comprehension Audio Cassette Author:Bill VanPatten, James F. Lee, Terry L. Ballman, Bill VanPatten, Terry L. Ballman This highly innovative beginning Spanish text is both task-based as well as content-based. A task-based approach requires students to use Spanish to complete specific goals or tasks. ¿Sabías que . . . ? is content-based in that it includes readings from a variety of disciplines.