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German
A Self-Teaching Guide
Learn German at your own pace
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn howquickly and easilywith a practical guide that gives you the tools you need to speak and understand German.
Completely revised and updated with applications of the newGerman spelling rules, this user-friendly guide provides you with the basic vocabulary and grammar you need to start speaking German right away. It includes more than 1,000 of the most frequently used words in both German-English and English-German lists, clear explanations of German grammatical structures, entertaining mini-dialogues from real-life situations that demonstrate modern usage, and cultural notes that give fresh insight into contemporary German society.
Like all Self-Teaching Guides, German allows you to build gradually on what you have learnedat your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who wants to improve his or her understanding of basic German.
See inside for CD and audiocassette ordering information.
Synopsis
The fast track to speaking and understanding basic German
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn how—quickly and easily—with this practical, self-paced guide. It combines the user-friendly virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course to provide you with the basic vocabulary and grammar you need to start using German right away. Completely revised and updated for today's usage, this new edition gives you:
- A proven interactive format that lets you teach yourself at your own pace
- Exercises to reinforce what you've learned
- Clear explanations of German grammatical structures
- More than 1,000 of the most frequently used German words
- Sample dialogues with cultural notes and lists of terms
See inside for information on German pronunciation cassette.
About the Author
HEIMY TAYLOR and WERNER HAAS are both professors of German at the Ohio State University and the authors of numerous German textbooks.
Table of Contents
How to Use This Book.
Introduction: German Sounds and Spelling.
1. Greetings, Introductions, and Useful Expressions.
2. Numbers: Measurements, Currencies, Sizes, and Temperature.
3. Food, Restaurants, and Eating.
4. Lodging, Hotels, and Overnight Accommodations.
5. Telling Time.
6. Health Care.
7. Television and Radio.
8. Sports, Physical Education and Recreation.
9. Communication:Telephone, Post Office, Newspaper, Train Station, and Airport.
10. Selbstbiographisches.
Answer for Activities, Exercises, and Reviews.
Reference Grammar.
Wortshatz: Deutsch-Englisch.
English-German Vocabulary
Index.