Synopses & Reviews
When you follow this course for 35 minutes a day, in six weeks you'll be speaking Japanese
In Fast-Track Japanese, Elisabeth Smith uses her wide teaching experience to create a course that covers just the vocabulary and the grammar that you really need. This day-by-day program is easy to follow and fun to do.
At the end of six weeks, you will have the confidence and knowledge to tackle all the situations you need to know about, such as shopping, eating out and getting around. With fewer than 400 words to learn, and flashcards at the back of the book to help learn them, progress is fast and enjoyable.
About the Author
Elisabeth Smith has published more than 30 books, CDs and DVDs in 11 different languages. She has taught enthusiastic audiences all over the world. Her unique entertaining courses are international bestsellers with over one million copies sold.
Table of Contents
Read this first / How this book works / Progress chart / Only got a minute? / Only got five minutes? / Only got ten minutes? / Day-by-day guide / In the aeroplane / Hikoki de / New words / Pronunciation / Good news grammar / Learn by heart / Let's speak Japanese / Let's speak more Japanese / Let's speak Japanese – fast and fluently / Test your progress / Day-by-day guide / In Kyoto / Kyoto de / New words / Good news grammar / Learn by heart / Let's speak Japanese / Let's speak more Japanese / Let's speak Japanese – fast and fluently / Test your progress / Day-by-day guide / Let's go shopping / Kaimono o shimasho / New words / Good news grammar / Learn by heart / Let's speak Japanese / Let's speak more Japanese / Let's speak Japanese – fast and fluently / Spot the keys / Test your progress / Day-by-day guide / We are going to have a meal / Shokuji o shimasu / New words / Good news grammar / Learn by heart (1) / Learn by heart (2) / Spot the keys / Lets speak Japanese / Let's speak more Japanese / Let's speak Japanese – fast and fluently / Say it simply / Test your progress / Day-by-day guide / Travelling / Ryoko / New words / Good news grammar / Learn by heart / Let's speak Japanese / Let's speak more Japanese / Let's speak Japanese – fast and fluently / Spot the keys / Test your progress / Day-by-day guide / At the airport / Kuko de / New words / Good news grammar / Learn by heart / Spot the keys / Say it simply / Let's speak Japanese / Let's speak more Japanese / Let's speak Japanese – fast and fluently / Test your progress / Answers / Flash cards / Japanese–English dictionary / English–Japanese dictionary / Certificate