German (eBook)

Joseph Rosenberg (Autor)

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2013
400 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-11762-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Filled with dialogues, grammar and idiom studies, and practical exercises, this is probably the most delightful, useful, and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written German. 330 illustrations.

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This is probably the most delightful, useful, and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written German, with or without a teacher. Working on the principles that a person learns more quickly by example than by rule, the author has put together a book that abounds in immediately usable German sentences and phrases on a wide variety of subjects.The student will find pleasure in the amusing sketches and drawings used to imbed new vocabulary firmly in the student's mind, in the many excellent photographs of cities and landmarks in German-speaking countries, and in the glimpses of German culture and custom subtly interwoven into the conventional material.The book, though eminently useful for self-study, is especially amenable to classroom use or study with a private tutor. The variety of teaching aids that this book places at the teacher's disposal is remarkable. The lessons contain dialogues, grammar and idiom studies (replete with examples), and extensive practice exercises. In addition there are 28 full-page and double-page sketches of specific scenes (a harbor, a zoo, a theatre, etc.) with pertinent items numbered and identified in German and English; sketches and photographs, which the student is asked to describe in German; German proverbs, jokes, and more.The dialogues and reading material encompass an exceptionally wide range of real-life situations, and are extended to include most of the basic vocabulary one would need in each situation. The analysis of German pronunciation is very comprehensive (and the simple phonetic system used in the early stages is readable by sight). The practice exercises are carefully designed to allow the student to use what he learned. The closing sections contain a summary of grammar, a guide to letter writing (with sample German letters), and a valuable study guide to German literature by Dr. Richard Friedenthal.The book differs from others of its type in that it gives more attention to the elementary stages of learning, and the rate of progress is less rapid than usual. This means that any intelligent person, even if he is an absolute beginner, can with sufficient application arrive at the end of the course confident of having acquired a solid foundation for further study.

Inhalt

HOW TO USE THE COURSELESSON 1 INTRODUCING THE SCHULZ FAMILYLESSON 2 THE THREE GENDERS ; HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE STATEMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS GERMAN MAP OF EUROPELESSON 3 THE LESSINGS OF BERLIN ; FEMININE ENDINGS ; DIMINUTIVESLESSON 4 THIS AND THAT ; CAFÉ CONVERSATIONSLESSON 5 EATING AND DRINKING ; PLURAL FORMS OF VERBS AND NOUNSLESSON 6 CLOTHES ; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ; COLOURSLESSON 7 THE CALENDAR AND SEASONS OF THE YEARLESSON 8 WHAT IS THE TIME ? ; GREETINGS ; THE DAY'S ROUTINE"LESSON 9 COMPARISONS OF SIZE, LENGTH AND AGE ; THE FRUITSHOP"LESSON 10 DIRECT OBJECTS ; HOW COMPOUND NOUNS ARE FORMEDLESSON 11 MORE ABOUT DIRECT OBJECTS ; COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS"LESSON 12 CAN, WILL AND MUST ; A BLACKBOARD LESSON ; HOW TO USE DEPENDENT CLAUSES"LESSON 13 INDIRECT OBJECTS ; ASKING AFTER SOMEONE'S HEALTHLESSON 14 SITTING ROOM AND DINING ROOM PHRASES"LESSON 15 THE WEATHER ; SUN, MOON AND STARS" PRONUNCIATION AT SIGHTLESSON 16 THE SCHULZES PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO BERLINLESSON 17 THE DEPARTURE ; AT THE RAILWAY STATIONLESSON 18 ON THE JOURNEY ; TRAVEL TALK IN THE TRAINLESSON 19 ARRIVAL IN BERLIN ; THE HOTELLESSON 20 THE LESSING FAMILY'S HOUSELESSON 21 IN THE MORNING ; BEDROOM AND BATHROOMLESSON 22 MR. BROWN MAKES A FEW PURCHASES AND VISITS A POST OFFICELESSON 23 THE SCHULZES VISIT A DEPARTMENT STORELESSON 24 THEY LUNCH WITH HERR LESSING IN A RESTAURANTLESSON 25 MR. BROWN ARRANGES TO TAKE GERMAN LESSONSLESSON 26 FRAU SCHULZ AT THE DENTIST'SLESSON 27 SPORTS AND SPORTING TERMSLESSON 28 FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENTLESSON 29 A JOURNEY BY ROAD TO THE SEASIDELESSON 30 A SEASIDE HOLIDAY ; MR. BROWN RETURNS TO LONDONSUMMARY OF GRAMMARCORRESPONDENCE : A GUIDE TO LETTER WRITING"STUDY GUIDE TO GERMAN LITERATURE, BY RICHARD FRIEDENTHAL, PH.D."KEY TO THE EXERCISESKEY TO THE WORD-BUILDING PICTURESTRANSLATION OF CAPTIONS TO PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONSINDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.1.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Language Guides German
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 413 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Schlagworte: 1950's • 1962 • Accent • AIDS • Beginners • berlitz • books on learners • books on textbooks • Classical • conversational • Courses • declension • Deutsch • dictionary • english translations • Equivalent • everyday conversation • example sentences • Exercises • Foreign Language • Foreign Language Teaching • gefunden • German Grammar • German Language • German Studies • german text • German Vocabulary • Germany • grammar rules • HABE • independent study • Intermediate • Languages • Latin • Learner • learning german • Lernen • living language • modern vocabulary • native speakers • Phonetic • pimsleur • pronounced • pronunciations • refresher • Self-study • self-taught • Sketches • speaking german • Supplement • Teaching Method • textbooks • verb conjugation • vocab • WELCHES • Workbook
• ISBN-10: 0-486-11762-6 / 0486117626
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-11762-1 / 9780486117621