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.
By:
Joseph Rosenberg
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780486202716
ISBN 10: 0486202712
Series: Dover Dual Language German
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 June 1967
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
"HOW TO USE THE COURSE LESSON 1 INTRODUCING THE SCHULZ FAMILY LESSON 2 THE THREE GENDERS; HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE STATEMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS GERMAN MAP OF EUROPE LESSON 3 THE LESSINGS OF BERLIN; FEMININE ENDINGS; DIMINUTIVES LESSON 4 THIS AND THAT; CAFE CONVERSATIONS LESSON 5 EATING AND DRINKING; PLURAL FORMS OF VERBS AND NOUNS LESSON 6 CLOTHES; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; COLOURS LESSON 7 THE CALENDAR AND SEASONS OF THE YEAR LESSON 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 FORMED LESSON 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 HEALTH LESSON 14 SITTING ROOM AND DINING ROOM PHRASES ""LESSON 15 THE WEATHER; SUN, MOON AND STARS"" PRONUNCIATION AT SIGHT LESSON 16 THE SCHULZES PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO BERLIN LESSON 17 THE DEPARTURE; AT THE RAILWAY STATION LESSON 18 ON THE JOURNEY; TRAVEL TALK IN THE TRAIN LESSON 19 ARRIVAL IN BERLIN; THE HOTEL LESSON 20 THE LESSING FAMILY'S HOUSE LESSON 21 IN THE MORNING; BEDROOM AND BATHROOM LESSON 22 MR. BROWN MAKES A FEW PURCHASES AND VISITS A POST OFFICE LESSON 23 THE SCHULZES VISIT A DEPARTMENT STORE LESSON 24 THEY LUNCH WITH HERR LESSING IN A RESTAURANT LESSON 25 MR. BROWN ARRANGES TO TAKE GERMAN LESSONS LESSON 26 FRAU SCHULZ AT THE DENTIST'S LESSON 27 SPORTS AND SPORTING TERMS LESSON 28 FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT LESSON 29 A JOURNEY BY ROAD TO THE SEASIDE LESSON 30 A SEASIDE HOLIDAY; MR. BROWN RETURNS TO LONDON SUMMARY OF GRAMMAR CORRESPONDENCE : A GUIDE TO LETTER WRITING ""STUDY GUIDE TO GERMAN LITERATURE, BY RICHARD FRIEDENTHAL, PH.D."" KEY TO THE EXERCISES KEY TO THE WORD-BUILDING PICTURES TRANSLATION OF CAPTIONS TO PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS"
Reviews for German: How to Speak and Write It
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