German For Dummies Audio Set
Published on 1. April 2008
Audio
CD-Audio
96 pages
978-0-470-22256-0 (ISBN)
Description
3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs!
The fun and easy way(r) to communicate effectively in a new language!
Want to speak German? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary.
Edward Swick has been a foreign language instructor for more than 30 years. He works on German and ESL instructional materials.
Discover how to:
* Handle greetings and introductions
* Ask questions and understand answers
* Build your vocabulary
* Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar
* Ask for directions
* Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a store
Skip around and learn at your own pace
* CD 1: Get started with basic words and phrases.
* CD 2: Form sentences and practice parts of speech.
* CD 3: Handle real-world situations.
More details
Product info
Audio CD
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Product notice
Audio CD
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Duration
Dauer: 10800 sec
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-22256-0 (9780470222560)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edward Swick (Chicago, IL) has been a foreign language teacher for more than 30 years. After studying at the University of Hamburg in Germany as a Fulbright scholar, he completed his Master's Degree in German, Russian, and English at Southern Illinois University. He now resides in Chicago, where he works full time on German and ESL instructional materials.
Content
Introduction 1
About This Audio Set 1
Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
How This Audio Set Is Organized 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Lesson 1:1: Welcome and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5
Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6
Personal Pronouns 6
Formalities 6
Lesson 1:3: Saying "Hello" and "Goodbye". 7
Greetings 7
Goodbyes 7
Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to "How Are You?" 8
Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You're From 9
Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 11
Pleasantries 11
Asking for help 11
Methods of transport 12
Places 12
People 13
Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 14
Lesson 1:8: Introduction of Question Words 16
Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions and Answers. 17
Lesson 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 19
Lesson 1:11: What Time Is It? Finding Out How to Tell Time 21
Vocabulary 21
Example sentences 21
Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming the Date 23
Days of the week 23
Months of the year 23
Days of the month 24
Example sentences 24
Lesson 1:13: Directions 25
Vocabulary 25
Example sentences 26
Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 27
Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns and Articles 28
At home 28
Downtown 29
Shopping 29
Places and things in the city/country 29
School 30
Occupations 30
Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns and Articles 31
Lesson 2:4: Demonstrative Pronouns 32
Lesson 2:5: Adjectives and Location Sentences. 33
Colors 33
Common adjectives 34
Example sentences about location 34
Lesson 2:6: Degrees of Adjectives. 35
Common comparisons 35
Lesson 2:7: To Be or Not To Be: A Very Important Verb. 36
Lesson 2:8: Common Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Infinitive Form 37
Regular verbs 37
Irregular verbs 38
Lesson 2:9: Conjugating Verbs in Present Tense 39
Regular verbs 39
Irregular verbs that add an umlaut 39
Irregular verbs with a vowel change 40
Special irregular patterns 40
Irregularities between the singular and plural conjugations 41
Lesson 2:10: Conjugating Verbs in Past Tense 43
Regular verbs 43
Irregular verbs 43
Special irregular pattern 44
Lesson 2:11: Conjugating Verbs in Future Tense. 45
Lesson 2:12: Prepositions and Conjunctions 46
Accusative prepositions 46
Dative prepositions 46
Conjunctions 47
Lesson 2:13: Forming Simple Sentences 48
Lesson 2:14: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 49
Lesson 2:15: Negative Sentences 50
Lesson 2:16: Forming Questions. 51
Lesson 3:1: Welcome and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 53
Lesson 3:2: At the Office 54
Office items 54
Meetings 54
Business departments 55
Colleagues 55
Verbs 55
Example sentences 56
Lesson 3:3: On the Job 57
Vocabulary 57
Verbs 58
Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 59
Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 60
Vocabulary 60
Example sentences 60
Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 61
Vocabulary 61
Verbs 61
Example sentences 62
Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 63
Vocabulary 63
Example sentences 64
Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 65
Vocabulary 65
Example sentences 66
Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 67
Vocabulary 67
Verbs 68
Example sentences 68
Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 69
Vocabulary 69
Verbs 69
Sentences and phrases 70
Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 71
Vocabulary 71
Verbs 71
Sentences and phrases 72
Lesson 3:12: At the Store 73
Vocabulary 73
Verbs 74
Example sentences 74
Mini-Dictionary 75
German-English Mini-Dictionary 75
English-German Mini-Dictionary 81
About This Audio Set 1
Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
How This Audio Set Is Organized 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Lesson 1:1: Welcome and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5
Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6
Personal Pronouns 6
Formalities 6
Lesson 1:3: Saying "Hello" and "Goodbye". 7
Greetings 7
Goodbyes 7
Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to "How Are You?" 8
Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You're From 9
Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 11
Pleasantries 11
Asking for help 11
Methods of transport 12
Places 12
People 13
Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 14
Lesson 1:8: Introduction of Question Words 16
Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions and Answers. 17
Lesson 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 19
Lesson 1:11: What Time Is It? Finding Out How to Tell Time 21
Vocabulary 21
Example sentences 21
Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming the Date 23
Days of the week 23
Months of the year 23
Days of the month 24
Example sentences 24
Lesson 1:13: Directions 25
Vocabulary 25
Example sentences 26
Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 27
Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns and Articles 28
At home 28
Downtown 29
Shopping 29
Places and things in the city/country 29
School 30
Occupations 30
Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns and Articles 31
Lesson 2:4: Demonstrative Pronouns 32
Lesson 2:5: Adjectives and Location Sentences. 33
Colors 33
Common adjectives 34
Example sentences about location 34
Lesson 2:6: Degrees of Adjectives. 35
Common comparisons 35
Lesson 2:7: To Be or Not To Be: A Very Important Verb. 36
Lesson 2:8: Common Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Infinitive Form 37
Regular verbs 37
Irregular verbs 38
Lesson 2:9: Conjugating Verbs in Present Tense 39
Regular verbs 39
Irregular verbs that add an umlaut 39
Irregular verbs with a vowel change 40
Special irregular patterns 40
Irregularities between the singular and plural conjugations 41
Lesson 2:10: Conjugating Verbs in Past Tense 43
Regular verbs 43
Irregular verbs 43
Special irregular pattern 44
Lesson 2:11: Conjugating Verbs in Future Tense. 45
Lesson 2:12: Prepositions and Conjunctions 46
Accusative prepositions 46
Dative prepositions 46
Conjunctions 47
Lesson 2:13: Forming Simple Sentences 48
Lesson 2:14: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 49
Lesson 2:15: Negative Sentences 50
Lesson 2:16: Forming Questions. 51
Lesson 3:1: Welcome and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 53
Lesson 3:2: At the Office 54
Office items 54
Meetings 54
Business departments 55
Colleagues 55
Verbs 55
Example sentences 56
Lesson 3:3: On the Job 57
Vocabulary 57
Verbs 58
Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 59
Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 60
Vocabulary 60
Example sentences 60
Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 61
Vocabulary 61
Verbs 61
Example sentences 62
Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 63
Vocabulary 63
Example sentences 64
Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 65
Vocabulary 65
Example sentences 66
Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 67
Vocabulary 67
Verbs 68
Example sentences 68
Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 69
Vocabulary 69
Verbs 69
Sentences and phrases 70
Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 71
Vocabulary 71
Verbs 71
Sentences and phrases 72
Lesson 3:12: At the Store 73
Vocabulary 73
Verbs 74
Example sentences 74
Mini-Dictionary 75
German-English Mini-Dictionary 75
English-German Mini-Dictionary 81