Get Started in Beginner's German: Teach Yourself

Rosi McNab

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Year: 2010
• eBook ISBN: 9781444131338
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: German Language
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Are you looking for a course in German written for the absolute beginner who has no experience of learning a foreign language? Get Started in German will give you the confidence to communicate in German. Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The emphasis of the course is placed on communication, rather than grammar, and all the teaching is in English, so that you will quickly and effortlessly get started in German. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.DIALOGUES
Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.PRONUNCIATION
Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Germany.TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

1

Grüßen und Begrüßung
Greetings

In this unit you will learn how to

• Say ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’
• Greet and address someone
• Ask to speak to someone
• Say you don’t understand
• Ask if anyone speaks English

Before you start

Read the introduction to the course which gives some useful advice on studying alone and on how to make the most of the course.

If you have the recording, make sure you have it handy as you’ll be using it when you work with the Dialogues and the Pronunciation notes. If you don’t have the recording, use the Pronunciation guide in the introduction to help you with the pronunciation of new words and phrases.

LEARNING TIPS

To help yourself to use this course as effectively as possible, follow this study guide (and adapt it to suit your own learning patterns
as you go along, if you wish):

1 Listen to or read the Dialogues once or twice (listen without the book first of all, if you have the recording).

2 Go over each one bit by bit in conjunction with the Key words. Do the same for each of the Key words that has no accompanying dialogue.

3 Use the Learning tips to help you remember the Key words.

4 Study the Language notes and Word patterns as these give you information that you will use over and over again later.

5 Do the Exercises and the Test yourself exercise if there is one at the end of the unit; check your answers in the Key to the exercises at the end of the book.

Insight

Don’t try to do too much at once! Most people find they learn better if they study for short periods e.g. 20 minutes or take frequent breaks. After your break try to recall what you learned last! It will help to ‘fix’ it in your long-term memory.

Guten Tag, Herr Braun! Good day, Mr Brown!

CD1, TR 2

QUICK VOCAB

Herr [hair]	Mr
Frau [fr-ow]	Mrs
gut [goot]	good/well
danke [dankuh]	thanks
guten Tag [gooten tahk]	good day
Wie geht es lhnen? [vee gate es ee-nen]	How are you?
Es geht mir gut. [es gate meer goot]	I am well. (lit. It goes to me well)
auf Wiedersehen [ow-...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Credits
• Meet the Author
• Only got a minute?
• Only got five minutes?
• Only got ten minutes?
• Introduction
• 1 Grüßen und Begrüßung Greetings
• 2 Trinken Sie eine Tasse Kaffee? Would you like a cup of coffee?
• 3 Was kostet es? What does it cost?
• 4 Das Alphabet The alphabet
• 5 An der Rezeption At reception
• 6 Im Hotel In the hotel
• 7 Die Uhrzeiten Telling the time
• 8 Der Stadtplan The street map
• 9 Wie komme ich zur Post? How do I get to the post office?
• 10 Der Kalender The calendar
• 11 German verbs 119
• 12 Meine Familie My family
• 13 Einkaufen Shopping
• 14 Wann fährt der Zug? When does the train leave?
• 15 Essen und trinken Eating and drinking
• 16 Im Restaurant In the restaurant
• 17 Die Freizeit Free time
• 18 Autofahren in Deutschland Motoring in Germany
• 19 Was ist mit Ihnen los? What’s wrong with you?
• 20 Kontakt! Contact!
• 21 Geschäftsreise oder Besuch? Business trip or visit?
• Taking it further
• Key to the exercises
• Grammar summary
• English–German vocabulary
• German–English vocabulary
• Copyright