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This thoroughly revised edition helps those who have already acquired the basics of German and wish to extend their fluency and confidence. Focusing on the particular needs of the English-speaking user, it incorporates important information on recent trends and changes in the German language, including the 1998 spelling reforms, and on style, register and regional variation, which is frequently ignored by conventional textbooks. First Edition Hb (1992): 0-521-42077-6 First Edition Pb (1992): 0-521-31556-5

Cambridge Express German is for students studying German as a second foreign language in a two or three year course to GCSE/Standard Grade. As the book is designed to complement the Cambridge Express German course, Euroskop is fully cross-referenced to the appropriate pages in The German Handbook. However, the Handbook can be used as a stand-alone reference work, or in conjunction with other courses, and is also invaluable for revision. This updated version of The German Handbook is a practical grammar reference and revision guide for all learners in the first years of learning German.

This textbook provides a comprehensive and thematically structured vocabulary for students of German.

What do you know, if you know that a language has 'Object Verb' structure rather than 'Verb Object'? Answering this question and many others, this book provides an essential guide to the syntactic structure of German. It examines the systematic differences between German and English, which follow from this basic difference in sentence structure, and presents the main results of syntactic research on German. Topics covered include the strict word order in VO vs word order variation in OV, verb clustering, clause union effects, obligatory functional subject position, and subject-object...

Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips

Speak German - instantly

Traveling to Germany but don't know German? Taking German at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking German in no time.

Discover how to:

• Get directions, shop, and eat out
• Talk numbers, dates, time, and money
• Chat about family and work
• Discuss sports and the weather
• Deal with problems and emergencies

Learn German through crossword puzzles

Easy German Crossword Puzzles offers you an entertaining and effective way of expanding your knowledge of the German language and culture.
The Kreuzwortratsel in this book cover a wide variety of topics related to the activities and concerns of daily life. At the same time, the German-language clues will test your knowledge of the history, science, politics, and arts of the German-speaking peoples. To help you solve some of the more challenging puzzles clues, four appendices have been included at the back of this book:...

For All Students Ideal for a variety of courses, this completely up-to-date, alphabetically organized handbook helps students understand how people from German-speaking nations think, do business, and act in their daily lives.

Have you always wanted to speak German like a native? Containing 15 humorous, down-to-earth dialogues, Streetwise German contains the colloquial language and slang that will make you sound authentic. Exercises and brief grammar notes help you practice what you have learned. At last, a way to learn the German you won't hear in class

Learn to speak German? Easy.

German All-in-One For Dummies conveniently combines titles from the German Dummies library into one handy guide that covers all of the bases of the German language. For those looking to master fluency in this popular language, this book and CD combo are an efficient and logical choice.

German All-in-One For Dummies brings together content from German For Dummies, 2nd Edition, German For Dummies Audio Set, German Phrases For Dummies, Intermediate German For Dummies, and German Essentials For Dummies. Plus, it includes a...

Learn to apply basic German grammar and vocabulary to reading and translating progressively complex texts with the seventh edition of JANNACH'S GERMAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE. Recognized as the leader in teaching reading skills, this text provides the tools you need to read specialized literature in your field. The Book Companion Website contains the readings that appear in each chapter, plus new comprehension questions and activities about the readings that are designed to let you practice specific reading skills.

Learn to speak and write German like a pro

Need a quick introduction to the German language? Whether you're planning a vacation, adding a valuable second language to your resume, or simply brushing up on your skills, The Everything Essential German Book is your perfect guide for learning to speak and write in German. This portable guide covers the most important basics, including:

• The German alphabet and translation
• Greetings and conversation starters
• Common questions and answers
• Verb tenses and sentence structure

With...

Essential German Vocabulary" is the course for you if you need help with your study of German. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course now contains plenty of hints on how to learn vocabulary effectively.
Unlike a phrasebook or a dictionary, "Essential German Vocabulary" will take your existing knowledge and build on it systematically and organically, so that you will increase your vocabulary and at the same time expand your range of expression.At the beginning of the book there is a section to help you with your pronunciation, followed by a short and simple grammar...

Do you want to learn German or brush up what you know already? Are you planning a vacation in Germany or preparing for an exam? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning, based on solid grammatical foundations, translation skills and practical vocabulary? If so, this is the course for you.

The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence. At the back of the book, an exercise key enables you to check your answers while...

Complete German is a comprehensive book and audio language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level.
The new edition of this successful course has been fully revised and is packed with new learning features to give you the language, practice and skills to communicate with confidence.
- Maps from A1 to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages
- 23 learning units plus verbs reference and word glossary
- Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick
- Teaches the key skills - reading, writing,...

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. German Grammar You Really Need to Know" will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.

The 'Reading German' texts and CD-ROM materials were developed to aid students in acquiring a reading knowledge of German. Through the use of these materials students are expected to obtain a level of proficiency sufficient for understanding scientific and scholarly material written in German. The course is divided into two levels. Reading German: Introduction is an introductory course that covers reading strategies, reading grammar, resources, and basic vocabulary. It leads to a second year reading knowledge of German in 12 weeks. The Humanities, Business/Economics, Chemistry, and Music...

GET D RTY
Next time you're traveling or just chattin' in German with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including:

-Cool slang
-Funny insults
-Explicit sex terms
-Raw swear words

Dirty German teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Germany:

-What's up?
Wie geht's?

-I'm smashed.
Ich bin total angeschickert.

-Fuckin' Munich fans.
Schei Munchen Fans.

-That shit...

Wir Spielen Zusammen contains 20 easy-to-play photocopiable games for use either in the classroom or at home, which teach and reinforce essential German vocabulary. These tried and tested games provide children with a fun way of practising speaking and listening to German and help them to become more confident German speakers. The instructions for each game list the objectives and the key words, together with a clear explanation of how to set up and play the game. Extensions and variations enable the games to be used over and over again in many different ways.

Now there's an easy way for pupils to communicate in German with other German speakers. German Pen Pals Made Easy contains fill-in-the-gap letters, so even pupils just beginning to learn German can have the satisfaction of being able to communicate effectively in German. For the teacher, German Pen Pals Made Easy does not require fluency and there is little or no preparation required (English translations of the letters are included, as are lists of vocabulary, key grammar points and extension ideas). The activities link with the KS2 Framework for language teaching with inherent...

Gute Idee is an invaluable, time-saving resource that will help you to cover many of the objectives of the Framework for Modern Foreign Languages. Designed with the non-specialist teacher in mind, Gute Idee provides key vocabulary, word and picture matching cards, activity sheets and puzzle pages for 20 popular topics. Use the suggestions given or develop your own games with these flexible sheets. German has never been this easy - just choose your game, copy the sheets and play Sentence building sheets for each topic provide top tips for extending the vocabulary. Use them and soon your...