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50 Ways to Improve your German: Teach Yourself
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Do you have a working knowledge of German, but want to improve? Allow this book to come to your rescue and eliminate basic errors and slips of the pen. Each one of 50 top tips for improving your spoken and written German is presented and analysed across a whole double page, with explanations as to where and why people sometimes go wrong. The tips are grouped into grammar, spelling, false friends, pronunciation and cultural faux pas sections. There's even free downloadable audio content available to help you with your pronunciation.
Polish your German with this brand new series from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. 50 ways to improve your German touches all essential bases and is divided into easily digestible.
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
Only got a minute?
A 60-second introduction to German to get you started.
Only got five minutes?
Get to grips with German and its common pitfalls even if you're short of time.
Only got ten minutes?
Use your free time wisely to learn something about the German language.
Insights
Instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on Sieglinde Klövekorn-Ward's many years of experience.
Test yourself
Tests online to keep track of your progress.
Articles
Extra information to keep you motivated.
Summaries
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.
Grammar
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.
Pronunciation
Don't sound like a tourist - polish your pronunciation before you go.
Audio
Downloadable audio support online to help with key areas - iPod/MP3 compatible.
Do you have a working knowledge of German, but want to improve? Allow this book to come to your rescue and eliminate basic errors and slips of the pen. Each one of 50 top tips for improving your spoken and written German is presented and analysed across a whole double page, with explanations as to where and why people sometimes go wrong. The tips are grouped into grammar, spelling, false friends, pronunciation and cultural faux pas sections. There's even free downloadable audio content available to help you with your pronunciation.
Polish your German with this brand new series from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. 50 ways to improve your German touches all essential bases and is divided into easily digestible.
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
Only got a minute?
A 60-second introduction to German to get you started.
Only got five minutes?
Get to grips with German and its common pitfalls even if you're short of time.
Only got ten minutes?
Use your free time wisely to learn something about the German language.
Insights
Instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on Sieglinde Klövekorn-Ward's many years of experience.
Test yourself
Tests online to keep track of your progress.
Articles
Extra information to keep you motivated.
Summaries
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.
Grammar
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.
Pronunciation
Don't sound like a tourist - polish your pronunciation before you go.
Audio
Downloadable audio support online to help with key areas - iPod/MP3 compatible.
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223 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2010
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January 16, 2014
I didn't find this book very helpful at all. Most of the content focused on basic grammatical rules, which strikes me as something more appropriate for a beginner's German book, rather than a book that claims to offer ways to improve your German. For example, one chapter more or less just says, "Capitalize your nouns in German, and don't ignore umlauts because they are important to the meaning of the word."
Several other chapters were just on correct endings for adjectives and verb conjugations. Now, I'm not saying it isn't hard to master those aspects of German, but they are topics that should be covered in any basic German book. I expected this book to offer something more than that.
There were only a few chapters that even came close to what I expected, in which the author discussed subtle differences between difficult to distinguish words, and how to make the correct choice among them. More of that would have made this book truly useful for improving my German.
As written, the book should have been titled, "A Brief Recap of Beginner's German."
Several other chapters were just on correct endings for adjectives and verb conjugations. Now, I'm not saying it isn't hard to master those aspects of German, but they are topics that should be covered in any basic German book. I expected this book to offer something more than that.
There were only a few chapters that even came close to what I expected, in which the author discussed subtle differences between difficult to distinguish words, and how to make the correct choice among them. More of that would have made this book truly useful for improving my German.
As written, the book should have been titled, "A Brief Recap of Beginner's German."
June 27, 2014
A very handy little book if you want a concise overview of the grammatical nuts and bolts of the German language. It's a good handbook. Entire Review here.
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