Pimsleur German I Comprehensive CDs, Second Edition Compact disk - 2002

German is the official language of Germany and Austria and is one of the official languages of Switzerland, Belgium, Lichtenstein, and Luxembourg. Nearly 100 million people speak German as their first language: about 77 million in Germany, 8 million in Austria, and 4.5 million in Switzerland.
The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun.  YouâÈçll be speaking and understanding in no time flat!  German I, Comprehensive includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of reading instruction in thirty, 30-minute lessons. 

• In the first 10 lessons, youâÈçll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more.  YouâÈçll be able to handle minimum courtesy requirements, understand much of what you hear, and be understood at a beginning level, but with near-native pronunciation skills.
• In the next 10 lessons, youâÈçll build on what youâÈçve learned. Expand your menu, increase your scheduling abilities from general to specific, start to deal with currency and exchanging money, refine your conversations and add over a hundred new vocabulary items.  YouâÈçll understand more of what you hear, and be able to participate with speech that is smoother and more confident.
• In the final 10 lessons, youâÈçll be speaking and understanding at an intermediate level. More directions are given in the target language, which moves your learning to a whole new plane.  Lessons include shopping, visiting friends, going to a restaurant, plans for the evening, car trips, and talking about family.  YouâÈçll be able to speak comfortably about things that happened in the past and make plans for the future.

Reading Lessons begin in Unit 10 and provide you with an introduction to reading German. These readings, which total about one hour, are designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.

Details

• Title Pimsleur German I Comprehensive CDs, Second Edition
• Author Pimsleur
• Binding Compact Disk
• Edition 2nd
• Language EN
• Publisher Pimsleur, Concord, MA, U.S.A.
• Date March 1, 2002
• ISBN 9780743518369