Intermediate German For Dummies (For Dummies (Language and...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 322 pages
• Published by: For Dummies; Bilingual edition March 31, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470226242
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470226247
• Book Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Product Description
Need to brush up on your German? Intermediate German For Dummies is your key to success in becoming confident in both written and spoken German. It gives you the straight talk and nitty-gritty detail that will see you successfully through any major or minor roadblocks to communicating in German.

This friendly, hands-on workbook is loaded with practical examples and useful exercises so you can practice how native speakers use the language. From vocabulary and numbers to juggling tenses, you’ll get a clear understanding of the nuances of German style and usage that will have you writing and speaking in no time. Plus, you’ll find multiple charts that provide conjugations for all types of German verbs. You’ll get up to speed with German grammar, master essential differences between German and English language usage, and be able to communicate effectively when traveling or conducting business. Discover how to:

• Use fundamental German grammar, from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions
• Select and conjugate German verbs correctly
• Understand the importance of grammatical gender in German
• Avoid the most common writing mistakes
• Use numbers and express dates and times
• Name countries and nationalities in German
• Expand your German vocabulary exponentially
• Get comfortable with the subjunctive
• Combine verbs with confidence and competence

If you’re heading to any German-speaking country, sharpen your German-language skills the fun and easy way with Intermediate German For Dummies.

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Plenty of room to practice skills with exercises right in the workbook

From letters to e-mails to postcards, write in German with confidence

Looking to enhance your German writing skills? This friendly, hands-on workbook gives you practical examples and useful exercises so you can practice how native speakers use the language. From vocabulary and numbers to juggling tenses, you'll get a clear understanding of the nuances of German style and usage that will have you writing in no time. Plus, you'll find multiple charts that provide the conjugations for all types of German verbs.

Discover how to:

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  Use fundamental German grammar — from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions
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  Select the correct German verbs
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  Understand the importance of grammatical gender in German
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  Avoid the most common writing mistakes in German

Reader Reviews
It's hard to say what this book is. It is easier to say what it is not. It's definitely not a course book, though it has some of its features (units called chapters, (selective) teaching focus) or a grammar book, though it has some very good explanations, tables and a (very) few excercises. If you already have everything you need to learn the language (a course book, dictionary, grammar book, graded readers, vocabulary cards, phrase books, etc.) and you still have an uncontrollable urge to buy something that might help your advancement in language acquisition and you want to buy something both entertaining and enlightening, choose this book. You won't get disappointed.