German Level One (Learn in Your Car) (German Edition) [Abridged] [Audio CD]

Henry N. Raymond (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591251923 | ISBN-13: 978-1591251927 | Publication Date: March 22, 2005 | Edition: abridged edition

Three 60-minute CDs plus a full text listening guide. Level 1: Introduction to key words, numbers, phrases, sentence structure, and basic grammar.

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Look ma, no textbooks! The Learn in Your Car series treats you like a child--in the best possible way--starting with one-word phrases ("please," "good-by"), counting exercises, and simple nouns ("bus," "train") designed to imitate a child's learning process. First you hear the words in English, then they are repeated slowly in clear, unaccented pronunciations. The method is extremely effective for those who don't know a thing, or for those who want to brush up by testing themselves when the English words are spoken. The tapes emphasize the building blocks of communicating in a foreign country rather than rote phrases that only apply on the tape and not in real-life exchanges. Level 1 painlessly covers basic verb forms, essential prepositions, near future and past tenses, as well as shopping, hotel reservations, and other travel-related situations. The series includes French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish in three levels that can be purchased individually or in boxed sets. Each level contains two 90-minute cassettes (or CDs) and an accompanying booklet (not for use behind the wheel) with helpful explanations and scripts for the lessons. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Your audio program is the best I've tried. I just returned from France and had a wonderful time conversing in French even though I had only three weeks with your tapes before I left. Thanks for putting out such a superlative product at a reasonable price."

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Penton Overseas; abridged edition edition (March 22, 2005)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 1591251923
• ISBN-13: 978-1591251927
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #963,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > German

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Should be called "Learn German While Jogging", June 4, 2005

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M. Mierzwa (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: German Level One (Learn in Your Car) (German Edition) (Audio CD)

I found the first set, "level one", of the Learn in Your Car German series to be an excellent refresher to basic German travel and shopping words. Years ago I had two years of German in my US high school, but I struggled with the language. I bought this first CD in order to relearn enough German to get around Germany and Switzerland, and ended up listening to the CD both on my 1-hour weekend commutes and while jogging (after ripping the CDs into mp3 format and adding them to my work out setlist).

The CD really does start off with very basic words and phrases, focusing a bit more on travel related words like bus stop, train station, how much does it cost, etc. I honestly think that people whom have not taken German will be able to pick up on the basic phrases, but that people whom speak some German already will find these first 3 disks rather slow.

There are some words included in the lessons that I've never had the chance to use. Furthermore, some of the words are a bit out of date, such as references to the Deutsch Mark. It would have been nice for that track to be updated to talk about the Euro. I also found that the disk and my German language background did not prepare me for situations such as a local offering to buy me a drink!

The CD set comes with a nice, small book. Sadly, while I've found it easy to listen to the CD again and again while jogging and to a lesser degree while driving, I've never found the time to read the book while listening to the CD. I do feel it would help both my ability to speak German and more importantly, my ability to read the language.

I liked this set enough to buy the level 2 set. Furthermore, I found the way the lessons were broken up very useful in skipping tracks and focusing on the vocabulary I felt I'd need.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice set to ease into German with..., June 18, 1998

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This review is from: Learn In Your Car: German: Level One (Language Tapes Series) (Audio Cassette)

I really enjoyed this set. The tape presentation was clear, giving opportunity to hear and practice pronunciation. The booklet was a handy reference and explained some of the basics. This is a useful set for either just dabbling in German...or used as "extra practice" in conjunction with a beginner's book such as "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German." It's a nice way to ease into German before spending mega-bucks for an in-depth course. Great as a refresher, or for drill and practice while driving, exercising or working around the house.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ja Vol!, April 3, 2000

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Alex P. Riemann "_alex" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn in Your Car - German: CD I (Learn in Your Car) (CD-ROM)

An excellent overview of introductory german concepts. Covers basic phrases as well as important verbs and vocabulary in an excellent format (The amount of "fluff" between sections is kept to a minimum. Those familiar with other audio learning tapes will greatly appreciate this.). Great for the beginner, I've found it to serve as an excellent supplement to my German course.