Customer Reviews

Themen neu 1, Coursebook

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I'm doing a year long beginnng German class at the moment and
using this book. Although it is easy to use and the vocabulary
is comprehensive some of the exercises are confusing, particularly as the illustrations don't always give a clear
picture of what is expected of you (a lot of people in the class
have complained about this). It's a good book to use in a class
situation but I think it would be difficult to learn German
on your own with it. However, it seems to be the main book used

in Australia so it must be the best of its kind.

I first learned about Themen Neu while living in Europe. It seemed to be the preferred book in my school. But for those studying the language on their own, they should also invest in the workbook and cassette or else some of the exercises will not make much sense.

In Ireland, Themen is considered the best book to learn German. I've been learning German on my own, and I can say I have learnt loads of things only with Themen neu 1, the workbook and the CD. On top of that, the book is written in a very funny style.

I bought this for my girlfriend to learn the German language. As far as I know, this is the official material to learn German for exams like A1, A2, B1 and B2.
I really see a lot of improvement in her German skills in he last couple of months and think its a good way of improving your personal German language level.
I can highly recommend this course-book, which should be bought together with the Audio-CD, the work-book.

I first encountered this series when taking German classes through the Goethe Institut in Boston, MA. Other reviewers have noted that this is a difficult book because it's not always clear what is expected. I can certainly see that point of view. I guess this series is best when you've taken at least one in-person course as opposed to trying to teach yourself. That way you get the proper flow and feel. The other piece of advice I would offer is to make sure you buy the course book, the work book, the glossary and the audio tape or CD. This makes for a complete learning package.

This book is difficult to use. Necessary basic information is located in the back for some reason, and the print is very small. I would not have chosen this one for the course I am taking.

It is easy to follow .Grammer section is good , It shows in easy steps how to construct sentences.