Your First 100 Words in German : German for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games [Paperback]

Jane Wightwick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0071396004 | ISBN-13: 978-0071396004 | Edition: 1

Takes the intimidation out of learning German

Learning German can be scary to you as a beginner, especially if you have attempted once before and failed. The reasons are many: too fast a pace, an overwhelming amount of vocabulary, or problematic memorization. Your First 100 Words in German eliminates these obstacles by presenting the meanings and pronunciations of 100 basic words in a simple workbook format, each illustrated and transliterated so you can grasp the word without struggling.

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An all-in-one resource to help you read, speak, and learn your first 100 words in German

This beginner's quick and easy guide is specifically designed to help you overcome one of the major obstacles to learning German: the intimidation of foreign words and difficulty in memorizing them. Whether you're learning on your own or in a class, Your First 100 Words in German will help you learn German in the same effective way that children first learn to speak their own language.

Your First 100 Words in German includes:

• A pronunciation guide that describes the sounds of German
• Eight topic chapters that group the words by theme: Around the Home * Clothes * Around Town * Countryside * Opposites * Animals * Parts of the Body * Useful Expressions
• An English definition, pronunciation, and illustration for each of the 100 words
• Tear-out flash cards to help you recognize the German words and learn their meaning and pronunciation
• Extensive games and puzzles to test your ability to read, pronounce, and understand the words in each chapter
• A round-up chapter and answer key so you can review all 100 words

This practical activity book not only gives you a great start to learning German with 100 key words but also provides helpful ways to expand your reading vocabulary.

About the Author

Jane Wightwick is an experienced author and product developer in the field of foreign languages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 24, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071396004
• ISBN-13: 978-0071396004
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tool for Building Vocab, January 9, 2003

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Patrick Sweeney - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your First 100 Words in German : German for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games (Paperback)

This book is an amazing tool for starting your German Vocabulary. I had gotten a good start using a CD set, as an intro to the grammer and syntax, but after that part is over you need to learn words! There is no way around it. This book introduces common words that we use ourselves to introduce children to our native language. Body parts, things around the house, animals, geographical entities (rivers, forests), and greetings and exclamations.
The book itself is setup like a grade school workbook, with simple matching activities after showing the words. The back also contains rip out flash cards for every word mentioned in the book. A final useful tool is a puncuation guide in the front with valid examples, so if you can't read German yet (I couldn't when I started), you will learn how to read the words used.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to learn or review basic vocabulary!, March 16, 2006

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Miriam Martinez Medina (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your First 100 Words in German : German for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games (Paperback)

This is a real fun book with which you can learn basic vocabulary (clothes, animals,countryside, home, parts of the body, around town, useful expressions).

It contains games and puzzles like matching games, find the hidden objects, search a word, label the picture, etc. and tear-out flashcards to memorize the words. In the beginning, it has a pronunciation guide describing the sounds of German and of course it contains the answer key to check your progress.

Vocabulary doesn't need to be a pain anymore with this book! (What a pity that they haven't published something similar for intermediate vocabulary!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice learning aid, March 26, 2008

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This review is from: Your First 100 Words in German : German for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games (Paperback)

This was a nice addition to my German text library, it helped me to learn the language a little better in a fun way.