Willkommen Book/CD pack 2nd Edition A German Course for Adult Beginners

Summary:
Willkommen! is the best-selling German course for adult beginners. Whether you are learning for general interest, for your job, holiday, or for an exam, Willkommen! will provide you with the opportunities you need to speak, read, write and understand German with confidence, and enjoy it too! The features that set this course apart are: * Wide choice of learning material * All activities based on real situations * Different types of writing practice, including letters, CVs and emails * Reading activities based on real menus, advertisements, brochures * Deutschland info giving practical and cultural insights into German life * Listening material including interviews, radio and TV clips Willkommen! provides about 120 hours of study and covers levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. Used with the recordings and supplemented by Willkommen! Activity Book, the course is suitable for both group-learning and for self-study.

The Complete CD Pack contains a full-colour coursebook, two audio CDs and a Support Book with answer key and recording transcripts.

• Best-selling course revised and updated with a wealth of new photos

• Full colour coursebook, two CDs and a Support Book together in a handy pack

• Wide choice of learning material
• All activities based on real situations
• Different types of writing practice, including letters, CVs and emails
• Deutschland Info giving practical and cultural insights into German life

• CDs re-recorded to accompany this second edition

Table of Contents:
ERSTE KONTAKTE
1 Guten Tag
Greetings and farewells. Saying who you are. Saying where you come from and where you live. Numbers 0-10. Alphabet.
2 Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Saying how you are. Talking about nationality and languages. Talking about personal details. Numbers 11-100.
3 Arbeit und Studium
Towns and cities. Jobs and professions. Work and study. Numbers 101 upwards.
4 Familie und Freizeit
Activities. Leisure pursuits. Stating likes and dislikes. Family relationships.
EINKAUFEN
5 Essen und Einkaufen
Asking the way. Ordering food and drink. Shopping: asking / giving prices. Saying how often you do things.
6 Uhrzeiten und Verabredungen
Booking a hotel room. Telling the time. Talking about daily routines. Making appointments.
IN DER STADT
7 Alltag in der Stadt
Buying consumer goods. Talking about daily routines and work (cont.). Travelling around town.
8 Was haben Sie gemacht?
Saying what happened at the weekend. Talking about recent events. Talking about the more distant past. Describing purchases.
9 Ich wohne lieber in der Stadt
Saying where people live and what their homes are like. Making comparisons. Discussing the pros and cons of city vs. country life. Describing price and location of hotels.
LEBEN IN DEUTSCHLAND
10 Ist Mode wichtig für Sie?
Describing items of personal appearance. Saying what clothes you like wearing. Discussing appropriate clothes and gifts. Offering help and advice.
11 Urlaub, Wetter und Gesundheit
Talking about past holidays. Reporting weather conditions. Discussing health. Reporting on aches and pains.
12 Das Leben in Deutschland
Telephoning. Writing a CV. Talking about German-speaking countries. Expressing opinions on the German language.

About the Author(s):
Paul Coggle is an experienced university teacher of German, who has taught courses from beginner to postgraduate level. He was a pioneer in the development and use of multimedia language learning materials at the University of Kent, and has acted as a Language Consultant for the BBC and the University of Cambridge Language Centre. He is series editor for the Teach Yourself language courses. Heiner Schenke was born in Hannover and is a native speaker of German. He has taught German at university level for many years and is Director of the Institution-wide language programme at the University of Westminster.

Readership:
Adult beginners