Fast-Track Greek: Teach Yourself

Paperback

Published: 26/02/2010

Extent: 176 pages

Illustrations: 0

Series: TY Instant Courses

 

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Summary:
Follow this course for 45 minutes a day and in six weeks you'll be speaking Greek!

Elisabeth Smith has used her wide teaching experience to write a course that covers just the vocabulary and the grammar that you really need. This day-by-day programme is easy to follow and fun to do. At the end of six weeks, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to tackle all the situations you need to know about, such as shopping, eating out and getting around. With just the essential words and phrases to learn, and flashcards at the back of the book to help learn them, progress is fast and enjoyable.

By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.

The course is available as a book (9781444100426), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444100433) and as a double CD (9781444100440).

• UK's best-selling author - proves the method works

• Structured learning - easy to follow and keep to

• 'Bare bones' grammar - friendly no-nonsense explanation in the book and on the audio recordings

• Minimum vocabulary - learn only what is useful and necessary

• 2 hours of audio - more practice in pronunciation and speaking

Table of Contents:
Read this first
How this book works
Progress chart
Only got a minute?
Only got five minutes?
Only got ten minutes?
Day-by-day guide
In the aeroplane
Sto aeroplano
New words
Pronunciation
Good news grammar
Learn by heart
Let’s speak Greek
Let’s speak more Greek
Let’s speak Greek – fast and fluently
Test your progress
Day-by-day guide
In Koukounaries
Stis Koukounaries
New words
Good news grammar
Let’s speak Greek
Let’s speak more Greek
Let’s speak Greek – fast and fluently
Learn by heart
Test your progress
Day-by-day guide
Let’s go shopping
Pame ya psonia
New words
Spot the keys
Good news grammar
Let’s speak Greek
Let’s speak more Greek
Let’s speak Greek – fast and fluently
Learn by heart
Test your progress
Day-by-day guide
Let’s go and eat
Pame na fame
New words
Good news grammar
Learn by heart
Say it simply
Let’s speak Greek
Let’s speak more Greek
Let’s speak Greek – fast and fluently
Spot the keys
Test your progress
Day-by-day guide
On the move
Taksithevondas
New words
Learn by heart
Good news grammar
Let’s speak Greek
Let's speak more Greek
Let’s speak Greek – fast and fluently
Spot the keys
Test your progress
Day-by-day guide
At the airport
Sto aerothromio
New words
Learn by heart
Spot the keys
Good news grammar
Say it simply
Let’s speak Greek
Let’s speak more Greek
Let’s speak Greek – fast and fluently
Test your progress
Answers
Flash cards
Greek–English dictionary
English–Greek dictionary
Certificate

About the Author(s):
Elisabeth Smith has published more than 30 books, CDs and DVDs in 11 different languages. She has taught enthusiastic audiences all over the world. Her unique entertaining courses are international bestsellers with over one million copies sold.

Readership:
Adults looking for a self-access course which is structured yet has a new, grammar-free approach to learning enough of the basics of Greek to prepare them for a holiday or business trip

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