German For Dummies Audio Set

Edward Swick (Chicago, IL) has been a foreign language teacher for more than 30 years. After studying at the University of Hamburg in Germany as a Fulbright scholar, he completed his Master's Degree in German, Russian, and English at Southern Illinois University. He now resides in Chicago, where he works full time on German and ESL instructional materials.

• Introduction 1About This Audio Set 1Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1Foolish Assumptions 2How This Audio Set Is Organized 3Where to Go from Here 3Lesson 1:1: Welcome and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6Personal Pronouns 6Formalities 6Lesson 1:3: Saying “Hello” and “Goodbye”. 7Greetings 7Goodbyes 7Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to “How Are You?” 8Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You’re From 9Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 11Pleasantries 11Asking for help 11Methods of transport 12Places 12People 13Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 14Lesson 1:8: Introduction of Question Words 16Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions and Answers. 17Lesson 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 19Lesson 1:11: What Time Is It? Finding Out How to Tell Time 21Vocabulary 21Example sentences 21Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming the Date 23Days of the week 23Months of the year 23Days of the month 24Example sentences 24Lesson 1:13: Directions 25Vocabulary 25Example sentences 26Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 27Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns and Articles 28At home 28Downtown 29Shopping 29Places and things in the city/country 29School 30Occupations 30Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns and Articles 31Lesson 2:4: Demonstrative Pronouns 32Lesson 2:5: Adjectives and Location Sentences. 33Colors 33Common adjectives 34Example sentences about location 34Lesson 2:6: Degrees of Adjectives. 35Common comparisons 35Lesson 2:7: To Be or Not To Be: A Very Important Verb. 36Lesson 2:8: Common Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Infinitive Form 37Regular verbs 37Irregular verbs 38Lesson 2:9: Conjugating Verbs in Present Tense 39Regular verbs 39Irregular verbs that add an umlaut 39Irregular verbs with a vowel change 40Special irregular patterns 40Irregularities between the singular and plural conjugations 41Lesson 2:10: Conjugating Verbs in Past Tense 43Regular verbs 43Irregular verbs 43Special irregular pattern 44Lesson 2:11: Conjugating Verbs in Future Tense. 45Lesson 2:12: Prepositions and Conjunctions 46Accusative prepositions 46Dative prepositions 46Conjunctions 47Lesson 2:13: Forming Simple Sentences 48Lesson 2:14: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 49Lesson 2:15: Negative Sentences 50Lesson 2:16: Forming Questions. 51Lesson 3:1: Welcome and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 53Lesson 3:2: At the Office 54Office items 54Meetings 54Business departments 55Colleagues 55Verbs 55Example sentences 56Lesson 3:3: On the Job 57Vocabulary 57Verbs 58Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 59Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 60Vocabulary 60Example sentences 60Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 61Vocabulary 61Verbs 61Example sentences 62Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 63Vocabulary 63Example sentences 64Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 65Vocabulary 65Example sentences 66Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 67Vocabulary 67Verbs 68Example sentences 68Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 69Vocabulary 69Verbs 69Sentences and phrases 70Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 71Vocabulary 71Verbs 71Sentences and phrases 72Lesson 3:12: At the Store 73Vocabulary 73Verbs 74Example sentences 74Mini-Dictionary 75German-English Mini-Dictionary 75English-German Mini-Dictionary 81