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cover all the basics
go at a steady pace
build your confidence to speak

Teach Yourself Beginner’s German is the right course for you if you really want to learn German but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. This book starts right from the beginning and explains everything in simple English. There are hints throughout to make learning easy and you can learn at your own pace with plenty of practice of each new point.

It is a friendly introduction to the language which will help you to understand and speak German sufficiently well to function effectively in basic everyday situations, both social and business. The course will also offer you an insight into German culture.

The book consists of 20 graded units introducing you to the basic structures and grammatical points you’ll need in everyday situations, such as booking into a hotel, shopping, eating and travelling. New language is introduced through short dialogues and texts which are also on the accompanying recording and there are plenty of exercises to practise each new point as it is introduced. Two accompanying cassettes or CDs are available separately or in a pack with the book.

Rosi McNab, the author, is the best-selling author of language books in the UK. She started her teaching career in further education then went into secondary school teaching, where she stayed for over twenty years. Frustration with the course books available to her led her to write her own and she has never looked back.