Cortina Conversational German

361 Pages·2010·21.43 MB·English

CORTINA METHOD
CONVERSATIONAL

IN 20 LESSONS
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CORTINA METHOD

CONVERSATIONAL

IN 20 LESSONS
Copyright €) 1954, 1962, 1977 by R. D. Cortina Co, Toe
AML Rights Reserved

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Introduction,

How a Knowledge of German Can Help You

uum Aantcans and other Englishapeabiey people are once agzin
Jearning German an are rapidly restoring tuo us lormer peaition
sr one of the mort rtidied of foreign Tamgaayye. ‘There ate many
Testous fr te pevival o interent in car uneful ent exprewive tongue

Germany, Austia, and the other Germanspeaking mnunties of
Cenual Buope aller maby teupting rewards for che eaveler. The

dex=Merln, Sanich, Viensarwidh thei histrical Bultic,
Evecinating history, tatetempting retaarins, wd Ue enchansiog
‘country of the Rhine, dhe Black Fores, the Speake s visi o ie
fands 8 cherished memory. And whem sow vst ther, you wall fe
sour knowledge af the native tongue source of unending vata
{Wom and plearuze. You will be able t9 bowome more fatuiae with
the Gerzuzmspenking people and yow xll be melecmed a eoltered,
fiend, not merely 204 caurise You will be invited into thei hones,
‘And, on the pratia side, you wil find alsa that your knowledge of
‘German will ave you money when you deal with radespeopl, Bote.
Keepers ticker soles, et

‘German has always been a language of art and cueure—of poetry,
‘of fetion, of philosophy, snd opers. Aiaey ol the marcerptocer of
swurld bterature were writen in German-Ciwdhe's Favst, Sclers
rams, Heine's rte poems, ce philosophice) works wf Kart, Scho
pentane; Megel, and Nietsche, to mention anty a fey. Ym aden
{Te rhe meer writers ier pred toaay wrtke im Gee
‘aan which make Eoyeinating vending Thome Bann, Swfan ara
Ainold Zweig, Geelare Haupenacy Arthur Sciniclr, Jakob Wase
Sermsnn, rena Kafka, and others With = knowledge of German
2 THE CORTINA METHOD

tany hour of plessure willbe ix sore far you a: you Tend chese
fren -vriingy old a ew, in the Soll Mavor of their rig
guage

‘German opera too bose many fine userpics, and an wer
stsnsing of Che liguage in whieh Dey ete composed and ate
ferlormed i acl a new diwension of pleamure when yOu. Kear
Sock wks oy Rican Wagner’ Die Walktre, Gbterdénmeng,
‘Tritan und hide, Lohengrin, Bie Metsteringor: Mewstes Age:
Rute (pie Zauherfota); Bectoren's Fidetor Jaan Stes’ Die
Plater. And the concent hall ig0 knostng the meaning of
the Ips of the great Crna der wenden Yor appreciation
cof ee muse

nn shold ae fomge ale that Germ egy seaming
omer importance nro commereialenmy. More a sna peuple
in ioc taglitrapeating nov are haviog buninen dealings wich
Senmucys Cormen profocty-muchiven, suiomabice. tna, scat
{Eocrumentsare nig Bei svn onic ed crap
Jn tun te baying goods Yor import. Knowing howe esl with
Germans in tha naive language i «deeded advancage for os
‘eon wed ser wh have caters) telauions with Corman.

‘And i you Work fe nlusry oie, you will eww how iat
pormane German isos 9 techaita! Tague. Workers su these elds
Ervrel ar in medicine, biology src mtn) folds are onstanty com
Gonted wih science. and technic everyman Certs,
Swliceriand and Ausra Le gers without saying chat a ality
on he ite paper and oral wil br finely gente
Benefit tlun the frit sod iasosplee abstracts Wich ae tome
tits available ba Engle

Iv shure, your andy of Geraian will bring you many hours of
plete fa your cule porate sod will abo ave” suswerous
practical scvantoges
Preface

Jy 1682, Tog Conriva Acaoaney oF Lancoaces way founded in
the United States by Count Cortina, Besides engaging profemort
forall the modern languages (French, Spanish, German, ltalian,
Portuguese and English) Count Cortina himselé gave language
instruction for many yeare, From this actual teaching cxpert-
cence, Protestor Cortina developed a new simplified method that
became an instant suorens It has never heen tuspasted since. For
‘more than UO years she method has hoen canseznly veined and
Fmpraved from the Academy's long expevience in teaching Inge
tuxges, and in terms of the changing neede of the present-day
language student. Ie is now known all over the world 34 TRE
Comps Mxrion.

Hon from students who eould not atuend clases the Acatemy
‘wos forced vo publish Cortina lessons in book fora, Well over
to million Contina language books have been sold, aud they
are a clear teimonial to the eate with which anudents have
Teaened a new language throughs THR Coens Merion,

Many thousands of siden have leaened a new language by
this metbod at home, in heir spare tive, Many olbers Inve used,
‘Tre Comnina Merion in schools and colleges dirowghont dhe
United States and South America.

You say ask: “Wha isthe seevet uf THR Conrma Minioe's
secess? How ait different trom adhce ways us leat a Tangeage?™
(One of Une srain veasene is that the leswot ate devoted to every

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4 THE CONTA AETHOD

day topicn which encourage the suenc to Yearn. The lesoas
‘begin With mbjects chat we all use ae children when we learned
nr native tongue. For insane, right Trem che sare, the first
Jessons iach you the same wowds theta child fas speakst Mosher,
father, brother, sister aswell aseveryiny wor relating ta-meals,
‘rinks, louhing, and so on. These wri ate cosy put to use
4am an a ih elven un he seat aa
fcademic words 2 student it unually asked to letra, Koy
dha he can put these words co immediate wie adds color and
‘xciuemencta languagestudy and keepstheintcrercaf the audent
At a high Tegel eeveuglion his language learning experience.

‘Te Useful Restores

‘The Faiiors have included wo new Features in shis edition
‘which wil also he found of grea help ix the sient:

Firs, the format of the lessons has been atsanged wy alow for
he inclusion of eatefuly chosen iffasnatigns. The dtawings have
‘Veen acranged (o highlight the subject meatier of the lessots and
tHius wll grealy aid the dentin neusorzing he foreign wurde
dough the graphic representation.

Second, a comptece Ruranevex Grasessar hat been appended
st the back of tte hook so thatthe sue ray Teler wo ay pack
‘uf speech he seshes as he advancer in is studi. ‘The necestary
gramivar for the leans is included in the faomates, lesson BY
Itscon, for the seadent’s convenience.

In addition, prectics! bitingval dictionaries have beeu in
dlodal which contain nor only all of the words of the sweney
lessona buc also many other useful words as well
How To Study

‘Language js habit We are constantly exprening thoughts
anv ideas in speeeh, from habit, without paying any particular
anention to che words phrases, or idioms we vse. When we sy
"How da you do,” "It's fine today,” “Tue ha u wonderful trip.”
‘we do so apontaneonsly. We are merely repeating a speech pat-
term we have used ao many times before that it hes become sito
smuitic—a habic. Repetition, therefore, i the basis of language
earning; and consequently it is exeremely important that the
sandene agquive the correct German pronunciation at the very
‘beginning so that he leaena the righ speech habia.

‘For ehis porpove a basic Feavire of the Comniva Metron is
the exphatit of epetking the language, At the outset we provide
a Guinn 70 Geakcan Pronuncanrios, Tt explains how 10 pro
‘ounce German sounds, words, 2nd phrasca through simple
‘phonetic symbols based on English spelling, with special cxpi
Zationa of how t ardcalate those sounds which oocar only if,
‘the German language. In Leasons 1-16 the cntire German vocab
‘ulares and conscraations ave canscribed in these symbol, Using.
them as a guide, the sindent will be able to read eich entire
Tess aloud, and he should doo a4 auany time 38 neccesary t0
bbe able to read the German text aloud easly and conecty.
“Through this practice, not enly will the student avtain fluency,
but he will eventually be able to expres his ideas in German
justas easly and efforemly ashe does in English,

“Lisson Ateavomennr. The lasers are ara ae Be: oa

read in te =

‘Sina given te Engle nsletion of te Geran ex
‘The adlene should sat each lewon by memeritig st cock of
tbe govern! socabulary or pou, ‘Then Ja turing 1 he coupe

ibe tlle be il comple ip asta tha sore

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6 THE CORTINA METHOD

rather dhan a wordfor-vord tranlatioa, ‘The Jsson has been mak.
tered when che tudent can fend the feson aloud wir reference
{Geeliher she eONtINCIATON Gt TAAAGLATON COMEDNE

"The bent way to expres your thoughts In jour new language is
ta try to use te base sporch pattems illosested by the sentences
of the Hvnoe with a fer vanations ay, for example, misetaang
She eral fr Tor anor, sone wot for aot, eT
Sto fo imagine tnecoife atuationn and the way you would react
tate cbvenony bu aout ty (oat, oo wan) bk

to digest and masters few ata tne,

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Bend to you to guss song dhan €0 guch Fght—-becaose nthe
‘eter ease fou say not cu thy your vlaron contre

‘As pox fecal fom von to Jeon, ont neglect «0 review,
review and revi age the aateral of the previoos Team Cane
ant review and repetiden wil not onfy help Jon to retin wht
jou bave farmed, but il seo give you an ever emer pgp of ie
guage enabling you a the eno tse ftspontanccost

"Phe ant four 1esons fer i form. On the samunpuion that he
suudent hay menera the baie eewente of Geran, fey cont of
{Telonues (vis foomre) centri around topics of cattarl, bi
(erick, and practical salar. Allthe words sled are given the
‘maraiaeziorenionsny i dhe ask of te bok.

mee in
actual we, For more elaborate grazmateal explanason of ny Par
‘euler Teson the stodent can fefer to the PLAN hon STUbY wich
[recede the complete RrnvteNen Gnsanean

"Rerocrber that cere fe wo beer vay te Iara fanguage than,
the way cildren fea —by spesking it The Gownvn tation i
‘acd upon this principle wah necsenry modibeatons to adjunt
thie natal method to'the adult mind, With-a tee application.
Jou wil ave elo of fun fanning ths say. What a satiation it
Sill Be eo have ts ntportans second tonguage a Your command

“This book Is hoea sevorded to aunt any student withing 2
accelerate hs progress 27d taster the spoken lange inthe casieat
tauner, Please wlte R, D, Cortiaa Un, Suite 64, New Yat 19, for
Gee Sample Record and full information bout this savaluable id