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tre Jee German With Ease - 100 comprehensive and progressive lessons - 180 exercises with key - a grammar sum How to use your Assimil Passive phase Y Read through the dialogues using the phonetic transcription as a guide (or listen to the recordings if you have them). Repeat each sentence aloud. Read the translation on the facing page. Use the text notes to discover the distinctive features of the language. Test yourself using the exercises (with key) thai accompany each lesson. ¥ Review what you have learned each week in a special review lesson. Active phase Once you are halfway through the course, you will Know enough to go on to the active phase. As you learn each new lesson, you will also review an earlier one, following our instructions, and translate the dialogue from English into German. You'll be delighted at the results! Use the course on a regular basis: you already have the natural skills you need to learn German successfully. German With Ease Original Text by Hilde SCHNEIDER Adapted for The Use of English-Speaking Readers by A. STETTLER Illustrated by J.-L. 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Most of the texts are dialogs between people meeting in the street, in cafés, at work, at home... Even complete beginners will be able to make themselves understood and to understand a conversation in the course of a few months. The Assimil method relies on daily involvement by the student. You will learn German by listening and repeating the sentences and, finally, speaking yourself. The most important rule is: do a little every day. It is only through constant contact that one’s natural powers of learning are exploited to the full. Even if you devote only ten to fifteen minutes each day to the course, do so every day, and do it when you are relaxed. During the first part of the process, the First Wave (Lesson 1-50), we only ask you to listen, repeat and understand. Read the texts aloud and compare them with the translation and notes. Do not pay too much attention to grammar rules. As you proceed, you will gradually assi- milate the basic constructions of the language in the same way as you assimilated your native language. Don’t learn anything by heart. From Lesson 50 onwards — the Second Wave and active phase of the Assimil method commences — you will go back to an earlier lesson, starting at Lesson |, and translate from English into German. At both stages, the exercices will help you to consolidate your know- ledge. The more complex points of grammar are examined every seventh les- son (Wiederholung und Erklarungen). In the texts, such points are indicated by [N-] and a number. Each time you come across one of these references, read the relevant Note but no more. In this way, when you reach the “Wiederholung und Erklérungen Lektion”, it will be a real review. Do not try and do too much at once. We have tried to make things as simple as possible, so find your own rhythm, and you will enjoy daily practice, ° VII Pronunciation The only way to acquire correct pronunciation is to listen to the recor- dings. However, to make things easier in the earlier lessons, we provide German pronunciation using the nearest equivalent English phonetic transcription and not the International Phonetic Alphabet. In German the pronunciation is not too difficult because you pronounce each letter. However, pay attention of the following points : The Umlaut, 4, 6, i: 4 is pronounced like “ai” in fair ; 6 is pronounced like “er” in her ; For the Umlaut ti, there is no equivalent sound in English. For those who know a little French, it corresponds to the pronunciation of the vowel “u” in French. Listen carefully to the recordings and repeat aloud ; this will be the best way of getting familiar with it. VIll + The ch is pronounced in two ways : Preceded by the vowels i, e, ti, eu foy], it is pronounced slightly less gutturally than “ch” in the Scottish word loch. We will write it this way in the pronunciation /¢h]. Preceded by the vowels a, 0, au, it is pronounced gutturally. It will be written with a capital H [cH]. The letter B is used instead of ss at the end of a word or before conso- nants. The “e” underlined is pronounced like the “e” in open. Please note that the stress is on the bold-faced letters. These indications will be sufficient for the time being. Remember that nobody speaks a language without making mistakes at first... Viel Spass! Enjoy yourself! ° TX 1 Erste Lektion [erste lektsionn] Im Cafe 1— Herr Ober! 2 Der Tee © ist kalt! 3— Wie © ist der Tee? 4— Er 3st kalt! 5 — Oh, Verzeihung! 6— Herr Ober, der Tee ist jetzt gut; 7 aber die Tasse @... 8— Ja, die Tasse? 9— Sie © ist zu klein! = Pronunciation Key im kafay 1 herr ohber 2 dehr tay ist kalt 3 vee ist dehr tay 4 ehr ist kalt 5 Oh, fertsy-oong 6 herr ohber, dehr tay ist yetst goot 7 ahber dee tasse 8 yah, dee tasse 9 zee isi tsoo klyne Notes (1) In German, all nouns are spelled with an initial capital letter. You may have also noticed that nouns have a gender. They are either masculine, feminine or neuter. Tee, fea, is masculine, its definite article is der. (2) wie, how?, is pronounced [vee], like ee in the verb meet. The e is not pronounced. (3) er, he, is the masculine personal pronoun. le eins First Lesson 1 In The Café (n.) 1— Waiter (m.) (Mister waiter)! 2 The tea (m.) is cold! 3— What is the tea like (how is the tea)? 4— It (he) 1s cold! 5— Oh, excuse me (pardon)! 6— Waiter, the tea is (now) good now; 7 but the cup (f)... 8— Yes, the cup? 9— It (she) is too small! C] SIE &T Zu ALEW: ee = cs rie. a) re ! 4, a2 ‘ | | y as | =F My ae (See ‘ = oe = (AS , [2s if fl vi Fate a 1 eG 4 =) Te A i , | = 4 aad OY rs! G7 i =a 4) tasse, cup, is a feminine noun; its definite article is die. Please note that the “e’s underlined in our Pronunciation Key block are pronounced like the e in open. ©) sie, she, is the feminine personal pronoun. zwei *2 Please see below the two exercises, which will accompany each lesson. The first exercise, Ubung 1, consists of short German sen- tences which you should read aloud and then translate orally into English. Ubung 1 — Ubersetzen sie bitte Exercise 1 — Please translate @® Wie ist die Tasse? @ Sie ist klein. @ Wie ist der Tee? @ Er ist zu kalt. @ Peter ist klein, aber Klaus ist grofs*. ~ gros: tall) Ubung 2 — Ergiinzen Sie bitte Exercise 2 — Please fill in the blanks (Each dot stands for a letter.) @ What is the tea like (How is the tea)? . ist der Tee? @ It is good. . ist gut. ® Excuse me, (Mister) waiter! . es pee Herr Ober! @ The cup is too small. Die Tasse ist .. klein. 36 drei The second, Erganzen Sie bitte, will help you to test your newly acquired vocabulary: we ask you to fill in the blanks. You will find the answers to the exercises at the end of each lesson. Answers to exercise 1 @® What is the cup like? @ It is small. @ What is the tea like? @ It is too cold. @ Peter is small, but Klaus is tall. ® She is small. ... 18st klein. @ Anne is small, but Klaus is tall. ANNE 18 oan. , aber Klaus ist grof. Answers to exercise 2 @ Wie — @ Er - © Verzeihung — @ — zu — @ Sie — @ — klein — Remember that you are not required to learn the texts by heart. Listen carefully to the lessons and read each paragraph aloud, immediately after you have heard it. This sort of revision will help you to assimilate new words and constructions before learning a erammar rule. 2 Zweite Lektion ftsvyte ektsiohn] Das Restaurant 1— Ich bin sehr miide, 2 und ich habe Hunger. 3. Dort ist ein 3) Restaurant. 4 Es /® ist schon ®, nicht wahr? 5— Ja..., aber... 6— Haben Sie ©) auch Hunger? 7— Ja, aber... 8— Sind Sie nicht mide? 9— Doch, aber das Restaurant ist zu teuer. 10 Dort ist eine Kneipe ‘7; sie ist auch schon, nicht wahr? O Pronunciation Key We hope that the Pronunciation Key helps you to make yourself familiar with the spoken language, but do not write it down. dass restorohn 1 ich bin zehr muide 2 oont igh hahbe hoonger 3 dort ist ine restorohn 4 ess ist shern, nicht vahr 5 yah, Notes | Restaurant is a neuter noun, the third gender. Its definite arti- cle is das. Don’t worry too much about this novelty; the gender of any new word will be indicated in the English translation: m. = masculine, f = feminine, n. = neuter. 2 ich, J, the Pronunciation of ch is not easy. It is pronounced between sh, as in shop and s as in sleep. We will write it ¢h in the Pronunciation Key block. It occurs after i, e, ti, eu. ein, a/an, is the indefinite article of the neuter and the mascu- line gender. Eine, as you will see later, is the feminine form: eine Tasse, a cup. 5S°« fiinf Second Lesson 2 The Restaurant (7.) 1— lam very tired, 2 andIam hungry (J have hunger). 3 There is a restaurant [over there]. 4 = It is nice, isn’t 1t (not true)? 5— Yes..., but... 6— Are you (also) hungry, too (have you also hunger)? 7— Yes, but... 8— Are you not tired? 9— Indeed I am, but the restaurant is too expensive. 10 = There is a pub (f-) /over there]; it (she) is (also) nice too, isn’t it? O ahber ... 6 hahben zee owcH hoonger 7 yah, ahber 8 zinnt Zee night mtide 9 docH, ahber dass restorohn ist tsoo toy-er 10 dort ist i-ne kny-pe; zee ist owcH shern, night vahr (4) esis the neutral form of the personal pronoun. Das Restaurant ist schon, es ist schon, 7he restaurant is nice, it is nice. (5) schon: 6 = er. (6) Sie, you, is the personal pronoun that is used to address a per- son in the formal way. The s is always spelled with a capital letter. The ch of auch is always pronounced gutturally, as in the Scottish word Loch. It is not the same sound as the ch of ich. This sound occurs after the vowels a, 0, u, au. In the pro- nunciation key the guttural ch will be written with a capital h cH. (7) die Kneipe, the pub, is a place where you can have a beer or a snack. It is a colloquial word. sechs °*6 2 Ubung 1 — Ubersetzen Sie bitte Exercise 1 — Please translate @ Das Restaurant ist zu teuer. @ Sie sind miude? ® Dort ist das Café. @ Ich habe Hunger. @ Haben Sie auch Hunger? Ubung 2 — Ergiinzen Sie bitte Exercise 2 — Please fill in the blanks (Each dot stands for a letter.) @ [am tall. Ich... . groft. ® You are small (formal “you”). Sie .... klem. © Is the restaurant expensive? Ist das Restaurant ..... ? ® No, it is not expensive. Nein .. ist nicht teuer. ® There is a café over there. . ist ein Café. @® Lam hungry. fen habe 2 : 7* sieben Answers to exercise I @ The restaurant is too expensive. @ You are tired? @ The café is over there (there is the café). @ | am hungry. @ Are you hungry, too? Answers to exercise 2 ® —bin-—@ -sind—® —teuer@ —es—@©@ Dort—@ — Hunger — ee Pe L HABEN a ~\ Auch HUNGER 7 | acht °8
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