Good luck in German

Author: Liu Fang Ben
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Good Luck German is a practical textbook designed for the oral exam of TestDaF (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache). It is suitable for the study of undergraduate students of German, as well as for German training classes. It is an oral manual for those who go to Germany for study, research, work, and learning. Good Luck German is the sister volume of German Oral Manual. The book adopts a teaching unit format, with a total of sixteen lessons, each focusing on a specific topic. It is both suitable for teaching arrangements and convenient for self-study planning. The language is accurate and vivid, covering a wide range of knowledge. Typical sentence patterns create typical scenarios, and communication intentions enhance the content. The dialogues are short and concise, helping to improve oral proficiency. To help readers elevate rich linguistic perceptual knowledge to rational understanding, the author has added a chapter titled "Contemporary German Oral Grammar Characteristics," which is the sixteenth lesson. Additionally, each lesson, in addition to the oral communication content required, provides readers with dozens of essential knowledge areas in daily life, such as filling out forms, writing letters, reading notices, and recognizing advertisements. These can broaden your horizons, spark your interest in learning German culture and customs, and cultivate your sense of self-reliance in a foreign environment. Below is an introduction to the unit structure of this book:
Proverbs: Each lesson selects four proverbs rich in wisdom and folk culture to complement the content of the lesson.
Common Sentence Patterns (Please Speak German!): Each lesson includes 30-50 sentence patterns. The pattern is primarily in the form of questions and answers. Whether in the question or answer, the content is mainly based on the urgent needs of Chinese learners in actual interactions in Germany, making it highly practical.
Scenario Dialogues (Please Practice Scenario Dialogues): Each lesson is accompanied by 8-10 conversation topics, which are innovative, humorous, and progressive. They reflect the author's many experiences and emotional fluctuations of Chinese people during their time in Germany, full of interest.
Communication Intentions (What Should You Say If You?): To express thoughts correctly and appropriately, one must be proficient in and use conventional speech acts in German.
Expanded Knowledge (Please Learn and Understand): In this section, you will learn about reading notices, recognizing advertisements, filling out forms, and writing letters. You will gain insights into Germany's national conditions, customs, dining culture, social etiquette, and more. This knowledge can help you overcome feelings of loss and cultural fear, improving your sense of self-reliance in adapting to a new life.
Vocabulary and Phrases in a Glance: Each lesson includes approximately 120-150 common words and phrases, with a total of over 2,500 words in the entire book. Key vocabulary is paired with example sentences, making it simple and clear for memorization. The vocabulary list is arranged in the order of paragraphs and dialogues in the lesson for easy reference.
The fifteenth lesson provides additional practice and review of communication intentions, focusing on free expression. The content of this lesson is excellent preparation for the TestDaF oral exam.
The last lesson is "Contemporary German Oral Grammar Characteristics," which the author has carefully designed as a "comb" to help you organize and review all the oral knowledge you have learned. From this, you will grasp the key principles and techniques of oral communication, elevating your rich linguistic perceptual knowledge to a rational understanding, thereby guiding you to further absorb, enrich, and optimize your practical perceptions.