New German Intensive Listening and Speaking Course - Beginner

Author: Compiled by the Goethe Institute of Tongji University under the Ministry of Education
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book can be used as a textbook for listening and speaking practice, as well as for self-study by learners with a certain foundation in German, to improve their listening and speaking skills in German. The book adopts the new German orthography and is accompanied by audio cassettes. The compilers have selected 12 units, based on the roles German learners play in daily life in Germany, covering common scenarios such as food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, with an additional focus on working scenarios. The units are designed to progress from simple to complex. Each unit consists of listening exercises, speaking exercises, and a vocabulary list. The book includes answers to the listening exercises and transcripts of the listening texts. Given that German learners in Germany primarily meet their daily needs through communication with others, the listening texts in each unit follow a progression from easy to difficult, typically short dialogues, with the rest being short narratives. Most listening texts are accompanied by relevant images, allowing German learners to guess the content of the listening texts based on the images. This helps them practice the corresponding words and activate their existing background knowledge before listening, enabling targeted listening. The listening exercises are diverse, including question-and-answer formats, multiple-choice questions, and table-filling exercises, to achieve the goals of general listening, selective listening, and intensive listening. The speaking exercises follow the sequence of words - common sentence patterns - situational dialogues. The design of situational dialogues progresses from closed, mechanical repetition to semi-open, and finally to open-ended speaking exercises, enabling German learners to solidly train their oral skills. The vocabulary section omits basic words, as it is assumed that the users of this book already possess a certain vocabulary base. The purpose of this book is to simulate real-life language usage scenarios, integrating listening and speaking practice seamlessly.