The Living Language® German Complete Course teaches the basics of German language and usage. It uses a highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to teach languages to overseas-bound service personnel and diplomats.

• Begin with simple words and progress to complex phrases and sentences.
• Just listen and repeat after the native speakers on the recordings to learn naturally, the way you learned English.
• 40 lessons from the recordings with translations, additional vocabulary, detailed explanations, quizzes, and reviews.
• Verb charts, a comprehensive grammar summary, and a section on letter writing are also included.
• More than 20,000 words, idioms, and expressions.
• Examples show how words are used in everyday conversation.
• 1,000 frequently used words are highlighted for easy reference.

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- The only reference of its kind available in paperback -- combines dictionary and thesaurus in a single, integrated A-to-Z volume with 150,000 entries, definitions, and synonyms.

- Outstanding foreign-language dictionaries for travelers, students, and businesspeople.

The dialogs and reading selections are culturally authentic concerning life in German-speaking countries. Provides the latest information ranging from political issues and historical events such as German unification, demise of the DDR, the new European Community to human interest stories. Most grammar exercises have been contextualized and geared toward real-life situations. Several new features, including Weg vom Buch and Lesen leicht gemacht, have been added. Contains over 100 photos and numerous drawings which support vocabulary learning and grammatical structure.