Contents of German 1

Contents for: German 2 | German 3

Preface	iii
Introduction	iv

UNIT 1
Basic Sentences: Wir sind in Deutschland	1
Numbers 1-12	5
Notes on Pronunciation:
A. Short Vowels	6
B. Long Vowels	7
C. Distinguishing Long and Short Vowels	8
D. Diphthongs	8
Notes on Grammar:
A. The German Noun-Classification ("Gender") System	8
B. The Pointing-Word das	10
Substitution Drill	10
Variation Drill	13
Translation Drill	16
Response Drill	17
Conversation Practice	18
Situations	19
Finder List	19

UNIT 2
Basic Sentences:
In Munchen	23
Bei der Passkontrolle und beim Zoll	28
Notes on Pronunciation:
A. Long and Short Vowels	30
B. Diphthongs	31
C. Post-Vocalic r	31
D. Pre-Vocalic r (voiceless)	32
Notes on Grammar:
A. Pronouns - Forms and Functions	32
B. The Principle of Substitution	34
C. Verb Forms and Functions - the Present	34
D. Hin and her	37
Substitution Drill	37
Variation Drill	39
Vocabulary Drill	40
Translation Drill	42
Response Drill	43
Conversation Practice	44
Situations	45
Finder List	45

UNIT 3
Basic Sentences:
Stadtbesichtigung	49
In der stadt	52
Numbers 13-20	55
Notes on Pronunciation:
A. German b, d, g and p, t, k	56
B. Pre-Vocalic r in clusters	57
C. Pre-Vocalic r after Vowels and Initially	57
D. The German l	57
Notes on Grammar:
A. Introduction to Units 3-9	58
B. der- Type Specifiers: der, dieser, welcher	58
C. Nouns	61
D. Prepositional Phrases	62
E. Verbs	64
F. Word Order	64
Substitution Drill	65
Vocabulary Drill	69
Variation Drill	72
Translation Drill	75
Response Drill	77
Conversation Practice	78
Situations	78
Finder List	79

UNIT 4
Basic Sentences: Im Konsulat	81
Numbers 21-50	88
Footnotes to the Basic Sentences	88
Notes on Pronunciation:
A. The German ich sound	89
B. The German ach sound	89
Notes on Grammar:
A. ein- Type Specifiers: ein, kein, man, sein, ihr, Ihr, unser	90
B. Verb Phrases and Word Order	93
C. The Words gern, lieber, am liebsten	94
Substitution Drill
Part I	95
Part II	97
Part III	98
Variation Drill	100
Vocabulary Drill	102
Translation Drill	104
Response Drill	105
Conversation Practice	106
Situations	107
Finder List	107

UNIT 5
Basic Sentences: Herr Alien klingelt bei Herm Wilson	109
Footnotes to the Basic Sentences	115
Notes on Pronunciation:
A. German sch	115
B. German s	115
C. German z	116
Notes on Grammar:
A. Nouns and Specifiers	116
B. Reflexive Pronouns	122
Substitution Drill
Part I	123
Part II	124
Part III	125
Variation Drill	128
Vocabulary Drill	129
Translation Drill	131
Response Drill	133
Conversation Practice	134
Situations	134
Narrative	135
Finder List	135

UNIT 6
Basic Sentences:
Telephongespräche	137
Buchstabier-tafel	141
Footnotes to the Basic Sentences	143
Notes on Pronunciation:
A. Some Difficult Clusters	143
B. Review of Vowel Contrasts	143
Notes on Grammar:
A. Adjectives	144
B. Time Expressions	147
C. Question-Word Pronouns with Prepositions	147
Substitution Drill
Part I	147
Part II	150
Conversion Drill	152
Variation Drill	153
Vocabulary Drill	155
Translation Drill	157
Response Drill	158
Conversation Practice	159
Situations	159
Narrative	160
Finder List	160