First German Reader for Beginners: Bilingual for Speakers of English A1 A2(1 Graded German Readers)

The book consists of Beginner (A1) and Elementary (A2) courses with parallel German-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The method utilize the natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. With the translation on the same page, you can effortlessly learn what any unfamiliar words mean. You can quickly pick up new vocabulary and phrases that are used over and over in the book. As you read the book, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You don't even realize, until you have to recall what you've learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. The audio tracks are available inclusive online. With the help of QR codes, call up an audio file without manually entering web addresses. This book has already helped a lot people to discover their true language potential. Twenty minutes a day is the rule for success!

Review :
Due to the lack of reading practice, I reached a point where I had to refer back to different grammar rules (some simple ones) more often than I would like. I realized I was greatly in need of more practice with all of the grammar I was learning. So, I checked out this German reader and it was exactly what I needed. It helps you build your vocabulary with simple stories and gives you the practice you need to solidify that grammar foundation. The layout and the method used in these readers (3 volumes) is perfect. I have all three downloaded on my Kindle. I feel very confident that after I complete all of these readers, I will be well prepared for the old German readers made up of selections from classic German literature, and also ready to dive into Grimm's Märchen. As someone who is very much into finding the best ways to help others learn, I'm always interested in putting together the best ways for me to learn something. Now, understand that there is no one single product or even one single approach that is sufficient for learning any subject, whether it's language or computer technology or re-keying a door lock, but an often-overlooked method is to start from the beginning, just like you did in learning your own native language. The point of this book is to start you off, as an adult, as though you were in elementary school, and bring you along from that point. For me, this works very well, especially when paired with another language learning system. I purchased this book as a tool to use with my students who, along with other similar books, have improved their vocabulary dramatically. I would recommend this to anybody who would like to start learning German from a very basic level. I am a beginner student of the German language and I want to improve my comprehension of German sentence structure. I was looking for a learning tool beyond the listen and repeat, which is great for building vocabulary but doesn't develop conversational skills. The First German Reader for beginners is very good for that. This reader is a collection of stories that start easy, using short sentences and then moving into small conversations. Every new story builds upon the previous one and introduces few new words. As you progress, the stories became increasingly complexity in vocabulary, giving a sense of progression, as you go through the book. Before each story, there is a list of the words needed for that reading. The pages are divided in two columns, with the German version on the left and the English version, next to it, on the right. This way, you can read through the German and if you get stuck, you can easily see what it is supposed to mean in the column to the right, making comprehension very easy. I am enjoying this book and it is helping my understanding of the German language structure.