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Czech Phase 1, Units 1-30
Learn to Speak and Understand Czech with Pimsleur Language Programs
This Edition: MP3
Lessons: 30
ISBN: 9781442318397
Your Price: $119.95
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Also available in: CD
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Includes 30 lessons and reading instruction (16 hours) as MP3 download, plus PDF user's guide and reading booklet
Czech is the official language of the Czech Republic. There are approximately 12 million native speakers. The two largest dialect groups in the Czech Republic are Bohemian (most widely spoken) and Hanak Moravian, spoken in the southeast. Pimsleur's Czech teaches the Bohemian dialect.
The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You’ll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! Czech Phase 1, Lessons 1-30 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of reading instruction in thirty, 30-minute lessons.
- In the first 10 lessons, you’ll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more. You’ll be able to handle minimum courtesy requirements, understand much of what you hear, and be understood at a beginning level, but with near-native pronunciation skills.
- In the next 10 lessons, you’ll build on what you’ve learned. Expand your menu, increase your scheduling abilities from general to specific, start to deal with currency and exchanging money, refine your conversations and add over a hundred new vocabulary items. You’ll understand more of what you hear, and be able to participate with speech that is smoother and more confident.
- In the final 10 lessons of Phase 1, you’ll be speaking and understanding at an intermediate level. In this phase, more directions are given in the target language, which moves your learning to a whole new plane. Lessons include shopping, visiting friends, going to a restaurant, plans for the evening, car trips, and talking about family. You’ll be able to speak comfortably about things that happened in the past and make plans for the future.
Reading Lessons are included at the end of Unit 30 to provide you with an introduction to reading the Czech alphabet. These lessons, which total about one hour, are designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.
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Pros
- Easy to use
- It Works
- Portable
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
- Business/Work
- Self-improvement
- Travel
Comments about Czech Phase 1, Units 1-30:
I used the program before a recent visit to the Czech Republic. In Prague, everyone speaks English, but for those traveling outside the capital, some basic survival Czech is useful. As with all of the level-one Pimsleur courses, you'll get what you need to be polite and find out what you need to know in an efficient, effective, easy-to-use format.
Pros
- Easy to use
- It Works
- Portable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Czech Phase 1, Units 1-30:
Vacation took me to Prague for a few days. I didn't know a single word of czech before purchasing czech 1 a month before going to Prague and I didn't use any other books/products. I was very happy with the course and my abilities to converse with locals. It also saved me some $ by speaking czech to cab drivers and such the prices instantly came down. I also liked the reading portion as I was able to pronounce a lot of words(like on menus) even if I didn't know the meaning.
The only downside for me was the content seemed designed more for slightly older people on business. As someone in my 20s I would have liked more content geared towards social scenes for younger people.
Overall I am a huge fan and recommend this product.
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