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Includes 100 lessons and reading instruction on 53 CDs, plus 3 reading booklets

The Pimsleur® Method has worked for millions all over the world. Totally portable; simple to use; Pimsleur works so you don’t have to. This complete German course includes all of Levels I, II, III, and the Plus program – 50 hours of spoken language practice and three hours of reading instruction. With this product you start from zero, learning first survival phrases and vocabulary, and eventually progressing to a highintermediate level of speaking, understanding, and reading the German language. Every lesson contains an introductory conversation and isolated vocabulary and structures, as well as full practice of all vocabulary introduced. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak German. Reading Lessons are included at the end of Unit 30 for each Level. These lessons, which total about three hours, are designed to first give you practice sounding out German, then to progress to reading for meaning. They also provide extensive additional vocabulary. Before you know it, you’ll be reading German with the ease and flexibility of a native speaker. A PDF file containing the combined Reading Booklets to be used with the audio lessons is included. At the completion of this course, you’ll speak confidently using your wideranging German vocabulary, and experience the language and culture with a deepening insight into a new world.

About the German Language

German is the official language of Germany and Austria and is one of the official languages of Switzerland, Belgium, Lichtenstein, and Luxembourg. Nearly 100 million people speak German as their first language: about 77 million in Germany, 8 million in Austria, and 4.5 million in Switzerland.

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