Speed Up Your German is a unique and innovative resource that identifies and explains the errors most commonly made by learners of German, enabling students to learn from their mistakes while enhancing their understanding of the German language.
Each of the twelve chapters focuses on a grammatical category where English speakers typically make mistakes. Each point is clearly explained and exemplified with a range of exercises to reinforce learning.
Key features:
An emphasis on the areas where students most commonly make mistakes makes this an efficient learning and revision tool
Exercises throughout encourage learners to play an active role in identifying the rules, allowing learners to internalize the main rules more readily
A complete answer key to assist with self-study
Suitable both for classroom use or self-study, Speed Up Your German is the ideal resource for all intermediate learners of German wishing to refine their language skills.
Chapter 1: Nouns: genders, plurals, cases
Chapter 2: Adjectival endings
Chapter 3: Verb forms
Chapter 4: Pronouns
Chapter 5: Word order
Chapter 6: Tenses
Chapter 7: The passive
Chapter 8: Prepositions and cases
Chapter 9: Agreement
Chapter 10: Negation
Chapter 11: False friends
Chapter 12: Spelling and punctuation
Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass and Silke Mentchen are both Senior Language Teaching Officers at the University of Cambridge, UK.
