Advanced German Vocabulary: embedded in sentences (Hermes Language Reference)

By Hermes Language Reference

[REVISED EDITION 23 September 2018] This intensive lexical builder is addressed to B1-B2 intermediate learners of German, who are already capable of reading easy German stories, and who would like to enrich (and/or refresh) their vocabulary up to the advanced level in order to approach more complex German texts. Each piece of vocabulary is embedded in at least three example sentences in order to appeal to active understanding and trigger both short-term and long-term memory. Whenever possible, different meanings of the terms or expressions concerned are also illustrated. The vocabulary lessons are interspersed with concise but essential reminders of German grammar. At the end of the book, readers are offered a bilingual, paragraph for paragraph version of one of E. T. A. Hoffmann's famous stories, namely "Rath Krespel" (1818), translated in English by J. T. Bealby (1885). In each pair of bilingual paragraphs, important words to retain or recognize are emphasized in bold or underlined. Finally, the bilingual version is followed by the original, German only text of Hoffmann's novel - which readers are advised to go through, even if by now they know the narrative - since it is essential to retrive and fully consolidate all learned German terms into their original context.The readers of this paperback can download for free the ebook, Kindle version of it.And of course, as always when it comes to foreign language learning, remember to stay brave!Edited 23.08. 2018Regarding the reviewer's comment - this was indeed a book intended for Kindle use (where there are no page numbers, visibility is good throughout, transitions between pages are seamless). We also issued a paperback version, at a minimum price (we gain almost nothing from the paperback version) hoping it might benefit readers (and for the joy of having our work in somebody's hands). The visibility has now been improved on the paperback version, and page numbers have been added (it was about inexperience with KDP's tools, and we apologise)The vocabulary does not follow on purpose the order of the novel, because we tried to avoid the pattern of looking up words and then reading a page, thinking it is better for language immersion. Yes, the book is intended for B1-B2 readers who want to raise the level of their vocabulary to the advanced (C1) level.As for the plagiarizing/pirating allusion from the reviewer's comment - not in the least. The novel was written and translated in the nineteenth century, is public domain now, and can be found freely on internet in various places (of course, without our vocabulary builder and inter-paragraph arrangement). At any rate, many thanks to the reviewer for his/her careful reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1976762839
• ISBN13: 9781976762833
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"