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Title: Mastering German Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach (Mastering Vocabulary) by Gabriele Forst, Veronika Schnorr, Martin Crellin, Adelheid Schnorr-Dummler, Raymond Sudmeyer ISBN: 0-8120-9108-6 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: September, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A bit disappoinitng
Comment: I bought this book based on a few glowing recommendations which I read here in Amazon. The book is indeed chock full of useful terms, and the thematic organization is nice. But the plural of the word is not listed in each entry. This is a major problem!! You should learn the plural when you learn the word in German, and this book makes that task more difficult. You might as well just do your vocab straight out of a good midsize dictionary--I recommend the Harper-Collins German Concise.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very helpful, but could use improvements
Comment: I picked this book up after struggling with learning vocabulary. While I like the book, and it covers a broad range of subjects (or themes), there are a few things that could be altered, that I think would help the book overall.
First, the book should include the plurals of all nouns. As any German learner knows, there's roughly 12 different ways to form a plural on a noun, and while there are ways to try and figure them out, it's best (and easiest!) to just learn the plural along with the noun. Having to look up the plural of each noun as you go through the book is irritating.
Secondly, while I think the book is useful, I think it would be more useful if each subject comprised two or three paragraphs, making use of the words, in full context. Learning words in context is the *best* way to learn vocabulary, hands down. Learning it via static sentences is better than just a plain old vocab. list, but if the words were grouped into paragraphs on a topic, I'd give this book 5 (or 6, if possible) stars.
And don't forget to add in the plurals in the next edition! :)
Rating: 5
Summary: it is what it is
Comment: This is wonderful book for reviewing vocabulary. You should also know that French, Spanish, and Italian versions exist as well. The words covered are very helpful, especially for those who like to travel and need to know "easy" words that do not appear frequently in literature but do come up often in offices, stores, etc. Each entry offers a clear example of usage in its proper context. These books are so inexpensive, that it is worth taking one with you on a trip abroad, even if you end up abandoning it at the end to make more room in your suitcase for the books that you want to bring home.
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Title: Essential German Grammar by Guy Stern, E. F. Bleiler ISBN: 0486204227 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1961 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: 501 German Verbs by Henry Strutz ISBN: 0764102842 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: 1001 Pitfalls in German (1001 Pitfalls Series) by Henry Strutz ISBN: 0812096525 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: HarperCollins German Dictionary: German-English/English-German by HarperCollins ISBN: 0062737503 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Ultimate German: Basic-Intermediate by Heidi Singer, Ingeborg Lasting ISBN: 0609607332 Publisher: Living Language Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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