This product is most effective when used in conjunction with the corresponding audio support. - You can purchase the book and audio support as a pack (ISBN: 9781444106916) - The audio support is also sold separately (ISBN: 9781444107012) (copy and paste the ISBN number into the search bar to find these products)
Are you looking for a complete course in Czech which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Czech will guarantee success!
Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.
By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
GRAMMAR TIPS Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.
USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.
DIALOGUES Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.
PRONUNCIATION Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.
TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of the Czech Republic.
TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
The course is available as a book (9781444106015), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444106916) and as a double CD (9781444107012).
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The best-selling complete course for a fun and effective way to learn Czech. This ISBN is for the paperback book. The corresponding audio support (ISBN: 9781444107012) is also available. The book and audio support can also be purchased as a pack (ISBN: 9781444106916).
Introduction 1 Good morning. How are you? 2 What's your name? 3 Where do
you work? 4 What is your house like? 5 Is there a bookshop near here? 6 At
customs 7 Where exactly did you study? 8 I can't find the key 9 What's the
time? 10 What should I buy the family? 11 We've got visitors coming on
Thursday 12 It's my wife who takes the children to school 13 It's raining! 14
Stop arguing! 15 If I knew you were coming... 16 It'll be quicker like that
17 Don't get worked up over politics! 18 First we'll tidy Liba's wardrobe 19
Have something to taste 20 Other things which you need to know Key to the
exercises Appendices Glossary of grammatical terms Czech-English
vocabulary English-Czech vocabulary Taking it further Index
David Short has taught Czech and Slovak in London since 1973 and is a founder member of the North-American (now International) Association of Teachers of Czech. He has also examined in Czech for a wide range of institutions, including other British universities and a period of involvement in the Czech A-level examination, before it was scrapped. He publishes widely on Czech and Slovak topics, with many items brought together in a volume of Essays in Czech and Slovak Language and Literature (1996), and he is pleased to have had some involvement in prize-winning dictionaries of Czech idioms (1983, 1988, 1994). He is also an active reviewer, freelance translator (including some literary and scholarly works) and interpreter (chiefly for asylum-seekers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia). His other published books include the bibliography Czechoslovakia (1986), its updated revision Czech Republic (with Vlaïka Edmondson, 2000), and Customs and Etiquette in the Czech Republic (1996), and he is the author of the descriptive outline grammars of Czech and Slovak included in Bernard Comrie & Greville G. Corbett (eds): The Slavonic Languages (1993).
