Colloquial Czech

The Complete Course for Beginners
3. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-49632-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Medienkombination, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Colloquial Series

Colloquial Czech provides a step-by-step course in Czech as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Czech in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Key features include:

• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar

• an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises

• realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios

• useful vocabulary lists throughout the text

• additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Czech will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Czech.

Course components:

Course components:

The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack.

Paperback: 978-0-415-49631-5 (please note this does not include the audio)

CDs: 978-0-415-49633-9

eBook: 978-0-203-87827-9 (please note this does not include the audio, available to purchase from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/)

MP3s: 978-0-415-58827-0 (available to purchase from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/).

Pack: 978-0-415-49632-2 (paperback and CDs)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Naughton, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations used. Introduction. Pronunciation guide. 1. Welcome to Prague! 2. What are you doing? 3. The family and work 4. City and housing estate 5. Culture and the flat 6. Transport, travel, weather 7. Food, clothes, body 8. Telephone and the week 9. Colours and places 10. The visit 11. The shop and groceries 12. The hotel – what time is it? 13. Friendship and leisure time 14. The department store and tourism 15. Conditions and living standards 16. Pub and restaurant 17. Colloquial Czech 18. Standard written Czech Grammar summary. Key to exercises. Czech–English glossary. English–Czech glossary. Index of language points.