Chapter 1 Meet the German Language 1 --
German and English belong to the same family of languages --
Related German and English words --
German is not difficult to pronounce and spell --
A preview of some interesting features of German --
Chapter 2 German Letters and Sounds in Words and Sentences 5 --
Vowel combinations au, ei, eu --
Modified vowels a, o, u --
Summary of letters and sounds --
Chapter 3 Die Familie Clark / The Clark Family 14 --
Definite article and noun in the nominative case --
Agreement of third-person pronouns --
Asking somebody's name --
Chapter 4 Herr Clark Ist Hungrig / Mr. Clark is Hungry 19 --
Indefinite article ein, kein --
Some German verb endings --
Formation of questions --
Chapter 5 Wer Ist Herr Clark? / Who is Mr. Clark? 23 --
Present tense of gehen --
Three ways of saying you --
Familiar verbs like gehen in the present tense --
Chapter 6 Frau Clark Geht Einkaufen / Mrs. Clark Goes Shopping 30 --
Imperative (command) forms --
Accusative case of nouns, definite and indefinite articles, kein, wer and was --
Feminine nouns with the ending-in --
Chapter 7 Das Haus der Familie Clark / The Home of the Clark Family 36 --
One-family house (das Einfamilienhaus) --
Present tense of sein and haben --
Accusative case, third-person pronouns --
Some prepositions with the accusative case --
Looking for a new home --
Chapter 8 Warum Lernt Herr Clark Deutsch? / Why is Mr. Clark Learning German? 41 --
Present tense of antworten, reden, sprechen --
Word order: normal and inverted word order --
Position of infinitives --
Chapter 9 Eine Deutschstunde / A German Lesson 47 --
Dative or "to" case of nouns, articles and kein --
Some common verbs that may take indirect objects --
Dative of third person pronouns and of wer --
Chapter 10 Wo Wohnt die Familie Clark? / Where Does the Clark Family Live? 54 --
Expressions of "liking" with gern and lieber --
Es gibt there is, there are --
Present tense of laufen, fahren --
Prepositions with the dative or accusative --
Da(r) and wo(r) combinations --
Chapter 11 Das Geheimnis des Herrn Clark / The Secret of Mr. Clark 61 --
Use of von in place of the genitive --
Prepositions with the genitive case --
Present tense of kennen and of wissen --
Chapter 12 Review of Chapters 1-11 67 --
Summary: Nouns, verbs, prepositions (dative, dative or accusative, accusative, genitive) --
Grammar review and exercises: noun declensions, all cases; masculine nouns with -n or -en endings --
Chapter 13 Ein Freund Besucht Herrn Clark / A Friend Visits Mr. Clark 76 --
Present tense of lesen, treten --
Possessive adjectives (ein-words) --
Chapter 14 Herr Clark Telefoniert / Mr. Clark Makes a Phone Call 83 --
Infinitives used as nouns --
Present tense of konnen, tun --
Der-words: dieser, jener, jeder, welcher, aller --
Chapter 15 Dollar und Euro / Dollars and Euros 90 --
Subordinate word order --
Subordinating conjunctions dass, wenn --
Coordinating conjunctions und, aber, oder, denn --
Chapter 16 Frau Clark geht mit ihren Kindern einkaufen / Mrs. Clark Goes Shopping with her Children 96 --
Present tense of tragen, lassen --
About adjective endings --
Adjectives preceded by a der-word --
Adjectives preceded by an ein-word --
Adjectives preceded by neither a der-word nor an ein-word --
Chapter 17 Wie Spat Ist Es? / What Time Is It? 102 --
Expressions of satisfaction or approval --
Dieser the latter, jener the former --
Separable verbs, present tense --
First and second person pronouns (nominative, dative, accusative) --
Chapter 18 Review of Chapters 13-17 108 --
Summary: Nouns, verbs, German expressions --
Grammar review and exercises: Summary of adjective endings; summary of first-, second- and third-person pronouns (nominative, dative and accusative) --
Chapter 19 Der Arbeitstag des Herrn Clark / Mr. Clark's Working Day 115 --
Present tense of nehmen, durfen --
Reflexive verbs, present tense of sich setzen --
Some common reflexive verbs --
Reflexive pronouns in the dative --
Separable verbs in subordinate clauses --
Chapter 20 Die kleine Anna war krank / Little Anne Was Sick 123 --
Present tense of schlafen, sollen --
Regular and irregular verbs in English --
Past tense of weak (regular) verbs in German --
Some familiar weak verbs, present and past --
Past tense of strong (irregular) verbs --
Some familiar strong verbs, present and past --
Some expressions referring to past time --
A fairy tale: Rotkappchen --
Chapter 21 Was fur ein Schreckliches Wetter! / What Horrible Weather! 129 --
Expressions of weather --
Some familiar separable verbs (present and past) --
Position of the separable prefix of verbs (present and past) in simple sentences and main clauses --
Position of separable verbs in subordinate clauses --
More subordinating conjunctions --
Chapter 22 Der April Macht Was Er Will / April Does What it Wants 136 --
Gern, lieber, am liebsten --
Present tense of werden, mogen --
Verbs that take a dative object --
Chapter 23 Ein Besuch fur Herrn Clark / A Visit for Mr. Clark 143 --
Present and past tense of essen --
Wo(r) combinations used for relative pronouns with prepositions --
Wer and was as relative pronouns --
Chapter 24 Review of Chapters 19-23 149 --
Summary: Verbs (present and past) --
Grammar review and exercises: modal auxiliaries, present tense; modal auxiliaries, past tense; subordinate word order; expressions of definite time and duration of time --
Chapter 25 Familie Clark Geht ins Kino / The Clark Family Goes to the Movies 158 --
Chapter 26 Die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands / The Reunification of the Two Germanies 163 --
Present perfect tense ("Perfekt") --
Formation of the past participle --
Principal parts of verbs --
Use of the past and present perfect tenses --
Chapter 27 Ein typisches Wochenende bei den Clarks / A Typical Weekend at the Clarks' 169 --
Past participle of verbs ending in -ieren --
Verbs with the auxiliary sein --
Principal parts of some sein-verbs --
Chapter 28 Herr Muller Erzahlt von Sich Selbst / Mr. Muller Tells About Himself 176 --
Some very special verbs with the auxiliary sein --
Indirect questions with wie, wo, wann, wer, was, warum --
Present and past perfect tenses in subordinate clauses --
Chapter 29 Herr Clark Schreibt einen Brief an Seinen Geschaftspartner in Munchen / Mr. Clark Writes A Letter to His Business Partner in Munich 181 --
Formal letters: date, beginning, closing --
Present tense with future meaning --
Future tense in subordinate clauses --
Chapter 30 Review of Chapters 25-29 186 --
Summary: Verbs, German expressions --
Grammar review and exercises: Present, past, present perfect, past perfect and future tenses; the subordinate word order of verbs in the present perfect, past perfect, and future; summary of subordinating conjunctions --
Chapter 31 Herr Clark Erhalt eine Antwort auf Seinen Brief / Mr. Clark Receives an Answer to His Letter 191 --
Chapter 32 Die Geographie von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz / The Geography of Germany, Austria and Switzerland 197 --
Expressions of geography --
Imperative in the first-person plural --
Comparison of adjectives --
Some adjectives irregular in comparison --
Case endings in the comparative and superlative --
Sights in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland --
Chapter 33 Die Deutsche Kuche / German Cooking 203 --
Am -sten form of the superlative of adjectives --
Chapter 34 Welche Stadte Werden Sie Besuchen, Herr Clark? / What Cities Will You Visit, Mr. Clark? 209 --
Future tense of modal auxiliaries --
Chapter 35 Herr Clark Reist Nach Deutschland Ab / Mr. Clark Sets out for Germany 214 --
About the verbs lassen and verlassen --
Chapter 36 Review of Chapters 31-35 219 --
Summary: Verbs (principal parts), German expressions --
Grammar review and exercises: Case endings for the comparative and superlative of adjectives --
Chapter 37 Ankunft in Munchen / Arrival in Munich 224 --
Am Flughafen At the Airport --
Willkommen in Deutschland Welcome to Germany --
Present participle used as an adjective --
Chapter 38 Herr Clark Besucht die Familie Schiller / Mr. Clark Visits the Schiller Family 230 --
Ein Telefongesprach A Telephone Conversation --
Eine Vorstellung An Introduction --
Prepositions with special meanings after certain verbs --
Chapter 39 Ein Ausflug an den Ammersee / An Excursion to the Ammersee 236 --
Informal letters: beginnings, endings --
More strong verbs, principal parts --
Principal parts of modals --
Double infinitive with lassen, sehen, horen --
Chapter 40 Herr Clark Verlasst Deutschland / Mr. Clark Leaves Germany 242 --
Summary of German word order in simple sentences and main clauses --
Summary of word order in subordinate clauses --
Chapter 41 Review of Chapters 37-40 247 --
Summary: Verbs, German expressions --
Chapter 42 Brief an einen Freund in Chicago / Letter to a Friend in Chicago 252 --
Present perfect and past perfect subjunctive --
Use of the subjunctive in conditional sentences --
Word order in conditional sentences --
Daydreaming: Wenn ich ... --
Chapter 43 Bericht eines Gesprachs zwischen Herrn Clark und Herrn Muller / Report of a Conversation Between Mr. Clark and Mr. Muller 259 --
Subjunctive in indirect discourse --
Chapter 44 Was Geschieht im Hotel? / What Happens in the Hotel? 264 --
Chapter 45 Answer Section 269 --
Chapter 46 German-English Vocabulary 287 --
Chapter 47 English-German Vocabulary 299 --
Chapter 48 Communication Games 306.
