Independent reading and writing practice.

Develops independent reading and writing skills. Ideal as a self-access resource. All answers, explanations, student feedback and model essays provided.

It is always a challenge to get students reading texts in German without a dictionary. Aspekte deutscher Gegenwart: Texte und Übungen Band 1 is a fully photocopiable book designed to complement existing advanced level German course books by giving students extra practice in reading longer texts independently.

It is made up of 8 free-standing units covering the following topics:

• Obdachlose
• Modernes Essen
• Familie und Beruf
• Bildungswesen
• Flüchtlingskinder
• Alkoholismus
• Verkehrssicherheit
• Drogen und Kriminalität

This book enables students to:

• develop the skills to read longer texts on their own
• engage in useful topic-related work
• practise for AS and A2 level exam questions
• improve exam grades in I.B. Text-Handling
• improve their writing and oral skills
• work on their own (answers, explanations and model essays are provided)

The book is based on authentic written texts from a wide variety of sources, combined with a lively, interesting and carefully-structured series of exercises which teach students how to read longer texts in German. All the instructions are phrased in easily-accessible German, and concise and clear notes on grammar and style arising from the texts are provided where appropriate. The progress of the student is supported throughout each unit not only by the graded exercises but also by a Lösungen und Erläuterungen section, which provides the correct answers backed up by explanations, and a model essay for each unit.

Each unit can be set as homework or holiday self-study work, used in the classroom or used as testing materials. The book is perfect for your self-study library since it is designed in such a way that it can be easily used without a teacher.