Thomson, 2004-05.
The Genau! Series has been purpose-written to meet the changing needs of students and teachers in Australia and New Zealand. This brand-new 3 level course for Years 7-12 , has been written by a highly-regarded team of practising German teachers.
Genau! is the first title in the series and is intended for use in Years 7 &
8. It is followed by Ganz Genau! in Years 9 & 10, and finally by Genau! Senior in Years 11 & 12.
The Genau! Kursbuch (Student Book) consists of 14 short, achievable language units. Each unit contains:
- Cartoon story: set in Germany, featuring likeable and realistic characters from German-speaking countries and Australia
- Richtig oder falsch?: true or false questions to test comprehension of the cartoon story
- Fokus: key vocabulary and expressions, clearly set out and colourfully illustrated
- Mach mit!: guided speaking practice
- Struktur: structured, communicative approach to grammar
- Sprachtipps: pronunciation and language tips
- Schreibtipps: writing and spelling tips
- Infos: interesting cultural information and photos relating to the theme of the unit with further research opportunities
- Leseseite: extra reading in a variety of text types
- a fun activity related to the theme of the unit
- Auf einen Blick: list of all core unit vocabulary, grouped by grammatical function
Genau! also contains four stand-alone cultural units with:
- interesting information in English about the German-speaking world
- Projekte: research activities that invite further cross-cultural comparisons between the German-speaking world and the students' own world
- lots of opportunities to use multi-media
- an attractive magazine format
Genau! also contains the following reference materials for students:
- a Struktur uberblick - a detailed Grammar reference in English
- comprehensive German-English and English-German wordlists
The Genau! Audio CDs:
- expose students to a wide range of spoken German
- are organised unit-by-unit
- contain all cartoon stories, listening and pronunciation activities and many of the Genau! reading texts
- include listening tests for each unit
The Genau! Series has been purpose-written to meet the changing needs of students and teachers in Australia and New Zealand. This brand-new 3 level course for Years 7-12 , has been written by a highly-regarded team of practising German teachers.
Genau! is the first title in the series and is intended for use in Years 7 &
8. It is followed by Ganz Genau! in Years 9 & 10, and finally by Genau! Senior in Years 11 & 12.
The Genau! Kursbuch (Student Book) consists of 14 short, achievable language units. Each unit contains:
- Cartoon story: set in Germany, featuring likeable and realistic characters from German-speaking countries and Australia
- Richtig oder falsch?: true or false questions to test comprehension of the cartoon story
- Fokus: key vocabulary and expressions, clearly set out and colourfully illustrated
- Mach mit!: guided speaking practice
- Struktur: structured, communicative approach to grammar
- Sprachtipps: pronunciation and language tips
- Schreibtipps: writing and spelling tips
- Infos: interesting cultural information and photos relating to the theme of the unit with further research opportunities
- Leseseite: extra reading in a variety of text types
- a fun activity related to the theme of the unit
- Auf einen Blick: list of all core unit vocabulary, grouped by grammatical function
Genau! also contains four stand-alone cultural units with:
- interesting information in English about the German-speaking world
- Projekte: research activities that invite further cross-cultural comparisons between the German-speaking world and the students' own world
- lots of opportunities to use multi-media
- an attractive magazine format
Genau! also contains the following reference materials for students:
- a Struktur uberblick - a detailed Grammar reference in English
- comprehensive German-English and English-German wordlists
The Genau! Audio CDs:
- expose students to a wide range of spoken German
- are organised unit-by-unit
- contain all cartoon stories, listening and pronunciation activities and many of the Genau! reading texts
- include listening tests for each unit