Practising GERMAN Grammar

Abstract

Practising German Grammar is intended for students of German at school and university with a good basic command of the language. It is particularly aimed at students who wish to enhance their competence in the written language. The exercises will help consolidate key grammatical structures of German and develop confidence in applying them. The Workbook covers all the major aspects of German grammar, and is designed to accompany Hammer’s German Grammar and Usage (GGU), revised by Martin Durrell (5th edition, Hodder Education, London, 2011). The chapters are set out in parallel to the chapters in GGU, and each exercise has a reference to the appropriate section. At this level, individual learners have widely differing needs and learning strategies. Correspondingly, this book offers a uniquely wide range of different exercise types. Exercises consisting of individual phrases and sentences practise essential grammatical structures. Text-based exercises enable the learner to see these structures in a fuller context, while working with advertisements, modern fiction, scientific explanations or managerial guidelines. Projects encourage students to discover grammatical regularities themselves. All these exercises have their place at different stages in the process of learning German, and individual teachers and students will select those which they find most appropriate, congenial and effective.