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German Short Stories For Beginners: 8 Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn German the Fun Way!
Improve your comprehension, grow your vocabulary and ignite your imagination with these eight unconventional German short stories!
**Fully Revised & Updated For 2016**
In this book you will find:
Short stories from a variety of compelling genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller, so you’ll have great fun reading, whilst learning a wide range of new vocabulary and rapidly improving your German comprehension!
Stories which are broken down into manageable chapters, so you always make progress with the story and feel a sense of achievement without great difficulty reading!
Realistic amounts of new vocabulary so that you’re not overwhelmed by complex words. Instead of pausing to look up every word, you’ll absorb new vocabulary from the context of the story, and have the satisfaction of that moment when you say: “I totally understood that sentence!”
Carefully written German, using straightforward grammar that is comprehensible for beginner and intermediate level learners, so that you can enjoy reading and learn new grammatical structures without the feeling of overwhelm and frustration that you get from other books.
Plenty of natural dialogues in each story, so that you can learn conversational German whilst you read, and improve your speaking ability at the same time!
Regular plot summaries, comprehension questions and word reference lists, so that help is always on hand when you need it. You’ll be able to focus on enjoying reading and having fun, rather than fumbling around with dictionaries and struggling through dense text with no support.
A five-step plan for reading the stories in this book the smart way. This detailed introductory chapter gives you specific, step-by-step instructions for effective reading in German, so that you know exactly how to make the most out of the book and maximise your learning!
German Short Stories for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level (A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference). The eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading. You’ll finally be able to enjoy reading in German, grow your vocabulary in a natural way, and improve your comprehension at the same time.
Based on extensive research into how people most enjoy and benefit from reading in a new language, this book eliminates all the frustrations you have experienced when trying to read in German:
Dull topics that are no fun to read
Books so long you never reach the end
Endless chapters that make you want to give up
Impenetrable grammar that frustrates you at every turn
Complex vocabulary that leaves you with your head buried in the dictionary
Instead, you can just concentrate on what you came for in the first place - enjoying reading and having fun!
If you’re learning German and enjoy reading, this is the book you need to rekindle your passion for the language and take your German to the next level!
So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy now!
**Fully Revised & Updated For 2016**
In this book you will find:
Short stories from a variety of compelling genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller, so you’ll have great fun reading, whilst learning a wide range of new vocabulary and rapidly improving your German comprehension!
Stories which are broken down into manageable chapters, so you always make progress with the story and feel a sense of achievement without great difficulty reading!
Realistic amounts of new vocabulary so that you’re not overwhelmed by complex words. Instead of pausing to look up every word, you’ll absorb new vocabulary from the context of the story, and have the satisfaction of that moment when you say: “I totally understood that sentence!”
Carefully written German, using straightforward grammar that is comprehensible for beginner and intermediate level learners, so that you can enjoy reading and learn new grammatical structures without the feeling of overwhelm and frustration that you get from other books.
Plenty of natural dialogues in each story, so that you can learn conversational German whilst you read, and improve your speaking ability at the same time!
Regular plot summaries, comprehension questions and word reference lists, so that help is always on hand when you need it. You’ll be able to focus on enjoying reading and having fun, rather than fumbling around with dictionaries and struggling through dense text with no support.
A five-step plan for reading the stories in this book the smart way. This detailed introductory chapter gives you specific, step-by-step instructions for effective reading in German, so that you know exactly how to make the most out of the book and maximise your learning!
German Short Stories for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level (A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference). The eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading. You’ll finally be able to enjoy reading in German, grow your vocabulary in a natural way, and improve your comprehension at the same time.
Based on extensive research into how people most enjoy and benefit from reading in a new language, this book eliminates all the frustrations you have experienced when trying to read in German:
Dull topics that are no fun to read
Books so long you never reach the end
Endless chapters that make you want to give up
Impenetrable grammar that frustrates you at every turn
Complex vocabulary that leaves you with your head buried in the dictionary
Instead, you can just concentrate on what you came for in the first place - enjoying reading and having fun!
If you’re learning German and enjoy reading, this is the book you need to rekindle your passion for the language and take your German to the next level!
So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy now!
281 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2015
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April 3, 2016
The format of this book is good, but the literary quality is atrocious. You can write simple prose without making the plots ridiculous and the dialogue super weird. The only story that had any good qualities was the Viking story, the modern time ones (especially the first) were unfortunately really bad.
December 23, 2017
I studied basic German some 25 years ago. I was losing it quickly due to lack of practice, and i wanted to improve it to be able to read some books i have. The stories in this book are quite simple but easy to follow, and i recovered some words i had forgotten and i learnt a lot more. A good bit of practice! Moving on to the next level.
January 18, 2016
Excellent learning method
I had enjoyed the way this books encourage the reader to proceed reading and delay the need to accurately understand each new word till end of chapter. The authors explain this method and it works for me.
The amount of new words and the practical use of daily conversation is a great lesson in short form.
I had enjoyed the way this books encourage the reader to proceed reading and delay the need to accurately understand each new word till end of chapter. The authors explain this method and it works for me.
The amount of new words and the practical use of daily conversation is a great lesson in short form.
April 28, 2022
It was not anything too crazy.
As for stories it was poor but i mean it's a language learning book so you need to put weird plots that don't make sense just to add a sentence you think is fun to learn.
As for vocabulary it was fine I've learned a few useful sentence as well as words.
P.s: but igotta say it was NOT fun to read.
As for stories it was poor but i mean it's a language learning book so you need to put weird plots that don't make sense just to add a sentence you think is fun to learn.
As for vocabulary it was fine I've learned a few useful sentence as well as words.
P.s: but igotta say it was NOT fun to read.
November 22, 2022
Highlighting the important vocab and adding questions at the end of each story is useful, but the stories make absolutely no sense! Weird plots and ridiculous characters..
June 21, 2017
Great book for beginners (more for low-intermediate level). Stories are fun and short enough to keep you focused and curious to see what happens next.
I never studied German through any formal teaching methods, just from a bit of Duolingo and specially Anki. Added this book to read on Readlang and saw that I added about 100 unknown new words for each story, summing up more than 800 over the book.
Worthwhile book, I recommend it. Got the book from Kindle Unlimited for free.
I never studied German through any formal teaching methods, just from a bit of Duolingo and specially Anki. Added this book to read on Readlang and saw that I added about 100 unknown new words for each story, summing up more than 800 over the book.
Worthwhile book, I recommend it. Got the book from Kindle Unlimited for free.
October 14, 2025
Ціль книги - дати можливість читати німецькою читачам, із рівнем володіння мовою a2/b1. І це книга забезпечує і, в принципі, словник супер, але історії вже занадто ніякі, інколи важко читати. Я читав дві книги із серії винятково для тренуаання німецької і винятково, бо мав вже їх під рукою. Можливо краще було б обрати адаптований переклад чогось більш цікавого.
September 15, 2017
2.5/5. Good learning approach, but the stories themselves are average at best.
July 11, 2019
Great book for German beginners or low intermediate learners.
The stories are fun and short enough to keep you interested.
The stories are fun and short enough to keep you interested.
July 4, 2019
This book serves the purpose for the German A2-B1 reader of bettering their German comprehension. I think for that reason it deserves 5 stars and don't understand the people complaining about the literary quality. It seems Olly has written in very simple ways so you don't get lost and feel the need to translate words. I found that the way he writes does just that because his well rounded paragraphs allow you to figure out the bigger picture more easily which allows you to continue instead of getting discouraged.
December 15, 2019
The book is quite good. The stories are easy to read. I wish they were a little bit more interesting though.
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