DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK EVEN BETTER CZECH? - Textbook 2 in PDF

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   “Do you want to speak even better Czech?” is a continuation, as Volume 2, of the textbook “Do you want to speak Czech?”. The two volumes together form a self contained language course (the basic grammatical system of the Czech language and basic vocabulary in the field of social life).

   It repeats the methods used in Volume 1 – with the emphasis on communication.

   The textbook is aimed at advanced students – English- and German-speaking foreigners – who have mastered the basic Czech Course to the extent of Volume 1.

   Through rich conversation you will come to master the grammar.

   The entire Czech grammar is contained in the 10 lessons and in the grammar surveys at the end of the textbook, making the textbook ideal for use as a grammatical
handbook, to be consultated when needed while using your Czech. The index of grammatical phenomena is designed for ease of use and orientation. The grammatical
passages are therefore relatively extensive, but, by following exactly the instructions in the textbook you will come to master, on the basis of the texts and the conversation,
the most frequently used aspects of the respective grammatical phenomena. There is therefore no need to fear excessive grammaticism.

   Each lesson is conceived as a large thematic unit. In the first 5 lessons you will develop vocabulary in the topics about which you are already able to converse – travelling, social contacts and food. An even more specialized vocabulary, covering the fields of work, economy, services, political life, massmedia, culture and science, is introduced
in the following five units. The vocabulary of the given field, together with translations, is summed up at the end of each lesson so that the student may, as necessary,
revise and broaden their knowledge of the vocabulary of the given field.

   The goal of the textbook is not only to improve spoken expression, but also to deepen unders tanding of the text. When reading the basic text in any paricular lesson (text 1) you should be familiar with all the vocabulary; however the aim of the supplementary text (text 2) is to develop understanding of the content without being familiar with all the vocabulary, as is usual in reallife when you encounter Czech texts. The new vocabulary is only given after the text so that the degree to which it will be neceasary to consult these translations will depend on each individual student’s knowledge. The textbook aims to teach the active work within the texts – before text 1 there are grammatical remarks which bring the student’s attention to questions of grammar, and explain new grammatical phenomena, and lexographic remarks which aim to show the affinity between
words, their derivation and various word meanings etc. At the end of each lesson the formation of words of a certain meaning (eg persons according to their occupations,
names of places, etc) is summarized. The various meanings and idioms formed from the most frequently used Czech verbs (být, dělat, chodit, mít, myslet, psát, brát etc)
are also given (Word fa mi ly).

   For the improvement of pronunciation each lesson includes exercises which concentrate on the most difficult speech sounds in Czech, including the tongue twisters.

The textbook is aimed at English- and German-speaking fo reigners – the necessary translations and explications are given simultaneously in English and German. Like Volume 1, Volume 2 is also suitable for self-study – all voca bulary is translated and at the end of the textbook there is a key to the exercises.