"Teach Yourself Icelandic" is the course for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Icelandic with confidence. Although aimed at beginners, it is equally suitable for those wishing to brush up existing knowledge. The current edition of "Teach Yourself Icelandic" has been completely rewritten to reflect current teaching practice. This edition adopts a communicative approach to learning the language and includes lots of artwork and realistic exercises. A story runs throughout the book to keep the language in context and make the book enjoyable and easy to use. Key structures and vocabulary are introduced in 12 thematic units progressing from introducing yourself to looking for a flat. The emphasis is on communication throughout with important language introduced through dialogues on the recording. The two CDs of accompanying listening material are available separately (0 340 85665 3) or in a pack with the book (0 340 85664 5).
Pronunciation; 01 Bjorn's family; 02 Klaus arrives from Germany; 03
Bjorn shows Klaus around Reykjavik; 04 Bjorn, Klaus and their friends go to
the cinema; 05 Bjorn and Klaus go to visit Inga; 06 Klaus and Inga buy some
groceries; 07 Klaus goes to the bank; 08 Inga helps Klaus look for a flat; 09
Bjorn, Klaus and Gudrun go to Akureyri over the weekend; 10 Bjorn and Klaus
buy a birthday present for Gudrun; 11 Klaus starts university;
celandic-English vocabulary; English-Icelandic vocabulary
Hildur Jonsdottir, the author, undertook post-graduate studies in Linguistics and Modern Icelandic and taught Icelandic at Cambridge University.
