First German Reader for Tourists by Elisabeth May

This book is composed for learning German at A1 level. It is used for systematic learning approach. The passages are equipped with vocabulary lists and parallel translation. It can take you from a week to a month to finish this bilingual reader. The amount of time depends on the previous experience with learning foreign languages and on your personal abilities. At this point you should be able to ask and answer simple questions with What? Who? Where? When? Which? How many/much? The categorized vocabulary list of the 1300 important German words, aids in word choice and usage. The audio tracks are available online inclusive. It us a good idea to use a media player to control the playing speed, e.g. the VLC media player. As you improve, you can move on to the next reader level and continue your language-learning journey. Read and listen at the same time!