Der Gimmick: Gesprochenes Deutsch

Originally published under the title <em>Der Gimmick: Gesprochenes Deutsch</em> in Great Britain in 1977 and adopted from the French edition (Flammarion, 1975). What is the <em>Gimmick</em>? Adrienne begins by explaining what the Gimmick is not. It is not a serious scholarly book. It <em>is</em> the answer to your problems in speaking and understanding German--a method of acquiring an international vocabulary. There is a basic vocabulary of words and expressions which is the same in any language. The Gimmicks are expressly designed to supply the essentials, and an internationally valid method of learning them--hence, their great success in every country in which they have appeared.