Play the audio again. Pause after each short sentence. Repeat it exactly (loudly!). Copy the intonation. Read the transcript to help your mouth form the sounds.
Put the book away. Listen to the audio (e.g., Track 3 – Im Café). Try to understand 30%. Write down 3 words you recognize. menschen a1.1 transkriptionen
Go to Lektion 3, listen to the dialogue "Im Supermarkt," fail to understand it, then open the transcript. Suddenly, the light bulb turns on. Play the audio again
German has different rhythm than English. Prepositions glue onto verbs. Without the transcript, you might hear "Wohin gehen Sie?" as "Wo hingeh enzie?" The transcript shows you the word boundaries. listen to the dialogue "Im Supermarkt