A lively and popular introductory textbook teaching German to absolute beginners working in a classroom setting. A diverse range of dialogues, video clips, and reading passages deliver new material which is carefully practised in a wide variety of imaginative exercises, both individually and in pair- and groupwork, and backed up by structured grammatical underpinning and exercises. Foundations Languages courses are tailor-made for undergraduates and other students on Institution-wide Languages Programmes (IWLPs), languages options and electives, ab initio and minor routes in languages, and open learning programmes at universities and in Adult Education. Foundations German 1 assumes no previous knowledge. New to this Edition: - Fully revised and updated following extensive lecturer feedback - First time in full colour! - New photos and illustrations - New integrated video clips - Code for interactive ebook inside to allow easy access to video, audio and interactive exercises and great searchability - Extra online grammar and video exercises - New cultural notes - Voiced vocabulary lists Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/macmillan-foundations. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost. Included are: accompanying audio and video, a substantial self-study section with practice material for homework and revision, and for extension purposes.