Both volumes of this communicative and activity-oriented method contain well illustrated material for at least 60 to 80 lessons. Designed for the adolescent and adult beginning students of German, it contains six chapters, including texts and exercises that help them develop oral comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills, with emphasis on vocabulary and grammar. The accompanying CD offers audio texts and dialogs to the textbook and a student CD provides exercises to improve listening comprehension, speaking skills and pronunciation. The teachers guide helps the instructor prepare the lessons, including tests, material to copy, transcripts and an answer key.