Learning German through Storytelling: Die Dritte Hand - a detective story for German language learners (includes exercises): for intermediate and advanced learners: 2 (Baumgartner & Momsen Mystery) - Softcover

Reseña del editor

This is the second episode of the popular Baumgartner & Momsen mystery series for German learners.

In a small seaside town body parts start appearing out of nowhere. To whom do they belong? Can you help Kommissar Baumgartner and his colleague Kommissarin Momsen identify and catch the murderer?

This book contains:

• a page-turning story crammed with humor and suspense
• special emphasis on idioms and natural German
• vocabulary sections with difficult and important words translated to English
• ready for on-demand translation
• exercises for comprehension training
• hand-drawn illustrations by the author

Reseña del editor

from the introduction: In German, detective stories are called Krimis. One of the most famous German Krimis is perhaps the TV-series Tatort which means crime scene and has been running since 1970 on television channels in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Watching the weekly Tatort has become an almost iconic activity in everyday German culture. Each Sunday at 8:15pm, shortly after the evening news, millions are flocking to the screen to solve fresh crimes and mysteries. This book is a detective story especially written for German learners. Not only does it invite readers to help solve a crime but also to pick up important Krimi vocabulary that can serve as a preparation for watching series such as Tatort and many others in the original. Each chapter contains a selection of relevant words translated into English, and is followed by questions regarding the content. (The correct answers are to be found at the end of the book.) While the writing itself primarily aims at an entertaining and interactive experience, the language is specially designed to familiarize the reader with unique forms of spoken German, with an emphasis on dialogue and the daily culture of speech.