Colloquial Dutch 2: The Next Step in Language Learning » (Bilingual)

Do you know Dutch already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to Holland, need to brush up your Dutch for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Dutch 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills.

Colloquial Dutch 2 is designed to help those involved in self-study; structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read lots of modern, everyday Dutch, it has also been developed to work systematically on reinforcing and extending your grasp of Dutch grammar and vocabulary.

Key features of Colloquial Dutch 2 include:

· Revision material to help consolidate and build up your basics
· A wide range of contemporary authentic documents
· Lists of idioms and proverbs, as well as cultural information in each unit
· Lots of spoken and written exercises for practice and consolidation
· Introduction to more advanced grammar structures, a Grammar reference and detailed answer keys
· Supplementary exercises and Dutch language web-links at www.routledge.com/colloquials/dutch

Audio material is available on two 60-minutes cassettes and CDs to accompany Colloquial Dutch 2. Recorded by native speakers, this material includes scripted dialogues and texts as well as interactive exercises, and will help you perfect your pronunciation and listening skills.

Introduction
Abbreviations
Unit 1 Nederlandse tradities
Dutch Traditions
Unit 2 Steden
Cities
Unit 3 Reizen, verkeer en weer
Travelling, traffic and the weather
Unit 4 Werk
Work
Unit 5 Huis en gezin
Home and family
Unit 6 Eten en gezondheid
Food and health
Unit 7 Het bedrijfsleven
Business
Unit 8 De media
The media
Unit 9 Vrije tijd
Leisure
Unit 10 Politiek en maatschappij
Politics and society
Unit 11 Sport en recreatie
Sports and recreation
Unit 12 Cultuur
Culture
Grammar summary
Key to exercises
Grammar index
Topic index