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This exciting new Easy Learning language course allows learners to take on board all of the Greek they will need while abroad without the need for thick textbooks and complex grammar. 3 audio CDs and accompanying colour booklet make language learning fun, fast and flexible.
3 audio CDs guide learners through a series of 12 short units. Each unit introduces 5 new key words or phrases before expanding on the basic vocabulary with practice activities, memory tips and culture and etiquette advice. An accompanying 48-page colour booklet provides full transcripts of the CD conversations as well as helpful hints to guide the user through their learning experience.
Unit 1: Hello
Unit 2: Excuse me
Unit 3: Where's the bar?
Unit 4: Over there
Unit 5: What would you like?
Unit 6: Have you got any…?
Unit 7: Can you help me?
Unit 8: I want to go to…
Unit 9: Have you got a room?
Unit 10: It hurts
Unit 11: I want to make an appointment
Unit 12: What's it like?
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A well-known figure in the field of language learning, Rosi McNab has produced bestselling courses and materials for Collins, Heinemann, Pearson Education, Hodder Education, BBC and Goethe Institut. Her hugely successful and ground-breaking books are currently used in primary and secondary schools across the UK and abroad.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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I recently took the Collins Easy Learning Greek audio course on a trip to Zakynthos to see whether the course work would help me communicate with the locals. Right from the start, after listening to the first few tracks on CD1 which introduced key phrases, I noticed how impressed the Greek locals were when I greeted them accordingly. Understandably, some of the older Greeks did not speak English and so further communication was not possible but just to see their faces light up with the initial communication made the course CD's and book invaluable.
The course is aimed purely for the visitor to Greece but it gives an excellent foundation to opening up communication and I found the Greek people were more than happy to correct any mispronunciations and offer advice when to use certain phrases like ti kanis and ti kanete.
The course comes with three CD's which are divided into units and are easy to use, especially on a laptop, where you can skip about the units if need be. The speech was clear and precise and there were numerous occasions where the listener could speak Greek words and phrases to practice. Also, there is a booklet which I found very useful as a vocabulary tool. The book is also full of useful tips and is an excellent reference for recalling phrases and use of words.
I highly recommend this Collins Greek course to anyone travelling to Greece or even as an initial tool to anyone wishing to learn the Greek language.
The course is aimed purely for the visitor to Greece but it gives an excellent foundation to opening up communication and I found the Greek people were more than happy to correct any mispronunciations and offer advice when to use certain phrases like ti kanis and ti kanete.
The course comes with three CD's which are divided into units and are easy to use, especially on a laptop, where you can skip about the units if need be. The speech was clear and precise and there were numerous occasions where the listener could speak Greek words and phrases to practice. Also, there is a booklet which I found very useful as a vocabulary tool. The book is also full of useful tips and is an excellent reference for recalling phrases and use of words.
I highly recommend this Collins Greek course to anyone travelling to Greece or even as an initial tool to anyone wishing to learn the Greek language.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I have always loved visiting the Greek islands for my holiday and thought it was about time that I tried to learn their language. This package is ideal to do just that. There are 12 units to follow which are on 3 cds (these can be downloaded onto your MP3 player if you have one). There is also a booklet which is quite usefull. I listen to the disks while driving to and from work and find the lessons or units quite easy to follow without getting boaring. There are also tips on how to memorise phrases and words which is very usefull. All in all this is an ideal way to learn the basic Greek language and also learn about the Greek culture.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This elementary primer in modern Greek seems to me well thought-out and helpful. Unlike the Teach Yourself series (which I know from the Portuguese and Italian units although not from the Greek one) it sticks to the absolute basics and repeats the material several times over. Roughly speaking, it is all about asking for things, plus a little on how to tell people if you are feeling unwell and how to make your preferences known with regard to food and drink. There are no verb-formations, and pretty much everything that is not interrogative is in the present tense. There is some dialogue, still at this elementary level, but none of the strange `conversations' of the kind that exist only in language primers.
This makes the approach very flexible. Obviously we can replay or skip any track as we see fit. There are 3 cd's as well as the booklet, and it is very easy to follow the booklet from the spoken words. I would certainly recommend reading through the book before doing any listening. Apart from anything else this helps one dispense with the first track, which consists of an over-lengthy introduction telling us how good the course is and how it is structured, the latter being perfectly clear from the booklet itself. There is no vocabulary section, understandably considering how limited the vocabulary has been, but also consistently with the basic aim of this course to teach from the spoken word and not from print.
Obviously with Greek there is a new alphabet to learn, and for some strange reason it is given in lower case only. This will certainly not be enough for complete novices, who may well not recognise, say, a capital eta or a capital xi. I would also have welcomed a little more precision in the guide to pronunciation, especially with regard to the pronunciations of -nt-- and the letter gamma. Apart from that, if you do not fault the course for its limited aim and scope, I would call it very friendly and useful, and I can recommend it.
This makes the approach very flexible. Obviously we can replay or skip any track as we see fit. There are 3 cd's as well as the booklet, and it is very easy to follow the booklet from the spoken words. I would certainly recommend reading through the book before doing any listening. Apart from anything else this helps one dispense with the first track, which consists of an over-lengthy introduction telling us how good the course is and how it is structured, the latter being perfectly clear from the booklet itself. There is no vocabulary section, understandably considering how limited the vocabulary has been, but also consistently with the basic aim of this course to teach from the spoken word and not from print.
Obviously with Greek there is a new alphabet to learn, and for some strange reason it is given in lower case only. This will certainly not be enough for complete novices, who may well not recognise, say, a capital eta or a capital xi. I would also have welcomed a little more precision in the guide to pronunciation, especially with regard to the pronunciations of -nt-- and the letter gamma. Apart from that, if you do not fault the course for its limited aim and scope, I would call it very friendly and useful, and I can recommend it.
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No MP3 download. Buy CD edition.
Frustrating. I decided to buy the Audible Download version of the language course. I expected it would an MP3 file. So that I could transfer to my phone/mp3 player. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Rajeshk4u
Good course for holiday makers
I used this guide to pick up a bit of the language before I went on holiday to Greece. The locals appreciate the effort you put in. Read more
Published 11 months ago by MC
It's all Greek to me...
I have a few of these Collins Easy Learning audio courses and have always found them to be very good. Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by hmcni
Collins does it again
Another fabulous Easy Learning audio course from Collins. Perfect for playing in the car or for uploading to your ipod for go-anywhere language learning. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Gemmeg
Basic introduction, good value
The course is very, very basic - sticking to essential words and phrases that you might actually need during your first few days in Greece. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by C. A. Austin
Super little audio phrase book.
Learning a language is a time-consuming, sometimes tedious business. On the other hand, it's nice to be able to make *some* effort to use the local lingo when in a foreign country... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2009 by J. Scott
Standard
Sorry Collins, but there is nothing original about this Easy Learning Course. It follows the same standard format that most language cd's do (and have done since the 70's), which... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by C. Robson
Helped me learn some Greek
The main thing to remember for purchasers is that this is a very basic guide to Greek and will help you learn some key words and phrases, it will not have you talking Greek... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by BC
Learn to Speak a little Greek
With this audio course, you'll certainly be able to pick up enough Greek for holidaying there as the phrases are really geared towards this. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2009 by Crafty Marie
Good if you want the basics drummed into you!
This audio course is ideal if you want to learn a few basic words and phrases to help you out on a holiday to Greece. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Miss
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