Understanding is emphasized first, reading second. All words and grammatical structures are taught in context. No grammatical drills and no word lists to memorize. A carefully designed set of materials that teaches you the language without prior knowledge of the foreign language. Students begin with The Learnables 1.
Students look at the pictures and listen to the audio-cassette.
In the first book of The Learnables , you acquire an understanding of food and restaurant terms, purchasing items in a store, and basic life terms that involve sickness, sleeping, driving, travel, and necessary conversational sentences. Ten picture lessons with 5 accompanying audio cassettes teaches students to listen carefully and to understand basic sentences presented in short-story sequences. After completing The Learnables 1, the students next book is Basic Structures, Book 1. Basic Structures, Book 1 teaches the students reading and introduces additional vocabulary. The students look at the picture and corresponding text and listen to the audio cassette.