There will be quite a bit of vocabulary that is new to you. There will be some cognates and other words which you can guess. The first exercise on p. 176 is an opportunity to practice guessing. Complete this exercise, but instead of filling in the numbered blanks with letters, write out both the German word and, next to it, its English meaning. Complete the pronunciation exercises on pp.
Vowels have long and short sounds, including umlauted vowels.
Do not submit . Correct it yourself from the key in the back of the book.