The best part right from the start: With this textbook, you are immediately equipped with everything you need and don't have to purchase anything else apart from the separately available audios! This innovative two-volume compact course serves as both a textbook and a workbook, providing material for approximately 200-250 hours. It includes a basic grammar, a comprehensive vocabulary, and solutions. The book is also conveniently sized in a large format and features an attractive colored interior. It imparts extensive language skills at levels A1-A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. The accompanying audios are available as a paid mp3 download. Once an ideal introduction is ensured through the learning of letters and sounds, a total of twenty comprehensive lessons follow. The first volume covers all cases with a particular focus on nouns and personal pronouns.