This textbook is an addition to the existing textbooks of practical phonetics of the German language (for example, "Practical phonetics. German language" by O. G. Kozmina, V. G. Nikiforova, G. A. Sulemova). It is, on the one hand, an intensive introductory course in Russian, accompanied by a logical and accessible theory, and on the other hand, practical tasks for practicing the language sounds and basic intoones of the German language.Each dialogue or text The lesson is accompanied by a variety of situational and communicative exercises designed to expand the vocabulary of students, additionally consolidate the active vocabulary of lexical topics studied within the discipline "Practice of Oral and Written Speech", as well as to develop the ability to recognize phonetic phenomena in context and analyze the phono-stylistic features of the text.< /p>The manual is intended for students of the 1st year of language universities, as well as for everyone who is engaged in in-depth study of the German language. A large number of humorous dialogues, poems and short texts should increase students' motivation and encourage independent work.