German A1 + A2 Course

About this course

In A1 German, you learn to understand and use basic phrases, introduce yourself, ask and answer simple questions, and handle everyday situations in German.

What you will learn

• Personal information (name, age, nationality, profession)
• Numbers, dates, time
• Family and relationships
• Daily routines
• Food and Beverages
• Shopping and clothing
• Directions and transport
• Weather and seasons
• Hobbies and leisure
• Health and the body
• Vacations and city tours
• Friends and free time activities
• Food and Restaurant
• Education and work (school, job applications, office)
• Housing (describing apartments, furniture, rent)
• Travel and tourism (booking a hotel, giving directions)
• Shopping and clothing
• Celebrations and festivals
• Media and technology (TV, radio, mobile use, internet)
• Environment (weather, nature)
• Birthday Party and Wedding Invitations
• life in the city
• working world and Dream Profession

Grammar

• Nouns and articles (der, die, das; plurals)
• Personal pronouns (ich, du, er, sie, etc.)
• Verb conjugation (regular and common irregular verbs: sein, haben, gehen, etc.)
• Present tense
• Negation (nicht, kein)
• Modal verbs (können, müssen, wollen – in simple contexts)
• Simple questions (W-questions: wer, was,wen, wo, wann; and yes/no questions)
• Word order (main clauses, basic inversion with questions)
• Prepositions (am, im, mit, zu, etc. – in simple phrases)
• Possessive pronouns (mein, dein, sein, etc.)
• Perfekt Tense
• Trennbare und Untrennbare Verben
• Präteritum von haben und sein Verben
• Coordinating conjunctions: und, aber, oder, denn
• Subordinating conjunctions: weil, dass, wenn, ob
• Reflexive pronouns (e.g. sich waschen, sich freuen)
• Possessive pronouns (mein, dein, sein, etc. in all three cases)
• Adjective declinations (using articles)
• Degress of Comparision (Adjectives)
• Konjuktiv-II (sollte, kӧnnte)
• Pronominal Adverbien (davon, damit, daran)
• Dativ Case and special Dativ Verbs (gefallen,schmecken, usw..)
• Indirekte Fragesatz (ob, Ja,nein Fragen)
• Verb and prepositions combination (warten auf)
• Prӓteritum of Modal verbs
• Positions und Richtungsverben
• Relativesӓtze

A2 Exam Structure (Goethe, TELC, ÖSD formats)

Listening

• Understand the main idea of short announcements, dialogues, and conversations (e.g. in shops, on the phone, in offices)
• To understand an interview in Radio
• To understand a conversation between two or more people

Reading

• Understand everyday texts: letters, ads, schedules, simple articles, or brochures
• Understanding a Information board in a shopping mall
• Understanding and matching advertisements

Writing

• Fill out forms (including more detailed information)
• Write personal letters or short emails (complaints, appointments, descriptions)

Speaking

• Introduce yourself, talk about everyday topics
• Make and respond to suggestions, requests, or invitations
• Role-plays (e.g. booking a room, asking for directions, returning an item)
• Short presentations on a familiar topic (e.g. your family, your job)
• To plan something (event/meet) with your friends

Course Outcome

• Understand frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g., personal/family info, shopping, work)
• Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring direct exchange of information
• Describe your background, environment, and basic needs in simple terms
• Handle short social interactions