German A2 Course

About this course

Understand frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g., personal/family info, shopping, work) and Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring direct exchange of information

What you’ll learn

• 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

• 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