German course German in 6 Weeks
By Lingua
Languages
German
Level
Basic
Lessons
30
School
None
"German in 6 Weeks" is a beginner's course. It matches the Common European Framework Level One. It's organised into six topics: "Meeting People", "Getting Around", "Food and Drink", "Taking a Holiday", "Making Arrangements", "Shops and Services". Each topic consists of 4 lessons and a revision in the form of a challenge to check your knowledge of the language.
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1. 01. Meeting people - Introducing yourself
Basics of the language: Greetings and introductions. The...   more Basics of the language: Greetings and introductions. The sounds of German: Introduction to pronunciation. Simple introductions: Sein - ich bin, Sie sind. Culture: Greetings and politeness.   less
2. 02. Meeting people - Family and Friends
Group introductions: Members of the family. Words similar...   more Group introductions: Members of the family. Words similar to English: Recognising cognates. Saying 'my': Possessives - mein, meine. Introduction to gender. Culture: Family and marriage.   less
3. 03. Meeting people - Jobs
Saying what you do. Saying 'you': Personal pronouns: du,...   more Saying what you do. Saying 'you': Personal pronouns: du, Sie. Masculine and feminine: Nouns and gender. Professions. Culture: Jobs and work.   less
4. 04. Meeting people - Where you live and come from
Exchanging information about country of origin and place of...   more Exchanging information about country of origin and place of residence. Regular verbs endings for ich, du, Sie. Prepositions: aus, in. Culture: Regional identity.   less
5. 05. Meeting people - Challenge
Check how much you know.   Check how much you know.   less
6. 06. Getting around - Sightseeing
Identifying and recognising sights. Saying 'the': The...   more Identifying and recognising sights. Saying 'the': The definite articles: der, die, das. Asking questions: Interrogatives. Culture: East German cultural history   less
7. 07. Getting around - Taking a taxi
Basic conversation with taxi driver: Stating destination...   more Basic conversation with taxi driver: Stating destination and paying. Basic formalities. Asking and talking about location: wo, in, an - wohin, zu, nach. Culture: The clubbing scene in Germany.   less
8. 08. Getting around - Asking for directions
Asking for and understanding directions. Attracting...   more Asking for and understanding directions. Attracting someone's attention. Basic formalities: Bitte. Umlauts: Letters ä ö ü. Culture: Sightseeing.   less
9. 09. Getting around - Taking a bus
Asking about public transport: lines, fares, tickets....   more Asking about public transport: lines, fares, tickets. Buying a ticket. Numbers: 1-10. Changing vowels: Vowel shift - fahren, fährt. Culture: Local transport.   less
10. 10. Getting around - Challenge
Check how much you know   Check how much you know   less
11. 11. Food and Drink - Coffee and Cake
Basic food orders: Typical cakes and hot drinks. Quantities...   more Basic food orders: Typical cakes and hot drinks. Quantities and portions. Partitive expressions: ein Stück, eine Tasse. Introduction to compound nouns. Culture: Coffee and cake.   less
12. 12. Food and Drink - Having a snack
Ordering a snack: Typical dishes and cold drinks. Making a...   more Ordering a snack: Typical dishes and cold drinks. Making a choice: ich möchte. The indefinite articles: ein, eine, einen. Culture: Beer and other drinks.   less
13. 13. Food and Drink - Ordering a meal
Asking for and understanding the menu. Saying what you...   more Asking for and understanding the menu. Saying what you like. Preference: gern. Negatives: nein, nicht, kein, keine, keinen. Culture: Eating out.   less
14. 14. Food and Drink - Shopping for food
Basic conversation to buy foodstuffs. Numbers:...   more Basic conversation to buy foodstuffs. Numbers: 11-99. Plurals: die, -e, -n, -en. Culture: Traditional meals.   less
15. 15. Food and Drink - Challenge
Check how much you know.   Check how much you know.   less
16. 16. Taking a holiday - Arranging a day trip
Understanding, discussing and agreeing on leisure...   more Understanding, discussing and agreeing on leisure events. Basic impersonal structures: es gibt. Irregular verbs: ich habe, du hast. Culture: Leisure time.   less
17. 17. Taking a holiday - Driving
Understanding key driving language and reading signs....   more Understanding key driving language and reading signs. Necessity: brauchen. Personal pronouns: Sie, sie. Culture: On the Autobahn.   less
18. 18. Taking a holiday - Holiday accommodation
Understanding instructions and information about key...   more Understanding instructions and information about key facilities. Obligation, permission: müssen, dürfen. Agreement: ich verstehe, in Ordnung, kein Problem. Culture: Holiday destinations.   less
19. 19. Taking a holiday - Discussing the weather
Understanding and discussing what the weather is and will...   more Understanding and discussing what the weather is and will be like. Talking about the future. Present tense as future. Time and place. Word order: inversion. Culture: Town names.   less
20. 20. Taking a holiday - Challenge
Check how much you know.   Check how much you know.   less
21. 21. Making arrangements - Booking a room
Asking about and booking a hotel room over the phone. ...   more Asking about and booking a hotel room over the phone. Giving dates. Dates: von… bis zum, am. Ordinal numbers. Months. Culture: Making phone calls.   less
22. 22. Making arrangements - Making an appointment
Arranging time and date for a meeting by e-mail. Telling...   more Arranging time and date for a meeting by e-mail. Telling the time: um. Days of the week. Culture: Time keeping.   less
23. 23. Making arrangements - Taking the train
Asking about and buying a train ticket. Arrival and...   more Asking about and buying a train ticket. Arrival and departure times, seat reservation and station changes. Saying 'leaves' and 'arrives'. Introduction to separable verbs. Saying 'it'. Personal pronouns: er, sie, es. Culture: The railway system.   less
24. 24. Making arrangements - Attending a conference
Basic business introductions and meeting openings....   more Basic business introductions and meeting openings. Possessives: Ihr, dein, ihr. Prepositions: von, aus. Culture: Doing business.   less
25. 25. Making arrangements - Challenge
Check how much you know.   Check how much you know.   less
26. 26. Shops and Services - Shopping for presents
Buying items in a shop. Describing and differentiating...   more Buying items in a shop. Describing and differentiating similar items. Discussing your budget. Describing objects. Introduction to adjectives. Introduction to accusative. Culture: Gifts and souvenirs.   less
27. 27. Shops and Services - Renting a car
Renting items: negotiating budget, contrasting options,...   more Renting items: negotiating budget, contrasting options, making a decision. Numbers 100 and above. Making comparisons. Adjectives: comparative forms. Culture: The car industry.   less
28. 28. Shops and Services - At the chemist's
Describing symptoms, buying medicine, understanding how to...   more Describing symptoms, buying medicine, understanding how to take it. Describing pain: der Schmerz, es tut weh. Giving instructions. The imperative: Nehmen Sie. Culture: Pharmacies.   less
29. 29. Shops and Services - Challenge
Check how much you know.   Check how much you know.   less
30. 30. Shops and Services - Lost property
Asking about, describing and reporting lost property. ...   more Asking about, describing and reporting lost property. Filling in form with personal details. Talking about the past. Introduction to the past tense. Participles. Culture: Emergencies.   less

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