Introduction

How to use this course

Leute, Leute

Talking about yourself; asking other people about themselves

Language points: questions, prepositions, genders and plurals

Mein Tagesablauf

Talking about daily routines and about work and home life, expressing frequency of events

Language points: word order, present tense, separable and inseparable verbs

Ausbildung order Studium?

Talking about education and training, discussing plans for the future, talking and writing about past events

Language points: perfect tense, past simple tense and future tense, irregular verbs

Aus der Arbeitswelt

Talking about jobs and conditions of work

Language points: conjunctions and punctuation

Interessieren Sie sich fur Kultur?

Talking about personal interests, likes and dislikes, leisure activities

Language points: verbs and prepositions, infinitive clauses

Und wie ist Ihre Meinung?

Talking about health and sport, asking for and expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing

Language points: modal verbs, the genitive case

Berlin ist Reise wert

Making travel arrangements and making polite requests, understanding and giving directions, talking about Berlin and its attractions

Language points: prepositions (+ accusative and/or dative), indirect questions

Typisch deutsch?

Discussing stereotypes and prejudices, making comparisons, reporting what others have said

Language points: reported speech, Konjunktiv I, adjectival endings

Was tun Sie fur die Umwelt?

Discussing environmental issues, talking about hypothetical situations

Language points: Konjunktiv II, the passive

Deutschland heute

Talking about the German press, political structure, business and economy

Language points: relative clauses, adjectival and weak nouns

Listening comprehension transcripts

Key to the exercises

List of common irregular verbs

German-English Glossary

Grammar index