German A1
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Eighteen live classes on weekends take you through German A1: pronunciation, articles and cases, the verbs and tenses you need, introducing yourself, and writing a short formal or informal letter. Most classes open with a ten-minute test, and the course ends with an A1-style exam in writing, listening, reading and speaking.
- Duration
- 2.5 months
- Level
- A1
- Classes
- 18 live
- Next start
- Date to be announced
What you will be able to do
- Pronounce and spell German words, and greet people correctly
- Introduce yourself and ask everyday questions
- Use der, die, das, plurals and the accusative and dative cases
- Talk about the present, the future and the past (Perfekt)
- Write a short formal or informal letter
- Sit an A1 exam in writing, listening, reading and speaking
Class-by-class syllabus
Getting started with German
Where German comes from and how close it is to English, study tips, the alphabet and pronunciation, spelling aloud (Buchstabieren) and greetings.
Parts of speech, nouns and articles
The building blocks of a sentence, and der, die, das.
Gender, plurals, everyday words and numbers
Masculine and feminine nouns, plurals, everyday vocabulary (fruit, vegetables, colours), numbers and telling the time.
Pronouns
Adjectives
Adjectives, adjectives after sein, and comparison.
Verbs and conjugation
Regular and irregular verbs.
Introducing yourself and asking questions
A self-introduction, and the W-questions (wer, was, wo, wann…).
Prepositions
Accusative and dative
An introduction to the two cases.
Verbs with the accusative and dative
Accusative prepositions
Dative prepositions
Present tense
German present tenses, compared with English.
Future and perfect tense
Future tenses, the Perfekt, and when to use haben or sein.
Writing a short letter
Formal and informal.
A1 question-and-answer session
Final exam: writing, listening and reading
Final exam: speaking