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Newcomer (A1)

7 courses

14 lessons

Start with a placement quiz

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Hallo, wie geht's dir? Part 1

Hello, how are you?

Here you'll learn:

to informally greet people and say goodbye
to thank someone

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Hallo, wie geht's dir? Part 2

Hello, how are you?

Here you'll learn:

to ask people how they are
another way of saying goodbye

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Hallo, wie geht's dir? Part 3

Hello, how are you?

Here you'll learn:

to greet people formally
about formal vs. informal greetings

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

German Pronunciation: "i"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the vowel "i" in German

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Hallo, wie geht's dir? Quiz

Hello, how are you?

Here you'll review:

how to ask someone how they are
formal and informal greetings

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Das Alphabet

The alphabet

Here you'll learn:

the German alphabet

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Wer bist du? Part 1

Who are you?

Here you'll learn:

how to ask someone who they are
how to introduce yourself
how to phrase questions

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Wer bist du? Part 2

Who are you?

Here you'll learn:

personal pronouns
the verb "sein" (to be)

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

German Pronunciation: "e"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the vowel "e" in German

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Wer bist du? Quiz

Who are you?

Here you'll review:

personal pronouns
how to ask who and where someone is
how to introduce someone
the verb "sein" (to be)

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Woher kommst du? Part 1

Where are you from?

Here you'll learn:

to ask where someone's from
how to say where you're from
about German verb conjugation

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Woher kommst du? Part 2

Where are you from?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about languages
to say where you live
about verbs with vowel change

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 13

German Pronunciation: "ä", "ö" and "ü"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "ä", "ö" and "ü"

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 14

Final quiz

Here you'll review:

some basic questions to get to know someone
how to introduce and talk about yourself
how to engage in small talk at a party

Beginner (A2)

3 courses

10 lessons

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Guten Appetit! Part 1

Have a good meal!

Here you'll learn:

about dining out and different kinds of restaurant dishes
to conjugate the irregular verb "wollen"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Guten Appetit! Part 2

Have a good meal!

Here you'll learn:

food and breakfast vocab
the regular verb "machen"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Guten Appetit! Part 3

Have a good meal!

Here you'll learn:

how to say if something tastes good or bad
vocabulary for dining out

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Guten Appetit! Review

Have a good meal!

Here you'll review:

vocabulary from previous lessons
the verbs "machen" and "wollen"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Compound Nouns

Here you'll learn:

to make compound nouns

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Wie ist dein Urlaub? Part 1

How is your holiday?

Here you'll learn:

to discuss the weather
the position of "es" with weather verbs

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Wie ist dein Urlaub? Part 2

How is your holiday?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about your holiday
the irregular verb "werden"
the future tense

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Wie ist dein Urlaub? Part 3

How is your holiday?

Here you'll learn:

to book a hotel room
the irregular verb "möchten"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Wie ist dein Urlaub? Review

How is your holiday?

Here you'll review:

vocabulary from previous lessons
the verbs "möchten" and "werden"
the future tense

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 10

German pronunciation: long and short vowels

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce long and short vowels

Intermediate (B1)

5 courses

16 lessons

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Mein Hals tut weh. Part 1

My throat hurts.

Here you'll learn:

the modal verb "dürfen"
how to use "dürfen" and other modal verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Mein Hals tut weh. Part 2

My throat hurts.

Here you'll learn:

to say why you aren't feeling well
how to use "nicht dürfen" and other modal verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Mein Hals tut weh. Part 3

My throat hurts.

Here you'll learn:

some more parts of the body in German
some German body idioms

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Mein Hals tut weh. Part 4

My throat hurts.

Here you'll learn:

what to say at the doctor's surgery
a short review of separable verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Mein Hals tut weh. Review

My throat hurts.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
some German body idioms
how to use "dürfen" and other modal verbs
how to use separable verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Ich habe gearbeitet. Part 1

I have worked.

Here you'll learn:

masculine and feminine job titles

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Ich habe gearbeitet. Part 2

I have worked.

Here you'll learn:

to talk about your work experience
how to form and use the "Perfekt" tense of regular verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Ich habe gearbeitet. Review

I have worked.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary of the previous two lessons
the "Perfekt" of regular verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

German pronunciation: "t" and "d"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "t" and "d"

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Hast du eine Stelle gefunden? Part 1

Did you find a position?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about job applications
the "Perfekt" tense of irregular verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Hast du eine Stelle gefunden? Part 2

Did you find a position?

Here you'll learn:

more vocabulary about employment
exceptions in the "Perfekt" tense
the "Perfekt" with "haben" and "sein"

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Hast du eine Stelle gefunden? Review

Did you find a position?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary of the previous two lessons
the "Perfekt" of irregular verbs
the "Perfekt" with "haben" and "sein"

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 13

Ein tolles Konzert! Part 1

A great concert!

Here you'll learn:

to talk about different kinds of music
the forms of the verb "mögen"

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 14

Ein tolles Konzert! Part 2

A great concert!

Here you'll learn:

to talk about a concert
to say that you like something very much... or not at all

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 15

Ein tolles Konzert! Review

A great concert!

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary of the previous lessons
the forms of the verb "mögen"

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 16

Ein tolles Konzert! Podcast special

A great concert! Podcast special

Here you'll learn:

some new words related to music
a real story about the rap group Jeneez
where to find more podcasts to learn German

Upper Intermediate (B2)

4 courses

11 lessons

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Wann wurde Berlin gegründet? Part 1

When was Berlin founded?

Here you'll learn:

the forms of "werden" in the "Präteritum"
how to form and use the "Passiv"

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Wann wurde Berlin gegründet? Part 2

When was Berlin founded?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about a city and its history
to differentiate between active and passive voice

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Wann wurde Berlin gegründet? Part 3

When was Berlin founded?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about German history and geography

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Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Wann wurde Berlin gegründet? Part 4

When was Berlin founded?

Here you'll learn:

how to form the agent/s in sentences in the "Passiv"
how to form questions in the "Passiv"

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Wann wurde Berlin gegründet? Review

When was Berlin founded?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
the passive voice with and without agents

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Er kommt ganz nach mir! Part 1

He totally takes after me!

Here you'll learn:

to talk about other people
relative clauses and relative pronouns

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Er kommt ganz nach mir! Part 2

He totally takes after me!

Here you'll learn:

to have an argument
relative pronouns in dative and accusative

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Er kommt ganz nach mir! Review

He totally takes after me!

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
relative clauses

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Ich habe mich beschwert! Part 1

I complained!

Here you'll learn:

to talk about conflicts
to agree after a conflict
reflexive verbs

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Ich habe mich beschwert! Part 2

I complained!

Here you'll learn:

review of reflexive pronouns
the "Perfekt" of reflexive verbs

Upper Intermediate (B2) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Ich habe mich beschwert! Review

I complained!

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
reflexive verbs

Grammar

4 courses

23 lessons

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 1

Personal pronouns

ich, du, er, sie, wir, ihr, sie, Sie

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 2

Formal & informal "you"

du vs Sie

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 3

The verb "sein"

ich bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist…

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Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 4

Verb conjugation: basics

Ich lebe, du kommst, er spricht…

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 5

Forming questions

wer, wie, was, wo, woher, wohin

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 6

Forming yes/no questions

Wohnst du in Berlin? Haben wir Zeit?

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 7

"Der, die, das": how to say 'the'

der, die, das

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 8

"Er, sie, es": how to say ‘it’

er, sie, es, sie (plural)

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 9

"Ein, eine": how to say 'a'

ein, eine

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 10

Adjectives: negate and intensify

sehr, nicht

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 11

Plural: feminine nouns

die Straße – die Straßen, die Wohnung – die Wohnungen

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 12

The verb "haben"

ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat...

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 13

Cases: nominative and accusative

der-den, ein-einen, kein-keinen

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 14

Negating nouns

kein, keine, keinen

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 15

Conjunctions 1

aber, oder, und, denn

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 16

Capitalisation

Ich kaufe ein neues Kleid.

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 17

The forms of "dieser", "diese" and "dieses"

Dieses Kind ist klein.

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 18

Questions with "welcher", "welche", "welches"

Welches Kleid, welcher Mantel, welche Hose...

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 19

"Können" and "dürfen" - two modal verbs

Kannst du Deutsch? Darf ich hier rauchen?

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 20

"Müssen" and "sollen" - two modal verbs

ich muss essen, du sollst einkaufen

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 21

Separable verbs

anrufen, aufstehen, einkaufen ...

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 22

Possessive adjectives

mein, dein, sein...

Grammar – Newcomer (A1), Lesson 23

Possessive adjectives in the accusative

meinen, meine, mein ...

Listening and Speaking

2 courses

15 lessons

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 1

German Pronunciation: "i"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the vowel "i" in German

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 2

German Pronunciation: "e"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the vowel "e" in German

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 3

German Pronunciation: "ä", "ö" and "ü"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "ä", "ö" and "ü"

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 4

German Pronunciation: "k", "z" and "c"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "k", "z" and "c"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 5

German Pronunciation: "ch"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "ch"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 6

German Pronunciation: "au", äu" and "eu"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "au", "äu" and "eu"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 7

German Pronunciation: "s", "ss" and "ß"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "s", "ss" and "ß"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 8

German Pronunciation: "sch", "sp" and "st"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "sch", "sp" and "st"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 9

German Pronunciation: "f", "w" and "v"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "f", "w" and "v"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 10

German pronunciation: long and short vowels

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce long and short vowels

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 11

German Pronunciation: "ng" and "nk"

Here you'll learn:

pronouncing "ng" and "nk"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 12

German Pronunciation: "sp"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "sp"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 13

German pronunciation: "t" and "d"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "t" and "d"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 14

German pronunciation: "p" and "b"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "p" and "b"

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 15

German pronunciation: "k" and "g"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "k" and "g"

Business German: Competencies

9 courses

7 lessons

Presentations 1, Lesson 1

Eröffnung und Einführung

Opening and introduction

Do you know how to convey general information in a presentation?

Presentations 1, Lesson 2

Struktur

Structure

Do you know how to structure your presentation?

Presentations 1, Lesson 3

Redewendungen für Präsentationen Teil 1

Presentation phrases Part 1

Learn some useful phrases to summarise your presentation.

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Presentations 1, Lesson 4

Grafische Darstellungen beschreiben Teil 1

Describing visuals Part 1

Do you know how to describe a chart?

Presentations 1, Lesson 5

Grafische Darstellungen beschreiben Teil 2

Describing visuals Part 2

Do you know how to capture the attention of your audience?

Presentations 1, Lesson 6

Diagramme Teil 1

Charts Part 1

Do you know what a "Säulendiagramm" is?

Presentations 1, Lesson 7

Diagramme Teil 2

Charts Part 2

Do you know what "sich verringern um" means?

Business German: Professions

2 courses

5 lessons

Pharmaceutical processes and products, Lesson 1

Arzneimittel

Pharmaceutical drugs

What do doctors need to know about the medicines they prescribe?

Pharmaceutical processes and products, Lesson 2

Darreichungsformen

Dosage forms

Do you know the different dosage forms of medicines?

Pharmaceutical processes and products, Lesson 3

Warnungen und Gefahren im Labor

Warnings and hazards in the laboratory

What do the different warning signs and hazard symbols mean? And how do you protect yourself at work or when visiting a laboratory?

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Pharmaceutical processes and products, Lesson 4

Abteilungen und Funktionen

Departments and roles

Do you know what an "Ampullenabfüller:in" does?

Pharmaceutical processes and products, Lesson 5

Bereiche der Arzneimittelforschung

Areas of pharmaceutical research

Which different research areas belong to the pharmaceutical industry?

Countries and Traditions

3 courses

12 lessons

German for Holidays, Lesson 1

Wir haben zwei Einzelzimmer reserviert.

We have reserved two single rooms.

Here you'll learn:

important words and sentences for the hotel reception
some facts about hotel equipment and prices

German for Holidays, Lesson 2

Entschuldigen Sie bitte ...

Excuse me, please ...

Here you'll learn:

important words and sentences when talking to strangers
some facts about German politeness

German for Holidays, Lesson 3

Hallo, wie heißt du?

Hello, what's your name?

Here you'll learn:

important words and sentences when meeting new people
some facts about relationships

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German for Holidays, Lesson 4

Wo ist eine Bank?

Where is a bank?

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for asking for directions
some facts about German kiosks

German for Holidays, Lesson 5

Lass uns ein Bier trinken!

Let's have a beer!

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for getting something to drink
some facts about after work drinks

German for Holidays, Lesson 6

Isst du eine Vorspeise?

Do you eat a starter?

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases about food and ordering in a restaurant
some facts about paying and tipping

German for Holidays, Lesson 7

In bar oder mit Karte?

In cash or by card?

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for paying and getting money
some facts about payment methods

German for Holidays, Lesson 8

Eine Fahrkarte, bitte.

A ticket, please.

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for public transport
some facts about civil inspectors

German for Holidays, Lesson 9

Wie viel kostet ...?

How much is ...?

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for buying things
some facts about opening hours

German for Holidays, Lesson 10

Ich habe meine Tasche verloren!

I have lost my bag!

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for lost or stolen things
some facts about lost property offices

German for Holidays, Lesson 11

Hatten Sie einen Unfall?

Did you have an accident?

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases for accidents or when you run out of petrol
some facts about German motorways

German for Holidays, Lesson 12

Tut es weh?

Does it hurt?

Here you'll learn:

important words and phrases about illness and injuries
some facts about the German healthcare system

Specials

3 courses

12 lessons

True Friends, Lesson 1

Culture

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" relating to culture

True Friends, Lesson 2

Health and body

Here you'll learn:

similar words about health and the body

True Friends, Lesson 3

Animals

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" about animals

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True Friends, Lesson 4

Around the house

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" from the topic "around the house"

True Friends, Lesson 5

Plants and nature

Here you'll learn:

similar words relating to plants and nature

True Friends, Lesson 6

Food and drink

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" from the area of food and drink

True Friends, Lesson 7

Compound words I

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" made up from two words - learn double the vocabulary

True Friends, Lesson 8

Compound words II

Here you'll learn:

more "true friends" made up from two words

True Friends, Lesson 9

French friends

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" that both German and English have taken from the French language

True Friends, Lesson 10

Adjectives

Here you'll learn:

useful adjectives that are also "true friends"

True Friends, Lesson 11

Verbs I

Here you'll learn:

useful verbs that are "true friends"

True Friends, Lesson 12

Verbs II

Here you'll learn:

more useful verbs that are "true friends"

Words and Sentences

31 courses

13 lessons

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 1

Begrüßung und Abschied 1

How to say hello and goodbye

Here you'll learn:

various ways to greet someone and say goodbye

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 2

Begrüßung und Abschied 2

How to say hello and goodbye

Here you'll learn:

more ways to greet someone and say goodbye

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 3

Smalltalk

How to make small talk

Here you'll learn:

useful phrases for making small talk

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First Words and Sentences, Lesson 4

Zahlen 1 bis 10

How to count from 1 to 10

Here you'll learn:

the numbers from 1 to 10 and how to use them in a sentence

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 5

Getränke

How to order drinks

Here you'll learn:

useful vocabulary about drinks

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 6

Zahlen 11 bis 20

How to count from 11 to 20

Here you'll learn:

the numbers from 11 to 20 and how to use them in a sentence

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 7

Zeit

How to tell the time and more…

Here you'll learn:

useful phrases to express time

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 8

Gefühle

How to express feelings

Here you'll learn:

to express needs and feelings

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 9

Nach Hilfe fragen

How to ask for help

Here you'll learn:

to ask and thank someone for their help

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 10

Einkäufe machen

How to go food shopping

Here you'll learn:

how to use quantities when food shopping

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 11

Bus und Bahn

How to get around in public transportation

Here you'll learn:

useful words and phrases when using public transport

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 12

Farben

How to use colours

Here you'll learn:

various colours and how to use them in a sentence

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 13

Kleidung kaufen

How to go clothes shopping

Here you'll learn:

useful phrases when clothes shopping

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