What you’ll learn
- At the A1 level you will learn to understand and use familiar, everyday expressions aimed at satisfying simple needs
- You will learn the use of simple greetings and farewells.
- You will speak very simple sentences, like introducing yourself and asking others about themselves.
- You will be able to tell where you live, what work you do, your hobbies, who you know and what you own, and respond to questions of this nature.
- You will learn to indicate numbers, quantities, prices and times.
- You will learn how to ask for something and reply to requests.
- You will be guided on how you should answer to score high in the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 (Start Deutsch 1) exam, especially in the Writing and Speaking parts where your own creativity is required.
A1
- At the A2 level you will learn to communicate in more detail about yourself, family, friends, everyday shopping, work and hobbies.
- You begin understanding commonly used expressions about a wider variety of topics related to the environment around you.
- You can describe your background and education, immediate surroundings and needs in a simple way.
- You will find it easier to exchange information regarding routine situations and activities.
- You will be guided on how you should answer to score high in the Goethe - Zertifikat A2 exam, with special emphasis on the Writing and Speaking parts where your performance depends entirely on your own creativity.
A2
Course Content
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PDF Notes
A1
Speaking:
- Introduction of yourself and others
- Answering questions about your address, telephone number, occupation, hobbies and so on
- Professions
- Hobbies
- Eating and drinking
- Shopping
- The family
- The house
- Means of transport
- Time, months, seasons, directions
- Common items of clothing
- Places in the city
- Simple parts of the body
- Colours, etc.
Reading:
- Nouns – Gender (Masculine, Feminine, Neuter)
- Verbs – inseparable and separable, modal verbs, their conjugation
- Cases – Nominativ, Akkusativ and Dativ
- Prepositions
- Personal pronouns and possessive pronouns
- Adjectives
- Opposites
- Positive, Comparative and Superlative degree
Writing:
- Filling out a form
- Writing a letter or email to a friend
- Tenses – Present and Perfect
- The W-questions – What, Where, Why, When, Which, etc.
Listening:
- Announcements in a store or mall
- Announcements in a train, bus, train station, airport, etc.
- Announcements about weather
- Telephone conversations between two persons
A2
Speaking:
- Introduction of yourself, elaborating on your education, future plans, family, hobbies and so on
- Answering questions about your occupation, interests and so on
- Speaking on common topics like work, holidays, shopping, travel, expenses, going to the doctor, etc.
- Planning an event like a party, celebration, visit, outing, etc.
Reading:
- Personal pronouns and possessive pronouns
- Adjectives
- Opposites
- Positive, Comparative and Superlative degree
- Connecting words – and, but, or, because, so, if, whether, in case
- Reading passages and answering questions on them
Writing:
- Writing an SMS to a friend and a formal letter or e-mail to an office, travel agency, hotel, boss, colleague, etc.
- Tenses – Present, Past and Perfect
- Past tense of modal verbs
- Cases – Akkusativ, Dativ and Genitiv
- W-questions – What, Who, Where, Why, When, Which, Whose, etc.
Listening:
- Announcements in a store, mall or public place
- Announcements in a train, bus, train station, airport, etc.
- Announcements about weather forecasts
- Telephone conversations between two persons
- Conversations and interviews
This course includes
- 13 videos of intensive training to prepare for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 and Goethe-Zertifikat A2 exams
- 4 downloadable pdf files of training material and practice exercises
- Downloadable model tests of the Goethe Institut (3 for A1 and 4 for A2)
- Solutions of model tests including letter-writing and speaking parts
- Word lists for A1 and A2 level vocabulary
- Book list which includes links to videos and supplementary practice material
Requirements
- Laptop or desktop computer or tablet
- Stable internet connection
- For the combined A1+A2 course, there is no requirement of prior knowledge of German
Description
This course will enable the learner to achieve the desired level of proficiency in the German language to be able to take the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 (Start Deutsch 1) and Goethe-Zertifikat A2 (Start Deutsch 2) exams. The course is divided into 4 parts – A1.1, A1.2, A2.1 and A2.2. There are 13 lesson videos. A1.1 and A1.2 have 4 videos each. A2.1 has 3 videos and A2.2 has 2. Each video builds on the previous one to help the learner with no knowledge of German to gradually progress to a proficiency level suitable for taking the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 and Goethe-Zertifikat A2 exams of the Goethe Institut – at the end of A1.2, the learner will be able to take the Goethe- Zertifikat A1 exam, and at the end of A2.2 the Goethe-Zertifikat A2 exam. All the study material and practice exercises will be available as downloadable pdf files.
Instructor
Sudha
German Teacher & Online Course Creator
Hello dear students,
I am Sudha, your German teacher. I started learning German in 1977 as my second language in Class 11. This was mostly the written form of the language with translation playing a major role in those days. My speaking skillls were quite limited. I actually started speaking German when I went to Germany to do research in Chemistry in 1991.
There were two women (eine chinesische Professorin und eine ungarische Studentin) who only spoke German besides their native language, because of which I was forced to speak German. This is when I realized that you don’t really know a language unless you can speak it – a learning experience that I am incorporating into my teaching method.
Some years ago, when I was teaching Chemistry to Engineering undergraduates, one day some students approached me with a surprising request. They had somehow found out that I knew German, and they wanted me to teach them. Unfortunately, I had to disappoint them at that time, but these students were the inspiration for me to teach German and I promised myself that I would, once I retired from Chemistry. I decided that I should teach German with the purpose of giving people the necessary boost to achieve their life’s goals.
And what is more appropriate than training them for the Goethe A1 and A2 exams for kickstarting their career? In order to do this meaningfully, I reasoned that I need to know first-hand how the Goethe exams are conducted, if my students are to genuinely benefit. Until then, I had not taken any exam of the Goethe Institut. I first took the C1 and then the C2 (GDS) exam. Passing these exams at the first attempt gave me a lot of insight as to how I need to tailor my teaching methods so that my students are able to pass the A1 and A2 exams at the first attempt. I wish you all the very best for the exams.
Sudha
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This course includes:
13 videos of intensive training to prepare for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1 and Goethe-Zertifikat A2 exams
4 downloadable pdf files of training material and practice exercises
Downloadable model tests of the Goethe Institut (3 for A1 and 4 for A2)
Solutions of model tests including letter-writing and speaking parts
Word lists for A1 and A2 level vocabulary
Book list which includes links to videos and supplementary practice material