German B1

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CONTENTS

Here you will find a general overview of what you are going to learn.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

  • understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
  • deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
  • produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
  • describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

GRAMMAR

Nouns and noun groups. Besonderheiten. 

Nominalisierung: -er, -ung, -in.

Pronouns: Indefinite, subject, direct, indirect, genitiv, reflexive, relative.

Adjectives and determiners: Agreement (subject, direct, indirect, reflexive), attributive, predicative, adverbial, comparatives and superlative.

Definite/indefinite, demonstratives, possessives.

Adverbs and adverbial phrases: 

time: jetzt, früher, bald, im Laufe…

place: hier, dort, dorthin, weit weg…

Verbs and verbal tenses

Present simple. Alle Besonderheiten.

Present Perfect.Alle Besonderheiten.

Imperatives

Modals: können, wollen, müssen, dürfen, sollen, möchten. Present and  subjunctive II.

Past simple (sein, haben, kommen, sagen).

Separable, irregular and reflexive verbs.

Passive voice

Verbs with prepositions

Subjunctive II (würde)

Prepositions. Genitiv: wegen, während, trotz, (an-)statt.

Dativ: aus, bei, mit, von, zu, seit, nach.

Akkusativ: für, gegen, ohne, um, durch.

Linking words: wann, als, ob, obwohl…

Word order: Coordinate and subordinate clauses (RelativsÄtze, Konditionalsätze…)

VOCABULARY

Extension from A2

  • Personal information.
  • Describing people.
  • House, home and environment: Furniture, renting, household chores…
  • Daily routine. Personal routine
  • Free time and leisure: hobbies, sport, celebrations…
  • Travel. Traffic. Means of transportation.
  • Mass media.
  • Human and social relationships.
  • Health and physical care.
  • Education: subjects, qualifications, objects, buildings…
  • Shopping.
  • Food and drink.
  • Goods and services (restaurants, tourist info…).
  • Environment, nature and weather.
  • Science and technology (intro).
  • Politics (intro).

 

* Not all the topics are listed here (that would be endless), but it will give you an approximate Idea of the level. But in case you need more information about official contents/exams, you can find them here: Link to COE levels, Link to COE exams.

SCHEDULE

You can choose between:

  • German B1 on  Mondays and Wednesdays at 07.00 or at 17:00 Berlin (15:00 or 01:00 Sydney), and
  • German B1 on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10:00 Berlin (18:00 Sydney).

Write us an email to: translatemate.eu@gmail.com and tell us which course fits you more. We will give you all the information about availability and about how to join a course. More info about how to sign up or book a lesson here.

 

(Please be aware of the change to daylight saving time (DST) on the 7th October in Australia)

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
06:00 – 06:45
07:00 – 07:45 Berlin

15:00-15:45 Sydney

 German B1 German B1
08:00 – 08:45
09:00 – 09:45
10:00 – 10:45 Berlin

18:00-18:45 Sydney

 German B1 German B1
11:00 – 11:45
16:00 -16:45
17:00 – 17:45 Berlin

01:00-01:45 Sydney

 German B1 German B1
18:00 – 18:45

PRICES

COURSES and LESSONS:

  • Levels A1, A2 and B1. Basic and pre-intermediate. (Till 3rd. year school):
    • Group lesson (maximum 4 persons): 5,50€/lesson (8,61 AUD).
    • Semi-private (2 persons): 6,50 €/lesson (10,18AUD).
    • Private lesson (only one person): 11 €/lesson (17,22 AUD).

TEXT/HOMEWORK CORRECTION:

    • Levels A1, A2 and B1: 0,02 € per word (0,031AUD).