German Level 1

German Level 1

Course Description

Level 1 Classes: This course is suitable for people with very little or no prior knowledge of the language, who would like to begin to communicate in German, particularly in a holiday context. By the end of the course, you will be able to formulate simple statements and questions in an everyday setting and to understand the most basic written and spoken language.  

In Level 1, we will work at the A1 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).  

Term duration: 10 x weekly 2-hour classes, Thursday evenings, 6:15pm to 8:15pm

Key Language

Communicative themes may include: 

• Asking questions and giving answers about our person – e.g. Wie ist Ihr Name? Ich heiße Erika. 

• Introducing others – e.g. Darf ich vorstellen, das ist Mark. 

• Asking about wellbeing – e.g. Wie geht es Ihnen? 

• Spelling  

• Numbers to 100 

• Telling time – e.g. Wie viel Uhr ist es? 

• Names of the days of the week and the months – e.g. Montag, Donnerstag; Januar, Oktober 

• Daily activities – e.g. Ich frühstücke um 8 Uhr. 

• Leisure time – e.g. In meiner Freizeit spiele ich Gitarre. 

• Asking for directions – e.g. Entschuldigung, bitte, wo ist hier eine Apotheke?