German A1 module 5: Zu Hause (At home)

This is learning module 5 of 6 of our German A1 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.

Learning goals:

  • Describe your home and direct surroundings.
  • Basic pets and plants in and around the house.

Lessons (7)

A1.31 - Unser Haus (Our house)

A1.31 - Our house
  • Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.
  • Understand a house rental or sales ad.
  • "Es gibt" with accusative

A1.32 - Möbel (Furniture)

A1.32 - Furniture
  • Describe the furniture in your house.
  • "Es gibt" vs "sein"

A1.33 - Geschirr (Tableware)

A1.33 - Tableware
  • Setting up the table to receive guests.
  • Location prepositions with accusative and dative (an, auf, in, hinter, neben, ...)

A1.34 - Haushaltsgeräte (Household appliances)

A1.34 - Household appliances
  • Learn the names of common household and electrical appliances.
  • Daily situations with common household devices.
  • Contraction of preposition and article in the dative (am, zum, beim, ...)

A1.35 - Wohnen und Unterkunft (Housing and accommodation)

A1.35 - Housing and accommodation
  • Learn the different types of accommodations.
  • Contact a landlord or agency to rent a house.
  • Connectors: because, then, also, not either

A1.36 - Zimmerpflanzen und Gartenpflanzen (Houseplants and garden plants)

A1.36 - Houseplants and garden plants
  • Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
  • Talk about plant care and routines at your home or office.
  • The progressive form in the present tense ("I'm playing football right now")

A1.37 - Ihre Haustiere (Your pets)

A1.37 - Your pets
  • Learn the basic animals (pets).
  • Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
  • Real conditional sentence: Wenn … dann …