German course (syllabus)

German learning plans and audio, exercises, grammar and vocabulary materials for usage during our conversation lessons.

  • Structured by CEFR level
  • Practical and fun
  • 6 learning modules per level

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Level

A1 A2 B1 DENTISTRY NURSING

Nursing 1 - Meine Rolle und mein Arbeitsplatz (My role and workplace)

  • Describe your education level
  • Describe your workplace and departments
  • Explain equipment and orientation in hospitals
  • Vocabulary: Departments, hospital furniture and rooms, equipment, work clothing, footwear

Nursing 2 - Tägliche Arbeit und Schichten (Daily work and shifts)

  • Describe daily tasks, responsibilities, and schedule
  • Explain shift work and teamwork
  • Describe organization and planning at the hospital
  • Vocabulary: Planning and scheduling shifts

Nursing 3 - Beobachten und Berichten (Observing and reporting)

  • Observe changes in condition and behavior
  • Measure and record vital signs correctly
  • Report unusual observations to your supervisor
  • Vocabulary: Observation language (color, consistency, temperature, amount), vital signs, documentation terms, respiration, pulse, level of awareness

Nursing 4 - Übergaben und Berichte (Handovers and Reports)

  • Read and write short care reports
  • Ask questions about a patient’s status
  • Use clear and factual reporting language
  • Vocabulary: Reporting structures, administrative vocabulary, report language, patient status terminology

Nursing 5 - Meetings und Rollen (Meetings and roles)

  • Participate in multidisciplinary meetings
  • Give your opinion
  • Understand the roles of other professionals
  • Vocabulary: job titles and hierarchy in healthcare, roles in multidisciplinary teams

Dentistry 1 - Interview mit einer Zahnarztpraxis (Interview with a dental clinic)

  • Answer common questions during a job interview
  • Ask questions about working conditions, schedules, and available positions
  • Use expressions to show interest and your ability to adapt

Dentistry 2 - Nationales Register für Zahnärzte (National register for dentists)

  • Identify the documents required to register as a dentist
  • Analyze an employment contract
  • Understand the registration process with the national dental authority

Nursing 6 - Hygieneprotokolle (Hygiene protocols)

  • Follow hygiene and safety procedures
  • Describe infection prevention measures
  • Explain your tasks during an epidemic or pandemic
  • Vocabulary: hygiene, infection prevention, protective clothing, hand hygiene, cleaning routines, waste separation and recycling in healthcare

Nursing 7 - Hauterkrankung (Skin condition)

  • Describe skin condition, wounds, and hygiene
  • Identify signs of pressure ulcers (decubitus) and report them
  • Vocabulary: Skin condition, wounds, pressure ulcers, risk factors, pressure points, skin assessment terminology

Nursing 8 - Chronische Krankheiten (Chronic illnesses)

  • Recognize conditions like diabetes, COPD, dementia, Parkinson’s
  • Adjust care based on symptoms and treatment plans
  • Recognize symptoms of left/right heart failure (decompensation) and rheumatic diseases
  • Vocabulary: chronic diseases, exacerbation vs. stable condition, heart failure (left/right decompensation), rheumatic diseases

Nursing 9 - Unterstützung von Senioren (Supporting seniors)

  • Ask about daily routines (sleep, eating, mobility)
  • Encourage patients to do light exercises
  • Provide mobility support
  • Vocabulary: Body care, daily routines, body functions, fall prevention

Nursing 10 - Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation)

  • Recognize symptoms after a stroke or injury
  • Describe a rehabilitation plan
  • Participate in evaluation meetings
  • Support safe repositioning, transfers, and use of mobility aids
  • Vocabulary: Rehabilitation, physiotherapy, mobility, assistive devices, stroke symptoms, recovery goals, evaluation language, repositioning, bed mobility, transfer techniques

Nursing 11 - Vorfallmeldung (Incident reporting)

  • Recognize incidents and aggressive behavior
  • Report and document them correctly
  • Apply de-escalation strategies
  • Respond safely to basic emergencies such as hypoglycemia, seizures, allergic reactions, and shock
  • Vocabulary: aggression, incident reporting, de-escalation strategies, conflict management, safety terminology, hypo/hyperglycemia, seizure, allergic reaction, shock, AED awareness

Nursing 12 - Palliativversorgung (End-of-life care)

  • Discuss patient wishes about end-of-life care
  • Offer condolences and emotional support
  • Respect cultural and religious differences
  • Vocabulary: palliative care, hospice, death and religion, emotions, empathy, condolence language

Dentistry 3 - Erster Zahnarztbesuch (First dental visit)

  • Guide a professional presentation and take initial X-rays
  • Perform a complete oral examination using the examination kit (mirror, probe and forceps)
  • Explain to the patient how the consultation will proceed and what to expect during the first appointment

Dentistry 4 - Bukkale Anatomie (Buccal anatomy)

  • Learn to name the teeth
  • Structures of dental anatomy (teeth and periodontium anatomy)
  • Identify teeth by number and name using the FDI

Dentistry 5 - Konservierende Zahnheilkunde (Conservative Dentistry)

  • Explain the process of tooth decay formation
  • Identify tooth decay through appropriate clinical diagnosis
  • Describe the main steps involved in a dental filling

Dentistry 6 - Kinderzahnheilkunde (Paediatric dentistry)

  • Introduce the child to their first appointment at the dental surgery
  • Use techniques to reassure the child during the appointment
  • Explain the main treatments in paediatric dentistry

Dentistry 7 - Endodontologie (Endodontics)

  • Endodontics and re-endodontics
  • Describe the instruments and stages of endodontic treatment
  • Inform the patient about the risks, care and follow-up after endodontic treatment

Dentistry 8 - Hygiene und Parodontologie, Prophylaxe vs. Scaling und Wurzelglättung (Hygiene and periodontology, prophylaxis vs. scaling and root planing)

  • Explain the differences between conventional cleaning and scaling/root planing
  • Instruments and clinical protocol
  • Educate the patient on personalised oral hygiene for periodontal maintenance

Dentistry 9 - Zahnextraktionen und postoperative Anweisungen (Extractions and postoperative instructions)

  • Indications and procedure for extractions (including third molars)
  • Give instructions after extraction to prevent complications.

Dentistry 10 - Festsitzender Zahnersatz: Krone, Brücke, Onlay und Veneer (Fixed prosthesis: crown, bridge, onlay and veneer)

  • Explain the indications for crowns, bridges, inlays (onlay), and ceramic veneers.
  • Compare the advantages and disadvantages of materials (zirconia, ceramic-metal, metal) based on area, load, and aesthetics.
  • Know the basic instrumentation for preparation, impressions, provisionalization, and cementation in fixed prosthetics.

Dentistry 11 - Herausnehmbarer Zahnersatz: Arten, Indikationen und Hygiene (Removable dentures: types, indications and hygiene)

  • Differentiate between removable skeletal, resin and complete dentures, with their indications
  • Present the advantages/disadvantages of each option and the criteria for choosing between them
  • Teach hygiene and maintenance instructions for removable dentures

Dentistry 12 - Eine Panorama-Röntgenaufnahme analysieren (Analyze a panoramic X-ray)

  • Identify anatomical structures and clinical signs visible in a panoramic radiograph
  • Explain the diagnosis and treatment plan to the patient based on their panoramic radiograph
  • Propose prosthetic rehabilitation options adapted to the case and the patient

Dentistry 13 - Notfälle in der Zahnarztpraxis (Dental clinic emergencies)

  • Common dental emergencies
  • Simulate a clinical emergency case with accurate diagnosis and treatment steps

Nursing 13 - Arzneimittelgebrauch (Medicine Use)

  • Explain prescribed and self-care medication
  • Give clear dosage instructions
  • Read and interpret medication overviews
  • Vocabulary: dosage, pharmacology basics, packaging symbols, waste management, administration instructions

Nursing 14 - Ernährungsassistent (Nutrition Assistant)

  • Recognize eating/swallowing problems
  • Fill in fluid or feeding lists
  • Monitor hydration status and understand basic fluid balance (input/output)
  • Vocabulary: healthy diet, aspiration prophylaxis, assistive tools for eating, restrictions, dysphagia vocabulary, fluid balance, intake/output (I/O), dehydration signs, hydration monitoring

Nursing 15 - Die Tageskarte (The daily Menu)

  • Explain meals and diet options
  • Discuss preferences and adapt menus to special needs
  • Vocabulary: meals and drinks in care, diabetes-related diet vocabulary, chronic illness nutrition, menu adaptations

Nursing 16 - Toilettenhilfe (Toilet assistance)

  • Support urination and defecation (using bedpans, urinals)
  • Practice hygienic incontinence care
  • Report color, consistency, and amount of urine/stool
  • Vocabulary: excretions, urination/defecation, incontinence care, bedpans and urinals, hygiene care, describing color/consistency/amount

Nursing 17 - Freizeit (Leisure time)

  • Organize activities with residents
  • Holidays and social events
  • Participate in small talk and family meetings
  • Vocabulary: social events, holidays, small talk vocabulary, family meetings, celebrations

Nursing 18 - Informelle und ehrenamtliche Pflege (Informal and volunteer care)

  • Describe informal care and family roles
  • How to support volunteers
  • Fill in home-care documentation
  • Vocabulary: family roles, relationships, informal care, volunteer support, home-care documentation

Dentistry 14 - Räume und Aufgaben in der Zahnarztpraxis (Spaces and roles in the dental clinic)

  • Identify the areas of the clinic
  • Organise the clinic for operational efficiency and patient experience
  • Explain to the patient “who does what” in the dental clinic

Dentistry 15 - Effektive Kommunikation mit dem Assistenten (Effective communication with the assistant)

  • Communication at the chairside and reception (flow and priorities)
  • Signals, checklists and rapid feedback to synchronise the team
  • Manage messages to patients between the practitioner and the assistant

Dentistry 16 - Kommunikation mit dem Prothetiklabor (Communication with the prosthetic laboratory)

  • Vocabulary for requesting fixed and removable prosthetic work
  • Write precise instructions (materials, colour, design, adjustments) for the prosthetist
  • Manage the back-and-forth process with the laboratory

Dentistry 17 - Rezepte schreiben (Writing prescriptions)

  • Formal and legal requirements for prescribing
  • Indicate the usual medications used in dentistry according to the clinical scenario
  • Explain to the patient the dosages and contraindications

Dentistry 18 - Mit einem Fachkollegen kommunizieren (Communicate with a specialist colleague)

  • Write a professional letter to a specialist colleague
  • Summarize patient history, diagnosis, and reason for referral

Nursing 19 - Psychische Gesundheit und Neuropsychologie (Mental health and neuropsychology)

  • Recognize symptoms of schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, and severe mental illnesses
  • Communicate effectively with clients experiencing hallucinations, delusions, or confusion
  • Support clients with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., Rett syndrome)
  • Vocabulary: schizophrenia, psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, intellectual disability, Rett syndrome, crisis signals

Nursing 20 - Bewertungssysteme (Assessment systems)

  • Apply the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and other pain assessment tools, including non-verbal pain indicators
  • Describe the WHO classification system and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns
  • Explain Machteld Huber’s “Positive Health” model and the Content–Procedure–Interaction–Subsistence levels
  • Use the SBARR method for structured communication
  • Vocabulary: NRS, pain assessment tools, WHO system, Gordon’s patterns, Positive Health, SBARR, assessment vocabulary, non-verbal pain indicators

Nursing 21 - Medikamentenlehre und klinische Fertigkeiten (Medication and clinical skills)

  • Identify common medication groups such as beta blockers and explain their effects and risks
  • Choose the correct intramuscular (IM) injection site based on age, muscle mass, and safety
  • Recognize signs of malnutrition and support clients who struggle with dietary adherence
  • Vocabulary: beta blockers, IM injection sites (deltoid, ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis), malnutrition signs, dietary adherence

Nursing 22 - Prä- und postoperative Versorgung (Pre- and Postoperative Care)

  • Prepare clients for operations, including fasting guidelines, hygiene, and transport
  • Support clients emotionally and physically before, during, and after surgery
  • Explain the difference between sedation, anesthesia, and palliative sedation
  • Vocabulary: preoperative checklist, anesthesia, palliative sedation, sterile field, postoperative care terminology

Nursing 23 - Gesundheitswesen und Versicherung (Healthcare and insurance)

  • Get to know care institutions and referrals
  • Distinguish intramural and extramural care
  • Explain outreach and community-based care services
  • Vocabulary: care institutions (huisarts, nursing homes), referrals, intra-/extramural care, outreach care, community care, insurance

Nursing 24 - Schulungen und neue Verfahren (Training and new procedures)

  • Learn to use new hygiene materials and technologies
  • Apply ergonomic techniques safely
  • Describe preventive nursing actions (falls, thrombosis)
  • Vocabulary: care equipment, ergonomic techniques, body care tools, prophylaxis, mobility belts, anti-slip materials

Nursing 25 - kultureller Hintergrund (Cultural background)

  • Communicate with clients from diverse cultures
  • Support residents with hearing or memory problems
  • Vocabulary: cultural differences, communication styles, hearing/memory problems, supportive communication strategies

Nursing 26 - Ethik und Qualitätsversorgung (Ethical and quality care)

  • Handle ethical dilemmas in everyday nursing practice
  • Apply principles of privacy, autonomy, and respect in patient interactions
  • Follow professional norms, values, and legal standards
  • Vocabulary: privacy, autonomy, respect, professional norms and values, legal standards, quality of care

Dentistry 19 - Rechtliche Verpflichtungen als Zahnarzt (Legal obligations as a dentist)

  • Understand how the national healthcare system works
  • How dental procedures are coded and billed within national healthcare systems
  • The legal obligations of a registered dentist

Dentistry 20 - Krankenversicherung und Abrechnung (Health insurance and billing)

  • Types of coverage in operational terms
  • Public reimbursement models and patient out-of-pocket costs

Dentistry 21 - Ethikrichtlinien (Code of ethics)

  • The principles of the dental Code of Ethics
  • Read and comprehend selected excerpts from the Code of Ethics

A1.1 - Grüße und Abschiede (Greetings and Farewells)

  • Basic greetings and farewells.
  • Starting and ending a conversation.
  • Useful phrases to use during class (asking for clarification, repetition, etc.).
  • Personal pronouns

A1.2 - Seinen Namen sagen (Telling your name)

  • Tell your name and ask for the name of somebody
  • Titles and ways of addressing people. (Mister, miss,...)
  • Introduce yourself
  • The alphabet
  • pronunciation

A1.3 - Woher kommst du? (Where are you from?)

  • Ask somebody where they are from
  • Say your nationality
  • Definite and indefinite articles - nominative
  • What are the four cases? Why do we need them?
  • Nouns and their plural forms

A1.4 - Zahlen und Zählen (Numbers and counting)

  • Learn to count
  • Numbers from 1-100
  • Cardinal numbers: hundred, thousand, million
  • The numbers from 20 to 99

A1.5 - Familie (Family)

  • Introduce and tell about your family.
  • Ask someone about their family. (size, structure,...)
  • Possessive articles - nominative
  • Conjugation of regular verbs in the indicative

A1.6 - Sein Alter sagen (Saying your age)

  • Asking somebody's age
  • Say how old you are and when your birthday is
  • Position of the verb in the sentence

A1.7 - Berufe und Studium (Professions and studies)

  • Describe your profession
  • Ask somebody's profession
  • Talk about studies
  • Feminine job titles
  • Question words: Who, What and Which

A1.8 - Adresse und Kontaktdaten (Address and contact details)

  • Asking for and giving contact details.
  • Tell and ask for addresses.
  • Nouns and Articles - Accusative
  • Possessive articles - accusative

A1.9 - Wochentage und Tageszeiten (Days of the week and parts of the day)

  • Learn the parts of the day.
  • Learn the names of the 7 days of the week
  • Describe your weekly activities.
  • Prepositions: Indicating Times
  • Personal Pronouns - Accusative

A1.10 - Das Wetter (The weather)

  • Talk about the weather
  • Basic weather vocabulary
  • Times of day as adverbs
  • No vs Not

A1.11 - Ordnungzahlen (Ordinal numbers)

  • Learn the ordinal numbers.
  • Ordinal numbers

A1.12 - Jahreszeiten, Monate und Teile des Jahres (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

  • Learn the seasons and months.
  • Describe the weather in each season and month.
  • Advanced: tell what you do in what month of the year.
  • Future in the present tense

A1.13 - Die Uhrzeit sagen und die Uhr lesen (Telling the time and reading the clock)

  • Ask and tell the time
  • Read the clock
  • How do you tell the time?

A1.14 - Kalenderdaten und Feiertage (Calendar dates and holidays)

  • The basic dates and holidays
  • Nouns and articles - dative
  • How do you write the date?
  • Personal pronouns - dative

A1.15 - Tägliche Nahrung (Daily food)

  • Name the food that we consume daily.
  • Tell what you eat and drink.
  • Conjunctions aber, denn, oder, weil, und
  • Review of personal pronouns

A1.16 - Tagesabläufe (Daily routines)

  • Talk about your daily routine.
  • Talk about habits.
  • Reflexive verbs

A1.17 - Kochen und Backen (Cooking and baking)

  • Basic ingredients for cooking
  • Expressing obligations
  • Separable verbs

A1.18 - Dinge fragen (Asking things)

  • Ask and answer questions.
  • Learn the question words.
  • Asking questions - verb position in the sentence

A1.19 - Preise und Geld (Prices and money)

  • Talk about money, currencies and payment methods.
  • Ask for and say the price in a shop.
  • Possessive articles - dative
  • quantitative adverbs

A1.20 - Lebensmitteleinkauf (Grocery shopping)

  • Write a grocery list for daily food and drinks.
  • Ask a shop assistant about a product in the supermarket.
  • verbs with stem changes

A1.21 - Im Kleidungsgeschäft (At the clothing shop)

  • Describe everyday clothing.
  • Ask for availability in a clothing shop.
  • Ask for your size.
  • modal verbs

A1.22 - Körperteile (Body parts)

  • Get to know the basic body parts.
  • Basic phrases to describe your health.
  • The most common irregular verbs

A1.23 - Äußeres Erscheinungsbild (Physical appearance)

  • Describe people's physical appearance
  • Use adjectives to describe people.
  • Adjectives in the nominative with definite and indefinite articles

A1.24 - Farben (Colours)

  • Describe the colours of common objects.
  • Likes and dislikes: I like (not)...
  • Like or to like?

A1.25 - Emotionen und Gefühle (Emotions and feelings)

  • Express your basic emotions.
  • Describe the emotions of others.
  • "Not, very, too, a bit" with adjectives and verbs

A1.26 - Sinne und Wahrnehmung (Senses and perceiving)

  • Describe taste, smell, sight, sound and touch
  • Compare things
  • The comparative

A1.27 - Formen und Gestalten (Shapes and forms)

  • Describe forms and shapes.
  • Describe basic objects.
  • Express preferences.
  • The demonstrative pronoun (this, this, this)

A1.28 - Charakter und Persönlichkeit (Character and personality)

  • Learn to describe the character of people.
  • Talk about personalities.
  • The comparative - irregular adjectives

A1.29 - Physische Zustände und Empfindungen (Physical states and sensations)

  • Express what you need.
  • Tell how your body feels.
  • Negation with "nicht" and "kein" in complete sentences

A1.30 - Krankheit und Schmerz (Sickness and pain)

  • Express sickness and pain.
  • Express your medical condition at the doctor's office.
  • modal adverbs

A1.31 - Unser Haus (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)

  • Describe the furniture in your house.
  • "Es gibt" vs "sein"

A1.33 - Geschirr (Tableware)

  • Setting up the table to receive guests.
  • Local prepositions with accusative and dative

A1.34 - Haushaltsgeräte (Household appliances)

  • Learn the names of common household and electrical appliances.
  • Daily situations with common household devices.
  • Fusion of preposition and article in the dative case

A1.35 - Wohnen und Unterkunft (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)

  • 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 present continuous tense

A1.37 - Ihre Haustiere (Your pets)

  • Learn the basic animals (pets).
  • Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
  • Conditional sentences type 0: Wenn … dann …

A1.38 - Alltägliche Dienstleistungen (Everyday services)

  • Describe the location of services on a map.
  • Ask for the opening hours of a certain service.
  • The state passive in German
  • The past participle: formation and usage
  • The past participle: formation and use - in-depth

A1.39 - Essen bestellen und auswärts essen (Ordering food and dining out)

  • Ask food from the menu.
  • Reserve a table in a restaurant.
  • The most commonly used verbs and their past participle form
  • The perfect tense: formation with "sein" and "haben"

A1.40 - Sport und Bewegung (Sports and exercise)

  • Learn the sports
  • Talk about the sports you practice
  • Adverbs of frequency

A1.41 - Hobbys beschreiben (Describing hobbies)

  • Talk about your hobbies
  • Describe activities that you enjoy
  • Important time adverbs for everyday life

A1.42 - Transport (Transportation)

  • Describe the different types of transportation.
  • Buy a transport ticket.
  • Describe transportation between places.
  • Directional prepositions with accusative: movement from A to B

A1.43 - Nach dem Weg fragen und den Weg beschreiben (Asking for and giving directions)

  • Ask for directions in a city
  • Giving directions to a stranger
  • Ask for the existence of a building or service.
  • Locations and directions: right, left, straight ahead...

A1.44 - Freitagabend ausgehen (Friday night out)

  • Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
  • Invite somebody for an event.
  • The imperative

A1.45 - Musik und Kunst (Music and art)

  • Talk about culture events in the city.
  • Go to the museum, an exposition, musical,...
  • The process passive in German

A2.1 - Urlaubspläne (Holiday plans)

  • Describe different types of holidays and activities.
  • Discuss the modes of transportation used to reach your travel destination
  • Know common holiday destinations in your guest country.
  • Comparisons with "wie" and "als"

A2.2 - Ihr Gepäck packen (Packing your luggage)

  • Name and describe common items ti pack and suitcase types.
  • Packing a suitcase for a business trip.
  • Navigate baggage rules and restrictions at the airport.
  • Sentence connections with "trotzdem", "dennoch" and "obwohl"

A2.3 - Buche deine Unterkunft. (Book your accomodation)

  • Book and reserve a room - by phone, email and online.
  • Know common hotel and room types.
  • Expressing purpose with „damit" and „um … zu"

A2.4 - Am Flughafen und im Flugzeug (At the airport and in the plane)

  • The check-in process for your flight: at the airport and online.
  • Ask for information on flight schedules and terminals.
  • Going through security and understanding safety instructions.
  • Adjectives: „den/die/das" + accusative, „dem/der" + dative

A2.5 - Mieten Sie Ihr Transportmittel (Rent your transportation)

  • Rent a car, bike or scooter.
  • Manage your car insurance and deposit.
  • Pick up and return your transportation.
  • The difference between viel and sehr

A2.6 - Im Hotel (At the hotel)

  • Do your hotel check-in and check-out.
  • Request changes or extra services during your stay.
  • Report any issues related to your stay at the reception.
  • Dative + accusative: Ich gebe es dem Gast

A2.7 - Als Tourist in der Stadt (As a Tourist in the City)

  • Common activities during a city trip.
  • Asking information at the tourist office.
  • Know practical survival phrases as a tourist to navigate in the city.
  • Comparison of adverbs: schnell, schneller am schnellsten

A2.8 - Urlaubskatastrophe? (Holiday disaster?)

  • Report stolen or lost items at the police station.
  • Asking for help with documents at the embassy or consulate.
  • Contact emergency services.
  • Relative clauses with der, die, das

A2.9 - Papierkram und Bürokratie (Paperwork and bureaucracy)

  • Navigate social security, working permits and paperwork.
  • Know your obligations and paperwork in the country.
  • Past participle with inseparable verbs: "beantragt, entschieden"

A2.10 - Hast du die Nachrichten gehört? (Did you hear the news?)

  • Discuss a news you saw on television or heard on the radio.
  • Time expressions for recent events.
  • Get to know the popular media stations in your host country.
  • Simple past: regular verbs

A2.11 - Notdienste (Emergency services)

  • Know the names of emergency services of your new country.
  • Calling and advising about emergency situations.
  • Simple past: irregular verbs

A2.12 - Meine Schulzeit (My time at school)

  • Learn about the country's education system.
  • Talk about your time at school and childhood memories.
  • Perfect vs. Simple Past: Usage

A2.13 - In der Bank (At the bank)

  • Open a bank account.
  • Make online purchases and be familiar with common payment methods.
  • Get to know the biggest banks of the country.
  • Time expressions with the perfect: heute, gestern

A2.14 - Universitätsabschluss (University degree)

  • Talk about your university study or goals.
  • Know vocabulary about higher education.
  • Know the higher education system and institutions of your new country.
  • Time indications with past tenses: „gestern" vs. „plötzlich"

A2.15 - Die Regierung und die Wahlen (The government and elections)

  • Get to know the basic government institutions of the country.
  • Elections and voting.
  • Overview of past tenses

A2.16 - Zu einem Konzert gehen (Going to a concert)

  • Buy (online) tickets for a festival, concert, musical,...
  • Talk about musical instruments and your favorite genre.
  • Know common festivals in your new country.
  • Future I - Regular verbs

A2.17 - Freunde besuchen (Visiting friends)

  • Invite and receive your friends at home.
  • Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
  • Know common evening activities in your new country.
  • The superlative: irregular adjectives "am besten", "am häufigsten"

A2.18 - Besuche die Landschaft (Visit the countryside)

  • Talk about the village and the countryside.
  • Learn the names of the farm animals.
  • Learn about the most known rural regions of your host country.
  • Speaking impersonally with "man"

A2.19 - Beim Camping (At the camping)

  • Going on camping and activities to do in the nature.
  • Navigate using a map or GPS.
  • Know common regions to go camping in your new country.
  • Conjunctions: und, aber, oder, also, dann

A2.20 - Familienausflug in den Zoo (Family trip to the zoo)

  • Describe different landscapes and animals.
  • Organize a family activity at an attraction park.
  • Learn about famous zoos or wildlife areas in your host country
  • The verb 'lassen'

A2.21 - Sonntagsspaziergang machen (Going for a Sunday walk)

  • Invites friends and relatives for a hike or small walk.
  • Vocabulary on landscapes and hiking.
  • Get to know famous hiking areas of your host country.
  • Genitive in fixed expressions: angesichts der..., aufgrund des...

A2.22 - Körperhygiene (Personal hygiene)

  • Talk about hygiene products and routines.
  • Explain what hygiene products you want in the shop.
  • Temporal connectors: bevor, nachdem, zuerst

A2.23 - Hobbykurse (Hobby classes)

  • Search and find private classes.
  • Enrol in a local academy of your interest.
  • Time expressions with "from … to", "since" and "until"

A2.24 - Essen zum Mitnehmen (Takeaway food)

  • Ask for a specific menu.
  • Order take-away meals.
  • Polite wishes: „hätte gerne"

A2.25 - Gesunde Ernährung und Gewohnheiten (Healthy food and habits)

  • Talk about your diet and (un)healthy habits.
  • Plan your weekly menu.
  • Indirect speech with dass

A2.26 - Nachhaltiger Verkehr ((Sustainable) transport)

  • Discuss your daily transportation.
  • Discuss various types of transportation.
  • Verbs: „sich an etwas halten", „sich für etwas interessieren, ..."

A2.27 - Kleidungsstile und Mode (Clothing styles and fashion)

  • Talk about your favourite outfit.
  • Describe your outfit and fashion.
  • Reflexive verbs: „sich kämmen, sich freuen"

A2.28 - Bewegung und Lebensstil (Exercise and lifestyle)

  • Talk about the benefits of exercising and sports
  • Talk about your daily exercise routines
  • Possessive pronouns: mein, dein, sein, ...

A2.29 - Beim Immobilienmakler (At the real estate agent)

  • Discuss an advertisement for a house or apartment that you just saw.
  • Discuss to buy a new house or apartment.
  • Conditional clause type 1

A2.30 - In der Bibliothek (At the library)

  • Talk about a book, fairy tale, or poem you have read.
  • Ask for a book or author in the library.
  • Borrowing books and registering as a new library member.
  • Subjunctive II: Irregular verbs

A2.31 - Bucketlist (Bucket list)

  • Talk about your bucket list and future plans
  • Polite questions with Konjunktiv II: "Möchtest du mitkommen?"

A2.32 - Familienpläne (Family plans)

  • Talk about plans and ambitions for the future
  • Talk about your relationships and family plans
  • Giving advice with Konjunktiv II

A2.33 - Mein eigenes Unternehmen (My own business)

  • Discuss plans for starting a business.
  • Talk about daily bookkeeping responsibilities.
  • Hypothetical future plans with „wenn" and „Konjunktiv II"
  • Konditional II for wishes & ideas about the future

A2.34 - Den Ruhestand beginnen (To be retired)

  • Talk about activities and lifestyle changes after you retire.
  • Talk about ongoing actions in the future.
  • Verbs with „zu" + infinitive in future plans

A2.35 - Lokale Dienstleistungen und Geschäfte (Local services and shops)

  • Know the names of local services and shops.
  • Discuss what you find in the shopping center.
  • Conditional sentence type II

A2.36 - Von Postamt zu E-Mail (From post office to email)

  • Send and receive messages.
  • Email and internet.
  • Conjunctions: „weder…noch" / „sowohl…als auch"

A2.37 - Auf der Suche nach einem Job (Looking for a job)

  • Create and send your curriculum.
  • Use job portals to search for a job.
  • Two-way prepositions with accusative and dative: an, auf, hinter, in

A2.38 - Vorstellungsgespräch (Job interview)

  • Performing a job interview
  • Indirect object
  • Imperative forms: deepening and special cases: "Sei ruhig!", "gehen wir!"

A2.39 - Teamarbeit (Teamwork)

  • Vocabulary about teams and roles
  • Giving orders with indirect object
  • The imperative with pronouns: „Erledige es sofort!”

A2.40 - Büro und Besprechungen (Office and meetings)

  • Learn basic debating vocabulary
  • Express agreement and disagreement
  • The negative imperative: "Sprechen Sie bitte nicht!"

A2.41 - Meinungen und Verhandlungen (Opinions and negotiations)

  • Express your opinion
  • Learn basic phrases to discuss viewpoints
  • Irregular imperative ("sei", "hab", "nimm")

A2.42 - Organisation und Delegation (Organisation and delegation)

  • Vocabulary on organisational hierarchy
  • Giving orders
  • Indirect speech in the perfect tense

A2.43 - Fernarbeit oder das Büro? (Remote work or the office?)

  • Daily office vocabulary
  • Remote work vocabulary
  • Passive in the past (perfect/simple past)

B1.1 - Formelle und informelle Telefongespräche führen (Taking formal and informal phone calls)

  • Attend a new client by phone.
  • Make informal phone calls with friends and family.
  • Expressions to use while being on the phone.
  • Master phone related vocabulary.

B1.2 - E-Mails und Briefe schreiben (Writing e-mails and letters)

  • Learn vocabulary about mails and letters
  • Write clear and professional messages for formal and informal situations

B1.3 - Emotionen bei der Arbeit ausdrücken (Expressing emotions at work)

  • Handle professionally conflict at work
  • Express your wellbeing and illbeing in a professional context

B1.4 - Pakete senden und zurückgeben (Sending and returning packages)

  • Make a complaint or claim a warranty for a product
  • Ask for delivery or tracking information about a parcel
  • Place an order online, return or exchange a damaged or unwanted item

B1.5 - Ein Projektvorschlag einreichen (Send a project proposal)

  • Attend a new client or prospect
  • Make a price quote and project proposal
  • Organize a sales meeting

B1.6 - Musik und Podcasts (Music and podcasts)

  • Talk about streaming music and podcasts
  • Talk about what series or music you like / not like

B1.7 - Datentarife und Internet (Data plans and internet)

  • Basic usage of the web and the Internet
  • Get and compare Internet, Wi-Fi, and mobile data plans
  • Talk about your phone plan and digital services

B1.8 - Nachrichten und Medien (News and media)

  • Debate news articles
  • Discuss different news sections

B1.9 - Familienfeste und Feierlichkeiten (Family events and celebrations)

  • Understand common celebrations, holidays, and social traditions
  • Organize and talk about most parties
  • Organize and plan parties or family gatherings

B1.10 - Dating (Dating)

  • Discuss romantic plans, dates, and relationships
  • Discuss long term friendships

B1.11 - Ins Kino gehen (Going to the cinema)

  • Talk about the movie you saw
  • Describing the plot of a film or a book
  • Make movie plans

B1.12 - Ins Theater gehen (Going to the theatre)

  • Discuss about what you saw at the theatre
  • Get to know important actors and poets in your host country
  • Plan an evening out to a cultural event

B1.13 - Die Kunstgalerie (The art gallery)

  • Discuss about what you saw at the museum
  • Get to know important painters and architects of your host country
  • Organizing a museum visit and telling about a local artwork

B1.14 - Eine Fernreise organisieren (Organizing a long distance travel)

  • Describe different types of holidays and travel experiences
  • Organize a trip with family or friends
  • Transportation options and travel arrangements

B1.15 - Freizeit und Leidenschaften (Leisure time and passions)

  • Describe what you do in your free time
  • Common hobbies and activities to do during the weekend
  • Join a new hobby club

B1.16 - Masterchef: Fortgeschrittenes Kochen (Masterchef: advanced cooking)

  • Follow and give detailed cooking instructions and recipes
  • Vocabulary related to ingredients, utensils, and cooking techniques

B1.17 - Feine Küche (Fine dining)

  • Learn to express advanced tastes
  • Understand an advanced menu card

B1.18 - Anatomie (Anatomy)

  • Learn the body parts and organs
  • How to take care of your body

B1.19 - Krankenversicherung (Health insurance)

  • Use your medical insurance
  • Contract a private health insurance
  • Know the health system of your host country

B1.20 - In der Apotheke (At the pharmacy)

  • Discussing symptoms with your pharmacist
  • Read the prescription from your doctor

B1.21 - Eine Diät machen (Making a diet)

  • Talk about the nutrients and components of foods
  • Talk about your daily food diet

B1.22 - Zum Notfall gehen (Going to the emergencies)

  • Talk about body pains and first aid
  • Talk about common injuries at the emergencies

B1.23 - Geburt (Giving birth)

  • Learn vocabulary about beign pregnant
  • Attend a doctor's appointment during pregnancy

B1.24 - Schönheitstermin (Beauty appointment)

  • Talk with your hairdresser or makeup artist during a beauty appointment
  • Describe the look, hairstyle, or makeup style you want
  • Book, confirm, or reschedule an appointment at a salon or beauty studio

B1.25 - Welche Schule soll man wählen? (What school to choose?)

  • Know school options for your family
  • Know the different school types of your host country
  • Most common administrative school procedures

B1.26 - Eine Prüfung bestehen (Passing an exam)

  • Talk about an exam you did or will do
  • Discuss your grades and results
  • alk about different exam types

B1.27 - Erstellen Sie Ihren Lebenslauf (Write your resume)

  • Know how to write a cv
  • Go at the employment office
  • Write or request to your old boss a reference letter

B1.28 - Stellenausschreibung und Vorstellungsgespräch (Job posting and interview)

  • Advanced talking about job positions
  • Publish a job post

B1.29 - Ihr Arbeitsvertrag (Your work contract)

  • Read working contracts
  • Type of contracts
  • Manage unemployment and lay offs

B1.30 - Freizeit und Feiertage (Time off and holidays)

  • Request time off orally and in writing
  • Explain reasons for requesting time off (personal, medical, family, etc.).
  • Expressions related to holidays, work schedules, and leave requests.

B1.31 - Wohnungsbesichtigung und Umzug (Houseviewing and moving)

  • Be able to express yourself when searching a new place to live
  • Most common monthly bills in the house
  • Talk about moving to your new place

B1.32 - Wohnkultur (Home decoration)

  • Describe your home and its decoration in detail
  • Talk about preferences about different decoration styles
  • Explain changes made to your home

B1.33 - Hauswirtschaftliche Dienstleistungen (Housekeeping services)

  • Advanced house cleaning routines
  • Electronic devices for cleaning
  • Contracting a cleaning service

B1.34 - Einbruch (Burglary)

  • Call for help in case of emergency
  • Home protection services and alarms

B1.35 - Vertragsgestaltung der Pflege zu Hause (Contracting care at home)

  • Handling family problems
  • How social services work
  • Childcare and care for the elderly

B1.36 - Tägliche Finanzen und Steuern (Daily finances and taxes)

  • Manage personal investments
  • Taxes in the host country
  • How to use online banking and manage payments

B1.37 - Zivilstand (Civil state)

  • Talk about your family situation
  • Talk about different relationship types
  • Arrange your civil state (registering at the city hall or signing forms at the notary)

B1.38 - Führung im Team (Leadership in team)

  • Advanced personality traits
  • How personality influences teamwork

B1.39 - Berufsbezeichnungen und Unternehmensstruktur (Job titles and company structure)

  • Advanced job titles
  • Organigram and task divisions
  • Leadership and hierarchy

B1.40 - Pendeln (Commuting)

  • Daily transport to work
  • Discuss company policies and car alternatives
  • Discuss leasing transportation

B1.41 - Im Labor (At the laboratory)

  • Communicate between departments about laboratory work and experiments
  • Follow basic laboratory methods and procedures

B1.42 - Erlaubnisse und Zuschüsse (Permissions and subsidies)

  • Explore the government and law in the host country
  • Deal with legal obstacles and get subsidies
  • Talk to local authorities

B1.43 - Verhandlungen und Verkauf (Negotiations and sales)

  • Price negotations
  • Currency exchange rates / tariffs
  • Contracts vocabulary

B1.44 - Nachhaltigkeit und Umwelt (Sustainability and environment)

  • Talk about environmental legislation
  • Talk about the daily environment and health

B1.45 - Auf der Konferenz (At the conference)

  • Vocabulary for conferences and public speaking
  • Present yourself and meet at networking events
  • Attend a conference