Elementary German Face-to-Face Courses
German Level 2 | Afternoons
- Course Details
German Level 2 is an Elementary German course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. German Level 2 requires that you have previously studied German Level 1 or a course of at least 12 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative aims
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Naming places and buildings
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Asking and answering questions about places
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Naming means of transport
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Identifying objects
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Asking for and giving directions
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Talking about seasons, months and hobbies
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Talking about food
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Creating a shopping list
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Having conversations in shops and during meals
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Talking about food preferences
Vocabulary
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Places and buildings
-
Means of transport
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Directions
-
Months and seasons
-
Meals, food and drinks
-
Types of shops
Grammar
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Indefinite articles ein, ein, eine
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Articles of negation kein, kein, keine
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Imperatives with Sie
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Sentence order
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Accusative
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Verbs with accusative
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Verbs mögen and möchten
Socio-cultural aspects
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Visiting restaurants and cafes in Germany, families, shopping and paying
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.1
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 2 | Evenings
- Course Details
German Level 2 is an Elementary German course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. German Level 2 requires that you have previously studied German Level 1 or a course of at least 12 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative aims
-
Naming places and buildings
-
Asking and answering questions about places
-
Naming means of transport
-
Identifying objects
-
Asking for and giving directions
-
Talking about seasons, months and hobbies
-
Talking about food
-
Creating a shopping list
-
Having conversations in shops and during meals
-
Talking about food preferences
Vocabulary
-
Places and buildings
-
Means of transport
-
Directions
-
Months and seasons
-
Meals, food and drinks
-
Types of shops
Grammar
-
Indefinite articles ein, ein, eine
-
Articles of negation kein, kein, keine
-
Imperatives with Sie
-
Sentence order
-
Accusative
-
Verbs with accusative
-
Verbs mögen and möchten
Socio-cultural aspects
-
Visiting restaurants and cafes in Germany, families, shopping and paying
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.1
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 2 | Sundays
- Course Details
German Level 2 is an Elementary German course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. German Level 2 requires that you have previously studied German Level 1 or a course of at least 12 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Important Notice
Course Content
Communicative aims
-
Naming places and buildings
-
Asking and answering questions about places
-
Naming means of transport
-
Identifying objects
-
Asking for and giving directions
-
Talking about seasons, months and hobbies
-
Talking about food
-
Creating a shopping list
-
Having conversations in shops and during meals
-
Talking about food preferences
Vocabulary
-
Places and buildings
-
Means of transport
-
Directions
-
Months and seasons
-
Meals, food and drinks
-
Types of shops
Grammar
-
Indefinite articles ein, ein, eine
-
Articles of negation kein, kein, keine
-
Imperatives with Sie
-
Sentence order
-
Accusative
-
Verbs with accusative
-
Verbs mögen and möchten
Socio-cultural aspects
-
Visiting restaurants and cafes in Germany, families, shopping and paying
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.1
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 3 | Afternoons
- Course Details
German Level 3 is an Elementary German course for students who have already studied some German. German Level 3 requires that you have previously studied German Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative Aims
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Understand and tell the time
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Talk about family
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Make an appointment over the phone
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Talk about free time
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Understand dates
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Talk about birthdays and events
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Understand and write an invitation
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Order and pay for food and drinks
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Understand information about events
Vocabulary
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Daily routine
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Time
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Family members
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Ordinal numbers
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Leisure Activities
-
Food and drink
Grammar
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Time prepositions (Zeitangaben): am, um, von… bis
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Possessive article in the nominative and accusative (Possessivarikel im Nominativ und Akkusativ)
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Modal verbs in sentences (Modalverben im Satz: Satzklammer)
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Dates (Datumsangaben: am…)
-
Separable verbs (trennbare Verben)
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Personal pronouns in the accusative mich, dich
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Preposition für + accusative
-
Past tense of haben and sein
Socio-cultural Aspects
-
Events in the D-A-CH region
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.1
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 3 | Evenings
- Course Details
German Level 3 is an Elementary German course for students who have already studied some German. German Level 3 requires that you have previously studied German Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative Aims
-
Understand and tell the time
-
Talk about family
-
Make an appointment over the phone
-
Talk about free time
-
Understand dates
-
Talk about birthdays and events
-
Understand and write an invitation
-
Order and pay for food and drinks
-
Understand information about events
Vocabulary
-
Daily routine
-
Time
-
Family members
-
Ordinal numbers
-
Leisure Activities
-
Food and drink
Grammar
-
Time prepositions (Zeitangaben): am, um, von… bis
-
Possessive article in the nominative and accusative (Possessivarikel im Nominativ und Akkusativ)
-
Modal verbs in sentences (Modalverben im Satz: Satzklammer)
-
Dates (Datumsangaben: am…)
-
Separable verbs (trennbare Verben)
-
Personal pronouns in the accusative mich, dich
-
Preposition für + accusative
-
Past tense of haben and sein
Socio-cultural Aspects
-
Events in the D-A-CH region
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.1
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 3 | Sundays
- Course Details
German Level 3 Sundays is an Elementary German course for students who have already studied some German. German Level 3 requires that you have previously studied German Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative Aims
-
Understand and tell the time
-
Talk about family
-
Make an appointment over the phone
-
Talk about free time
-
Understand dates
-
Talk about birthdays and events
-
Understand and write an invitation
-
Order and pay for food and drinks
-
Understand information about events
Vocabulary
-
Daily routine
-
Time
-
Family members
-
Ordinal numbers
-
Leisure Activities
-
Food and drink
Grammar
-
Time prepositions (Zeitangaben): am, um, von… bis
-
Possessive article in the nominative and accusative (Possessivarikel im Nominativ und Akkusativ)
-
Modal verbs in sentences (Modalverben im Satz: Satzklammer)
-
Dates (Datumsangaben: am…)
-
Separable verbs (trennbare Verben)
-
Personal pronouns in the accusative mich, dich
-
Preposition für + accusative
-
Past tense of haben and sein
Socio-cultural Aspects
-
Events in the D-A-CH region
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.1
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 4 | Afternoons
- Course Details
Course Overview
Our afternoon German Level 4 is an Elementary German course for students who have already studied some German. German Level 4 requires that you have previously studied German Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative Aims
- Understanding a blog post
- Talking about work routines
- Understanding a conversation in the workplace
- Telling where something is located
- Describing processes
- Understanding and writing emails and letters
- Providing personal information
- Naming body parts
- Talking to a doctor
- Understanding and giving instructions
- Giving and understanding health advice
Vocabulary
- Office Life
- Bank
- The Media
- Parts of the body
- Diseases
- Medication
- Jobs in a hospital
Grammar
- Connectors: und, oder, aber
- Articles in the dative form
- Preposition: mit + Dative
- Preposition: mit + Dative s and sch, st
- Imperatives with du, ihr and Sie
- Imperative sentences
- Modal verbs sollen, müssen, (nicht) dürfen
Socio-cultural Aspects
- Small Talk in the office
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 4 | Evenings
- Course Details
Course Overview
Our afternoon German Level 4 is an Elementary German course for students who have already studied some German. German Level 4 requires that you have previously studied German Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative Aims
- Understanding a blog post
- Talking about work routines
- Understanding a conversation in the workplace
- Telling where something is located
- Describing processes
- Understanding and writing emails and letters
- Providing personal information
- Naming body parts
- Talking to a doctor
- Understanding and giving instructions
- Giving and understanding health advice
Vocabulary
- Office Life
- Bank
- The Media
- Parts of the body
- Diseases
- Medication
- Jobs in a hospital
Grammar
- Connectors: und, oder, aber
- Articles in the dative form
- Preposition: mit + Dative
- Preposition: mit + Dative s and sch, st
- Imperatives with du, ihr and Sie
- Imperative sentences
- Modal verbs sollen, müssen, (nicht) dürfen
Socio-cultural Aspects
- Small Talk in the office
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 4 | Sundays
- Course Details
Course Overview
Our afternoon German Level 4 is an Elementary German course for students who have already studied some German. German Level 4 requires that you have previously studied German Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Important Notice
Course Content
Communicative Aims
- Understanding a blog post
- Talking about work routines
- Understanding a conversation in the workplace
- Telling where something is located
- Describing processes
- Understanding and writing emails and letters
- Providing personal information
- Naming body parts
- Talking to a doctor
- Understanding and giving instructions
- Giving and understanding health advice
Vocabulary
- Office Life
- Bank
- The Media
- Parts of the body
- Diseases
- Medication
- Jobs in a hospital
Grammar
- Connectors: und, oder, aber
- Articles in the dative form
- Preposition: mit + Dative
- Preposition: mit + Dative s and sch, st
- Imperatives with du, ihr and Sie
- Imperative sentences
- Modal verbs sollen, müssen, (nicht) dürfen
Socio-cultural Aspects
- Small Talk in the office
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 5 | Afternoons
- Course Details
Course Overview
German Level 5 is an Elementary German course for students who are already in the process of learning German. German Level 5 requires that you have previously studied German Level 4 or a course of at least 48 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative aims
- Talking about and describing a home and furniture
- Answering an invitation
- Describing where things are located
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Talking about work and career
- Describing daily routine
- Talking about the past
- Reading and understanding job adverts
Linguistic aims
- Nicht/sehr/zu + adjective + in with accusative
- Perfekt im Satz: Satzklammer
- Regular and irregular verbs in the past
- Perfect with haben and sein
- Rooms and furniture vocabulary
- Types of houses vocabulary
- Colours vocabulary
- Professions and places of work vocabulary
Sociocultural aspects
- Housing in D-A-CH
- Work in German speaking countries
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 5 | Evenings
- Course Details
Course Overview
German Level 5 is an Elementary German course for students who are already in the process of learning German. German Level 5 requires that you have previously studied German Level 4 or a course of at least 48 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative aims
- Talking about and describing a home and furniture
- Answering an invitation
- Describing where things are located
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Talking about work and career
- Describing daily routine
- Talking about the past
- Reading and understanding job adverts
Linguistic aims
- Nicht/sehr/zu + adjective + in with accusative
- Perfekt im Satz: Satzklammer
- Regular and irregular verbs in the past
- Perfect with haben and sein
- Rooms and furniture vocabulary
- Types of houses vocabulary
- Colours vocabulary
- Professions and places of work vocabulary
Sociocultural aspects
- Housing in D-A-CH
- Work in German speaking countries
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 6 | Afternoons
- Course Details
Course Overview
German Level 6 is an Elementary German course for students who are already in the process of learning German. German Level 6 requires that you have previously studied German Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative aims
- Talk about clothes
- Give compliments
- Talk about the past
- Talk about travelling and travel destinations
- Talk about the weather
Linguistic aims
- Clothing vocabulary
- Shops and stores
- Holiday vocabulary
- Weather
- Directions
- Welcher? Welches? Welche?
- Dieser, dieses, diese
- Partizip: trennbare und nicht trennbare Verben
- Personalpronomen im Dativ
- Pronomen man
- Question words – Wer? Wen? Wem? Was?
- temporale Präpositionen mit Dativ
Cultural aspects
- Trendstadt Berlin
- Beliebte Reiseziele in Deutschland
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Level 6 | Evenings
- Course Details
Course Overview
German Level 6 is an Elementary German course for students who are already in the process of learning German. German Level 6 requires that you have previously studied German Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours.
Our German language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communicative aims
- Talk about clothes
- Give compliments
- Talk about the past
- Talk about travelling and travel destinations
- Talk about the weather
Linguistic aims
- Clothing vocabulary
- Shops and stores
- Holiday vocabulary
- Weather
- Directions
- Welcher? Welches? Welche?
- Dieser, dieses, diese
- Partizip: trennbare und nicht trennbare Verben
- Personalpronomen im Dativ
- Pronomen man
- Question words – Wer? Wen? Wem? Was?
- temporale Präpositionen mit Dativ
Cultural aspects
- Trendstadt Berlin
- Beliebte Reiseziele in Deutschland
Coursebook
Netzwerk Neu A1.2
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
This language course includes
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from German language teachers
- German language study tips
German Taster Lesson | Elementary
- Course Details
Why not try out a sample elementary German lesson before signing up to a full course? These one-off sessions are aimed at students who have some basic knowledge of the language.
Sample Lesson Plan
- Daily activities and hobbies
- Expressing likes and dislikes