Course Overview 

German Level 7 is an Elementary German course for students who are already in the process of learning German. German Level 7 requires that you have previously studied German Level 6 or a course of at least 72 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  

• Introduce yourself and others  
• Talk about the past  
• Justify something  
• Understand information on a homepage  
• Talk about schools and education  
• Understand a radio programme  

Linguistic aims

• Leisure activities  
• Restaurant vocabulary  
• Genitive: Name + s  
• Revision: perfekt  
• Subordinate clauses with weil  
• School subjects and types of schools  
• Modal verbs in the past tense  
• Revision: articles  
• Possessive articles in the dative  

Sociocultural aspects  

• The educational system in Germany  

Coursebook

Netzwerk Neu A2.1  

* 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 

Course Overview 

German Level 8 is an Elementary German course for students who are already in the process of learning German. German Level 8 requires that you have previously studied German Level 7 or a course of at least 84 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 advantages and disadvantages
• Talk about advantages and disadvantages 
• Make comparisons 
• Understand text messages 
• Express opinions 
• Talk about, describe and comment on films 
• Read and understand film reviews 
• Talk about feelings 
• Express joy and regret 
• Talk about an event

Linguistic aims

• The Media and film vocabulary 
• Comparative and superlative adjectives 
• Comparatives with als and wie 
• Supporting sentences with dass 
• Party and events vocabulary 
• Feelings 
• Subordinate clauses with wenn 
• Reflexive verbs

Socio-cultural aspects

• Events and parties in German speaking countries 
• Party Traditions  

Coursebook

Netzwerk Neu A2.1  

* 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 9 is a Pre-Intermediate German course for students who have been studying German for a while. German Level 9 requires that you have previously studied German Level 8 or a course of at least 96 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 an interview
• Ask about things
• Understand conversations at banks and authorities
• Politely ask for something
• Follow a city tour
• Describe a city
• Have a conversation at the ticket counter
• Talk about leisure activities
• Express career aspirations

Linguistic aims

• Adjectives following the definite article
• Preposition ohne + accusative and mit + dative
• Subjunctive II: könnte
• Activities at work
• Train travel
• Adjectives after the indefinite article
• werden

Socio-cultural aspects

• City life

Coursebook

Netzwerk Neu A2.1 

* 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 10 is a Pre-Intermediate German course for students who have been studying German for a while. German Level 10 requires that you have previously studied German Level 9 or a course of at least 108 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

• Seeking information
• Asking for information
• Understanding and giving directions
• Talking about advantages and disadvantages
• Expressing one’s own opinion
• Understanding a conversation
• Discussing learning problems
• Understanding and giving advice
   

Linguistic aims

• Simple future (Futur I)
• Indirect questions
• Prepositions of place
• Subjunctive II – to give advice ‘sollte’ (Ratschläge)
• Interrogative articles ‘der, die, das’

Socio-cultural aspects

•  Transports in Germany

Coursebook

Netzwerk Neu A2.2

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will also 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 11 is a Pre-Intermediate German course for students who have been studying German for a while. German Level 11 requires that you have previously studied German Level 10 or a course of at least 120 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 life stages
• Expressing enthusiasm, hope, and disappointment
• Understanding and writing comments related to sports
• Making arrangements and asking and answering questions
• Presenting a travel destination related to sports
• Asking for a favour, complaining, and making apologies
• Giving directions and location details
• Preparing and understanding reports on past experiences
• Presenting a city
• Discussing pets

Linguistic aims

• Life stages, work, free time and travels
• Sports, fans, and making arrangements
• Connecting sentences using conjunctions like “deshalb” (therefore) and “trotzdem” (nevertheless)
• Using verbs that are followed by the dative and accusative cases
• Housing, neighbours, places, moving, and animals
• Prepositions that require the dative and accusative cases
• Using conjunctions “als” and “wenn” to form complex sentences.

Socio-cultural aspects

• Exploring sports venues and events in German-speaking countries.
• Germans and their pets

Coursebook

Netzwerk Neu A2.2 

* 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 12 is a Pre-Intermediate German course for students who have been studying German for a while. German Level 12 requires that you have previously studied German Level 11 or a course of at least 132 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 life stages
• Expressing wishes
• Giving advice, making polite requests and planning something with others
• Interviewing someone and understanding the information given
• Asking for information about an event
• Giving detailed information about an event

Linguistic aims

• Relative pronouns
• Life stages, work, free time and travels
• Verbs ‘interessiert (sich) (für + A), vorbereiten (sich) (auf + A), unterhalten (sich) (mit + D), kümmern (sich) (um + A), erinnern (sich) (an + A)
• Entertainment, festival, messages and painting
• Indefinite pronouns ‘man jemand niemand’
• Relative pronouns
• Subjunctive II ‘hätte wäre, würde’
• Prepositions

Cultural aspects

• German proverbs and sayings
• Famous landmarks

Coursebook

Netzwerk Neu A2.2 

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will also 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