A2 · Elementary

Handling everyday life in German

You understand sentences on topics of immediate relevance and can act for yourself in simple routine situations.

Who it is for: Anyone who has finished A1 or can already get by in simple exchanges.
What it leads to: Level B1, where you become independent and can justify an opinion.

What you can do afterwards

Understand sentences and frequent expressions about shopping, work and local geography
Communicate in simple routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information
Describe your background, education and immediate environment in simple terms
Write short personal letters and notes

Objectives by skill

Reading

Understand short simple texts, adverts and timetables
Find the specific information you need in everyday texts

Listening

Catch the main point in short, clear announcements
Follow simple conversations on familiar topics

Speaking

Shop, order, make an appointment
Report past events in simple sentences

Writing

Write a short email to someone you know
Describe your daily routine as connected text

Grammar

Perfekt and Präteritum of common verbs
Dative, modal verbs, subordinate clauses with weil and dass

Vocabulary

Work, health, shopping, travel, finding a flat
Around 1300 words in total

What a week looks like

One unit on an everyday topic with wider vocabulary
Listening work with authentic material at a slow pace
A role-play speaking task drawn from real life
A short text with individual feedback

Prepares you for

Goethe-Zertifikat A2
telc Deutsch A2
ÖSD Zertifikat A2

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