Willkommen German Beginner's Course: Course Pack

ERSTE KONTAKTE 1 Guten Tag Greetings and farewells. Saying who you are. Saying where you come from and where you live. Numbers 0-10. Alphabet. 2 Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Saying how you are. Talking about nationality and languages. Talking about personal details. Numbers 11-100. 3 Arbeit und Studium Towns and cities. Jobs and professions. Work and study. Numbers 101 upwards. 4 Familie und Freizeit Activities. Leisure pursuits. Stating likes and dislikes. Family relationships. EINKAUFEN 5 Essen und Einkaufen Asking the way. Ordering food and drink. Shopping: asking / giving prices. Saying how often you do things. 6 Uhrzeiten und Verabredungen Booking a hotel room. Telling the time. Talking about daily routines. Making appointments. IN DER STADT 7 Alltag in der Stadt Buying consumer goods. Talking about daily routines and work (cont.). Travelling around town. 8 Was haben Sie gemacht? Saying what happened at the weekend. Talking about recent events. Talking about the more distant past. Describing purchases. 9 Ich wohne lieber in der Stadt Saying where people live and what their homes are like. Making comparisons. Discussing the pros and cons of city vs. country life. Describing price and location of hotels. LEBEN IN DEUTSCHLAND 10 Ist Mode wichtig fur Sie? Describing items of personal appearance. Saying what clothes you like wearing. Discussing appropriate clothes and gifts. Offering help and advice. 11 Urlaub, Wetter und Gesundheit Talking about past holidays. Reporting weather conditions. Discussing health. Reporting on aches and pains. 12 Das Leben in Deutschland Telephoning. Writing a CV. Talking about German-speaking countries. Expressing opinions on the German language.

Paul Coggle is an experienced university teacher of German, who has taught courses from beginner to postgraduate level. He was a pioneer in the development and use of multimedia language learning materials at the University of Kent, and has acted as a Language Consultant for the BBC and the University of Cambridge Language Centre. He is series editor for the Teach Yourself language courses. Heiner Schenke was born in Hannover and is a native speaker of German. He has taught German at university level for many years and is Director of the Institution-wide language programme at the University of Westminster.