Five at a time
Suggested path through A1 (Lower)
unit 1:
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: The basics (I) [Audio]*
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: The basics (II)
nouns: They are sticking out
cardinal number: "1 - 12" -> What do they sound like? [Audio]
nouns: A shop called "schuh"
unit 2:
food & drink: Lots of drinks (I) [Audio]
food & drink: Lots of drinks (II) [Audio]
cardinal number: "1 - 12" -> German Bundesliga scores [Audio]*
cardinal number: "1 - 12" -> Missing numbers (I)
miscellaneous: Basic courtesy
unit 3:
present tense: Me, me, me
present tense: Two Germans working for the EU [Audio]
personal pronoun: S/he
present tense: Not much in common (I)
cardinal number: "1 - 12" -> Missing Numbers (II)
unit 4:
personal pronouns: All about me
present tense: Not much in common (II) [Audio]
present tense: Roman & Rita in Stuttgart [Audio]
nouns: Somewhere in a zoo
false friends: "gift" & "Gift"
unit 5:
days of the week: From Monday to Sunday (I) [Audio]
days of the week: From Monday to Sunday (II)
personal pronouns: "sie" to the power of two
the German alphabet: ABC [Audio]
present tense: All that love
the German alphabet: Test your vision [Audio]*
unit 6:
personal pronouns: ich + du
cardinal number: "1 - 12" -> Sudoku (for Sudoku fans)
the German alphabet: How do you spell your name? [Audio]*
family & Relations: Hänsel & Gretel [Audio]
questions: Will I find this in Germany?
unit 7:
cardinal number: "1 - 20" -> A lot of fruit & veg [Audio]*
present tense: The extra letter
present tense: Match & More (I)
present tense: Match & More (II)
present tense: Match & More (III)
unit 8:
cardinal number: "1 - 20" -> Roman numerals
questions:Confirm or correct (I)
questions: Molly Malone & Karl Valentin
questions:Yes or no? (I)
present tense: One will do
unit 9:
questions:Yes or no? (II)
questions: Yes, I do .... (I)
questions: Yes, I do ..... (II)
cardinal number: "1 - 20" -> A number pyramid (for maths enthusiasts)
questions: Lisa is playin hopscotch
unit 10
questions: Vampires' drinking habits
negation: No idea! [Audio]
negation: And if I don't know the answer?
questions: Getting to know you (I)
questions: Getting to know you (II)
unit 11
questions: "Wer", "Was" or "Wo"?
questions: Paulinchen alone at home
present tense: To paraphrase "Waiting for Godot" [Audio]*
the German alphabet: How do you spell your name? [Audio]*
cardinal number: "1 - 20" ->Team players (for sports enthusiasts)
unit 12:
musical instruments: playing musical instruments (I) [Audio]
musical instruments: Playing musical instruments (II)
personal information: The bare bones (I) [Audio]*
personal pronouns: You, you & you
sports: All kinds of sport
unit 13:
personal pronouns: sie versus Sie
sports: A lot of sporty people [Audio]
Cardinal number: "1 - 100" -> Ishihara Colour Vision Test
personal pronoun: Formal & informal
personal pronouns: Recently, during a German examination ....
unit 14:
present tense: Some serious studying & working
present tense: And where is the infinitive?
personal pronouns: "du", "Sie" oder "ihr"? (I)
intonation: Dorothea & Jens [Audio]*
miscellaneous: The three wise monkeys
unt 15:
expressions of frequency: Never again!
expressions of frequency: From always to never [Audio]*
days of the week: A hectic week [Audio]*
cardinal number: "1 - 100" -> Numerical sequences
school & college life: What to say in class [Audio]
unit 16:
personal pronouns: "du", "Sie" oder "ihr"? (II)
personal information: The bare bones (II) [Audio]*
cardinal number: "1 - 100" -> Deutschland 83
consonants: "f" versus "w": Cities & towns [Audio]*
school & college life: A dialogue in a lecture hall
unit 17:
questions: Muddled questions (I)
questions: Muddled questions (II)
nouns: male or female [Audio]
gender of nouns: Some detective work (I)
gender of nouns: Some detective work (II)
unit 18:
Definite & indefinite articles: "ein" or "eine"? [Audio]
Definite & indefinite articles: Kennedy in Berlin
countries: Germany's neighbouring countries
countries: Small, big, bigger!
miscellaneous: 5. Which answer is correct?
unit 19:
Possessive adjectives: All about names [Audio]
miscellaneous: Throughout the week
languages: Country or language? [Audio]
questions: Muddled questions (III)
school & college life: Useful phrases in a German class (I) [Audio]
unit 20:
miscellaneous: Some short replies (I)
miscellaneous: Some short replies (II)
miscellaneous: Logical conclusions (I)
countries: Countries & Co2 Emissions
questions: Muddled questions (IV)
unit 21:
miscellaneous: Which answer is correct?
tongue twisters: Ulm [Audio]*
questions:Muddled questions (VI)
questions: Muddled questions (VII)
intonation: Christian & Sophia [Audio]*
unit 22:
colours: Colourful Munich
colours: What colour is it?
colours: Rainbow
colours: Paintbox
questions: Grandpa needs a hearing-aid
unit 23:
easy to mix up: "wer" & "wo" [Audio]
months & seasons: All the months throughout a year (I)
months & seasons: All the months throughout a year (II) [Audio]
months & seasons: And the month is .....
Homonyms: "weiß" versus "weiß"
unit 24:
present tense: What is everybody doing?
questions: Muddled questions (V)
gender of nouns: Some detective work (III)
Cardinal number: "1 - 100" -> Missing numbers
questions: In German, please!
unit 25:
Definite & indefinite articles: Monday Demonstrations
Definite & indefinite articles: On the one hand, on the other hand [Audio]
school & college life: Useful phrases in a German class (II) [Audio]
Expressions of measurement: Can you figure it out? [Audio]
Expressions of measurement: Drinks all round!
unit 26:
gender of nouns: Some detective work (IV)
gender of nouns: Some detective work (V)
questions: A curious grandmother
present tense: Everybody is on the phone
intonation: Abbreviations [Audio]*
unit 27:
present tense: "to be" - A little bit all over the place
numbers: "1 - 100" -> Geography & politics
Word families: Nouns & verbs
countries: Countries in the European Union (I)
gender of nouns: Some detective work (VI)
unit 28:
gender of nouns: Some detective work (VII)
gender of nouns: Some detective work (VIII)
gender of nouns: Some detective work (IX)
gender of nouns: There are guidelines (I)
questions: The what, the where, the why, the who! (I)
unit 29:
gender of nouns: der, die oder das? (I)
gender of nouns: der, die oder das? (II)
describing with adjectives: Opposites (I)
describing with adjectives: Opposites (II)
vowels & umlaute: "ei" versus "ie": Cities & towns [Audio]*
unit 30:
gender of nouns: der, die oder das? (III)
gender of nouns: der, die oder das? (IV)
describing with adjectives: Opposites (III)
describing with adjectives: Opposites (IV) [Audio]
describing with adjectives: Mineral water at a careers fair
unit 31:
describing with adjectives: A proverb about money
describing with adjectives: Small riddles
questions: The what, the where, the why, the who! (II)
present tense: Everybody is chatting
cardinal numbers: "1 - 100" -> Number of inhabitants
unit 32:
describing with adjectives: Typically German? [Audio]
describing with adjectives: What are my friends like?
phonetics: Umlaute & vowels: "u" or "ü"?
cardinal numbers: "1 - 1000" -> Money, money, money [Audio]
riddles: A riddle for fans of adventure stories
unit 33:
months & seasons: The four seasons (I) [Audio]
months & seasons: The four seasons (II)
months & seasons: The four seasons (III)
personal pronoun: "Er", "Sie" or "Es"? [Audio]
questions: Beware the dog!
unit 34:
questions: And what about you?
present tense: To be or not to be
present tense: A busy weekend! [Audio]
telling time: Times of the day (I) [Audio]
telling time: Times of the day (II)
unit 35:
ordinal numbers: The month of May
ordinal numbers: Which semester are you in?
ordinal numbers: What is today's date? [Audio]
ordinal number: Dates done differently [Audio]
gern(e): "gern(e)" - But he doesn't!
unit 36:
verbs with a stem-change: A lot of differences [Audio]
gern(e): "gern(e)" or things I like to do (I)
gern(e): "gern(e)" or things I like to do (II)
cardinal number: "1 - 10 000" -> That's high! [Audio]*
vowels & umlaute & diphtongs: "ei" versus "ie": A travel agency in Potsdam [Audio]*
unit 37:
modal verbs; "möchten" -> Who would like to learn some German?
modal verbs; "möchten" - Lots of plans (I)
modal verbs; "möchten" - Lots of plans (II)
phonetics: Counting-out rhymes [Audio]*
verbs with a stem-change: From me to him or her
unit 38:
modal verb: "möchten" - No, but they would like to ...
modal verbs: Everybody can!
ordinal numbers: Events throughout the year (I) [Audio]
ordinal numbers: Events throughout the year (II) [Audio]
riddles: A riddle related to calender dates
unit 39:
ordinal numbers: Famous composers (I) [Audio]*
ordinal numbers: Famous composers (II) [Audio]*
sports: A sporty family [Audio]*
easy to mix up: Freund, Freunde, Freundin (I)
children's songs; Meister Jakob [Audio]*
unit 40:
modal verbs: There is no way around it!
childrens' songs: Wann und wo [Audio]*
personal information: A business card (I)
personal information: A business card (II)
cardinal number: "1 - 100" -> Fractions to percentages [Audio]
unit 41:
false friends: "mist & Mist"
miscellaneous: Logical conclusions (II)
easy to mix up: "viel" versus "viele"
modal verbs: Forbidden!
cardinal numbers: "1 - 1 000 000" -> Ever increasing amounts
unit 42:
modal verbs: You should!
modal verbs: Thirsty in the Palatinate Forest
questions: Muddled questions (VIII)
questions: Muddled questions (IX)
modal verbs: A bit of philosophy or plain common sense [Audio]
unit 43:
questions: The what, the where, the why, the who! (III)
negation: Nothing is true! [Audio]
imperative: Doctor's orders (I)
imperative: Doctor's orders (II)
modal verbs: Don't light up!
unit 44:
colours: The "Ampelmännchen" from Berlin
imperative: A teacher requests [Audio]
school & college life: More things to say in class
school & college life: Snatches of conversations overheard in a student cafeteria in Heidelberg (I)
cardinal numbers: "1 - 1 000 000" -> Germany's largest cities
unit 45:
modal verbs: Winter of starvation 1946/1947 (I)
modal verbs: Winter of starvation 1946/1947 (II)
modal verbs: Why are you doing that?
intonation: "!" or "?" [Audio]*
modal verbs: Its not allowed!
unit 46:
negation: Let's pretend to be Magritte (I)
negation: Let's pretend to be Magritte (II)
negation: Let's pretend to be Magritte (III)
modal verbs: Find a suitable one! (I)
cardinal numbers: Years: Famous musical releases
unit 47:
questions: Muddled questions (X)
questions: Muddled questions (XI)
conjunctions: "denn" - There is a reason (I)
cardinal numbers: Years: Roman numerals
personal information: Claudia Zeller about herself [Audio]*
unit 48:
modal verbs: All mixed up (I)
modal verbs: All mixed up (II)
vowels & umlaute & diphtongs: long "e" or short "e"? [Audio]*
food & drink: In a café [Audio]*
personal information: Dictation: One student in Germany [Audio]*
unit 49:
Weather: A basic weather report (I) [Audio]
Weather: A basic weather report (II) [Audio]
Weather: The Temperature
miscellaneous: A student's lament [Audio]*
conjunctions: "denn" - There is a reason (II)
unit 50:
Giving directions: Potential destinations in a city
Giving directions: How do I get to ....? (I)
Giving directions: How do I get to ....? (II)
vowels & umlaute: long "a" or short "a"? [Audio]*
Food & drink: Let's puzzle over some letters
unit 51:
telling time: Time units
telling time: Measuring Time (I) [Audio]
telling time: Measuring Time (II)
telling time: Measuring Time (III)
months & seasons: April, April, April [Audio]
unit 52:
telling time: May 8th 1945
telling time:Different ways of telling the time
telling time:What time is it?
Subject of a sentence: First in English
Subject of a sentence: Where is it? (I)
unit 53:
modal verbs: "mögen" & "gern(e)"
modal verbs: Yes, I do!
food & drink: Lots of fruit (I)
food & drink: Lots of fruit (II)
food & drink: Likes & dislikes [Audio]*
unit 54:
prepositions: Groundwork (I)
prepositions: Groundwork (II)
miscellaneous: Quiz on Germany
miscellaneous: New Year's Resolutions
miscellaneous: New Year's Resolutions put into practice [Audio]
unit 55:
Compound nouns: All kinds of cake
Compound nouns: Don't be afraid of the long noun
questions: Muddled questions (XII)
prepositions: Groundwork (III)
personal pronouns: Tough luck (I) [Audio]
unit 56:
Compound nouns: Is there a doctor on the plane?
Compound nouns: Let's come together (I)
personal pronouns: Tough luck (II) [Audio]
present tense: mein Freund & meine Freunde [Audio]
modal verbs: Find a suitable one! (II)
unit 57:
miscellaneous: Lost in GermanY (I)
miscellaneous: Lost in GermanY (II)
miscellaneous: Lost in GermanY (III)
prepositions: Groundwork (IV)
prepositions: Places to go to
unit 58:
prepositions: More places to go to
present tense: meine Freundinnen & meine Freundin
shopping: Opening hours
prepositions:"am", "im" or "um"? (I) [Audio]
prepositions: "am", "im" or "um"? (II)
unit 59:
shopping: A DB ServiceStore in Schwetzingen
plurals: Test yourself (I)
plurals: Test yourself (II)
professions: It runs in the family [Audio]
professions: What's their occupation?
unit 60:
word order: Changing it around
word order: More ways of changing it around
word order: Any tickets?
word order: A different beginning (I) [Audio]
family & relations: Males & Females
unit 61:
family & relations: family & relations: The inlaws (I)
family & relations: The inlaws (II)
word order: More different beginnings
word order: Even more different beginnings
miscellaneous: Impossible to answer in the affirmative [Audio]*
unit 62:
shopping: All these strawberries [Audio]*
miscellaneous: Time to eat
countries: Countries & Currencies (I)
countries: Countries & Currencies (II)
sports: Stating the bleedin' obvious
unit 63:
direct object: What's all this about? (I)
direct object: What's all this about? (II)
questions: Muddled questions (XIII)
questions: Muddled questions (XIV)
family & relations: Out of two make one [Audio]
unit 64:
plurals: Test yourself (III)
greetings & good wishes: For all occasions (I)
greetings & good wishes: For all occasions (II)
direct object: What's all this about? (III)
modal verbs: All mixed up (III)
unit 65:
plurals: Test yourself (IV)
modal verbs: All mixed up (IV)
direct object: What's all this about? (IV)
direct object: Let's kiss
questions: The what, the where, the why, the who! (IV)
unit 66:
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: Greetings & Good wishes: The devil is in the detail (I)
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: Greetings & Good wishes: The devil is in the detail (II)
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: Greetings & Good wishes: The devil is in the detail (III)
plurals: Test yourself (V)
direct object: What's all this about? (V)
unit 67:
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: What's the appropriate thing to say? (I)
greetings, Good wishes & Farewells: What's the appropriate thing to say? (II)
plurals: And the plural ist ....
direct object: What's all this about? (VI)
direct object: Where is it? (I)
unit 68:
means of transport: Different modes of transport
means of transport: Air, water, road or track?
means of transport: Famous modes of transport [Audio]
modal verbs: All mixed up (V)
direct object: Where is it? (II) [Audio]
unit 69:
miscellaneous: What a day! [Audio]
direct object: Where is it? (III)
modal verbs: Lots of forms
vowels, umlaute & diphtongs: "a" or "ä"? [Audio]*
food & drink: Food throughout the day [Audio]
unit 70:
miscellaneous:Nearly the same (I)
miscellaneous:Nearly the same (II)
miscellaneous: Nearly the same (III)
miscellaneous: Nearly the same (IV)
languages: Language skills [Audio]*
unit 71:
homonyms: "ihr" & "Ihr" & "ihr"
modal verbs: All mixed up (VI)
direct object: No purchase
continents: Bad at geography [Audio]
continents: Countries & Continents
unit 72:
questions: And what about you two?
expressing preferences: Simone & her favourites
miscellaneous: Spot the odd one out!
possessive adjectives: Two possessive dogs
tongue twisters: Fischers Fritze [Audio]*
unit 73:
modal verbs: All mixed up (VII)
family & relations: One or more? (I)
family & relations: One or more? (II)
family & relations:One or more? (III)
direct object: Technophobia [Audio]
unit 74:
miscellaneous: Every evening the same story [Audio]*
Generic names: Gerneric terms (1a)
Generic names: Generic terms (1b)
Generic names: Generic terms (2a)
Generic names: Generic terms (2b)
unit 75:
family & relations: One or more? (IV)
family & relations: One or more? (V)
family & relations: The Simpsons (I)
family & relations:The Simpsons (II)
riddles: A riddle for book lovers
unit 76:
family & relations: Family relationship
family & relations: A nice snap-shot [Audio]*
direct object: What do they need?
expressing preferences: Simon & his favourites
Personal information : Isabell talks about herself [Audio]*
unit 77:
direct object: State your opinion
modal verbs: All mixed up (IX)
modal verbs: All mixed up (X)
food & drink: Can we go for a bite to eat?
modal verbs: All mixed up (VIII)
unit 78:
shopping: The shopping list (I)
shopping: The shopping list (II)
vowels & umlaute: long "a" or short "a"? [Audio]*
personal information: Matthias Baumann about himself (I) [Audio]*
personal information: Matthias Baumann about himself (II) [Audio]*
unit 79:
direct object: Forgetfulness
"es gibt": In Dublin's Fair City ...
"es gibt":Anything close by?
homonyms: Morgen! Morgen! [Audio]
phonetics: a small difference
unit 80:
phonetics: A German miscellany [Audio]*
phonetics: consonants: "b" or "p"? [Audio]*
word families: More nouns & verbs
countries: Countries in the European Union (II)
diphtongs: "ei" versus "ie": One or the other [Audio]*
unit 81:
riddles: A riddle for car lovers
colours: Colourful soccer
tongue twisters: A lot of drops*
intonation: Who is to blame? [Audio]*
countries: A multi-kulti basketball team [Audio]*
unit 82:
false friends: "Kind" & "kind" [A1 Lower] [Audio]
food & drink: The Irish could have come up with that one
cardinal numbers: "1 -1 000 000" -> From words to digits
miscellaneous: Obsessed with sausages