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A1 Course Book

The book is perfect both for self-study and as a companion to the A1 video course. Every unit is rounded off with clear examples and exercises, and the explanations are in our language.

Duration
Yours forever
Format
Book
Pace
Your own pace

Who it's for: If you like learning from a book and taking notes.

A1 Course Book

Course price

€26.99

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Cover, contents and inside pages

Your first steps into the world of German!

What's in the book

  • Explanations in our language
  • Exercises for every unit
  • Practical examples
  • Audio tasks to consolidate the material
  • The whole A1 level (A1.1 and A1.2)
  • 24 lessons

After the course

What you'll be able to do

For complete beginners: from your first word to your first conversation.

  • Introduce yourself and others, and say where you're from, where you live and what you do
  • Ask and answer simple questions about family, work and free time
  • Order in a café, shop and ask about prices
  • Tell the time, make an appointment and handle numbers and dates
  • Say what you did yesterday or last weekend (perfect tense)
  • Fill in a form and write a short message

Level curriculum

The material, lesson by lesson

24 lessons covering the complete A1 level following CEFR. The video, group and fast-track courses of this level follow the same material, as does the course book.

  1. 1Lesson 1

    • Pronunciation rules
    • Nouns and the definite article
    • Verb conjugation
    • Irregular verbs
    • The alphabet

  2. 2Lesson 2

    • Professions
    • The indefinite article
    • Personal pronouns
    • Negation with „nicht“
    • Numbers 0 to 100

  3. 3Lesson 3

    • Possessive articles
    • Word order
    • Ja / Nein / doch
    • Familie (vocabulary)

  4. 4Lesson 4

    • Numbers above 100
    • Personal pronouns

  5. 5Lesson 5

    • The negative article kein
    • The pronoun „man“

  6. 6Lesson 6

    • Forming noun plurals
    • The accusative

  7. 7Lesson 7

    • The modal verb „können“
    • The particles ja / aber / wirklich
    • The particle „mal“

  8. 8Lesson 8

    • Word order
    • Telling the time
    • The preposition „am“
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  1. 9Lesson 9

    • The modal verb „möchten“
    • Compound nouns

  2. 10Lesson 10

    • Verbs with separable prefixes

  3. 11Lesson 11

    • Expressions of time
    • The past tense with haben
    • The past participle

  4. 12Lesson 12

    • The preposition „im“
    • Reading years
    • The past tense with sein
    • Wohin

  5. 13Lesson 13

    • The dative
    • Prepositions of place with the dative

  6. 14Lesson 14

    • The genitive of personal names
    • Adverbs of place
    • The possessive articles sein and ihr

  7. 15Lesson 15

    • Personal pronouns in the dative

  8. 16Lesson 16

    • Prepositions of time vor, nach, in and für

  9. 17Lesson 17

    • The modal verb „wollen“
    • The prepositions mit and ohne

  10. 18Lesson 18

    • The modal verb „sollen“
    • The formal imperative

  11. 19Lesson 19

    • The simple past of sein and haben
    • Adjectives with un-
    • The perfect tense and inseparable prefixes

  12. 20Lesson 20

    • The informal imperative
    • Personal pronouns in the accusative

  13. 21Lesson 21

    • The modal verbs „müssen“ and „dürfen“

  14. 22Lesson 22

    • Comparison of adjectives
    • The intensifiers total / richtig / wahnsinnig

  15. 23Lesson 23

    • Adjectives with -los
    • The conjunction „denn“

  16. 24Lesson 24

    • Ordinal numbers and dates
    • Konjunktiv II

How learning works

Step by step, from enrolment to your goal

  1. 01

    Lesson with explanations

    Every unit is explained in our language, with clear examples.

  2. 02

    Exercises

    Every unit comes with exercises, and each lesson ends with listening, reading and writing tasks.

  3. 03

    Audio tasks

    Audio tasks help you consolidate the material and get your ear used to pronunciation.

  4. 04

    Complete vocabulary

    The book contains all the vocabulary of the level, including what you need for exams at official institutes.

Is it for you

Who this course is for

A good fit if

  • You like learning from a book and taking notes
  • You want a companion to the video course of the same level
  • You're preparing for an exam and need the complete vocabulary

Maybe not for you if

  • You need someone to correct your speaking; add a group course to the book

What you get

Everything included in A1 Course Book

For complete beginners: from your first word to your first conversation.

Every unit of the A1 level following CEFR

Explanations in our language

Clear examples and exercises with every unit

Listening, reading and writing exercises

The complete vocabulary required for level A1

Preparation for exams at official institutes

„The A1 course really surprised me. I thought it would just be the basics, but we learned so much more. We did grammar, plenty of vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and conversation. The pace was quick, but everything was well explained. The teacher constantly encouraged us to speak and use what we'd learned. A truly great start to learning the language seriously!“
Marija L. · Group course, Level A1

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