German A2 — Elementary
Understand sentences about everyday topics: family, work, shopping, your local area. Handle short, routine conversations. Follow the course in order, or jump to any skill.
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Start with Unit 1 — Back to the past
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The A2 course
Twelve units take you beyond A1 to A2: grammar explained in English, vocabulary with translations, listening, and practice exercises to apply it all.
12 units · 90 lessons
01
Unit 1
Back to the past
Master irregular participles, learn war and hatte, and talk about your weekend.
7 lessons
- Perfect Tense: Irregular ParticiplesGrammar
- war and hatte: The Simple Past of sein and habenGrammar
- Sport and Free TimeVocabulary
- Mein letztes WochenendePractice · Speaking
- Mitteilung vom SportvereinPractice · Reading
- Danke für das WochenendePractice · Writing
- Eine E-Mail an den SportvereinPractice · Writing
02
Unit 2
Trips and travel
Use the simple past of modal verbs and handle holidays, transport and travel plans.
8 lessons
03
Unit 3
Reasons and opinions
Give reasons with weil and denn, report opinions with dass, and say what you think.
7 lessons
04
Unit 4
When and if
Use wenn and als clauses, and talk about invitations, celebrations and how things used to be.
9 lessons
- wenn Clauses: Conditions and Repeated EventsGrammar
- als or wenn: Talking About the PastGrammar
- Friends and RelationshipsVocabulary
- Festivals and CelebrationsVocabulary
- Eine Einladung absagenListening
- Früher und heutePractice · Speaking
- Ein Fest in meiner FamiliePractice · Speaking
- Eine Einladung zum GrillfestPractice · Writing
- Eine EinladungPractice · Speaking
05
Unit 5
Daily life at home
Learn reflexive and dative verbs, and handle housework, cooking and house rules.
5 lessons
06
Unit 6
Housing and moving
Use two-way prepositions, describe your flat, and deal with a landlord and a move.
6 lessons
07
Unit 7
Describing and comparing
Compare with -er and am -sten, add adjective endings after der, and describe people and things.
6 lessons
08
Unit 8
Nature and the city
Add adjective endings after ein, and talk about nature, animals and your neighbourhood.
9 lessons
- Adjective Endings after ein, kein and meinGrammar
- Nature and the EnvironmentVocabulary
- AnimalsVocabulary
- City Life and NeighbourhoodVocabulary
- Eine WegbeschreibungListening
- Neue Fahrradwege in der InnenstadtPractice · Reading
- Meine StadtPractice · Writing
- Eine Bitte an den NachbarnPractice · Writing
- Mein LieblingsortPractice · Speaking
09
Unit 9
Health and polite requests
Ask politely with würde and könnte, and handle doctors, pharmacies and appointments.
7 lessons
10
Unit 10
Work and plans
Talk about the future with werden, learn verbs with fixed prepositions, and handle work life.
9 lessons
- The Future with werdenGrammar
- Verbs with Fixed PrepositionsGrammar
- Work and the OfficeVocabulary
- Job Applications and TrainingVocabulary
- Ein Gespräch unter KollegenListening
- E-Mail an das TeamPractice · Reading
- Meine ArbeitPractice · Speaking
- Pläne machenPractice · Speaking
- Eine Krankmeldung an die KursleiterinPractice · Writing
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Unit 11
Out and about
Ask indirect questions, link ideas with deshalb and trotzdem, and handle shopping, eating out and money.
8 lessons
12
Unit 12
Official Germany
Use relative clauses and zu plus infinitive, and round off A2 with offices, courses and paperwork.
9 lessons
- Relative Clauses: The BasicsGrammar
- The Infinitive with zuGrammar
- Offices and PaperworkVocabulary
- School and Further EducationVocabulary
- Key A2 Verbs and ExpressionsVocabulary
- Informationen zum DeutschkursListening
- Ein Brief vom BürgeramtPractice · Reading
- Ein Brief aus der SchulePractice · Reading
- Eine Nachricht auf der MailboxPractice · Reading
Practice by skill
Practise the four skills
Each skill can be practised on its own, at your own pace, separate from the unit path above.
Lesen
Reading
Emails, ads, signs and menus like the ones you'll actually read in Germany, each with questions and an instant check.
Schreiben
Writing
Gap-fill drills and short prompts. Write your answer, then hold it up against a model.
Sprechen
Speaking
Answer everyday prompts out loud and record yourself, then play it back against a model. Audio stays on your device.
Hören
Listening
Announcements, voicemails and short dialogues built like the ones in the real exams. A transcript is there if you get stuck.