A2 level program – German language

level A2 it is a continuation of level A1 and aims to further develop communication in the German language. During this level you will significantly expand your vocabulary, use more advanced grammatical structures and communicate more confidently in everyday, professional and academic situations.

The program focuses on developing four key skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing, preparing you for fluent communication in real situations.

At A2 level you will learn:

• Introduce yourself and other people in more detail.
• Talk about professions, tasks and work environment.
• Describe activities of daily living and personal routines.
• Discuss your interests, hobbies, skills and plans.
• To report events and experiences in the past tense.
• Summarize texts and articles in your own words.
• To organize and describe trips, excursions and holidays.
• Ask for and give information over the phone in personal and professional situations.
• Talk about food, lifestyle and healthy eating.
• To place orders in the restaurant, express complaints and seek solutions.
• Talk about happiness, emotions and family relationships.
• To express thoughts, reasons and arguments in a logical way.
• Give advice and recommendations for learning foreign languages.
• Write postcards, emails and messages on different topics.
• Discuss media, television, the Internet and politics.
• Describe actions that happen at the same time.
• To conduct interviews and dialogues in different situations.
• Talk about inventions, products, technology and innovation.
• Discuss sports, physical activity and health.
• Describe cities, houses and neighbourhoods.
• Discuss travel, tourist sites and different cultures.
• Read and summarize historical and cultural texts.
• Talk about family holidays, festivals and traditions.
• Discuss education, university and student life.
• Talk about happiness, success and personal goals.
• Communicate in offices, institutions and workplaces.
• To conduct spontaneous conversations with more confidence in real situations.

Grammar

During this level you will acquire:

• Modal verbs in the past tense.
• excellent, Präteritum and the differences between them.
• Personal verbs (Reflexive Verbs).
• Verbs with prepositions (Verben mit Präpositionen).
• Use of case Genitive.
• Comparative and superlative of adjectives.
• Comparisons between persons, places and objects.
• Conjugation of adjectives.
• Subordinating conjunctions (weil, dass, wenn, obwohl, damit etc.).
• Conditional and objective sentences.
• Prepositions of time and place.
• Indirect questions.
• The order of the adverbs in the sentence.
• The secondary diathesis (Passive) in the present, past and with modal verbs.
• The relative mode (Subjunctive II) for requests, suggestions and courtesy.
• relative clauses (Relativsätze).
• Indefinite pronouns.
• Expressions with Infinitive + zu.
• The use of the connector for the logical connection of the sentences.
• Correct pronunciation and intonation in communication.

Speaking and communication

During the course you will practice:

• Conversations about professional life and work activities.
• Communication in the office and in business premises.
• Telephone dialogues.
• Personal and professional interview.
• Discussions about family, society and relationships.
• Presentations of countries and cities.
• Description of the pictures.
• Discussions about travel and vacations.
• Communication at the hotel, airport and public institutions.
• Conversations about sports, health and lifestyle.
• Technology and media discussions.
• Communication on politics, current affairs and news.
• Expressing personal opinions and arguing them.
• The use of formal and informal language according to the situation.

Writing

You will learn to write:

• Personal and official emails.
• Postcard.
• Short reports.
• Summary of texts.
• Descriptions of persons and places.
• Complaints and requests.
• Invitations and responses to invitations.
• Descriptions of trips and activities.
• Simple argumentative essays.
• Letters on daily topics.

Reading and listening

The program includes:

• Authentic articles and texts.
• Dialogues of everyday life.
• The interview.
• Simple news.
• Advertisements and announcements.
• Historical and cultural texts.
• Texts about health and technology.
• Listening exercises with authentic audio.
• Exercises for the development of pronunciation and intonation.

Preparation for international exams

The professor Arijeta Ibishi Deari prepares candidates professionally for international German language exams:

• Goethe-Zertifikat A2
• telc Deutsch A2
• ÖSD Certificate A2

Preparation includes:

• Full familiarity with the structure of the exams.
• Intense exercises for Read, hear, write AND Sprechen.
• Simulations of real exams.
• Strategies for time management during the test.
• Individual preparation for the communication part.
• Detailed proofreading of writings.
• Improving pronunciation, grammar and fluency.
• Assessment tests and continuous monitoring of progress.

What can you expect?

• Professional, modern and interactive trainings.
• Contemporary methodology for learning the German language.
• Exercises for each lesson in the app EnglishForLife and the system eLearn.
• Detailed reporting of progress, exercises and quizzes.
• Supplementary materials and PDFs for most units.
• Audio exercises and communication activities.
• Practical exercises for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
• Hybrid learning: in the classroom or LIVE on Zoom, combined with the exercises in the app.
• Specialized preparation for exams Goethe, telc AND ÖSD.
• Ongoing support from experienced professors.

business hours

This course usually takes place 4 times a week, with a duration of 70–90 minutes for each lesson. The program is organized in the form intense, enabling rapid progress and visible results.

Everything you need to have

• Laptop, computer or phone.
• application EnglishForLife and the platform Zoom installed.
• After registration and payment, our staff will email you all the login details.
• With these credentials you will have access to the application EnglishForLife, where you will find materials, exercises, tests, audio, your progress and the lesson schedule.
• Lessons can be followed in class OR LIVE Online, according to the variant chosen together with Professor Arijeta Ibishi Deari.