Everyday Scenarios
Otti now lives in Berlin. Each scenario is one part of Otti's day, with the words and phrases it needs.
Otti reads a letter
A letter from the landlord, the bank or the school? Otti reads it word by word: who writes, what they want and by when.
A2
20 words
Otti looks for a flat
Otti's room is too small, so he reads flat ads with Frida and goes to a viewing. Learn the words of renting - rent, deposit, floor, lift - and how to ask about a flat.
A2
21 words
Bruno furnishes his room
Bruno has bought a sofa, a shelf and far too many cushions. Learn the words for furniture and for putting a room together.
A2
21 words
Otti sorts the rubbish
In Berlin every bin has its own colour, and Frau Hilde explains them all. Learn to sort rubbish, to save energy and to talk about the environment.
A2
21 words
Frau Hilde calls the caretaker
The tap drips, the heating is cold and the light in the hall is broken. Learn to describe a problem in the flat and to ask someone to fix it.
A2
19 words
Otti has a cold
Otti sneezes, coughs and has a headache, so Lotte sends him to the doctor's practice. Learn to say what hurts, to make an appointment and to get medicine.
A2
21 words
Kalle stays fit
Kalle runs through the Grunewald every morning and now he wants Otti to join his club. Learn to talk about sport, training and a healthy life.
A2
20 words
Lotte buys clothes
Lotte needs a coat for the winter and tries on everything in the shop. Learn to ask for a size, to say what fits and to take something back.
A2
21 words
Emil makes a complaint
Emil's new headphones arrived late and do not work. Learn to complain politely, to talk about orders and deliveries and to ask for your money back.
A2
18 words
Bruno bakes a cake
Bruno follows his grandmother's recipe - more or less. Learn the words for ingredients, amounts and cooking, and how to read a recipe.
A2
23 words
The friends eat out
Otti, Frida and Bruno take the ferry to a restaurant by the water. Learn to order a whole meal, to ask what the waiter recommends and to pay with a tip.
A2
18 words
The friends take the train
The friends want to go to the Baltic Sea, but the train is late and they miss their connection. Learn to read a timetable and to talk about delays and connections.
A2
18 words
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