COURSE OUTLINE

German Language
B1 LEVEL

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course focuses on German Language and is intended for students or
speakers of other languages who wish to enhance their German communication
skills, develop fluency and a strong general language competency. 

This is an introductory course for students who have prior familiarity with
German. It aims at developing basic communication skills in the German
Language and to introduce them to the German culture enabling the students to
cope with more complex communicative situations.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The German Language, offered at CEVAS Review Center and Language
School, provides quality language training to enable speakers of other
languages from various backgrounds, needs and purposes to communicate
effectively and proficiently. Students undergo an intensive German curriculum
that helps them attain the required standard to pursue further academic and/or
professional programmes.

At CEVAS, we know how to help one learn successfully, and we understand the
needs of the participants and the challenges they face. Most importantly, we
believe in teaching foreign languages as a life skill, so that participants of the
programme become independent learners and thinkers who will continue to
develop their awareness and language competency by building on their
successes in the class, even after the course concludes.

All our teachers are professional German speakers with years of training and
experience. Class sizes are small and conducive, offering an ideal environment
for personalized learning and customized instruction.

COURSE DURATION
Students will undergo 300 hours / 100 sessions / 3 hours per session of
classroom / online instruction.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course aims the following:
 1. Can understand the main points when clear, standard language is used
and the focus is on familiar topics associated with work, school, leisure
time, etc.
2. Can deal with most situations typically encountered when travelling in the
language region.
3. Can express him/herself simply and coherently regarding familiar topics
and areas of personal interest.
4. Can report on experiences and events, describe dreams, hopes and goals
as well as make short statements to justify or explain his/her own views
and plans.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be trained in all four (4) language skills (listening, speaking, reading
and writing) with grammatical issues being part of a topic related communicative
approach to language teaching, learning and serving to develop these macro
skills.

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS

Teaching, learning and assessment are designed to enable students to achieve
the aforementioned course objectives. While part of any session is likely to
involve direct teaching, the emphasis is on student participation and instructors
should encourage students to take part actively in discussion and in tasks.

COURSE MATERIALS
Adapted materials will be used in class, linked to the topic areas studied. Topic-
based (authentic handouts, audio and video) are also available. Furthermore, the
students will have a guaranteed private-access to the resources given the
current situation. They will also be exposed to German audio-video material,
situational survival phrases via dialogues and a variety of texts to practice
learned material and acquire basic vocabulary.

COURSE OUTLINE
Lesson Topics Language Activities
s Focus and
 Grammar
Lesson 1 Travel/ 1. Conjunctio  Formal
holidays n classroo
2. Present m
Family and perfect of instructio
family tree separable / n/
non discussio
Lifestyles separable n
verbs  Simple
3. Names in dialogues
genitive  Talking
case about
4. Prepositio holidays
ns  Introducin
g the
family
tree
 Naming
reasons
for
somethin
g what
happened
 Discussin
g different
life and
living
styles

Lesson 2 At Home 1. Prepositio  Giving

ns with details
accusative about a
and dative town/ city
case  Explainin
2. Directional g
adverbs directions
 Having
conversat
ions with
neighbors
 Reading
and
writing
notes
Lesson 3 Food and 1. Indefinite  Talking
Drinks pronouns about
in habits
nominative  Naming
and things in
accusative a
case househol
d
 Holding
conversat
ions in
restaurant
s

Lesson 4 Work 1. Conjunctiv  Formal

e II classroo
m
instructio
n/
discussio
n
 Giving job
advice
 Handling
business
conversat
ions on
the phone
 Reading
and
understan
ding
newspap
er articles

Lesson 5 Sport and 1. Reflexive  Giving

Fitness verbs health
2. Verbs with advice
preposition  Expressin
s g
interests/
feelings
 Asking for
informatio
n on the
 phone
 Understa
nding
advice
from
experts

Lesson 6 Education 1. Simple  Talking

and Carrier past of about
modal one’s
verbs education
2. Conjunctio / school
n “dass” system
 Reading
and
understan
ding
different
course
offers
 Understa
nding an
interview

Lesson 7 Celebrations 1. Dative  Question

and Gifts object and
2. Position in answer
the drills
sentence  Talking
about and
gathering
gift ideas
 Expressin
g
suggestio
ns/
wishes
 Planning
a
celebratio
n

Lesson 8 The weekend 1. Conjunctio  Expansio

ns n of
Weekend 2. Subjunctiv lexical set
 activities / e II –  Dialogues
events conjugatio  Making
n, wish, suggestio
Going to the suggestion ns: “Ich
opera, würde
museum, gern...”
theatre,  Talking
concert about
opposites
: “trotzde

Lesson 9 Consumer 1. Adjective  Practice

goods: endings workshee
with ts
What to indefinite  Flash
spend money articles cards
on 2. Comparati  Definition
ve / s and
Descriptive superlative examples
vocabulary: (groß/größ  Describin
schön / er/am g/
hässlich etc. größten) evaluatin
g objects
 Presentin
g
somethin
g
Lesson Communicati 1. The  Speaking:
10 on passive, Using
present appropriat
SMS tense e
vocabulary 2. Question sentence
words starters
Telephone – 3. “Was für  Performin
answering ein..” g
phone 4. Adjective dialogues
vocabulary endings  Understa
with nding
definite message
article s / leaving
message
s;
apologizin
g
Lesson On the road 1. Prepositio  Performin
11 ns with g
Traffic “Woher?, dialogues
information with  Writing
accusative tasks
The weather (durch),  Expansio
with dative n of
Travel news (bis zu) lexical
2. Conjunctio set: traffic
n lexis
“deshalb”
Lesson At the travel 1. Prepositio  Reading
12 agent’s ns “an, comprehe
auf, in” nsion
Travel 2. Adjective  Dialogues
destinations endings with
without partner
Invitations for article  Crosswor
a visit d Puzzle
 Talking
about
travel
plans
 Booking a
holiday /
writing
postcard

Lesson Money 1. Indirect  Simple

13 questions sentence
Banking with constructi
“Wer/Was/ on
The financial ob”  Making
world 2. Conjugatio an
n of verb appointm
‘lassen ent
(simple
role play)
 Obtaining
informatio
n at the
bank
 Finding
out about
payment
 methods

Lesson Life situations 1. Revision:  Question

14 verbs in and
Revision of Perfect, answer
expressing Imperfect, activities
wishes, Subjunctiv  Writing
suggestions, e and
giving advice 2. Adjective Speaking
endings practice
3. Conjunctio tests
ns “wenn,  Revision
weil, dass, of talking
aber, den , about
deshalb, past
trotzdem” events,
conflicts /
life stories
 Rationale