Hello zusammen!
The B1 level is a grammar level, and you have to understand and remember a lot of new grammatical constructions. Your language will become more various and alive. Und es freut mich sehr. Now I am at the B1.1 level and it is only a half of all B1 grammar. So now I know about:
N-Deklination
Relativsätze
sowohl..als auch
Präteritum
Perfekt
Adjektive als Nomen
Indirekte Fragen
Temporale Nebensätze mit wenn und als
Passiv
Futur I
Konjunktion falls
Konjunktionen obwohl, trozdem
and etc.
It is not the only difficulty at the B1.1 level, there are a lot of new words and they are not so easy as Tisch or Stuhl. At this level, you start to create your own professional vocabulary. You will be capable of talking about some work moments and it’s very useful because at B1 a lot of students start working. Some important words for work:
Vollzeit – Teilzeit
Tagesablauf
brutto – netto
Steuer
Grußformel und Unterschrift
Our teacher advises us to buy one grammar book and it is really helpful. There are a lot of pictures with explanations and grammar rules and at the same pages, you could find exercises. At this time, you should spend a lot of time at your homework. At intensive courses every day you have a new unit and a new grammar structure, so you don’t have a lot of time to repeat and practice because you have to go forward.
And that’s why I decided to do the B1.3 course before B2. I think it will be a necessary break for me and I could repeat everything and prepare myself to the next level.
If you feel that this tempo is too fast for you and you need a break, there are two variants: to make a real break or to do an additional course. You should every month analyse the situation and face it because it makes no sense to be at C1 or B2.2 level and make mistakes in articles or cases. The A2 and B1 levels are as a foundation of a house, if it is not strong enough, your house will be ruined.
Good luck!
Some of my classmates have children and they ask each other where to go or what to do? Of course you can say: “Google will help you”, but not everyone can find necessary information in german in the internet. So i decided to share my experience.
6. Ritter Sport (магазин шоколада Ritter Sport) Französische Straße 24. You can create you own chocolate by adding different ingredients. There is a special ChocoWorkshop which you can book for some occasions like birthday or first school day!
First time I understood that I must start speaking at the A2.1 level, but my vocabulary was so poor that it was very very difficult to build even simple everyday sentences. We all know: my name is…, I live there…, I want smth… and so on, but unfortunately, we are not 3 years old babies! And in everyday life, we often use conditional clauses (if, when etc). At the A2.1 I was really far from the necessary grammar, and I was like a dog which can listen and understand all, but can say nothing. This period was very frustrating and I felt like it would last forever and I would never be able to communicate in german.
Of course, if you come somewhere from US or Europe or Asia, it is easier to find friends with the same language as you. We are all adults with education and self-esteem, so we will not catch germans on the streets and try to talk with them. :)
But the most important part is to meet like-minded people within your group. We spend from two days a week (half-intensive courses) to four days a week (intensive courses) in the language school and so sometimes we can’t even spend three hours every day with our own families because of work and language learning. If you have open-minded, nice people in your group – get together with them for coffee or go walking and of course speak in German. Sometimes native speakers don’t have enough patience for slow-speaking-foreigners, but you will have enough patience for each other. From the beginning, it will be difficult and move very slowly, but you will eventually start speaking. You will make mistakes, as we all do, but you will help each other and that’s really great. I think language schools are real places where adults can find friends. I have found my friends here and I wish you the same!
he first tip: It is much cheaper to visit the Zoo and Aquarium in one day, because Zoo-Aquarium ticket costs 20 Euro and one separate place 14,50 Euro. If you plan to visit with small children – choose one place for one day :)
In conclusion, the best part about all these trips is that you see and learn new, interesting things and you have the opportunity to learn new vocabulary. For example take a booklet in German and try to read it and translate. Or if you are a super language proficient, join one of guided tours in German and practice your listening and understanding.
