Beginners’ German: Places and people

Do you want to learn the basics of the German language? This free course, Beginners’ German: Places and people, will take you on a journey through German-speaking countries. You will read and hear about a range of places and people. This OpenLearn course will give you the opportunity to develop language skills which will help you to cope in a range of situations.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Talking about places and locations
• 1 Talking about places and locations
• 1.1 People and places
• 1.2 Pronunciation
• 1.3 Location
• 1.4 Numbers 0–10
• 2 Understanding information about countries and languages
• 2 Understanding information about countries and languages
• 2.1 Where is German spoken?
• 2.2 Useful expressions
• 2.3 Personal pronouns
• 3 Giving and understanding personal information
• 3 Giving and understanding personal information
• 3.1 Where do you come from?
• 3.2 Where do you live?
• 4 Ordering and paying for things
• 4 Ordering and paying for things
• 4.1 Using ‘man’
• 4.2 Café conversations
• 4.3 What the customer wants
• 4.4 Your turn to order
• Conclusion
• Take the next step
• Acknowledgements