German Conversation Practice - Speaking and Listening Skills
What you'll learn
- Greet someone and start a conversation in a manner that is appropriate for the situation
- Be able to answer to yes/no questions with a variety of options
- Feel more confident when having a conversation with a German speaker
- Be more comfortable speaking about themselves in a conversation
- Know when to address someone with "Du" and when to use "Sie"
- Close a conversation appropriately and say Goodbye in a way that suits the situation
Requirements
- Knowledge of basic German is required
- Please have a look at one of the example videos before purchasing to see if your level of German is appropriate for this course!
Description
This is course is about improving your ability to have a fluent conversation in German. It can be quite challenging to speak to someone in a foreign language and it is important to practice this skill as much as possible. This course will provide you with some basic tools that help you need for a conversation such as greetings, how to address a person and ways to say goodbye - furthermore a large component of the course is dedicated to actually get you speaking: I will make a statement about myself and then ask you about you, so that you can answer as if you were in a real conversation. This will help you to get used to expressing yourself when you are in a conversation with another person without pressure and in as much time as you need to formulate your response.
I have aimed to make this course a fun and interesting experience - rather than just trying to memorize stuff, I want you to engage in the content, think creatively, be surprised and find the learning process stimulating and enjoyable. Learning should never be dull but rather a dynamic and enriching process.
Of course there is nothing like a real-life conversation and I hope this course can help you to prepare for it!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for German learners who want to improve their conversation skills.
- This course is also for you if you just want to become more comfortable using your German in a daily conversation as it has conversation practice included.
Course content
- Preview02:22
- 02:50Greeting each other - there are more options than "Hallo" and "Guten Tag"!
- Preview02:44
- 03:48"Du" and "Sie" - when should you use which?
- 02:17Have a conversation with me! Part 1
- 02:42Have a conversation with me! Part 2
- Preview03:05
- 02:05Have a conversation with me! Part 4
- 02:06Have a conversation with me! Part 5
- Preview02:00
- 02:00Have a conversation with me! Part 7
- 02:08Have a conversation with me! Part 8
- 02:09Have a conversation with me! Part 9
- 02:00Have a conversation with me! Part 10
- 02:19Answering to yes/no questions - because the answer cannot always be yes or no!
- 03:33Interjections - expressing yourself with just one word
- 02:58Saying goodbye
Instructor
![Corinna Lenz](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.1 Instructor Rating
- 14 Reviews
- 2,491 Students
- 5 Courses
I am a German language tutor who was born and raised in Munich, Germany. I have been teaching my native language to people both online and offline and I find teaching very rewarding. I have been living in English-speaking countries including the U.S. and England for more than 10 years and therefore understand the challenges that come with speaking a foreign language as well as adjusting to a new culture. I believe that learning a language is most effective when you are having fun and when it happens in a natural way.