Medien und Kommunikation

Explain reasons and opinions, report what someone said, and handle phone calls and messages.

Module 5 of German A2 · about 100 minutes · 14 new words.

Lessons in this module

• Vocabulary — Flashcards with spaced repetition
• Grammar — Rules, tables and guided drills
• Reading — Texts with comprehension questions
• Listening — Listen, transcribe, understand
• Writing — Guided tasks with instant feedback
• Speaking — Say it, hear it, get a score
• Conversation — Real conversations, line by line
• Module quiz — Check what this module taught

Grammar in this module

• Subordinate clauses with weil, dass and wenn — After weil, dass or wenn the conjugated verb moves to the very end of the clause. The two halves are always separated by a comma.
• Indirect questions and reporting what people say — To report a question politely, turn it into a subordinate clause: yes/no questions use ob, W-questions keep their question word. The verb goes to the end.

Vocabulary you will meet

die Nachricht · die Sendung · die Zeitschrift · die Werbung · der Bildschirm · herunterladen · speichern · das Passwort · anschließen · die Verbindung and 4 more. Every word is stored with its article and an example sentence, then scheduled for review by spaced repetition.

Reading: Wie informierst du dich?. Conversation: Ein Anruf im Büro.

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