Health related: feeling ill (cold, headache, sore throat), discussing allergies, breaking an ankle or wrist going to an emergency pharmacy or the emergency room of a hospital, and dealing with medical emergencies, saying that someone looks tired or looks good, asking about the health of various family members. Activities: Reading, hiking, watching a show on television or online, taking long walks on the beach, talking about a good film. Shopping: purchasing items, trying on clothing, describing purchases, colors, sizes asking for a bag or a receipt discussing change for a large bill. Traveling and sight-seeing: talking about jet lag, discussing types of train transportation, buying tickets, visiting wineries and wine festivals, seeing restored old cities or buildings, traveling to the coast or mountains, renting an apartment, making restaurant reservations, registering at a hotel, discussing hotel amenities and features such as an elevator, a breakfast buffet, fitness room, non-smoking room, internet access. Personal: discussing where and when you met someone, divorce, German heritage using the informal form to address several people talking about family members including distant cousins and in-laws losing a personal item talking about getting a driver’s license, having a broken item repaired. Business: attending trade fairs meeting with colleagues discussing professions, products, and customers’ concerns making or asking for suggestions.
You’ll learn to speak about your professional and personal life, needs, likes and dislikes, and to create complex sentences discussing the past, present, future, conditional, and subjunctive. In Level 4 the pace and conversation move more rapidly, accelerating exposure to new vocabulary and structures, and approaching native speed and comprehension. You’ll be speaking and understanding German with near-fluency and with a broad range of conversational skills.
30-minute core lessons you can take anywhere with the Pimsleur app, or do at home with Amazon® Alexa®, or on your computer.If you’ve tried other language learning methods but found they simply didn’t stick, then you owe it to yourself to give Pimsleur a try.
Pimsleur courses use a scientifically-proven method that puts you in control of your learning. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get you speaking right from the first day. The best part is that it doesn’t have to be difficult or take years to master. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, learning German will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life. The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn German The course also includes an integrated Reading Booklet. In addition, audio lessons can be played using the Pimsleur Skill for Amazon® Echo® devices. Pimsleur includes 30, 30-minute audio lessons and reading instruction as streaming or audio download accessible using the Pimsleur Mobile App, or on your computer.