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German Language – Level 03
German Language – Level 03 develops pre-intermediate German communication skills, building on the elementary foundation of Levels 01 and 02. Participants learn to sustain conversations about familiar topics, describe experiences and plans, understand connected spoken and written texts, and communicate with greater grammatical accuracy in everyday and routine professional situations. The course integrates guided language study with practical tasks, pronunciation coaching, and ongoing feedback.
Next group
2026 & 2027
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- Duration
- 1 month
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Course overview
German Language – Level 03 develops pre-intermediate German communication skills, building on the elementary foundation of Levels 01 and 02. Participants learn to sustain conversations about familiar topics, describe experiences and plans, understand connected spoken and written texts, and communicate with greater grammatical accuracy in everyday and routine professional situations. The course integrates guided language study with practical tasks, pronunciation coaching, and ongoing feedback.
Training methodology
Interactive instructor-led lessons combining concise grammar explanations with contextual practice.
Pair and group conversations, role-plays, information-gap tasks, and guided discussions.
Listening to authentic-style dialogues and reading short practical texts, followed by comprehension tasks.
Structured writing, pronunciation feedback, vocabulary recycling, and regular formative checks.
Integrated communicative practice and a final skills-based assessment.
Target competencies
- Communicate in connected sentences about familiar experiences, preferences, routines, and plans.
- Apply pre-intermediate grammar, word order, and verb forms with increasing accuracy.
- Understand the main points of clear speech and accessible written materials on familiar topics.
- Write coherent short messages, descriptions, and practical workplace communications.
- Use strategies to clarify meaning, ask follow-up questions, and maintain a conversation.
Course objectives
- Narrate past experiences and describe sequences of events using appropriate tense forms.
- Discuss intentions, arrangements, preferences, reasons, and simple hypothetical situations.
- Use subordinate clauses, modal constructions, case patterns, and adjective endings in context.
- Manage everyday service interactions and routine workplace exchanges more independently.
- Extract key information from short announcements, conversations, emails, and articles.
- Produce organized short texts and deliver a brief prepared oral presentation.
Course outline
Module 1
Foundation Review and Level 03 Diagnostic
- Review core present-tense forms, articles, cases, and common sentence patterns.
- Identify gaps in everyday vocabulary, listening, and speaking confidence.
- Set personal communicative goals through short diagnostic tasks.
Module 2
Connected Conversation and Interaction
- Extend responses beyond isolated sentences with supporting details.
- Ask follow-up questions and respond naturally to a conversation partner.
- Use common fillers, clarification requests, and repair expressions.
Module 3
Narrating Experiences with the Perfekt
- Select haben or sein with frequently used past participles.
- Describe personal experiences, travel, and recent events in sequence.
- Practice spoken narratives with time expressions and connectors.
Module 4
Introduction to the Präteritum
- Use war, hatte, and common modal verbs in the simple past.
- Recognize frequent Präteritum forms in short narratives.
- Compare typical spoken and written past-tense usage.
Module 5
Time Expressions and Event Sequences
- Use zuerst, dann, danach, später, and schließlich to organize accounts.
- Express duration, frequency, and points in time accurately.
- Build coherent descriptions of a past day or project activity.
Module 6
Subordinate Clauses with weil and dass
- Explain reasons using weil and report statements using dass.
- Apply verb-final word order in subordinate clauses.
- Combine short sentences into more natural connected speech.
Module 7
Conditions and Time Clauses
- Use wenn for recurring conditions and future situations.
- Introduce als for one-time events in the past.
- Practice clause order and punctuation in everyday contexts.
Module 8
Modal Verbs and Practical Obligations
- Review können, müssen, dürfen, sollen, wollen, and mögen.
- Express permissions, rules, recommendations, and obligations.
- Handle practical requests and workplace instructions politely.
Module 9
Separable and Inseparable Verbs
- Distinguish separable prefixes in main and subordinate clauses.
- Expand vocabulary for appointments, tasks, and daily activities.
- Use common inseparable verbs in meaningful sentences.
Module 10
Accusative and Dative in Context
- Choose cases with common verbs and prepositions.
- Practice pronouns and noun phrases in service encounters.
- Improve accuracy through substitution and dialogue exercises.
Module 11
Two-Way Prepositions and Location
- Differentiate location and direction with Wechselpräpositionen.
- Describe office layouts, routes, and object placement.
- Use appropriate dative or accusative endings in context.
Module 12
Adjective Endings and Descriptions
- Introduce frequent adjective endings after definite and indefinite articles.
- Describe people, products, accommodation, and workplaces.
- Compare short descriptive texts for accuracy and clarity.
Module 13
Comparisons and Preferences
- Use comparative and superlative forms, including common irregulars.
- Compare options and justify personal preferences.
- Practice decision-making dialogues for purchases and travel.
Module 14
Future Plans and Arrangements
- Discuss future events using present tense and werden + infinitive.
- Arrange appointments and negotiate suitable times.
- Describe goals and upcoming activities in clear connected speech.
Module 15
Making Suggestions and Giving Advice
- Use sollten, könnten, and common recommendation structures.
- Offer, accept, or decline suggestions appropriately.
- Role-play problem-solving conversations with peers.
Module 16
Health, Wellbeing, and Everyday Problems
- Explain symptoms and everyday difficulties in accessible language.
- Understand common advice and simple instructions.
- Practice booking appointments and asking for assistance.
Module 17
Travel, Transport, and Accommodation
- Handle bookings, route changes, and travel inquiries.
- Understand key information in timetables and announcements.
- Describe travel problems and request practical solutions.
Module 18
Shopping, Services, and Complaints
- Ask detailed questions about products, prices, and conditions.
- Make polite requests, returns, and simple complaints.
- Respond to service staff and clarify misunderstandings.
Module 19
Routine Workplace Communication
- Discuss responsibilities, schedules, and simple work updates.
- Use appropriate polite forms in requests and coordination.
- Participate in brief task-focused meetings and exchanges.
Module 20
Reading for Main Ideas and Details
- Read short articles, notices, emails, and informational webpages.
- Identify topic sentences, specific facts, and implied purpose.
- Develop scanning and context-based vocabulary strategies.
Module 21
Writing Emails and Connected Paragraphs
- Structure informal and basic formal emails with suitable openings.
- Write short descriptions, invitations, updates, and explanations.
- Use linking expressions and revise grammar for clarity.
Module 22
Listening, Pronunciation, and Fluency
- Follow clear connected speech on familiar themes.
- Practice word stress, sentence rhythm, and difficult sound contrasts.
- Use repetition and paraphrasing to confirm understanding.
Module 23
Integrated Role-Plays and Short Presentations
- Deliver a short prepared talk about an experience or future plan.
- Combine listening, speaking, reading, and writing in realistic tasks.
- Give and receive constructive peer feedback.
Module 24
Consolidation and Final Skills Assessment
- Review high-frequency grammar, vocabulary, and communicative functions.
- Complete integrated listening, reading, writing, and speaking tasks.
- Identify strengths and readiness for German Language – Level 04.
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Morning and evening classes are available. CompuBase Training Center, Abu Dhabi.
