Course Short Stories 101
The short stories 101 is suitable for you if you are a beginner, have some basic knowledge (A1) and enjoy reading fictional texts. The course consists of six short stories which are complemented by videos, comprehension questions, grammar and vocabulary exercises. You can work online and you can download each story as a PDF and mp3 file to your device. The six stories are not connected to each other, so you can choose which one you would like to start with and won’t miss anything.
It’s 1978 and a new school year starts for the 12-year olds in a small German town. They get a new classmate, a black girl from Angola.
Grammar & Vocabulary:
- adjective endings
- time expressions
- translations
After Sonja’s husband left her for a younger woman, she flies to Spain to relax a little and meets a street dog in Barcelona.
Grammar & Vocabulary:
- erst/nur
- vertrauen/trauen/das Vertrauen
- translation
Laura oversleeps and is almost late for an important meeting at work. During the day, more misfortunes happen. How will this horrible day end?
Grammar & Vocabulary:
- Present Perfect
- bekommen / werden
- Infinitive with “zu” / “um … zu”
Markus visits a church in Vienna and learns about the fascinating story of a priest who hid his Jewish childhood friend and his family from the Nazis.
Grammar & Vocabulary:
- adjective endings
- translation
- Viennese coffee houses
Lena is an old woman from the north of Germany who tell about her life and her family and why she would like to become 100 years old.
Grammar & Vocabulary:
- Present Perfect
- genauso … wie
- translation
Anna doesn’t like traveling, she prefers to be at home. But then, her daughter Ida who lives in England, becomes sick and Anna books a flight to London.
Grammar & Vocabulary:
- articles
- jeder/jede/jedes
- translation
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