You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified German teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the lesson at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant lesson materials.
These lessons in German are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival German to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the lesson can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in German history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of German, this is the choice for you.
German lessons of this type are aimed towards those that need to learn German to aid them with their employment. For those just starting out, it is integral to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and reading and writing can be adopted once the simple precepts are out of the way. Success has come from students who are involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, those seeking jobs in multinational companies, and those working with foreign colleagues, academia and bureaucracy. Just our most basic beginners lesson will have the student finishing the lesson with basic telephone/e-mail skills in German, as well as survival German should a short stay in the country be needed.
2 or more people can benefit studying German together as these German lessons are also offered to groups (Two-to-One German Lesson or Small Group In-Company German Lesson). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster German Lessons can be experienced by up to 12 people.
Around 135 million people around the globe speak German
German uses the same 26 letters as English, with the addition of three vowels with 'Umlaut's (ä, ö and ü) and ß, ('Eszett' or 'sharp s').
German was primarily a written language with differing dialects according to region, until the 1800s
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Felix hat einen großen Kopf und kurze Haare. Auf dem Kopf trägt er einen Hut und im Winter manchmal eine Mütze.
Seine Freundin Anna hat ihm zum Geburtstag eine Halskette geschenkt, die er immer um den Hals trägt.
Felix hat blaue Augen, eine große Nase und er muss sich jeden Tag rasieren, damit er keinen Bart bekommt. Die Länge seiner Arme und Beine ist genauso wie bei anderen Menschen.
Felix macht viel Sport und deshalb hat er Muskeln, vor allem am Bauch und am Rücken. Am liebsten zieht er T-Shirts und Hosen an. Wenn es kalt ist, trägt er seine Lieblingsjacke. Im Winter hat er oft kalte Hände und Finger. Auch seine Füße und Zehen sind dann kalt. Da helfen nur warme Handschuhe und dicke Socken.
Felix liebt Schuhe. Seine Freunde machen sich deshalb oft über ihn lustig, aber das ist Felix egal. Er hat 25 Paar Turnschuhe.
Gestern hat Felix für Anna ein Kleid gekauft. Hoffentlich gefällt es ihr.
Anna ist kleiner als Felix und auch ein bißchen dicker. Sie hat lange Haare und grüne Augen. Anna liebt Ohrringe. Überhaupt mag sie Schmuck sehr gerne. Aber sie freut sich auch über ein Kleid.
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"Zack is a great teacher, he is so kind and serious, and also flexible to meet the demands. I took his courses for 1 months before I moved to Germany and it was great that I could already communicate with German people when I arrived here. Thanks Zack and thanks 'listen and learn'. KZ@Duesseldorf"
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