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1. 01

   Konjunktiv I — Reported Speech Without Gossip

   How German reports what someone said without vouching for it: er habe, sie sei gekommen, möge — and when native speakers quietly fall back on Konjunktiv II or plain indicative.

2. 02

   Funktionsverbgefüge — Sounding Native with Light Verbs

   Why Germans treffen a decision instead of treffen-ing a person: the light-verb collocations (eine Entscheidung treffen, Kritik üben, in Kauf nehmen) that turn B2 German into C1 German.

3. 03

   Nominalstil vs. Verbalstil — Style Switching for Better Writing

   Academic German loves to freeze verbs into nouns. Learn when to stack nouns, when to let verbs breathe, and how to convert mechanically between the two styles.

4. 04

   Extended Participial Attributes — Die vorgeschlagene Reform

   Formal German hides entire relative clauses inside noun phrases. Learn to build them — and, more importantly, to unpack the 'die von der Kommission vorgeschlagene Reform' monsters on sight.

1. 01

   Redewendungen — German Idioms

   8 cards. Eight idioms that natives reach for daily — learn when the bear steps, when to leave the church in the village, and why mice are being melted.

2. 02

   Wissenschaftsdeutsch — Academic German

   8 cards. The noun-heavy vocabulary of German scholarship — from 'die These' to 'die Schlussfolgerung', the words that papers and lectures are made of.

The word bank for this level is coming soon — A1 and A2 are already available.

1. 01

   Redaktionskonferenz — The Editorial Meeting

   13 lines, with audio. Pitch a story, defend your angle against skepticism, and negotiate the publication date.

2. 02

   Vertragsverhandlung — Negotiating a Client Contract

   12 lines, with audio. Discuss scope, liability, and payment terms — a professional negotiation with nuance.

3. 03

   Diskussion auf dem Symposium — Symposium Discussion

   12 lines, with audio. Field critical questions after a talk, defend your method, and concede a point elegantly.

4. 04

   Auf der Vernissage — At the Gallery Opening

   13 lines, with audio. Talk about art with confidence: compliments, gentle disagreement, and insider small talk.

5. 05

   Buchclub: Über einen Roman — Book Club: Debating a Novel

   11 lines, with audio. A literary discussion: narrative structure, unreliable narration, and honest disagreement.

6. 06

   Immobilienbesichtigung mit dem Makler — Apartment Hunting with an Estate Agent

   13 lines, with audio. A high-end property viewing: probing questions, reading between the lines, and a hard bargain.

7. 07

   Kritische Fragerunde — Town Hall Q&A After a Presentation

   11 lines, with audio. Handle a hostile question in front of an audience, stay calm, and turn criticism into credit.

8. 08

   Abendessen zur Kulturpolitik — Dinner Debate on Cultural Policy

   12 lines, with audio. A nuanced dinner-table debate about arts funding, with irony, concessions, and wit.

Exercise sets for this level are coming soon — A1 and A2 are already available.