German Courses A1 in Kreuzlingen (A1.1 & A1.2)

After completing both A1 courses (A1.1 and A1.2), you can communicate in simple everyday situations in Switzerland:

• Introduce yourself, greet people and say goodbye
• Shop at the supermarket and understand prices
• Ask and answer simple questions
• Talk about your daily routine and your free time
• Arrange appointments and fill in forms
• Find your way in your apartment and neighborhood
• Find your way at the train station and on public transport
• Describe simple symptoms at the doctor

Level A1 consists of two sub-courses that build on each other:

• A1.1 – Entry into the German language (absolute beginners)
• A1.2 – Becoming confident in everyday Swiss life (with first basic knowledge)

You do not have to start with A1.1: if you already have some German skills, you can join A1.2 directly after a free placement check.

In course A1.1, you build the foundation for your life and communication in Switzerland. You learn to manage the most important everyday situations.

For example, you learn:

• How to greet, introduce yourself and ask how someone is in German
• How to talk about your family and friends
• How to name and understand food, quantities and prices in German
• How to describe your apartment and give your address
• How to understand time and weekdays and talk about your daily routine
• How to talk about leisure, hobbies and the weather

Grammar & language:

• How to conjugate verbs (e.g. ich komme, du kommst)
• Articles (der, die, das) and simple sentence building
• Numbers from 1 to 100
• Perfect tense – the first past tense form (e.g. ich habe gelernt, ich bin gegangen)

Course book: Schritte Plus Neu 1 – Swiss edition (included in the course price)

In course A1.2, you consolidate your basic knowledge and learn to move more confidently in everyday Swiss life – whether in transport, at the doctor or at work.

For example, you learn:

• How to talk about your profession and work experience
• How to understand procedures at public offices and fill in forms
• How to describe pain at the doctor and arrange appointments
• How to read timetables, buy a ticket at a machine and describe the way
• How to write and understand invitations and talk about holidays

Grammar & language:

• New modal verbs: müssen, dürfen, sollen (e.g. Sie müssen einen Antrag ausfüllen)
• The past forms of «sein» and «haben» (e.g. ich war, ich hatte)
• Location details and directions (zu, nach, in)
• How to express polite requests (e.g. Könnten Sie mir das bitte zeigen?)

Course book: Schritte Plus Neu 2 – Swiss edition (included in the course price)

Our A1 courses (A1.1 and A1.2) take place in small groups:

• Maximum 8 participants per group – so you get enough speaking time
• 20 CHF per lesson (45 min.), 56 lessons per course
• The course book is included in the course price

Depending on the course format, one sub-course (A1.1 or A1.2) lasts:

• Intensive course: Mon–Fri, approx. 4–8 weeks
• Afternoon and evening courses: 2–3× per week, approx. 9–14 weeks
• Saturday course: 1× per week, approx. 16–21 weeks