German Through Stories Book 1 Mixed short stories to learn German A2 B1 German Edition

Learn German By Reading Stories

As an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This book is written to provide you with engaging content that will help you build fluency and confidence in German. Specifically designed for language learners, each story introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and interesting plots to make your language journey both effective and relaxing.

■ Entertaining stories: Written for grown-ups who enjoy a good story, each plot is unique to keep you engaged while improving your level of German.
■ Right level: Designed to include words, idioms, and grammar at the right level, to make it ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate learners.
■ Vocabulary lists: Key words and idioms are highlighted, translated, and repeated throughout the book to grow your skills without becoming overwhelmed.
■ Summaries: Brief recaps to help you understand each story before or after reading it.
Exercises and answers: Test yourself with true/false questions after a story to check your understanding.
■ Open-ended questions: Story-themed questions that can spark a conversation or be answered through writing.

Book 1 contains eight fictional short stories in different genres. They are realistic, contemporary and ranging from drama to thriller and from romance to adventure.

Language: German (vocabulary list and introduction in English)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Level: A2/B1 CEFR (advanced beginner / intermediate)

A sample from one of the stories:

"... Eines Tages ist alles anders. Niran sagt, dass er sich nicht gut fühlt. Er ist müde und hat wenig Energie. Aranya macht sich Sorgen, denn Niran klagt nie. Er ist immer stark und voller Energie, aber jetzt ist er still und sagt, dass er müde ist. Trotzdem lächelt er und sagt, dass es schon gut wird. Aber in den nächsten Tagen bleibt er im Bett liegen. "Aranya, ich kann dir nicht helfen", sagt er leise. Aranya nickt und versteht es. Sie baut den Stand alleine auf, und das ist schwer für sie. Aber sie weiß, dass sie weitermachen muss, auch ohne ihn....."