B2 – Upper‑Intermediate German
Gain the confidence to discuss complex topics and interact fluently with native speakers.
Course Overview
The B2 course prepares you to understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialisation. You will communicate with native speakers quite spontaneously and fluently, making regular conversation effortless. The course also trains you to produce clear, detailed texts and to present and defend your viewpoint on topical issues.
Topics & Vocabulary
- School and vocational education; comparing education systems
- Relationships, conflict and social behaviour
- Housing and renting: describing apartments, negotiating rents and discussing urban living
- Travel, complaint letters and dealing with customer service
- Cultural differences, Europe and small talk across cultures
- Day‑to‑day office tasks: emails, telephone calls and meetings
- Leisure activities, university life and study programmes
- History, politics, world news and crime stories
Grammar Highlights
- Consolidating B1 structures with more complex sentence patterns
- Modal verbs in various tenses and subordinate clauses
- Adjective declension and prepositions that take two cases
- Verbs with prepositional objects and the N‑declension
- Passive voice in present, past and perfect tenses
- Subjunctive II for polite requests, indirect speech and hypothetical statements
- Sentence connectors expressing cause, effect, contrast and consequence
Course Curriculum
- Lesson 1: Complex sentence patterns and subordinate clauses
- Lesson 2: Conjunctions and connectors for cause, concession, condition and consequence
- Lesson 3: Indirect speech and modal verbs across tenses
- Lesson 4: Word order and stylistic variation; nominalisation
- Lesson 1: School systems and vocational training – comparing across countries
- Lesson 2: Writing CVs and cover letters for German employers
- Lesson 3: Job interviews and salary negotiations
- Lesson 4: Professional communication – meetings, telephone calls and emails
- Lesson 1: Relationships and conflict resolution
- Lesson 2: Social behaviour, norms and cultural codes
- Lesson 3: Personal growth and psychology vocabulary
- Lesson 4: Discussing social issues and empathy
- Lesson 1: Renting and housing vocabulary; describing a home
- Lesson 2: Apartment search, negotiating rents and tenant rights
- Lesson 3: Writing complaint letters for services and products
- Lesson 4: Urban versus rural living; describing neighbourhoods
- Lesson 1: Customs in Germany and other countries; making small talk across cultures
- Lesson 2: Europe and the European Union – institutions and opportunities
- Lesson 3: Cultural diversity, stereotypes and cross‑cultural communication
- Lesson 4: Globalisation and its impact on society
- Lesson 1: Writing formal and informal emails in German
- Lesson 2: Telephoning and video conference language
- Lesson 3: Conducting meetings: agendas, minutes and negotiations
- Lesson 4: Giving presentations and constructive feedback
- Lesson 1: Universities and study programmes in Germany
- Lesson 2: Research vocabulary and reading academic texts
- Lesson 3: Hobbies and leisure activities at the B2 level
- Lesson 4: Writing reports and essays
- Lesson 1: German history overview and past political systems
- Lesson 2: Current affairs and global news
- Lesson 3: Politics, democracy and civic participation
- Lesson 4: Crime stories, law and justice
Who Should Enroll?
This course is designed for learners who have completed B1 and want to use German fluently in more sophisticated contexts. It’s ideal for professionals needing to communicate with colleagues or clients in German, students preparing for the B2 exam and those aiming to immerse themselves in German society.
Course Benefits
You’ll work with authentic reading and listening materials, take part in debates and presentations, and refine your writing style. Vocabulary work focuses on nuances and collocations, while grammar sessions target accuracy in complex structures. By the end of B2 you’ll be ready to follow lectures and participate in discussions with ease.