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Mastering advanced German grammar – HearSay German B2
Review essential advanced grammar concepts through engaging stories and practical exercises. Perfect your listening and speaking skills on the go while tackling complex sentence structures.
Lessons Connecting our project ideas Johanna and Lukas meet to brainstorm their new project, linking their ideas with basic conjunctions.
Vocabulary die Zusammenarbeit (collaboration) der Vorschlag (proposal) diskutieren (to discuss) gemeinsam (together) das Konzept (concept) entwickeln (to develop) Objectives Link ideas using coordinating conjunctions Maintain standard word order in main clauses Exploring reasons and conditions The duo dives deeper into the 'why' and 'how' of their project, requiring complex sentence structures.
Vocabulary obwohl (although) sobald (as soon as) die Bedingung (condition) der Hintergrund (background) recherchieren (to research) bestätigen (to confirm) Objectives Express reasons and conditions using subordinating conjunctions Apply verb-final word order in subordinate clauses Managing project scheduling conflicts Johanna and Lukas try to align their busy schedules, using conjunctive adverbs to transition smoothly.
Vocabulary trotzdem (nevertheless) stattdessen (instead) der Zeitplan (schedule) verschieben (to postpone) die Alternative (alternative) sich einigen (to agree) Objectives Connect clauses using conjunctive adverbs Invert subject and verb appropriately after conjunctive adverbs Defining the target audience The pair describes the specific people and communities their project will impact using relative clauses.
Vocabulary die Zielgruppe (target audience) der Nutzer (user) das Bedürfnis (need) spezifisch (specific) erreichen (to reach) der Einfluss (influence) Objectives Provide extra information using relative clauses Select the correct relative pronoun case based on context Dreaming of ideal scenarios Johanna and Lukas imagine what they could achieve if they had unlimited time and funding.
Vocabulary die Finanzierung (funding) hypothetisch (hypothetical) verwirklichen (to realize) das Budget (budget) ideal (ideal) träumen (to dream) Objectives Express wishes and hypothetical situations Form and use Konjunktiv II correctly Planning the task execution The focus shifts to how the work will be completed, naturally bringing passive sentence structures into play.
Vocabulary die Umsetzung (implementation) erledigen (to complete) veröffentlichen (to publish) der Prozess (process) bearbeiten (to edit) zuständig (responsible) Objectives Describe processes using the passive voice Transform active sentences into passive ones Preparing for potential challenges In their final planning stage, they discuss what would need to be done if their original plans fail.
Vocabulary der Notfallplan (contingency plan) scheitern (to fail) anpassen (to adapt) das Risiko (risk) verhindern (to prevent) die Lösung (solution) Objectives Combine the passive voice with Konjunktiv II Discuss hypothetical passive scenarios 