# Menschen A1.1, Unit 12: Back from holiday

**Language:** German  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Inga and Lars catch up on the stairs after her trip to Norway in real, everyday German, pairing with the themes of unit 12 of Menschen A1.1. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** The stairwell of an old building near the harbour in Kiel on a Monday evening in late July. Inga is carrying her bags up after three weeks in Norway, and her neighbour Lars, who stayed in Kiel all summer, stops to ask about the trip. They talk about where she went, what he did at home, and which season each of them likes. They use du with each other from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Welcoming someone back

Lars meets Inga on the stairs with her bags, and welcomes her back.

### 2. Asking where someone has been

Lars asks Inga where she has been, and she tells him three weeks in Norway.

### 3. Asking how someone travelled

Lars asks Inga if she flew, and she tells him she took the ferry from Kiel.

### 4. Saying what you did on holiday

Inga tells Lars she went hiking and swam every day, cold water and all.

### 5. Asking about someone's summer

Inga asks Lars if he went away, and he tells her about the harbour festival.

### 6. Saying when you're going next

Lars asks Inga when she's going away again, and can't believe where.

### 7. Saying which season you like

Inga asks Lars if he doesn't like the winter, and they find they like opposite seasons.