# Menschen A1.1, Unit 2: Small talk at a wedding

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

> Master wedding small talk by listening to Franziska and Malik's conversation at the reception, which pairs with the themes of unit 2 of Menschen A1.1. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** A long table at a wedding reception in a garden restaurant in Weimar on a Saturday afternoon in June. Franziska works with the bride, Steffi, and Malik is the cousin of the groom, Robert. They have never met and are seated next to each other. They use du with each other from the first line, as wedding guests their age do.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying how you know the couple

Franziska and Malik introduce themselves at the table and find out how each of them knows the bride and groom.

### 2. Saying what you do

Malik asks Franziska about her job, and she asks him about his.

### 3. Talking about being married

Franziska asks Malik if he is married, and he points out his wife, Leyla.

### 4. Saying where you live

Franziska asks if Malik and Leyla live in Weimar, and they find out where each of them lives.

### 5. Talking about your children

Franziska asks Malik about children, and he tells her how old his two are.

### 6. Saying how old someone is

Malik asks who the woman in the hat is, and Franziska tells him she is Steffi's grandmother, aged ninety-three.

### 7. Saying you don't dance

The music starts, and Franziska and Malik find out that neither of them dances, unlike Steffi's grandmother.