# Menschen A1.2, Unit 13: Lost on the way

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

> Join Miriam and Jakob for a phone call that guides her through Bonn to his allotment garden, one short conversation at a time, pairing with the themes of unit 13 of Menschen A1.2. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** A Saturday afternoon in May on the edge of Bonn. Jakob is at the grill in his allotment garden, and Miriam, a friend from his choir, is coming for the first time. She took the tram and got off at the right stop, but she has been walking in circles ever since, so she calls him. He asks what she can see and talks her in, landmark by landmark. They use du with each other from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking a friend for help

Miriam calls Jakob because she can't find his allotment garden, and he tells her not to worry.

### 2. Saying where you are

Jakob asks where Miriam is, and she tells him she is back at the tram stop after ten minutes of walking around.

### 3. Describing what you can see

Jakob checks that Miriam can see the church, and she finds it next to a café.

### 4. Getting directions on the phone

Jakob tells Miriam the way from the church to the bridge, and she sets off.

### 5. Checking the way

Miriam reaches the church and checks the way with Jakob, and he tells her what is behind the bridge.

### 6. Finding the right garden

Miriam crosses the bridge and finds a hundred gardens, so Jakob tells her exactly where his is.

### 7. Arriving and saying thank you

Miriam spots the smoke from Jakob's grill, finds him at the gate and thanks him for his help.