# Menschen A1.2, Unit 15: Moving in next door

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

> Listen in as Daniela and Tarek carry a box upstairs on moving day and talk about the neighbourhood in real, everyday German, pairing with the themes of unit 15 of Menschen A1.2. 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 apartment building in Augsburg-Hochzoll on a Saturday in April. Tarek is moving in today, and his brother Rami is helping him carry boxes. Daniela lives upstairs with her two children and has lived in the street for ten years. She offers to carry a box, and on the stairs she tells him what's around. They use du with each other from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Offering a neighbour help

Daniela meets Tarek on the stairs with a heavy box and offers to help, and they introduce themselves.

### 2. Asking whose something is

Daniela asks Tarek if the bike downstairs is his, and he tells her it belongs to his brother Rami.

### 3. Asking how someone likes the area

Daniela asks Tarek how he likes the neighbourhood, and she tells him how long she has lived there.

### 4. Asking about shops nearby

Tarek asks Daniela where to go shopping, and she tells him the supermarket is just round the corner.

### 5. Asking about a place to swim

Tarek asks Daniela about a swimming pool, and she tells him about the lake instead.

### 6. Recommending a place

Daniela recommends the baker on the corner to Tarek, and tells him what she likes there.

### 7. Thanking someone for their help

The box is upstairs, Tarek thanks Daniela for her help, and she welcomes him to the neighbourhood.