# Menschen A2.1, Unit 1: Meeting the parents

**Language:** German  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Master talking about your family by listening to Derya and Malte's conversation on the train to meet her parents, which pairs with the themes of Unit 1 of Menschen A2.1. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** A regional train from Bochum into the Sauerland on a Sunday late morning. Derya is taking Malte, her boyfriend of four months, to meet her parents in Arnsberg for the first time. He is nervous and wants to know everything about her family before they arrive. They use du with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking what someone's parents do

Malte asks Derya what her parents do for a living, and she tells him about them and her brother.

### 2. Talking about your grandparents' jobs

Derya tells Malte that her grandfather came from Turkey to work in the mines, and what her grandmother did.

### 3. Telling a family story in order

Malte asks how Derya's parents ended up in the Sauerland, and she tells him step by step.

### 4. Saying who lives where

Malte asks who lives in the family house, and Derya tells him about her grandmother and the dog.

### 5. Talking about your dream job

Derya asks Malte what he wanted to be as a child, and whether he wants to stay a chef.

### 6. Saying what happens first, next and last

Malte asks what the plan is at her parents' house, and Derya goes through the day in order.

### 7. Calming someone's nerves

Malte admits he is nervous, and Derya tells him her family will like him.