# Menschen A2.1, Unit 7: Training for the company run

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

> Master asking for advice by listening to Christian and Carina's conversation about training for a fun run, which pairs with the themes of Unit 7 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:** The kitchen of an insurance office in Wiesbaden on a Monday morning. Christian has signed up for the company's five-kilometre run in eight weeks and hasn't run for years. Carina from accounts runs marathons, and he asks her for help over coffee. They use du with each other, as colleagues there do.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for advice

Christian tells Carina he has signed up for the company run and needs her help.

### 2. Getting advice

Carina tells Christian to start slowly, and how.

### 3. Making a suggestion

Carina suggests they run together after work twice a week.

### 4. Agreeing on a time

Christian asks what time, and Carina names the time and the place by the Rhine.

### 5. Admitting a weakness

Christian admits he is always tired in the evenings, and Carina suggests running in the morning instead.

### 6. Asking about food

Christian asks if he has to live on salad now, and Carina gives him one tip about the canteen.

### 7. Fixing the first run

They agree to start tomorrow at six, and Christian asks Carina to go easy on him.