# Menschen A2.2, Unit 22: Setting up a bike app

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

> Master explaining how something works by listening to Jana and Wolfgang's conversation as they set up a bike-sharing app, which pairs with the themes of Unit 22 of Menschen A2.2. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** A bike-sharing station in front of an apartment building in Schwerin on a Saturday morning in May. Wolfgang Lenz, 71, wants to try the city bikes while his car is in the garage, but he has never used an app. His neighbour Jana Becker rides one every day and sets it up with him. She calls him Herr Lenz and he calls her Frau Becker. They use Sie with each other throughout.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for help

Wolfgang asks his neighbour Jana for help with the bike-sharing app.

### 2. Registering

Jana shows Wolfgang the first steps to register.

### 3. Waiting for a code

They wait for the e-mail with the code, and it comes quickly.

### 4. Asking about payment

Wolfgang asks if he needs a credit card, and Jana tells him what else works.

### 5. Saying what changed for you

Wolfgang asks Jana if she uses the bikes often, and she tells him what changed when she got the app.

### 6. Saying why you need it

Jana asks why he wants to try it, and Wolfgang tells her about his car.

### 7. Trying it

The bike is unlocked, and Wolfgang knows he will be asking for help again.