# Menschen A2.2, Unit 23: A trainee's first year

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

> Listen in as Petra and Luis look back on his first year as an apprentice carpenter in real, everyday German, pairing with the themes of Unit 23 of Menschen A2.2. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A carpentry workshop in Kassel on a Friday afternoon in August, after work, with sawdust on everything. Petra, the master carpenter who owns it, sits down with her apprentice Luis for his end-of-year talk. They use du with each other, as people in the workshop do.

## Lessons

### 1. Starting a review

Petra asks Luis to sit down for his end-of-year talk.

### 2. Saying you're happy

Petra asks Luis if he's happy, and he says the work is fun.

### 3. Saying what you liked best

Luis tells Petra which projects he liked best, and she praises the cupboard.

### 4. Saying what bothers you

Petra asks if anything bothers him, and Luis admits he struggles at vocational school.

### 5. Getting help

Petra knows a tutor and offers to send Luis her number.

### 6. Talking about the team

Luis says how much a colleague helps him, and Petra tells him Kai was once her apprentice too.

### 7. Planning the next year

Petra tells Luis he'll build his first piece of his own next year, and he already has an idea.