General Language
You will learn how to introduce yourself, and how to provide and request personal information (origin, nationality, where you live and work, phone number, family status). You will acquire a basic vocabulary covering home, clothing, food, weights, measures and speeds, and learn how to ask and answer questions about time and opening hours. You will learn how to describe the weather, the days of the week and seasons, and how to name or ask about a particular date.
You will be able to ask the way and give basic directions as well as describe the characteristic features of a place (e.g. town, island).
You will learn to express simple requirements in requests or demands and to ask for information in everyday situations such as shopping, at the doctor’s, in a restaurant, at the train station or airport desk. You will also learn to describe your daily routine and leisure activities, talk about events in the past and express requirements.
Course information
| Location | Biel |
| Course name | AEGERTEN |
| Language | Swiss German |
| Content | General Language |
| Start date | Anytime |
| Course day(s) | Wednesday 17:30 – 19:00 |
| Participants | 2 – max. 5 |
Level A2: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.