Course overview
Deutsch Training Online A1 Herzlich Willkommen!
A warm welcome to "Deutsch Training Online"!
We’re delighted that you’ve chosen a product provided by the Goethe-Institut.
You can use our online German trainer to practise German at your selected level, to improve and develop your skills.
Also you can learn new things about the German language, German-speaking countries and their culture.
You can find key information about how to use this online German trainer under “First Steps”.
Still have questions? Feel free to contact our course office anytime by emailing DTO-India@goethe.de.
19 available chapters
View all chaptersFirst Steps
Before you start, we’d like to give you some information regarding structure and navigation. We’ll also answer some frequently asked questions on how to use our training tool.
Kapitel 1: Hallo, ich bin …
In this chapter you will take your first steps in German. You will read and listen to German, as well as learning how to greet other people and introduce yourself.Chapter not started
Kapitel 2: Menschen in Deutschland
In this chapter you will get to know people from Germany. You will take a look at their jobs and their life situations.Chapter not started
Kapitel 3: Freunde und Co.
In this chapter you will learn more about leisure activities and various hobbys in Germany.Chapter not started
Kapitel 4: In der Stadt unterwegs
In this chapter we are out and about in town. You will learn about food and drink in German restaurants. Furthermore you will look at the leisure activities on offer in German towns and cities.Chapter not started
Kapitel 5: Einkaufen und Essen
In this chapter you will look at buying groceries and other people’s eating habits. You will also learn how to ask for something or ask someone to do something.Chapter not started
Kapitel 6: Mein Alltag
In this chapter you meet people going about their everyday lives and accompany them during their daily routine. You can provide information about your own everyday life, and you find out how to make appointments and arrange meetings.Chapter not started
Kapitel 7: Kommst du mit?
In this chapter you are introduced to different music festivals. You talk about music and your cultural preferences. You also involved in planning a party in a shared house.Chapter not started
Kapitel 8: Deine Wohnung ist schön
In this chapter you discover what different people’s homes are like, and find out how they live. You learn to describe a house or flat, and you can say what you like and don’t like.Chapter not started
Kapitel 9: Das war sehr schön
In this chapter you learn to talk about the past. You are introduced to some different leisure activities and you can evaluate these. Also you write emails, as well as giving and requesting information.Chapter not started
Kapitel 10: Kontakte im Alltag
In this chapter you look at different people’s internet usage. You also talk about your own internet usage. You learn more about contacts in everyday life, as well as how you can offer and accept help.Chapter not started
Kapitel 11: Entschuldigen Sie bitte
In this chapter you spend a weekend with a couple in Heidelberg, and get to know the town better. You also look at lateness and learn to apologise for being late.Chapter not started
Kapitel 12: Ich bin hier neu
In this chapter you are introduced to everyday life in a German company, and typical working processes. You follow Kim, a young trainee, during her first weeks in the company. You also look at making appointments and describing work processes.Chapter not started
Kapitel 13: Familie und Freunde
In this chapter you look at the theme of “Family”. First you find out about the members of a family and various different family models. Then you look at the everyday life and household of a family.Chapter not started
Kapitel 14: Der Sommerjob
In this chapter you look at different summer jobs and job applications first of all. You follow Julian doing his summer job for a newspaper.Chapter not started
Kapitel 15: Glück gehabt
This chapter deals with the subject of “Health”: you learn to make a doctor’s appointment, as well as hearing and seeing how to talk about your health when you visit the doctor.Chapter not started
Kapitel 16: Shoppen gehen
In this chapter you follow people as they buy a gift in a department store. You see and hear how they buy clothes, and you can talk about clothes.Chapter not started
Kapitel 17: Wir fahren weg
In this chapter you follow three girlfriends during a weekend in Munich, as well as planning activities. You look at travel arrangements and learn to complain.Chapter not started
Kapitel 18: Arbeit und Mobilität
In the last chapter of your course you find out about different jobs and working hours, you can understand and learn information about public transport and learn to give directions.Chapter not started