B1 – German for your everyday life, your work and your life in Switzerland
You can talk about familiar topics and handle simple situations well – but you finally want to speak German more freely, confidently and fluently? Then B1 is your next big step.
With the Alemania method, you learn quickly, actively, and always practically. Our teachers strengthen your self-confidence and support you on your journey.
What you will achieve in B1:
- You have longer conversations and react more spontaneously.
- You express your opinions, wishes, and recommendations more clearly.
- You understand common everyday situations, information, and short messages.
- You tell a coherent story about experiences, plans, events, and goals.
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You use more complex grammar more confidently, for example:
- Relative clauses (The man who… The woman who…)
- Subjunctive II (I would like…, Could you…?)
- Passive (The apartment is being renovated.)
- You speak more fluently and understandably – even in more challenging situations.
And the best part: You’ll notice how you suddenly understand so much more – in everyday life, at work, and everywhere in Switzerland.
Course information at a glance
Length of time
The complete B1 course consists of 3 modules of 40 hours each.
→ a total of 120 hours of practical learning.
By registering, you are booking the first module. With Alemania, you always remain flexible: You can cancel your registration for the next module in writing up to 7 calendar days before the end of the current module. If no cancellation is received 7 calendar days before the end of the module, the course will automatically renew until all modules of a level have been completed.
Price
- Price per module (40 hours): CHF 597.–
- Total price for the complete course (120 hours): CHF 1,791.–
Overview German courses B1
Improve your German level with fun and success
What you get in the German course B1
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Interaktiv
Interactive German lessons with a qualified and experienced teacher in an B1 German course group with a maximum of 15 students.
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Practice
Many practice-tested exercises at German level A1 for your self-study.
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Control
A pleasant and stimulating learning atmosphere as well as learning checks to record your progress.
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Experience
Our successful concept is based on learning together in a group. Therefore, we plan many different activities so that you can speak and understand interactively in your German lessons.
Content and learning objectives German course B1
Reading and Listening
- I can understand the main points when clear standard language is used and when it is about familiar things from work, school, leisure, etc.
- I can listen to radio or TV programmes. I can understand the main information in radio or television programmes about current events and about topics related to my profession or field of interest when spoken relatively slowly and clearly.
- I can understand texts containing mainly very common everyday or professional language.
- I can understand private letters describing events, feelings and wishes.
Speaking
- I can deal with most situations encountered when travelling in the language area.
- I can take part without preparation in conversations on topics which are familiar to me, of personal interest or which relate to everyday topics such as family, hobbies, work, travel, current events.
- I can speak in simple coherent sentences to describe experiences and events or my dreams, hopes and goals.
- I can briefly explain and justify my opinions and plans.
- I can tell a story or give the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.
Writing
- I can write simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest to me.
- I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
In the German B1 course you will achieve these goals
The aim is that after completing a German B1 course you are able to understand everyday conversation when the person you are speaking to speaks clearly. You can understand the basic statements when you read interviews or commentaries in magazines and newspapers. You can summarise the plot of a book or film in writing. You can write a CV in tabular form and respond in writing to advertisements.
Registration and advantages at the Alemania German School
You have the right language skills for your chosen learning level and are motivated to learn German? Are you also prepared to invest time in homework? Then book your place today and secure your place.
If you're still unsure, we offer a detailed consultation before every course.
With us, you'll take a free placement test to ensure the German course is the right language level for you.
The best thing is to contact us in person. We would also be happy if you came to see us in person in Zurich, Bern or Lucerne. Then you can test your German level directly with our free German placement test, which we use to determine which course is best suited to you.
Afterwards, you can attend a free trial lesson at the Alemania German School to see for yourself how competent our teachers are. You can join an ongoing course at any time.
