German Facts
32% of citizens in the EU-15 countries claim to be able to converse in German, either as a mother tongue or a second language
German is able to heap words upon one another to create long compound words: whereas in English compounds are formed 'openly' (with spaces)
Unlike some other inflected languages, German's nouns inflect. Each noun belongs to one of three genders, and can be rendered into four cases (nominative, accusative, genitive and dative), singular or plural
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Die Jahrezeiten
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In Europa gibt es 4 Jahreszeiten: Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter.
Im März beginnt der Frühling und die Tage werden länger. Die Sonne hat mehr Kraft. Wenn der Schnee schmilzt, beginnen die ersten Blumen zu blühen. Die Temperaturen steigen und die Menschen freuen sich.
März, April und Mai sind die Frühlingsmonate.
Der Sommer ist die Lieblingsjahreszeit aller Schulkinder. In den großen Sommerferien müssen sie nicht in die Schule gehen. Viele Familien fahren in den Urlaub. Andere verbringen die Ferien im Freibad. Wenn es sehr heiß ist, essen alle Eis.
Juni, Juli und August sind die Sommermonate.
Im Herbst gibt es oft Stürme. Die Blätter verfärben sich und fallen von den Bäumen. Es regnet viel. Aber eine lange Wanderung kann trotzdem großen Spaß machen.
September, Oktober und November sind die Herbstmonate.
Der Winter ist oft lang und kalt. Wenn kurz vor Weihnachten der erste Schnee vom Himmel fällt, freuen sich die Menschen auf gemütliche Feiertage. Die Kinder packen den Schlitten aus und spielen den ganzen Tag im Schnee.
Dezember, Januar und Februar sind die Wintermonate.
German Courses in Aberdeen
Our native speaker qualified German language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning, afternoon or evening. In certain circumstances, if your home or office is not suitable, you can take your classes at the trainer's office. Course books are provided.
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These German lessons are driven towards people who have a requirement to learn German to bolster their work output. For novices, you will find it useful to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and once you have become more proficient then reading and writing will come to the fore. Typical students include those concerned with import/export, those seeking work in multinational companies, international negotiations, and anyone working with international colleagues or administration. Even on our most rudimentary beginners course, students can expect to finish the course with decent telephone and e-mail German, as well as a good enough grip on the language for a short trip to the country.
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This set of German tutorials are less specific and more targeted at those who want to get a range of different things from learning German. Even though all novice students will cover survival German: enough German to make a visit to the country or make good contacts with the locals, but what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefitted from these courses have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in German culture, and those who just want to pass a specific examination in German.
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2 or more people can benefit studying German together as these German courses are also offered to groups (Two-to-One German Course or Small Group In-Company German Course). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster German Courses can be experienced by up to 12 people.
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Aberdeen
Known to the locals as The Granite City thanks to the main architectural feature being the sparkling grey granite used in the construction of the older parts of the city, Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest city, with a population of over 200,000. It has long been famous for its number of attractive parks and gardens, as well as its citywide floral displays. However, there's more to Aberdeen than just flowers. As a university city, students and visitors alike fall for Aberdeen's combination of historic charm; the best variety of retail amenities in the north of Scotland; as well as its pulsating nightlife, boasting a massive range from the cosiness of old world city-centre pubs to chic nightclubs.
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