B1 Course · Unit 3 of 10
Unit 03 · Work and careers
Work is a core B1 theme: job ads in Lesen, phone messages in Hören, polite requests whenever you speak. Unit 3 takes you from the Stellenanzeige through the interview to your first week in the office.
- reading job ads: Vollzeit, befristet, das Gehalt, the Bewerbungsunterlagen
- Konjunktiv II for polite requests, wishes and unreal conditions: hätte, wäre, würde, könnte
- Infinitiv mit zu, um … zu, damit, ohne … zu and (an)statt … zu
- the job interview and everyday office German
- Adjektivdeklination as one complete system
Checkpoint: the last lesson practices Lesen Teil 3 (matching Anzeigen to Situationen) and Hören Teil 1 (five short texts) of the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 and the ÖSD Zertifikat B1 (ZB1).
10 topics
Your path through this unit
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Initial review
Take a first look at each topic and tick Got it once you have the general idea.