German A2.2: the words, the grammar and the mock exams

What A2 means

At A2 you understand sentences and frequent expressions about things that matter to you every day, such as family, shopping, where you live and work. You can handle simple, routine tasks that need a direct exchange of information.

These are the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which the Goethe-Zertifikat and telc exams follow. Each step's words and grammar are Sogda's selection for its level.

The 10 grammar topics of A2.2

• Verbs with prepositions & da-/wo-compounds
• Indirect questions
• Futur I & plans
• Ordinal numbers & dates
• Relative clauses
• Connectors: 3 word-order groups
• als / wenn / nachdem / bevor / während
• Passive (Präsens)
• Plusquamperfekt
• A2 review

The 3 mock exams

Each mock exam for A2.2 has 40 questions and two tasks, 48 points in all, with a result for each section. Like the real exams, they test listening, writing and speaking, plus vocabulary and grammar; there's no reading-comprehension part. They're generated from the step's words and grammar, not official Goethe or telc papers.

• Vocabulary: 10 questions
• Reverse (from the meaning to German): 8 questions
• Articles: 6 questions
• Word forms: 4 questions
• Gap fill: 6 questions
• Grammar: 4 questions
• Listening: 2 questions
• Writing: a text of at least 60 words
• Speaking: up to 60 seconds

25 of the 497 words

A sample from step A2.2: each word with its article and forms where it has them, its meaning in English and a pronunciation guide. The app has all 497, with examples.

der Fußgänger · Fußgänger

pedestrian — /FOOSS-geng-er/

die Überstunden

overtime — /EW-ber-shtoon-den/

der Schwager · Schwäger

brother-in-law — /SHVAH-ger/

die Staatsangehörigkeit · Staatsangehörigkeiten

nationality / citizenship — /SHTAHTS-an-guh-hur-rihy-kait/

wiegen · wiegt · hat gewogen

to weigh — /VEE-gen/

die Pflicht · Pflichten

duty / obligation — /PFLIHYT/

der Server · Server

server — /ZUR-ver/

die Wartenummer · Wartenummern

queue number — /VAR-tuh-noom-mer/

der Roller · Roller

scooter — /ROL-ler/

das Gebäude · Gebäude

building — /guh-BOY-duh/

der Strafzettel · Strafzettel

parking ticket / fine — /SHTRAHF-tset-tel/

breit

wide / broad — /BRAIT/

das Dreieck · Dreiecke

triangle — /DRAI-ek/

der Berater · Berater

consultant / advisor — /buh-RAH-ter/

das Handgepäck

hand luggage — /HANT-guh-pek/

weiterleiten · leitet weiter · hat weitergeleitet

to forward — /VAI-ter-lai-ten/

die Kommode · Kommoden

chest of drawers — /kom-MOH-duh/

das Gymnasium · Gymnasien

grammar school (academic secondary) — /gewm-NAH-zyoom/

das Mietauto · Mietautos

rental car — /MEET-ow-toh/

faul

lazy — /FOWL/

die Dokumentation · Dokumentationen

documentary — /do-koo-men-ta-TSYOHN/

das Parkhaus · Parkhäuser

multi-storey car park — /PARK-howss/

das Semester · Semester

semester — /zay-MES-ter/

die Umkleidekabine · Umkleidekabinen

fitting room — /OOM-klai-duh-ka-bee-nuh/

platt

flat (tyre) — /PLAT/

Questions, answered.