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10 historische Romane aus Deutschland
10 Historische Romane aus Deutschland Nach den Artikeln mit Romantipps für fortgeschrittene Deutschlerner und der Vorstellung von 10 Regionalkrimis aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz wird es nun Zeit für ...
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Belinda arbeitet im Reisebüro
Easy Text for Beginners - German A1 This short text is for beginners who recently started to learn German. It's about a woman called Belinda who works at a travel ...
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Speaking Practice on Italki – Avoid These Pitfalls
Speaking Practice on italki - Avoid these pitfalls This is the last article about having German or other language lessons with italki teachers and tutors and making the most out ...
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Weihnachten in Deutschland und Peru – Ein Dialog
Weihnachten in Deutschland und PerU A Peruvian girl who is going to spend her first Christmas in Germany talks to her German friend and they tell each other what Christmas ...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Structured Lessons on Italki
Advantages and disadvantages of Structured lessons on italki This is the fifth article about having German or other language lessons with italki teachers and tutors and making the most out ...
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Umzug nach Berlin – Probekapitel
Umzug nach Berlin German Short Stories for Intermediate LearnersAvailable for Kindle and as a paperback After their exciting vacation at the German Baltic Sea coast, Carla and Henrik move to ...
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How to afford professional teachers when you’re on a budget
How to afford professional teachers when you're on a budget This is the fourth article about having German or other language lessons with italki teachers and tutors and making the ...
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Working with multiple teachers on italki
Working with multiple teachers on italki So you have decided that you would like to learn German (or any other language you're currently studying) and are wondering how to progress ...
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How to work efficiently with an italki community tutor
How to work efficiently with an italki community tutor So you have decided that you would like to practice speaking German (or any other language you're currently studying) and want ...
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10 Regionalkrimis aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz
10 Regionalkrimis aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz Nachdem ich vor einigen Monaten schon mal einen Artikel mit Romantips für fortgeschrittene Deutschlerner gepostet hatte, dachte ich mir, es wird Zeit ...
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Improve your German on italki
Improve your German with italki Reading books and articles in a foreign language helps you to enhance your passive vocabulary quickly and much of that passive vocabulary will eventually become ...
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Die neuen Nachbarn
German Short Story for Beginners A1.2 Two German kids find new friends when an Indian family moves into the house next to them.This is an easy-to-read story for beginner students ...
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Ein unvergesslicher Urlaub – Probekapitel
Ein unvergesslicher Urlaub German Short Stories for Intermediate LearnersAvailable for Kindle and as a paperback Carla and Henrik’s vacation and volunteer work at the German Baltic Sea coast turns into an ...
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Erzähl mir von früher
German Short Stories for Beginners A2 10-years old Sarah visits her great-grandfather and asks her to tell what life was like when she was a child. Sarah is fascinated by ...
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Jobsuche in München – Probekapitel
Jobsuche in München German Short Stories for BeginnersAvailable for Kindle and as a paperback Carla, a young woman from Portugal moves to Munich. While looking for a room and a job, ...
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Verschwunden im Möbelgeschäft
German Short Stories for Beginners A1.2 This is a simple text about a young couple and their 4-year old son Jonas who go to IKEA to buy some new furniture ...
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Ostern in Deutschland
This is a text for intermediate students and talks about Easter. The first part gives you some information about Christian and pre-Christian Easter customs in Germany and about what Easter ...
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Carla will nach Deutschland – Probekapitel
Carla will nach Deutschland German Short Stories for BeginnersAvailable for Kindle and as a paperback Easy-to-understand texts introduce you to Carla and her family and will help you to improve your ...
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