Unit 03 · Food & shopping
Order at a restaurant and politely explain something you cannot eat.
Food and shopping are typical topics in the Goethe-Zertifikat A2 and the ÖSD Zertifikat A2: ads and notices in Lesen, shopping dialogues in Hören, what you like to eat in Sprechen. Unit 3 builds the grammar behind them.
- the Akkusativ: Ich nehme den Salat (only the masculine article changes)
- kein and nicht for saying no
- the polite chunks Ich hätte gern … and Ich möchte …
- ordering a meal, complaining politely, buying groceries by the kilo, trying on clothes
Checkpoint: the last lesson sends you into the reading simulator.
8 topics
Your path through this unit
Step 1 of 2
Initial review
Take a first look at each topic and tick Mark as read once you have the general idea.
Official exam resources
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- Goethe-Zertifikat A2 · opens the provider’s website in a new tab
- ÖSD Zertifikat A2 · opens the provider’s website in a new tab
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