Hello everyone, We all understand how painful life seems to be with the Covid-19 right now. To shed some light in this darkness, I’ll share with you all how I was able to learn and write German B1 exam from Goethe in India.
In 2019 December I joined Goethe institute in India and I must admit by January my classes h.ad stopped due to Corona and I was in vain. I started with A1 and by the end of A1 I was asked to stop due to the Pandemic.
I live in a country where we speak almost 10 different languages but no one is interested in learning european languages. The matter of the fact is that i was all alone trying to find a solution on top of the hardships COVID 19 was giving me.
My German is still not great but i am sure i can manage myself in between any German now. :D. I will now tell you a few things I learned on my own, I hope these are useful to my friends too. 😀
Step 1: A Person to speak. Find one!
You will only know how good or bad you are when you speak to others and hear them speak. SO find a way to speak. Today you can find friends who speak German online and the best way is to find a person whom you can speak freely and it will be the best learning process. Speak as much as you can and get corrected as well. Best of Luck in finding a friend.
Step 2 : Youtube. The Video Library !
Download videos and listen, watch and listen to them carefully. Daily do this for 1 or 2 hours and slowly start watching small German movies. Then slowly you will start to memorize the objects and speaking accent of the German language.
Tipp 2: The Book Store
I was lucky that my Institute had 100´s of books and small ones that helped me to read more. Even pictures helped me like hell. I am thankful to my institute and I will surely do more to make my German as good as possible, I know I have to try more and learn more and I am sure I can and I will. I assure everyone that if you have a will you will surely succeed. Best of luck to all my friends out there. Helpful links online:
https://www.goethe.de/
www.deutsch-perfekt.com
YOUTUBE: deutsch lernen mit der DW, DW News
I expect that my tips will inspire you. Or, maybe you can tell me about other tips in the comment section that might help us get better. And for my next column, stay tuned.