German — Textbook & Study Material
Download the official textbook for German and see the full chapter list so you know exactly what to cover.
What you will study (chapters)
- Chapter 1
- Aufsatzschreiben: Erzählung, Beschreibung und Meinungstext
- Chapter 2
- E-Mail-Schreiben: informelle und halbformelle Kommunikation
- Chapter 3
- Leseverstehen: kurze Alltagstexte und Sachinformationen
- Chapter 4
- Artikel: definit, indefinit, demonstrativ und possessiv
- Chapter 5
- Verben: regelmäßige, unregelmäßige, trennbare, reflexive, Modal- und Hilfsverben
- Chapter 6
- Verben mit festen Präpositionen
- Chapter 7
- Satzstruktur: W-Fragen, Ja/Nein-Fragen, Aussagesatz, Hauptsatz und Nebensatz
- Chapter 8
- Zeitformen und Formen: Präsens, Partizip II und Präteritum von sein, haben und Modalverben
- Chapter 9
- Imperativ und Vorschläge mit sollen und sollten
- Chapter 10
- Pronomen: Personal-, Frage-, Relativ-, Demonstrativ- und Possessivpronomen
- Chapter 11
- Präpositionen mit allen vier Fällen und Wechselpräpositionen
- Chapter 12
- Adjektive: Deklination, Positiv, Komparativ und Superlativ
- Chapter 13
- Negation, Nominalisierung, Konnektoren und Finalsätze
- Chapter 14
- Identität und Kultur
- Chapter 15
- Ferien, Tourismus und Reisen
- Chapter 16
- Gesundheit, Bildung und Technologie
- Chapter 17
- Die Welt um uns herum
- Chapter 18
- Hörverstehen: Durchsagen, Nachrichten, Dialoge und Alltagssituationen
- Chapter 19
- Sprechen: Interaktion, Monolog und Rollenspiel
Frequently asked questions
Is the German textbook enough to score well, or do I need extra notes?
The official textbook is the core — most exam questions are set directly from it, so read it thoroughly first. Add concise notes and solved past papers for revision and exam practice rather than switching to unofficial books.
How should I study the German textbook chapter by chapter?
Cover the high-weightage chapters first (use the exam pattern as a guide), make a one-page summary per chapter, and immediately solve a few past-paper questions on it. Active recall beats passive re-reading.
How can I prepare for German faster?
Begin with the most-frequently-asked topics and the last few years of question papers, then test yourself under timed conditions. If you want guided help, you can use the free AI study tutor for German — practise past-paper questions and get instant feedback — or a focused German study guide that condenses the syllabus into the topics that matter most — both are free to start.
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