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Engineering

Engineering pathway: Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina at an engineering workbench with technical drawings and a caliper
Technik & IngenieurwesenUlli and Gina compare a drawing with the part in front of them.

Measurements, tools, materials, part identification, simple status and basic safety words at A1.

Themes: Measurements · Tools · Materials · Drawings & parts · Safety basics

Grammar focus

Numbers, units and simple statements

German puts the number in front of the unit, and the verb still stays in second position.

Native-speaker review required

  1. Lesson 1 · 5 min

    In der Werkstatt

    Ulli meets Gina in the workshop and says what he does.

    • · Introduce yourself as an engineer
    • · Name the room you work in
    • · Ask a colleague a simple question

  2. Lesson 2 · 6 min

    Zahlen und Maße

    Saying lengths and quantities out loud.

    • · Say numbers up to 100 in a work context
    • · Give a simple measurement
    • · Ask how long or how many

  3. Lesson 3 · 5 min

    Werkzeug und Material

    Asking for the right tool and material.

    • · Name basic tools and materials
    • · Ask for a tool politely
    • · Say that something is missing

  4. Lesson 4 · 5 min

    Die Zeichnung

    Finding a part on a drawing.

    • · Talk about a drawing and a part number
    • · Say left, right, above and below
    • · Confirm that something is correct

  5. Lesson 5 · 5 min

    Sicherheit zuerst

    Basic safety courtesy — no operational instructions.

    • · Understand basic safety words
    • · Say that you are wearing safety equipment
    • · Report a simple problem to a colleague