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Skilled trades

Skilled trades pathway: Painterly scene of Ulli in a work shirt explaining a repair to Gina at an apartment doorway
HandwerkUlli explains the repair; Gina asks what it will cost.

Tools, materials, arriving at a customer, simple repairs and site courtesy at A1.

Themes: Customer arrival · Tools · Time & price · Simple faults · Site safety

Grammar focus

Short statements and short questions

Keep the verb second in statements, and put it first in yes/no questions.

Native-speaker review required

  1. Lesson 1 · 5 min

    Guten Tag, ich bin der Elektriker

    Arriving at a customer's flat.

    • · Introduce yourself at a customer's door
    • · Say why you are there
    • · Ask where the problem is

  2. Lesson 2 · 5 min

    Werkzeug im Auto

    Naming tools and materials and saying where they are.

    • · Name basic tools with the correct article
    • · Say where a tool is
    • · Ask a colleague to bring something

  3. Lesson 3 · 5 min

    Wie lange und was kostet das?

    Time and price for a small job.

    • · Say how long a job takes
    • · Give a simple price
    • · Understand a customer's question about cost

  4. Lesson 4 · 5 min

    Das funktioniert nicht

    Describing a simple fault to a customer.

    • · Say that something is broken or does not work
    • · Name a part you must replace
    • · Say what you need

  5. Lesson 5 · 6 min

    Vorsicht, bitte!

    Simple safety instructions on site.

    • · Warn someone politely
    • · Name basic safety equipment
    • · Understand a short instruction