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Ein Sommer in Heidelberg: Graded Reader Intermediate German B1
The lives of a young German marketing specialist, an Italian graduate student, and a Spanish programmer take unexpected turns after they accidentally meet in the beautiful city of Heidelberg.
An engaging but easy-to-follow storyline makes the book a perfect experience for intermediate students who are just starting to read longer texts in German. 12 chapters with key vocabulary German - English to help you understand quickly short summaries, comprehension questions, vocabulary and grammar exercises at the end of each chapter
AUDIO RECORDINGS Since October 2023, all audio recordings can be downloaded as zip files as part of the FREE plan of the German with Stories
Throughout the book, you will find cultural hints about life in Germany that will help you to become familiar with German habits.
The story combines colloquial language used in natural dialogues with some business German and slightly formal expressions.
Improve your German effortlessly and enjoy reading in your target language!
An engaging but easy-to-follow storyline makes the book a perfect experience for intermediate students who are just starting to read longer texts in German. 12 chapters with key vocabulary German - English to help you understand quickly short summaries, comprehension questions, vocabulary and grammar exercises at the end of each chapter
AUDIO RECORDINGS Since October 2023, all audio recordings can be downloaded as zip files as part of the FREE plan of the German with Stories
Throughout the book, you will find cultural hints about life in Germany that will help you to become familiar with German habits.
The story combines colloquial language used in natural dialogues with some business German and slightly formal expressions.
Improve your German effortlessly and enjoy reading in your target language!
- GenresGerman Literature
147 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 14, 2021
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October 1, 2021
Fascinating read
This is more than a story for learning German. It is very well organized. But more interesting is the way in which young professionals are making their careers. People from Italy, Spain, Poland, etc., are finding new opportunities there, using the internet.
This is more than a story for learning German. It is very well organized. But more interesting is the way in which young professionals are making their careers. People from Italy, Spain, Poland, etc., are finding new opportunities there, using the internet.
March 9, 2022
Anna is a woman with two daughters, one an artist in Berlin, the other working as a marketing expert (and locked in a toxic relationship) in Frankfurt. Anna has big plans for the Floripa, a coffeeshop she runs, but one day she's hit by a car and all of those plans fall by the wayside for awhile. Thankfully, though, she can depend on her daughters and even some of her more regular customers to help her through these hard times.
"Ein Sommer in Heidelberg" is an intermediate German reader that uses a fast-paced, entertaining story filled with human drama to keep the student engaged while they're learning. The characters are well-developed enough that the reader could get a sense for who's talking even if there were no dialogue attribution (but mostly there is). New vocab is integrated into the chapters, with definitions provided at the base of the page, in story. At the end of each section are a series of review exercises to make sure students have comprehended the material, as well as refreshers on grammatical gender, adjective endings, and case.
A fairly advanced high school student could probably get through the book in a month, working at a moderate pace (faster if they really plowed through it). It's not quite as good as the "Dino Learnt Deutsch" series, but that little primer's the gold standard, and "Ein Sommer" more than fits the bill. Small illustrations are included at the beginning of the book to help the reader put faces to the names. Similar understated but colorful images are included at the chapter beginnings to give the reader a sense of place. Highest recommendation.
"Ein Sommer in Heidelberg" is an intermediate German reader that uses a fast-paced, entertaining story filled with human drama to keep the student engaged while they're learning. The characters are well-developed enough that the reader could get a sense for who's talking even if there were no dialogue attribution (but mostly there is). New vocab is integrated into the chapters, with definitions provided at the base of the page, in story. At the end of each section are a series of review exercises to make sure students have comprehended the material, as well as refreshers on grammatical gender, adjective endings, and case.
A fairly advanced high school student could probably get through the book in a month, working at a moderate pace (faster if they really plowed through it). It's not quite as good as the "Dino Learnt Deutsch" series, but that little primer's the gold standard, and "Ein Sommer" more than fits the bill. Small illustrations are included at the beginning of the book to help the reader put faces to the names. Similar understated but colorful images are included at the chapter beginnings to give the reader a sense of place. Highest recommendation.
September 13, 2022
Loved it
This book helped me to feel more comfortable with how the German language flows. I learned new German words and phrases and was pleased that the way it was written often allowed me to figure out a new word's meaning without having to look it up. The story itself was very good as well! Definely plan to read more of her books
This book helped me to feel more comfortable with how the German language flows. I learned new German words and phrases and was pleased that the way it was written often allowed me to figure out a new word's meaning without having to look it up. The story itself was very good as well! Definely plan to read more of her books
December 28, 2025
This is a well-structured book for improving your German. The challenge words are frequently supported by strong context, which makes them much easier to grasp. I also appreciated that the book follows a single continuous story rather than a collection of short stories; the continuity of the plot really helps with comprehension.
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June 9, 2024
Great story for B1 level and above!
September 1, 2024
Closer to A2 than B1 but enjoyable nonetheless!
April 1, 2025
Decent story for a graded reader. It was nice to read one consecutive story instead of a lot of short stories like others I have read. Will look for more of this author’s work!
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