Carla will nach Deutschland: Easy German short stories for beginners A1 (Carla - Eine Portugiesin in Deutschland)

Carla - Eine Portugiesin in Deutschland #1

by Daniela Fries

Learn German in a fun and brain-friendly way even if you're starting from scratch! Meet Carla, a young woman from Portugal who studies German and plans to look for a summer job in Munich. Why is this book different? All texts are connected and are talking about the same people. They do things and have experiences that you know from your own life. For our brain, it's easier to remember content we can relate to. When you start to learn a new language, you're not yet able to follow complicated storylines but you don't want to work with boring textbooks, either. "Carla will nach Deutschland" combines the best of both worlds. The stories are interesting to read and challenging enough to keep your brain working without feeling overwhelmed. Who can read this book? "Carla will nach Deutschland" was written for beginners and is perfect for you if you're starting from scratch or already have some basic knowledge of the language. This is the first volume of a series of 4 books which will become increasingly more difficult.

Genres: German Literature

134 pages, Paperback

Published March 11, 2021

Reviews

[Yuliia Ishchenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

The very first book I read in German. It was so nice and easy to read, ideal for beginners. Also, I really like the way the author wrote this book. I definitely will continue to read this series about Carla and her adventures in Germany!

[Clashfarkas · Rating 5 out of 5]

My new favourite author who teaches German for learners

I’ve been reading graded readers for a long time mostly in English and German (my native language is Hungarian), so I can say that Daniel Fries’ book is one of the most useful ones which I have ever read (like books of Angelika Bohn, Olly Richardson, Brian Smith, Philipp Eich, André Klein and Dominik Wexenberger). Fries’ book contains a sufficient amount of authentic German text per chapter mixed with a little grammar, which is amply enough for the learner to understand the text but Daniel’s real goal is actually to introduce the learners to extensive reading in German. So I look forward to the three upcoming sequels on how to solve the whole project, leading a learner to a competent usage of a foreign (here: German) language. I highly reccomend this book to everyone who likes to get a good quality language book for their money. Her website is also nice and useful to read, mainly her blog where there are additional texts to read. She is my new favourite author in German and I hope she will have enough perseverance to go through her difficult project. I’m almost sure she’ll succeed. Dieses Buch ist nämlich ein wunderbarer Job.

[Kimberly Teasley]

This is a great book to use, both as a way to start reading in German and as a way to improve as a beginner. Each chapter is short and is accompanied by comprehension questions, grammar explanations, and questions for you to use what you have learned and talk about yourself. I would recommend using this as a complement to other A1 German resources.

[Shannon Hamrick]

Excellent for beginning German readers

I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It kept me engaged and moved forward at a good pace. I also enjoyed the grammar tips, very helpful. I'm looking forward to the following books.

[DavidO · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit too pedagogical

The story is good enough, though not spell binding by any means. But about 75% of the book is teaching grammar. I would have preferred more story (100%) and less teaching (0%).

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I guess I need under A1

It was harder than I thought. Still, I could globally understand. The missing star was more that the stories were not as interesting as I hoped and the language learning didn’t spiral through.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tolles Buch für Niveau A1!

One of the better books I’ve come across for level a.1. Wish the author had written additional books for this level.

Really appreciated having the vocabulary on the same page, and the words chosen were generally the words I did not know.

Only feedback is that the grammar explanations would have been challenging to understand without prior a.1 background / study. Also, the overall level seemed to go a bit beyond a.1 and into the first parts of a.2; luckily I had taken a class previously through part 1 (of 3) in a.2.

Insgesamt gutes Buch!

[ash (mymodernrenaissance) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great first book to read in German. I’ve been around German on and off for many years but my level just wasn’t rising very much so it’s nice to see something I can understand and learn from, and hopefully expand on with the other levels in this series!