· 8 Listen · 320 Wörter

Offices, law and the state

The form, the deadline, the authority and the rule behind them.

Was diese Listen zusammenhält

This is the vocabulary a learner most often meets first in writing and under pressure, on a letter with a date on it. German officialdom has words with no everyday equivalent — die Anmeldung, der Bescheid, die Frist — and each of them carries a consequence, which is why they are worth learning before they arrive rather than afterwards.

Die acht Listen

A2Appointments and paperworkThe vocabulary of the German office counter — and the noun style that makes a form readable once you see it.40 Wörter B2Offices and official paperworkRegistering an address, applying for a permit, and reading the letter that comes back.40 Wörter C1Law and contractsReading a German contract and understanding a letter from a solicitor.40 Wörter B2State, politics and historyHow a German-speaking country is organised, and the words a news report about it uses.40 Wörter C1Society and migrationThe administrative and everyday vocabulary of arriving, settling and belonging.40 Wörter A2Post and parcelsSending something, collecting something, and the slip through the door saying you were out.40 Wörter B1Emergencies and safetyThe words for calling for help, describing what happened and reading a warning sign.40 Wörter C1Civil protection and disaster reliefThe organisations that turn out when something large goes wrong, and the words they use.40 Wörter

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Stufe	Wörter	Anteil
A1	2	1 %
A2	27	8 %
B1	84	26 %
B2	79	25 %
C1	128	40 %

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