This course is for those who wish to develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to gain a nationally recognised qualification and to acquire the basis for study at an advanced level. The course aims to enable the student to understand and use the German language in a variety of everyday situations and contexts, and to give students an insight into aspects of German life and culture. The course gives equal weight to the four skills of reading, speaking, reading, writing and listening, and covers two broad areas of experience: personal and social life, and the world of work. Each area comprises a number of different topics, such as leisure interests, travel and transport, and holidays and accommodation.