C1 - Advanced

Advanced
German

This is a native-like level. Nuance, precision, cultural depth. Understand the news, read literature, and work in German environments with ease.

Content32 Lessons
LevelC1 CEFR
PaceSelf-paced
LanguageEnglish
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What's included

Everything
You Need

  • Extensive texts, audio material, exercises and video explanations
  • 30 extensive lessons focusing on practical training
  • C1-specific exercises adapted to this level's needs
  • Academic and professional German
  • Subtle grammar nuances and idiomatic precision
  • Powerful learning techniques tailored to C1
  • Access to all SmarterGerman practice tools
  • All previous level grammar lessons included
  • C1 exam readiness preparation
This is for you if...

Who Is
This For

  • You live or work in Germany and want near-native level German
  • You want to understand German news, literature and culture
  • You work in a German professional environment
  • You want instruction in a language you fully understand
  • You love German culture, cars, engineering or soccer
  • You are serious about getting to the top

Co-created with Rafael Kluczynski - two professional tutors with decades of combined experience.

32

Lessons

2

Instructors

A1-C1

All Levels Included

Why This
Approach Works

No memorization. No boring tables. Just logic that makes things click.

Nuance and Precision

C1 is about mastering the subtle layer of the language - idiomatic precision, academic register, cultural depth. I'll show you what makes your German truly compelling.

Speaking on Your Own

I've developed techniques that let you practice and improve your speaking skills independently. At C1 you carry yourself - my approach gives you exactly what you need to do that.

Live in German

Understand the news. Read literature. Work in German environments without strain. C1 is the level where German stops being something you do and becomes something you simply use.

Course Contents

What You'll Cover

Polish advanced grammar, academic style and high-level reading, writing and speaking at near-native level.

Grammar Refinement

  • Modal verbs of assumption
  • Gerundivum
  • State vs event passive
  • Konjunktiv I and II

Complex Clauses

  • Proportional clauses
  • Modal clauses
  • Adverbials for stance
  • Full clause architecture

Participial Phrases

  • Extended attribute
  • Participial clauses
  • Compressing relative clauses

Indirect Speech

  • Konjunktiv I
  • Formal and journalistic use
  • Tense sequence

Academic Register

  • Nominal style
  • Nominalisation
  • Cohesion and connectors
  • Formal collocations

Reading

  • C1 texts
  • Argument chains
  • Perspective comparison
  • Detail scanning

Listening

  • Lecture-like audio
  • Note-taking
  • Structure recognition
  • Detail selection

Writing

  • Essays
  • Stellungnahmen
  • Argumentative texts
  • Synthesis from sources

Presentations

  • Text summaries
  • Oral reports
  • Multi-text comparisons

Speaking

  • Abstract topics
  • Ethics and social change
  • C1 discussion formats

Exam Preparation

  • C1-style tasks
  • Stellungnahmen practice
  • Long reading and listening

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