Lesson 50 · German A1-2

Review: 50-Lesson Milestone

Wiederholung: Meilenstein

50 lessons. This review covers the most recent stretch (46-49) plus a genuinely mixed sample across the entire course - the widest interleaving yet, and the best test of what's actually durable versus what only felt solid right after learning it.

Today's win: an honest cross-section check of the full course, to decide what comes next with real signal instead of a guess.

Recent stretch (Lessons 46-49)

1. What's the EU-wide emergency number (Lesson 46)?

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112

2. What's the German word for "insurance card" (Lesson 47)?

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Versichertenkarte

3. "I believe it'll rain tomorrow." (Lesson 48) - Ich glaube, ______ es morgen regnet.

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dass

4. Which modal verb expresses permission - "may" (Lesson 49)?

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dürfen

Wide sample across the whole course

5. Write 21 in German, one word (Lesson 2).

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einundzwanzig

6. Article for "Mädchen" (girl) - trick question (Lesson 4).

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das

7. What time does "halb zehn" mean (Lesson 10)?

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9:30

8. Which helper verb goes with "gehen" in the Perfekt (Lesson 16)?

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sein

9. Dative form of "der" (Lesson 18)?

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dem

10. Which question word signals accusative with a two-way preposition (Lesson 34)?

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Wohin?

11. "Anna's apartment," genitive-s form (Lesson 44)?

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Annas

Scoring this honestly

Missing early-lesson items (1-4) is the most important signal - it means foundational material needs a refresh before anything built on top of it will stick. Missing later items is normal and expected; that's simply newer material still consolidating.

Try it out loud: pick the single topic across all 50 lessons that still feels least automatic, and explain the rule out loud in your own words - the most effortful, most durable form of review available.

What the course has covered

Full grammar: all four cases, all six modal verbs, regular/irregular/separable/reflexive verbs, the Perfekt, comparatives, adjective endings, conjunctions, imperatives, and word order. Full practical vocabulary: greetings, family, numbers, time, apartments, Anmeldung, shopping, doctors, transport, work, hobbies, weather, phone calls, restaurants, furniture, clothing, banking, insurance, and emergencies. This is a genuinely complete A1 syllabus with substantial A2 depth.

Where to go from here

Per MISSION.md, the two open threads are: choosing between Goethe and telc (now that you've seen enough format references to compare), and attempting a full timed Goethe A1 Modellsatz as a realistic gauge of exam readiness. From there, further lessons can branch toward whichever gap that mock exam actually reveals - which is a better guide than continuing to add topics speculatively.

Tell your teaching agent how the mock exam or the review above went - that's the best signal for what Lesson 51 should be.