Tag: C1 German

• The Textbook of Life: your 2026 personalised language plan for B1-C1 learners of any language

  

  Keen to start your 2026 language journey with a bang, but don’t know where to begin? Try my personalised language plan to keep you motivated and engaged throughout the year. All you need are 12 topics you love, 24 resources, 1 notebook. I call it The Textbook of Life.

  Lucy

  January 5, 2026

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, mindset, more languages, Portuguese, resource, Spanish

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• 12 compelling German podcasts to get you from B2 to C1

  

  You’ve got to B2 – congrats! But maybe you thought you’d feel “more fluent.” Podcasts are the perfect way to improve your listening skills, expand your vocabulary and refine your sentence structures, pushing you closer to that elusive C1 level. Here are 12 compelling German podcasts for all tastes!

  Lucy

  September 29, 2025

  German

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• How to make friends in Germany and improve your German: 8 methods rated

  

  Making friends in Germany is hard. Doing it in German? Even harder. After 18 months of trial and error, here are 8 methods I’ve tested and rated for both friendship potential and language learning.

  Lucy

  June 2, 2025

  German, live abroad

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• 10 highly entertaining Netflix German series worth watching

  

  If you’re learning German and want to start watching German series, start with these really compelling series, all available on Netflix!

  Lucy

  April 16, 2024

  culture, German

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