Discovering Deutschland:
Besuch in Berlin (B1)
A fun, story-driven German reader that actually makes you want to keep reading.
Three friends arrive in Berlin and immediately get pulled into real-life moments: navigating the airport, figuring out public transit, reacting to famous sights, and stumbling through the little misunderstandings that make travel memorable.
âś… Read a complete B1-level story in real German
✅ Build vocabulary in context (without feeling like “studying”)
âś… Strengthen comprehension with repeated structures and natural phrasing
Buy the Paperback
Discovering Deutschland: Besuch in Berlin is available as a paperback on the following platforms.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
You’re not guessing your way through German! You’re learning with a teacher who knows what learners actually need.
Written by Herr Antrim
German teacher • creator of structured learner-friendly resources • millions of views helping learners reach real fluency
This isn’t a textbook. It’s a reading experience.
Most learners don’t struggle because they “don’t know enough grammar.” They struggle because they don’t get enough meaningful input they can actually understand.
Discovering Deutschland: Besuch in Berlin gives you that input in a story that’s light, practical, and full of the kinds of sentences you’ll use in real conversations.
What’s inside
- 15 story chapters set in Berlin
- B1-appropriate language with a focus on comprehension first
- Vocabulary lists to support each chapter
- Natural repetition of key structures so they stick
- A story that keeps moving. No boring “learning dialogue” vibes
This book is perfect if you…
âś… are around B1 (or strong A2 moving into B1)
âś… can handle simple German but want to understand longer texts
✅ want vocabulary to “click” through context
âś… are tired of studying and want to start using German
Not ideal if you’re brand-new to German (A1), you’ll enjoy it more after you have the basics.
Why Berlin?
Berlin is the perfect setting: iconic landmarks, history everywhere, and tons of everyday interactions that force you to use German in real ways.
You’ll follow Bruce, Jason, and Richard through practical moments (airport, transportation, directions, sightseeing) while picking up the language you wish your app would teach you.
Want to practice what you read?
When you’re ready to go beyond reading and turn the story into active skills, you can add the Discovering Deutschland Workbook at checkout.
The workbook is designed to help you:
- review vocabulary faster
- check comprehension
- practice key grammar and structures from the story
- turn passive understanding into active German
Add it at checkout as an upgrade (perfect if you like having a way to apply what you learn in each chapter).
