Nico is listening to German lessons when he meets Emma and her mother.
When Nico left the airport, he had bad luck with his suitcase.
Nico's bag was accidentally put in the taxi and taken away! Fortunately, someone offered to help.
Nico still hadn't brought his suitcase, and couldn't remember his aunt's address. Lisa and Emma offer to give him a ride into town.
Nico learns how to tell Emma and Lisa their names in German. When they stopped to put gas in the car, he saw something he recognized.
Nico thought he might have found the bag, but no luck.
Nico, Lisa, and Emma run into Lisa's friend Max, who suggests that they ask Lisa's father to help with Nico's situation.
Lisa calls her father, a cop, to see if she can help find Nico's aunt.
Nico and Emma play a game in the car right before Lisa drives her to a birthday party.
When Lisa drops Emma off at a birthday party, Nico is waiting in the car and hears something interesting on the radio.
Nico has the bold idea of calling the radio station and telling them about his missing bag.
Nico and Lisa go to the police station, where her father asks what little information Nico can give him.
Nico goes to "Wohngemeinschaft" ("WG") where Lisa lives and meets his housemates, who are getting ready for the party.
When Nico showed Nina and Sebastian a photo of her aunt, Sebastian had the idea to post the photo online and see if anyone recognized the bike shop.
Nico and his friends ordered pizza and apparently someone responded to a photo of his aunt's bike shop on social media.
Nico and Lisa eat pizza with Lisa's roommate and talk about the party they were having.
Nawin received some great souvenirs at his farewell party, and he and Nico and Lisa had a discussion about different cities in Germany.
Inge and Jacques made a bet: What did the people order at the next table? If Inge lost, she would have to meet Jacques again. Who do you think will win?
Jacques tells us what he used to do for a living, and Inge was fascinated and impressed. They celebrate their friendship with lemon and champagne cake!
Jacques talks about his life and many of his careers, and Inge finds him very endearing. But after awkwardly ending their meal, Inge didn't know what to think.
Most of the films also feature grammar reviews and some information about German culture (usually related to the episode's theme).
As I said before, the focus is mostly on practice and the story takes a back seat. There are some minor oddities and unrealistic elements here and there (for example Nico learns German too fast and never stutters or is unsure of himself ... maybe because the actor is German), but overall it's well done. The story is in German (with German subtitles available) but practice questions, vocabulary definitions and part of culture are in English except in B1 which is all in German. Therefore, I would recommend knowing a little German before taking Nicos Weg.
This website offers fun games and exercises to help with learning. When it comes to grammar and vocabulary points, films offer great tips and explanations. Although the film will be entirely in German, you will also be given a script on the website page if you can't grasp what the character is saying. You can also learn more about German culture, society and traditions through interesting videos and information on the website. In terms of dramas and stories, you can learn through the stories and daily situations of the characters, which are presented through short episodes.
In this series, you can learn a lot of vocabulary and grammar points on a website and it will be very useful, especially when you are taking a German language proficiency test, such as the Deutsch Z Certified.
