Ian - German Tuition

Andrew Starr
Feb 11
2 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

This is the blog page to gather together resources for Ian's German tutoring sessions.

A short link to this page is ajstarr.short.gy/hrib

Outside the classroom

>> German Socials - Practice your language in a social setting. German Speakers in Portsmouth on Facebook or this blog post. tinyurl.com/0520ectc

We have a twin city in Duisburg. I am the Chair of the Twinning Association for France and Germany. To learn more about our twin cities, please visit our website.

In August, we will have a week's visit from our German Twin City of Duisburg

Use the internet to improve your listening skills and begin to tune your ear to spoken German outside of the classroom.

Tagesschau - click on "Sendung verpasst" at the top, and it will load the most recent programme you can watch via streaming - Pictures etc. will help you to follow what is being said.

Deutsche Welle - 24/7 news channel like BBC 24

Many of the leading online TV channels are blocked outside of Germany/EU. However, some programmes, such as news and documentaries, are often available. Again, it is valid more as something to put on in the background to 'tune your ear' to the sound of German.

Nicos Weg - Video Series

ZDF Leichtnachrichten - Simpler German news from ZDF (Germany's BBC Two)

ARD (Germany's BBC One)

Arte (A Franco-German TV Channel)

German Music

This link is to the blog where I collect German singers and bands from across time. If you have no or few German favourites, why not have a look? They may pique your interest, and you can explore others by yourself, making your discoveries.

This padlet is where I collect many online German Language Learning Resources.

Very useful tools ...

Collins German Dictionary Online

linguee.de For context and more in-depth ideas.

Lehrbuch

Getting the special characters in German on a PC

Pronunciation Practice German Verb Drills

Hauptordner

Freitag, den 6. März um 15:00 - Online

Today,

Dienstag, den 17. Februar um 11:30

Today, we can consider a few ideas from Konversationen, Situationen. This is an old book, now out of print, but it has conversations in many varied situations.

In there it begins with talking about yourself and family, greeting people and where you live. You no doubt know all of this, but it could form a good starting point for you to prepare a written, then spoken presentation about various themes in German.

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