Matthew - German Tuition
- Andrew Starr
- 7 hours ago
- 3 min read
This is the blog for tuition sessions planned with Matthew.
The shortened url to this page is ajstarr.short.gy/md
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
In May the leaders of twinning in Duisburg will be here for Mayor Making.
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.
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 ...
linguee.de For context and more in-depth ideas.
The topic of non-binary terminology in German (I have never heard, read or seen them anywhere but here, though).
Q5 & 6 - P12
Presentation of Partner (Spoken)
If completed, return of TELC A2 German Papers.
Montag, den 19. Januar
Today, as it is the first session and we need to get used to what we are doing we can try a few different themes and topics along with one from your course book, Spektrum Deutsch B2
Spektrum Deutsch B2 - Über den Umgang mit der Zeit
Partnerinterview: Sich kennenlernen:
Interviewen Sie Ihre Partnerin/Ihren Partner. Notieren Sie die Antworten.
Fragen Sie nach persönlichen Angaben wie...
• dem Namen, dem Heimatland, dem Wohnort, dem Beruf und der jetzigen Tätigkeit.
Stellen Sie außerdem einige Fragen
• zu den Themen Hobbys, Sprachen, Grund fürs Deutschlernen und zu Dingen, die sie
oder er mag (Lieblingsgericht, Lieblingsstadt, Lieblingsfilm, Lieblingsfarbe ...).
Finden Sie mindestens eine Gemeinsamkeit.
So, what questions can you ask in order to get the above information from people you meet?
Wie heissen Sie?
Woher kommen Sie?
Wo wohnen Sie?
Was machen Sie von Beruf? (und was machen Sie als Sie hier in Deutschland sind?)
und...
Was für Hobbys haben Sie? Was machen Sie gern in der Freizeit?
Warum lernen Sie Deutsch?
Was essen Sie am liebsten? Was ist Ihr Lieblingsgericht? usw.
Gibt es irgendwelche Gemeinsamkeiten?
Tagesthema
Zuckerkrankheit - Diabetes - Medizinische Sprache und Thema.
Lied der Woche
Eine alte Kamelle oder ein Klassiker?
How does the original version compare with the English version that got to number 1 in the UK in 1984?
Hausaufgaben
Am besten hier im Google Document If you're not sure about umlauts etc - look here (Foreign characters) Getting the special characters in German on a PC
Page 9 - Q 1b. Do this for your actual partner at home! (As we have no classmates to report back on!) Write a script for this to prepare a presntation for next week
Q2 - Using the reading texts on p10, can you decide whether those statements are yes or no... (this can be on paper)
Q3 and 4 are also really made for self or partner work...
We may look at Q5 next week.
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