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It's a date!

Scene 2a: Where do you live?

The Plot so far:
It's time for a coffee break - Andreas and Silke get acquainted.

Your purpose in trying to understand this scene:
Imagine you are Silke.

Listen out for:

  • where Andreas lives;
  • how long he's lived there;
  • where he'd rather live.

 ActorGermanEnglishClueCategory
1AndreasWo kommen Sie her?Where do you come from?Wo ko---- Si- he-?Content: Socialising
2SilkeAus Traunstein.From Traunstein.Au- Tr--------.Content: Personal Biographical Details
3SilkeUnd Sie?And you?Un- Si-?Content: Personal Biographical Details
4AndreasHier aus Rosenheim.Here in Rosenheim.Hi-- au- Ro-------.Content: Personal Biographical Details
5AndreasIch wohne gleich in der Nähe.I live close by.Ic- wo--- gl---- in de- Nä--.Concept: Space
6SilkeSchon lange?Have you been there long?Sc--- la---?Concept: Time
7AndreasSeit fünf Jahren.For five years.Se-- fü-- Ja----.Concept: Time
8AndreasMünchen gefällt mir besser!I prefer Munich!Mü----- ge----- mi- be----!Function: Preferences / Opinions
9SilkeNatürlich!Naturally!Na-------!Function: Agreement / Disagreement
10AndreasUnd Sie?And you?Un- Si-?Content: Socialising
11AndreasWohnen Sie auch hier?Do you live round here too?Wo---- Si- au-- hi--?Content: Personal Biographical Details
12SilkeNein.No.Ne--.Function: Agreement / Disagreement
13SilkeUngefähr dreißig Kilometer von hier.About thirty kilometres from here.Un------ dr----- Ki------- vo- hi--.Content: Personal Biographical Details
14SilkeIn Schwabing.In Schwabing.In Sc-------.Concept: Space
15SilkeEine Halbestunde mit der Bahn.Half an hour by train.Ei-- Ha--------- mi- de- Ba--.Concept: Time
16AndreasAh ja.Oh yes.Ah ja.Function: Communication Tactics
Created for ULTRALAB trial June 1999
Copyright ULTRALAB at Anglia Polytechnic University