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Episode 1: Silke's Interview

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1Listen only
2Listen and read silently
3Listen and read aloud
4Listen and repeat
5Listen and understand
6Roleplay
7Categorise phrases
8Grammar notes
9Translation practice
10Word puzzles

For all tasks:
Use the Task Planner to plan your work;

For the listening tasks (1-6) download the interactive movies.Select the task by clicking the appropriate button within each movie.

Roleplay
Brief
- what to do, step by step.

Have fun and really test your memory with this exercise, where you speak the language following an English prompt.

'Warm up' with the Listen and read aloud task: take the parts of different characters and 'ham it up'! Work with a partner if you can.

  1. Print the Scripts if necessary.
  2. Download the Movies if necessary.
  3. Select Roleplay.
  4. The prompts tell you what to say in English. Try to speak the language from memory.
  5. If you need help, use the options for clue or full text as necessary, or fold the paper Scripts to hide and reveal these columns.
  6. Use the continue button to check your delivery. Put right any mistakes before carrying on.

Roleplay
Resources
- what you'll need to download or print.

Scripts

1a
Meeting Herr Krüger

1b
Tour of the company

1c
Back in the office
Movies

1a
Meeting Herr Krüger

1b
Tour of the company

1c
Back in the office

Roleplay
Debrief
- how have you done and what next?

Comfortable with recognising the spoken phrases? Confident in your response and delivery?

Congratulations!

Now for a more in-depth look at the language:

  • Move on to the Categorise phrases task, and consider the function of phrases.
  • Alternatively try the Translation practice activity to get you going with the Grammar notes and other resources.
  • You could go straight for the ultimate challenge: adapt the dialogue to suit your own purposes and Use it for real!


Created for ULTRALAB trial June 1999
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