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1.2 Interactive Speaking, Listening for Information
German · Grade 8 · 3 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Extended family: die Oma, der Opa, der Onkel, die Tante, der Cousin, die Cousine, die Geschwister
- Nuclear review: der Vater, die Mutter, der Bruder, die Schwester, die Eltern
- Presenting a relative: Das ist mein/meine... Er/Sie heißt... Er/Sie ist ... Jahre alt. Er/Sie ist ... von Beruf
- Peer questions: Wie heißt deine Oma / dein Onkel? Wie alt ist deine Tante?
- Listening for information: pick name, age or profession from a family introduction; take notes in a who / name / age / job grid
What you will be able to do
- identify specific information about family members from a listening text
- employ family vocabulary and mein/meine when speaking about relatives
- appreciate turn taking: present one person, then ask one question back
Key questions
“How can you make a conversation interesting?”
Lessons
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Oma, Onkel, Tante: who else is family?
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizName extended-family members in German and pick the person named in a short listening text.
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Das ist meine Oma: possessives, name, age, job
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizChoose mein or meine, then give three facts about one relative: name, age and profession.
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Wie heißt deine Oma? Listen, note, ask back
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCatch name, age or job from a family listening text, fill a note grid, and ask a peer one question with dein or deine.