2.1 Reading Aloud (Fluency)

• Echo reading of formal greeting texts: Guten Tag, Herr / Frau; Wie geht es Ihnen?; Danke, gut. Und Ihnen?; Wie heißen Sie?
• Sie, Ihnen and Ihr Name stay capital on the page and in the voice; du and Tschüss stay off a formal page
• Intonation: a formal question rises, a statement falls; pause at the comma; pace a listener can follow
• Dramatic reading of a short formal introduction; answering questions from the text

• infer meaning of words from simple texts
• read simple texts fluently using the right intonation and pace
• show enthusiasm in reading through exposure to simple varied texts

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1. Echo read: Guten Tag, Frau Wanjiku
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Echo-read a formal greeting text, keep every Sie capital, and lift the voice on every question mark.
2. Read it as if the visitor is at the gate
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Answer questions from a formal introduction text, then dramatic-read it with titles, Sie and the right tune.