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1.1 Active Listening Interactive speaking

German · Grade 9 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Greetings and leave-taking: Guten Morgen / Tag / Abend, Hallo, Grüß Gott; Auf Wiedersehen, Tschüss, Bis bald
  • Introducing oneself: Ich heiße / Ich bin ... Jahre alt / Ich komme aus / Ich wohne in
  • Introducing others: Er / Sie heißt; Sein / Ihr Name ist; turn taking

What you will be able to do

  • respond appropriately to greetings and introductions
  • introduce oneself and others
  • take turns in conversation

Key questions

“Why is it important to communicate in turns?”

Lessons

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  1. Greetings and taking leave
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use formal and informal German greetings and goodbyes and compare them with greetings in Kenyan cultures.
  2. Introducing yourself
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Introduce yourself with name, age, origin, home and languages and ask others the same.
  3. Introducing others and taking turns
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Introduce a friend using er/sie forms and take turns in a group conversation.