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1.7 Active Listening, Interactive speaking

German · Grade 9 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Talking about illness: Ich bin krank; Ich habe Fieber / Kopfschmerzen / Husten / Grippe
  • Body parts and Was tut dir weh? Mein ... tut mir weh
  • At the doctor's: Was fehlt Ihnen? seit + time; advice with müssen and dürfen nicht

What you will be able to do

  • listen actively to people talking about illness
  • ask and answer questions about health
  • role-play a visit to the doctor

Key questions

“How can one maximise active listening as a skill?”

Lessons

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  1. Talking about being ill
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Say that you are ill and name common illnesses and symptoms.
  2. What hurts? Body parts
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Name body parts and say what hurts with tut mir weh and Schmerzen.
  3. At the doctor's
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe symptoms to a doctor and understand advice with müssen.