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    7 German News Sites All German Students Should Read

    News Websites for German Learners Learning a language is tough. There’s no point in sugar coating it. However, there are lots of tips and tricks that can make learning German easier. Reading the news of German news sites is definitely one of them. Articles are rich in the most current vocabulary. They also give students a valuable insight into the culture of the countries where the language they speak is spoken. Research shows that reading develops a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. Thus, reading articles on German news websites will help German learners to develop their range of vocabulary and improve their knowledge…

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    GCSE German Social Media Listening Lesson Revision and Practice I needed a social networks and technology listening lesson for my GCSE German students whilst on lock-down. However, I couldn’t find any suitable resources. Ideally, I was looking for listening practice materials covering the themes of different social networks. For example, Facebook, Whats App, Instagram and YouTube. Since I couldn’t find any suitable social media audio clips for German intermediate level students, I created my own!ย  This GCSE German Social Media and Technology in Every Day Life listening lesson is perfect for independent work! So, complete this GCSE social networks and technology listening lesson practice as homework, revision, distance learning work…

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    My Family & Relationships German Listening Lesson for Practice and Revision If you are a GCSE German student, an intermediate German level learner or German teacher looking for some authentic German listening practice on the topic of ‘meine Familie’, then you are in the right place. My authentic family & relationships German listening practice lesson comes with a native-speaker read audio clip, as well as activities for students. What is included in this โ€˜Meine Familieโ€™ Listening Practice Lesson? This lower-intermediate to intermediate level German listening lesson includes a 340-word transcript, verbatim MP3 audio file. You will also findย  5 student-focused activities included. These five tasks assess the students’ listening comprehension,…

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    German GCSE and Intermediate German Revision Practice If you want to practice your intermediate German language skills and revise topics covered at German GCSE level or German CEFR A2/B1 level, then try out the activities below. Theses GCSE German revision activities are original and include a range of tasks from the most common topics German courses to help you improve your intermediate German language skills. Improve Your Intermediate Level German by Topic and Skill The tasks have been created by topic and by skill, such as: reading, writing, listening, speaking and translation, as well as vocabulary training activities to help you with your intermediate level German revision. The revision tasks…

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    GCSE German Intermediate Listening Lesson on Post-School Options in Germany I needed a post-education and work listening lesson for my German language students this week. Unfortunately, I am still struggling to find authentic topic-related listening material from other sources. Despite using the sites in the German Listening Websites for GCSE list I put together a couple of years ago! This month, I am working on the ‘post-education and work’ topic in my German GCSE course. I wanted some supplementary listening material to help my students practise their listening skills. So, I wrote a transcript and had a native male speaker record it. In addition, I added some activities. These focus…

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    Want To Know How To Improve Reading Skills, Language Learners? (You’re in the right place!) I adore teaching languages and often my students ask me for suggestions on how to improve reading skills and develop their vocabulary. I like the question, since reading is one of the four main skills when learning a language and you’re always going to need words to communicate! I tell them to go and read whatever they can find and are interested in. This is supported by Nuttall who states that โ€œan extensive reading programmeโ€ฆis the single most effective way of improving both vocabulary and reading skills in generalโ€ (1982, p.65) One of the ways…

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    Holidays in Germany – GCSE German Listening Lesson with Transcript & Activities

    GCSE German Listening Lesson on ‘Reisen und Tourismus’ in Germany for Intermediate Language Learners There aren’t enough GCSE German listening resources online for listening practice. Especially listening materials for the topic of holidays in Germany or for intermediate (A2-B1) level learners. So, I have created this GCSE German listening lesson on ‘Reisen und Tourismus’ in Germany to fill the gap! Feel free to use with your GCSE German students for listening practice or reading practice on the ‘Tourismus in Deutschland’ topic. You can download the audio file and the two-page word document below. Who Use This Tourism GCSE German Listening Lesson And What’s Included? My GCSE German listening lesson comesย …

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    Fun Pre-Reading and Post-Reading Activities for All Language Classrooms I love language lessons which involve an element of reading. This is because there are so many opportunities for learning and improving language acquisition with topic-related texts. Reading activities are the perfect starting point to learn rich topic-related vocabulary (adjectives, nouns, verbs etc), pick up new grammar structures,ย steal ‘star phrases’ย and ultimately improve comprehension and improve language acquisition skills. According to Moeller & Meyer (1995), reading, even at a slow pace exposes students to more sentences, grammar, and new vocabulary per minute than the average short class, TV show, or song. So, if you are in a rut with how you present…

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