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    6 ‘Easy’ Ways To Improve Listening Skills in German

    Improve Your German Listening Skills and Feel More Confident When Listening I’ll start with a disclaimer that when it comes to language learning and listening to German, there are no quick fixes or ‘easy ways’ to improve listening skills in German. In fact, you might be surprised to know that hard work and time are both essential elements. Shock, right?! That being said, if you are looking to improve listening skills in German, then employ the suggestions below and I am sure that your listening skills in German should improve. These tips are suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced. 1. GO FOR THE GIST When listening for the…

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    Familie in Deutschland – Free GCSE German Listening Practice with Activities

    German listening and speaking practice video with native speaker, learn about traditional and modern family in Germany for Advanced Beginner and GCSE students If you are learning GCSE German and you are looking for interesting ways to prepare for your exams, you are in the right place! This post is also ideal for those who just generally want to improve their German listening skills at an advanced beginner or pre-intermediate level on different topics. There is definitely a need for more practice material to support language learning for students as well as aid teachers in their lessons (having taught German in secondary schools, I noticed a lack of practice material),…

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    Free German Listening Practice Video – Festivals -GCSE & Advanced Beginner

    Celebrations and Festivals in German Speaking Countries German Listening Practice for GCSE and Advanced Beginners on Feste und Feiertage in Deutschland und ร–sterreich Want to learn German? Wish to do some German listening practice on celebrations and festivals? Or do you just want to learn about some religious and non-religious festivals in Germany and Austria? Well, this post and video is for you! There isn’t enough German listening practice material that is accessible for advanced beginner and intermediate German students. Therefore, I decided to create my own , along with a video. This is mainly so my students can practise listening skills in German. However, also so that they can…

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    GCSE German Social Networks & Daily Technology Listening Lesson

    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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    Mein Haus GCSE German, Intermediate & DaF Listening Lesson with Audio, Transcript & Activities

    Mein Zuhause – My Home – Mein Haus Intermediate German Listening Practice and Revision Lesson If you are an intermediate German student looking for some listening practice or a German teacher looking for original German listening practice material, then my listening lesson will certainly help. Supplement your intermediate German lessons on the topic of ,mein Haus’ or ,mein Zuhause’ with this lesson suitable for A2/B1 level German students, GCSE German students, German Highers students, High School learners or DaF students.ย ย  What is included in this ‘Mein Haus’ listening lesson? The intermediate level listening lesson on ,Mein Haus’ includes a 300-word transcript, verbatim MP3 audio file and 5 activities testing listening…

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    Complete GCSE German and Intermediate Level Revision Practice Activities by Topic

    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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