Listening comprehension #8: Der 150. Geburtstag des Telefons
sich verspäten = (to) be late
vorstellbar = imaginable
die Erfindung(-en) = invention(-s)
der Startschuss =
der Erfinder = inventor
der Fernsprecher = (oldfashioned way to say) telephone
entwickeln (reg.) = to design / develop
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Listening comprehension #7: Gefahr durch Cholera
zu Fuß wandern = to go (literal: hike) on foot
das Flüchtlingslager = refugee camp
hausen = (to) live (usually in bad conditions!)
das Zelt (-e) = tent (-s)
die Plastikplane(-n) = plastic cover(-s)
anstecken (reg.) = (to) infect
der Durchfall = diarrhea
der Flüchtling(-e) = refugee(-s)
schöpfen aus (reg.) = (to) scoop
sich ausbreiten (reg.) = (to) spread
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Listening comprehension #6: HALLOWEEN
unheimliche Gestalten = spooky creatures
Süßes oder Saures! = Trick or Treat!
ausgehöhlt = here: carved
der Kürbis (Kürbisse) = pumpkin(-s)
spuken = (to) haunt
sich gegenseitig erschrecken= (to) scare each other
von Tür zu Tür ziehen (irreg.) = (to) go from door to door
die Auswahl = choice
das Kostüm(-e) = costume(-s)
das Zubehör = accessories
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Listening comprehension #5: Das Bildungspaket (“education-package”)
zusätzlich = additional
der Antrag = application
der Anspruch (auf) = entitlement
die Unterstützung = support
die Armut = poverty
die Nachhilfe = private lessons / coaching
arbeitslos = unemployed
derzeitig = current
der Zuschuss = benefit
(text via wdr.de)
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Listening comprehension #4: Anne Frank
etwas benennen = (to) name sth
unvergessen = unforgotten
das Tagebuch = diary
Jude / Jüdin = jew
auswandern = (to) emigrate
einmarschieren = (to) march in
verboten = forbidden
untertauchen = (to) go into hiding
der Alltag = all-day life
die Sehnsucht (nach) = yearning (for)
etwas / jemanden verraten = (to) betray sth/so.
das Konzentrationslager (KZ [‘ka:tset]
(text via wdr.de)
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Listening comprehension #3.
Today’s text is about Elvis Presley.
Here’s is some vocabulary from the text:
unglaublich = unbelievable
erzielen = (to) achieve
ausverkauft = sold out
das Drehbuch (Drehbücher) = screenplay (-s)
das Anwesen = mansion
eingezogen = recruited by the military
abhängig = addicted
aufgebläht = bloated
die Todesursache = cause of death
der Herzstillstand = cardiac arrest
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Listening Comprehension #2
Today’s text is about Spinnen (spiders).
Some vocabulary from the text:
harmlos = harmless
gefürchtet = dreaded
gehören zu = (to) belong to
das Gegenteil = the opposite
überflutet = flooded
giftig = poisionous
zertreten = (to) scrunch
töten = (to) kill
reißfest = tearproof
die Phobie = phobia
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Listening comprehension #1
Today’s text is about “Die Zeitumstellung” (day light savings).
Some vocabulary from the text:
die Uhr (vor-/zurück) stellen = (to) put the clock (forward/back)
etwas nutzen = (to) use sth.
das Tageslicht = day light
auf diese Weise = this way
der Sonnenuntergang = sunset
sich gewöhnen an = (to) get used to
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“Der Aufreißer - The Pick-Up Artist”… is a German short movie which has won several prizes. Maybe you’d like to watch it in German with English subtitles to practise? It’s a good listening comprehension :) And a super-cute and entertaining short film, too!!! Please watch it!
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Liebe Kinder, groß und klein…. I’ve just found this video and thought it would be interesting for you as a “dialect listening comprehension” - because you’ll hear some Franconian dialect (not too strong but strong enough ;)), which is what people in my area speak.
The little story is about the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt. It’s about a security who has to keep an eye on the market when it’s closed at night and is getting more and more drunk.
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