Gesund bleiben: dictation, listening comprehension (AQA)
I can transcribe and understand German speakers talking in a range of contexts about health and wellbeing.
- Year 11
- AQA
Gesund bleiben: dictation, listening comprehension (AQA)
I can transcribe and understand German speakers talking in a range of contexts about health and wellbeing.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- It is important to have a firm knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to transcribe spoken German in a dictation.
- The most important thing for successful listening is a secure knowledge of vocabulary.
- As well as a broad vocabulary, prediction and being aware of distractors and synonyms are useful listening strategies.
Keywords
SSC - sound-symbol correspondence
Prediction - strategy that involves anticipating what the answers might be by listing German words or phrases
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
I can rely on strategies like prediction and avoiding distractors to successfully complete all listening comprehension questions.
Whilst strategies such as prediction and avoiding distractors are very helpful, the single most important factor in successfully answering listening questions is having a secure knowledge of vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are compound nouns?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'in future she is going to improve her health.'
Q5.Write in English: 'frisches Obst ist wirklich gesund'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the girl was ill'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the most important factor in successfully answering listening questions?
Q2.Match the words to the missing sounds.
