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Year 11 - German

Gesund bleiben: dictation, listening comprehension (Edexcel)

Lifestyle and wellbeing: Wiederholung: Gesundheit

Unit Summary

This unit continues to revisit known grammar and vocabulary from the entire course, with a focus on developing skills of role-play, conversation and reading.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to transcribe and understand German speakers talking in a range of contexts about health and wellbeing.

Key Notes

  • 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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 Mistakes To Avoid

  • I can rely on strategies like prediction and avoiding distractors to successfully complete all listening comprehension questions.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

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.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'SSC'

sound-symbol correspondence. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: I can rely on strategies like prediction and avoiding distractors to successfully complete all listening comprehension questions. Correction: 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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