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# 3.1 Where do you come from?

Start this section by listening to conversations about various countries. You may find this vocabulary useful:

- Vokabeln
- Entschuldigungexcuse me
- Entschuldigung, woher kommen Sie?excuse me, where do you come from?
- bitteplease
- wohnento live

## Übung 15

Listen to people being asked where they come from, paying particular attention to which countries are mentioned. After listening, complete the activity below, organising the countries in the order they were mentioned.

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Übung 15
Transcript

der Schweiz

1

Großbritannien

2

England

3

Schottland

4

Wales

5

Deutschland

6

Russland

7

Irland

8

Brasilien

9

Italien (Norditalien)

10

Frankreich

11

Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.

1. der Schweiz

2. Großbritannien

3. England

4. Schottland

5. Wales

6. Deutschland

7. Russland

8. Irland

9. Brasilien

10. Italien (Norditalien)

11. Frankreich

1. 1

   1

2. 2

   2

3. 3

   3

4. 4

   4

5. 5

   5

6. 6

   6

7. 7

   7

8. 8

   8

9. 9

   9

10. 10

    10

11. 11

    11

The correct answers are:

- 1 =
- 2 =
- 3 =
- 4 =
- 5 =
- 6 =
- 7 =
- 8 =
- 9 =
- 10 =
- 11 =

## Übung 16

Below is a map with arrows pointing to different countries. Listen to the audio and look at the map at the same time. When asked where you come from, answer as indicated by the arrows.

Bitte hören Sie und sprechen Sie. Hier ist ein Beispiel.

- Sie hören: Woher kommen Sie?

- Sie sagen: Ich komme aus Deutschland.

- (because arrow no. 1 is pointing to Germany)

- Sie hören: Ich komme aus Deutschland.

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Übung 16
Transcript

## Übung 17

Below is some information about eight people who all have German as their mother tongue, but they come from and live in different countries. You were introduced to some of them in the previous sections. Fill in the gaps in the table below, noting where they live and which country they come from.

Bitte lesen Sie und schreiben Sie.

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Name | wohnt in | kommt aus
--- | --- | ---
Marcos Schneider | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Zita Schweigert | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Michael Schweigert | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Frau Lengenfelder | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Frank Börner | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Melanie | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Christian | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
Helga Adams | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.) | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)

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### Answer

Here's the table correctly filled out:

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Name | wohnt in | kommt aus
--- | --- | ---
Marcos Schneider | Blumenau (Brasilien) | Brasilien
Zita Schweigert | München | Kasachstan
Michael Schweigert | München | Deutschland
Frau Lengenfelder | München | Russland
Frank Börner | Rügen/Berlin | Berlin
Melanie | Rostock | Norddeutschland
Christian | Rostock | Norddeutschland
Helga Adams | Leeds (Nordengland) | Österreich

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