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Beginners’ German: Places and people
Beginners’ German: Places and people

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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
  • Entschuldigung excuse me
  • Entschuldigung, woher kommen Sie? excuse me, where do you come from?
  • bitte please
  • wohnen to 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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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

  • a.1

  • b.7

  • c.3

  • d.10

  • e.11

  • f.2

  • g.5

  • h.8

  • i.9

  • j.6

  • k.4

The correct answers are:
  • 1 = a
  • 2 = f
  • 3 = c
  • 4 = k
  • 5 = g
  • 6 = j
  • 7 = b
  • 8 = h
  • 9 = i
  • 10 = d
  • 11 = e

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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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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.

Namewohnt inkommt aus
Marcos Schneider
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Zita Schweigert
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Michael Schweigert
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Frau Lengenfelder
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Frank Börner
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Melanie
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Christian
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Helga Adams
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Answer

Here's the table correctly filled out:

Name wohnt in kommt aus
Marcos SchneiderBlumenau (Brasilien)Brasilien
Zita SchweigertMünchenKasachstan
Michael SchweigertMünchenDeutschland
Frau LengenfelderMünchenRussland
Frank BörnerRügen/BerlinBerlin
MelanieRostockNorddeutschland
ChristianRostockNorddeutschland
Helga AdamsLeeds (Nordengland)Österreich