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.
Transcript: Übung 15
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Dialogue 4
Dialogue 5
Dialogue 6
Dialogue 7
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
der Schweiz
Großbritannien
England
Schottland
Wales
Deutschland
Russland
Irland
Brasilien
Italien (Norditalien)
Frankreich
a.1
b.7
c.3
d.10
e.11
f.2
g.5
h.8
i.9
j.6
k.4
- 1 = a
- 2 = f
- 3 = c
- 4 = k
- 5 = g
- 6 = j
- 7 = b
- 8 = h
- 9 = i
- 10 = d
- 11 = e
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.
Transcript: Übung 16
Abschnitt 10
Bitte hören Sie und sprechen Sie.
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Dialogue 4
Dialogue 5
Dialogue 6
Dialogue 7

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.

Name | wohnt in | kommt aus |
---|---|---|
Marcos Schneider | ||
Zita Schweigert | ||
Michael Schweigert | ||
Frau Lengenfelder | ||
Frank Börner | ||
Melanie | ||
Christian | ||
Helga Adams |
Answer
Here's the table correctly filled out:
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 |