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2.2 Discussing hobbies

Watch the video again, focusing on the sections where Peter and Katja von der Osten are talking about the things they like to do.

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Activity 8

Which of these things did they mention?

 
Figure 10 The von der Osten family outside.

Activity 9

Some of the things they say are a little more complex. This is simply because when people talk about the detail of their lives, it can be quite specialised. You may need to concentrate on some new vocabulary before you fully understand what the von der Ostens are saying. To prepare for this, match these German words and phrases to English ones, some of these are similar in both languages, and these can offer you a good starting point.

für einen Verein ehrenamtlich arbeiten

To do voluntary work for a group or organisation

Menschen mit Downsyndrom unterstützen

To support people with Down syndrome

die Säuglingsgruppe betreuen

To support a baby group

Eltern beraten

To advise parents

einen Muttertreff haben

To meet with a group of mothers

jemanden gewisserweise als konservativ bezeichnen

To categorise someone as fairly conservative

einen Klingelton auf ein Telefon laden

To upload a ringtone

ein Plakat hing an einer Litfasssäule

A poster hung on an advertising pillar

ein Kumpel besorgt Karten

A mate gets the tickets

die Frauen in der Nachbarschaft helfen sich untereinander

The women in the neighbourhood support each other

sie passen auf Kinder auf

They look after the children

sie machen Besorgungen

They run errands

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

  1. für einen Verein ehrenamtlich arbeiten

  2. Menschen mit Downsyndrom unterstützen

  3. die Säuglingsgruppe betreuen

  4. Eltern beraten

  5. einen Muttertreff haben

  6. jemanden gewisserweise als konservativ bezeichnen

  7. einen Klingelton auf ein Telefon laden

  8. ein Plakat hing an einer Litfasssäule

  9. ein Kumpel besorgt Karten

  10. die Frauen in der Nachbarschaft helfen sich untereinander

  11. sie passen auf Kinder auf

  12. sie machen Besorgungen

  1. To do voluntary work for a group or organisation

  2. To support people with Down syndrome

  3. To support a baby group

  4. To advise parents

  5. To meet with a group of mothers

  6. To categorise someone as fairly conservative

  7. To upload a ringtone

  8. A poster hung on an advertising pillar

  9. A mate gets the tickets

  10. The women in the neighbourhood support each other

  11. They look after the children

  12. They run errands

The correct answers are:
  • 1 =
  • 2 =
  • 3 =
  • 4 =
  • 5 =
  • 6 =
  • 7 =
  • 8 =
  • 9 =
  • 10 =
  • 11 =
  • 12 =
Figure 11 This is eine Litfasssäule
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