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4.2 Listening for details

You will now watch the clip again, and try to pick out a few further details about Stefanie.

Activity 17

Keep the sound on now, and watch the video clip again. As you watch, listen particularly for any animals that you hear Stefanie Korte mention, and note them below.

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Answer

These are the animals that Stefanie mentioned:

  • Hund
  • Katze
  • Maus
  • Hamster
  • Fische
  • Pferd (these are Groβtiere)
  • Kuh (these are Groβtiere)
  • Schlange

Activity 18

Stefanie Korte mentions her work in the video. See if you can understand when she describes her job and where she works. Watch again and write down anything you can hear that sounds relevant. If you note down words you haven't come across before, try to work out what they could mean.

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Answer

Stefanie Korte is an apprentice, an Azubi (short for Auszubildende). She works in a veterinary practice, a Tierarztpraxis.

She says ‚Ich bin Azubi, arbeite in einer Tierarztpraxis.‘

Figure 15 The symbol for veterinary practices in Germany.

Activity 19

Stefanie Korte talks a little about her attitude towards animals. Note down in English what she says about why she likes them.

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Answer

Animals are important to her and they make her feel happy. She feels free when she is with them.

Stefanie Korte says: ‚Wichtig sind mir auf jeden Fall meine Tiere und Freude und die machen mich gleichzeitig auch glücklich. Einfach weil ich mich bei Ihnen sehr frei fühlen kann.‘‘

Activity 20

Note down in German what you personally think about animals and pets. What do you think in particular about Stefanie Korte’s choice of pet?

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Answer

Compare your answer with these two alternative views. Please note that both of them use some of the expressions spoken by Frau Korte.

‚Meine Tiere sind mir wichtig, denn sie machen mich glücklich. Ich kann mich bei ihnen wohl fühlen. Ich wuerde gern eine Schlange haben, ich finde sie etwas ganz Besonderes.‘

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‚Tiere sind mir gar nicht wichtig, ich mag sie gar nicht. Bei Tieren kann ich mich nicht wohl fühlen. Eine Schlange als Haustier? Nein, das kommt nicht in Frage.‘

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