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1.1 Spoken introductions

In this first activity, you will start by listening to some spoken German.

Activity 1

Listen to these people introducing themselves, then list the speakers in order of introduction.

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Henning Haarhaus

1.

Wolf Schmidt

2.

Stefanie Korte

3.

die Familie von der Osten

4.

Yvonne Zehner

5.

Antje Schollweck

6.

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

  1. Henning Haarhaus

  2. Wolf Schmidt

  3. Stefanie Korte

  4. die Familie von der Osten

  5. Yvonne Zehner

  6. Antje Schollweck

  1. 1.

  2. 2.

  3. 3.

  4. 4.

  5. 5.

  6. 6.

The correct answers are:
  • 1 =
  • 2 =
  • 3 =
  • 4 =
  • 5 =
  • 6 =

Answer

1. Henning Haarhaus

Figure 2 Photograph of Henning Haarhaus.

2. Wolf Schmidt

Figure 3 Photograph of Wolf Schmidt.

3. Stefanie Korte

Figure 4 Photograph of Stefanie Korte.

4. die Familie von der Osten mit drei Kindern

Figure 5 Photograph of the von der Ostens.

5. Yvonne Zehner

Figure 6 Photograph of Yvonne Zehner.

6. Antje Schollweck

Figure 7 Photograph of Antje Schollweck.
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