2.1 Watching without subtitles

In previous activities you watched the video clips with subtitles. Here you will watch the video with the subtitles turned off. To do this, click this ‘cc’ symbol in the bottom right of the video player:

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This is an image of the video player button with 'cc' on it, which turns the closed captioning subtitles on and off.

This button will turn the subtitles on and off.

When you’ve turned the subtitles off, watch the von der Ostens talking about their lives. You will probably find that the content of this clip varies considerably in terms of what you can easily understand. Listen once all the way through and note what you do understand in the box beneath the video. This may be complete pieces of information, any short phrases or individual words you have understood. This helps you to focus on what you do understand first, before working with sections that are initially more complex. You will focus on more complex vocabulary later.

There are no right or wrong answers here about how much you should be able to understand. The main thing to be aware of is that each time you listen and watch a clip, you are likely to understand more.