3.2 Turning subtitles off
Now you will rewatch the video with and without subtitles, extracting details in order to answer questions.
Activity 12
Leaving the subtitles turned on, watch the clip, and answer the following questions in English.
Transcript
1 Who is in Wolf Schmidt’s family?
2 Where did he go to school first?
3 In what sort of industry did he have his first job?
4 In what industry does he work now?
5 What is his job?
Answer
1 His wife and his daughter.
2 In New York, to a public school in the Bronx.
3 In the film industry.
4 In sport, he works in football.
5 He is a football trainer.
Activity 13
Now rewatch with the subtitles off, and see if you can find out a little more detail about Wolf Schmidt’s life. Which answer is correct?
a.
Wolf Schmidt wohnt seit 16 Jahren in Hamburg.
b.
Wolf Schmidt ist 16 Jahre lang verheiratet.
c.
Wolf Schmidts Tochter ist 16 Jahre alt.
The correct answer is c.
a.
Wolf Schmidt hatte positive Erlebnisse in seiner ersten Schule.
b.
Wolf Schmidt hat seine erste Schule ganz schrecklich gefunden.
c.
Wolf Schmidt hatte viele Freunde in seiner ersten Schule.
The correct answer is b.
a.
In seinem jetztigen Job verdient Wolf Schmidt mehr als früher.
b.
In seinem jetztigen Job verdient Wolf Schmidt weniger als früher.
c.
In seinem jetztigen Job verdient Wolf Schmidt ungefähr gleich viel wie früher.
The correct answer is b.