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Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German
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6.1 An introduction

Before learning how transcripts can be helpful in improving your understanding video material, you will be introduced to Antje Schollweck.

Activity 24

Watch the video of Antje Schollweck and then write one sentence describing her.

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ANTJE
Mein Name ist Antje Schollweck. Ich bin in der Lausitz in Brandenburg geboren, in Ostdeutschland. Ich wohne jetzt in Bayern, bin mit einem Bayern verheiratet und lebe mit seinen Eltern und seinem seinen Geschwistern und einem Stiefkind auf einem Bauernhof. Ich habe eine Kneipe, ich bin Wirtin. Die Kneipe ist sehr klein, hat auch einen kleinen Biergarten.
Glücklich machen mich Zwischenmenschlichebeziehungen, ich liebe Menschen, jeglicher Art. Ich mag gerne mich unterhalten mit Leuten, ich mag gern neue Sachen lernen, das lieb’ ich. Meine Freunde würden mich als etwas verrückt beschreiben, unangepasst, fleiβig.
Ich würd’ so gerne mal wieder in ’nem Trabbi sitzen. Ich hatte eine, hieβ Schorschi. Also alle meine Autos haben Namen und der hieβ Schorschi. Und mit Schorschi hab’ ich mich zweimal überschlagen in einem 4m Straβengraben.
Ja ich bin nicht mehr die Antje, die ich früher war. Weil natürlich, wenn man aus der Heimat weggeht, dann erlebt man andere Einflüsse. Ganz viel hab’ ich mich an anderer Mentalität reiben müssen, ja. Also das verändert einen natürlich, nicht unbedingt den Kern meines Charakters, aber bestimmte Verhaltensweisen.
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Compare your answer with these suggestions.

Antje Schollweck ist ein sehr dynamischer Mensch.

Antje Schollweck macht den Eindruck, ein sehr freundlicher und weltoffener Mensch zu sein.

Ich kenne sie natürlich nicht, aber Antje Schollweck wirkt, lustig und lebendig zu sein.

Activity 25

In which order does she mention the following places?

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

  1. die Lausitz

  2. Brandenburg

  3. Ostdeutschland

  4. Bayern

  • a.2

  • b.4

  • c.3

  • d.1

The correct answers are:
  • 1 = d
  • 2 = a
  • 3 = c
  • 4 = b

Discussion

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Figure 19 This is a map of Germany with the relevant locations from this activity marked on it. Bayern (Bavaria) is coloured in blue, with Passau marked within this region with a black dot. Ostdeutschland is marked in green and would have included the area of Brandenburg, shown here in yellow. The smaller green section with Brandenburg is Berlin, which is not part of the state of Brandenburg. Antje mentioned die Lausitz - this region is roughly marked with an oval on the map. Hamburg is also shown in purple, in the north of Germany.
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Map of Germany with relevant locations marked on it. Bayern (Bavaria) is coloured in blue, with Passau marked within this region with a black dot. Ostdeutschland is marked in green and would have included the area of Brandenburg, shown here in yellow. The smaller green section with Brandenburg is Berlin, which is not part of the state of Brandenburg. Antje mentioned die Lausitz - this region is roughly marked with an oval on the map. Hamburg is also shown in purple, in the north of Germany.

Figure 19 This is a map of Germany with the relevant locations from this activity marked on it. Bayern (Bavaria) is coloured in blue, ...

Antje Schollweck talks about her Trabbi, which she has called Schorschi. Trabant cars, known affectionately as Trabis were very common in the former East Germany. They have achieved iconic status. Schorschi comes from the name of a Trabi called Schorsch in the cult film Go Trabi Go.

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Figure 20 The poster for the film Go Trabi Go.
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This image shows the promotional poster for the film Go Trabi Go. A line of text at the top reads 'die Sachsen kommen'. Below, there is an image of a Trabant car bursting through a wall. Below this, there is an image of three people stood on a beach, smiling towards the camera.

Figure 20 The poster for the film Go Trabi Go.