1.3 Listening for details Conversational skills

• Listening for details in an audio text
• Schools in German-speaking countries (Schulen in D-A-CH)
• The school day and the timetable (Stundenplan)
• Comparing the Kenyan and German school systems
• Expressing likes and dislikes (Vorlieben)
• Conversational skills and turn taking
• Debating school rules (Schulregeln)

• identify specific information from varied contexts
• apply acquired vocabulary and expressions to converse on various topics
• appreciate the importance of turn taking in a conversation

“What do you need to observe while having a conversation?”

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1. Listening for details
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify specific information in a listening text and note it accurately.
2. Schools in German-speaking countries
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Learn about schools in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
3. The school day and the timetable
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe the German school routine and compare it with your own.
4. Comparing the Kenyan and German school systems
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Discuss the similarities and striking differences between the two systems.
5. Likes and dislikes about the two systems
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Express what you like and dislike about the Kenyan and German school systems.
6. Conversational skills and turn taking
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Converse on a topic and observe good turn taking.
7. Debating school rules
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Debate school rules in the German-speaking countries and in Kenya.