2.1 Intensive Reading Skimming

• Skimming short texts for key information
• True or false statements from a reading text
• Reading Steckbriefe (profiles) of peers
• Reading Steckbriefe of prominent persons
• Answering W-questions (Informationsfragen)
• Vocabulary and phrases for describing people
• Searching biographies in online and print media
• Creating a wall gallery of favourite persons

• identify key information from given texts for comprehension
• apply acquired reading skills to complete given tasks
• appreciate the importance of reading skills in communication

“How do we get key information from a reading text?”

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1. Getting the key information: skimming
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Learn to skim a short German text for its key information.
2. True or false from a text
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read a short text and decide whether given statements are true or false.
3. Steckbriefe of classmates
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read short profiles of classmates and present the facts.
4. Steckbriefe of prominent persons
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read profiles of prominent persons and answer questions about them.
5. W-questions (Informationsfragen)
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Ask and answer W-questions about a text on people.
6. Describing people in German
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read texts and collect adjectives and phrases for describing people.
7. Biographies from media
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Search for a short biography and read it for the main life events.
8. A wall gallery of role models
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Create a wall gallery of favourite persons with photos and descriptions.