JezikProgram

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1. How are you?

In this lesson you learn to

Greet and farewell others

Introduce yourself

Ask others for their name

Address people with correct titles

Address people formally and informally

Thinking

Think about diferent orms o greeting.

Consider the right orm to approach your new pro essor.

Talking

Say hello to your pro essor. Introduce yoursel .

Ask about his or her name.

Ask how he or she is doing.

Say goodbye.

Optional

Include some urther in ormation on your country o origin, age andyour current occupation.


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2. In the taxi


Interact in basic situations

o Excuse yourself

o Say thanks

o Ask somebody to repeat something

o Ask for the translation of a word you don't know

Ask for and respond to questions about simple personal information

o Age

o Country of rigin

o Current ccupation

Count from ! to "!

#alk about places

Ask for directions

$our professor is a taxi dri%er who is %ery interested and helpful but speaking a bit too fast foryou& ut don't worry( )ust ask him to speak a bit slower& #his will probably become one of yourkey sur%i%al phrases&


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Thinking

Think about how to politely ask somebody to speak slower.

Consider the right orm to approach a cab driver.

Talking

ou enter the cab and ask the driver to get you to the bus station.

In!uire also how to get rom the bus station to the bank which issupposed to be around there.

"iven your strong accent the ta#i driver becomes very curious andasks you where you are rom, how old you are and what you aredoing in your country. ou answer and also ask him $or her% abouther $or his% age.

As you arrive thank him $or her% and say goodbye.

Optional

ou might include some small talk on how you like the city in whichyou are being driven around.

3. Family Life


#alk about family and friends

*escribe persons and things

Ask and respond to simple questions +who, what, when, from where-

$our professor is somebody you meet at a dinner party& .lease introduce yourself and tell himabout your family&


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Thinking

Take a minute to think about some ad&ectives that describe youramily.

Consider the appropriate orms to hold small talk at a dinner party.

Talking

"et ac!uainted with your conversation partner at the dinner party.

Introduce yoursel .

Tell him or her about your amily.

Optional

'old some urther small talk about the host.

4. TimeIn this lesson you learn to

/nderstand and express dates

Ask for and tell time

Count from "" 0 "!!

Identify colors and talk about your fa%orite color

$our professor ama1ingly turns out not only to be a language teacher but also a timemanagement coach& As your language learning takes up more and more of your time you decideto gi%e it a try and ask him for help& In a first step he assesses your current day to get a betteridea of your lifestyle&


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Thinking

Take a minute to think about the things that you do every day.

Talking

Tell your coach know when you get up, when you have yourbreak ast, when you go to work( university, when you have lunch,when you return home, when you go to meet riends, etc.

)eing very superstitious you decided a while ago never to do thingson ull hours and everything that you do in a day has to begin on adiferent minute o the hour.

Optional

Think about three things that you would like to include in your dailyroutine.

5.HobbiesIn this lesson you learn to

#alk about your hobbies

Express and ask about likes and dislikes

*iscuss what you or others ha%e to do

$ou are in a new city and a friend wants to introduce you to a number of people& In order to doso he wants to know about your hobbies& As you might imagine your professor is this friend&


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Thinking

Think about the things that you currently en&oy doing or leisure.

Also think about some hobbies that you would like to try out.

Talking

Tell your riend about the things that you currently pursue ashobbies.

Include some urther in ormation on your likes and dislikes.

Optional

*escribe the typical day that you have in the new city.

6. e! yself " I


Express and ask about physical states +hungry, thirsty- and emotions +happy, sad-

Express and enquire about the ownership of things

*escribe the location of things

2a%ing li%ed in a ed 3 reakfast for a few weeks in your new country of residence you finallydecide to mo%e to your own place& 4hile the landlady of the ed 3 reakfast is generally a %ery

pleasant person she is also %ery moody and sometimes happy, sometimes sad&

As you already found a great furnished apartment that you will mo%e into in a few weeks you getin touch with an agency to help you mo%e& #hey ask you about all the items that you ha%e andintent to mo%e as well as their characteristics +whether they are big or small, old or new, hea%y or light-& After ha%ing gone through all the items you start chatting a bit with the owner of theagency and start complaining about the lady of the ed 3 reakfast&


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Thinking

Take a minute to think about all the items that you would probablyhave to move i you had &ust relocated to a new country.

In case you did not consider to bring your huge T+, your old C*player and a large collection o books to your new country, you &ustredecided and have these items amongst the things to move.

Talking

Tell the agency owner about all the items that you intent to move.

"ossip a bit about the owner o the )ed )reak ast that you arecurrently staying in.

Optional

*escribe the owner o the agency the way to your new address romthe )ed )reak ast.

#.$a%ation


*iscuss and describe future plans

Express preferences and desires

.lan to get to your next destination

o uy tickets

o Ask for and respond to simple directions


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o #alk about using different modes of transportation

$our professor is a tra%el agent whom you are %isiting to plan your next %acation&

Thinking

Think about a destination that you always wanted to travel to.

-urthermore make some plans on how to travel $biking, hiking,renting a car, public transport, etc.% and things that you want tosee.

Talking

Tell the travel agent abour your plans.

Ask about prices and availability or various modes o transportation$bus, plane, ship etc.% as well as available rooms in ho$s%tels.

Optional

Start bargaining about the prices.

&.'arties


Extend in%itations

Express gratitude and accept5re)ect an in%itation

Ask for and respond to information about e%ents in the present


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$our are hosting a party for your birthday next Saturday and meet an old friend in the street& 2ein%ites you o%er to his place for the same night that you are celebrating your birthday& $et, youha%e already in%ited some other people that he knows and with which he is not on good terms&So, you decide to not in%ite him to pre%ent ha%ing a bad atmosphere& #hen, he remembers alsothat your birthday is coming up and asks you how old you become this year&

Thinking

Think about a good e#cuse to not meet him $without telling him thatyou celebrate your birthday%.

-urthermore think about some alternative event to invite him to inorder to catch up with him.

Talking

*ecline his invitation with a good e#cuse.

Invite him or some diferent uture event.

Optional

Tell him about some plan or the uture that you have at themoment.

(.)aily *outines


*escribe your daily routines +where, when and how often do acti%ities take place-

Express needs related to personal care

Compare and contrast people and things


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$our professor takes up his role as time management coach again& After ha%ing gotten a firstinsight into a typical day of yours in chapter 6, he wants to dig deeper now to find more time foryour language learning&

Thinking

Take a minute again to think about the things that you do every day.

Also think about the things that you do on a weekly, monthly orannual basis.

Compare this li estyle to the li estyle o a travelling languagestudent.

Talking Tell your coach about your current daily, weekly, monthly and

annual routines.

Contrast these with the routines o the traveller.

Optional

Think again about three things that you would like to include in your

daily routine.

1+.,t Home


*escribe your home

#alk about household duties

Express what is happening at the moment

7ecogni1e, ask about and express agreement or disagreement

*iscuss people or ob)ects using superlati%es


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$our professor is a landlord from whom you would like to rent an appartment& $et, the rent is alittle too high for you& So you point out %arious shortcomings around the appartment hoping thatyou might be able to lower the price&

Thinking

Take a minute to think about the things that are important or you inan apartment.

Think about two or three shortcomings that the apartment that youare about to rent has.

Talking Show your interest in the apartment to the landlord without

becoming overe#cited about it.

egotiate about the price by pointing out various shortcomings $andpotentially some personal things, like being a student etc.%.

Optional

*iscuss whether you could share the apartment with two riends oyours.

11. ,t the restaurant



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8ake a reser%ation on the phone

.lace an order in a restaurant

#alk about food

#alk about e%ents in the past

$ou want to get a table in one of the hottest restaurants in town for Saturday night& $ou are luckyand get a reser%ation& After the dinner e%en the chef comes to your table and asks you about your opinion of his signature dish&

Thinking

Think about the right kind o table $are you two persons looking ora !uiet table or a group o riends who need a large table in thesmoking area, etc/%.

Already think about some good arguments to convince thereceptionist to give you a table in case he says the restaurant isbooked out.

Talking

0ake your reservation.

Ask about additional in ormation such as how to get there, parkingpossibilites and whether you can pay with credit cards.

Optional

'ave an a ter1dinner conversation with the che $were you happywith the service, did you like the ood, etc.%.


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12. In the -it%hen

In this lesson you learn to *iscuss cooking and recipes

/nderstand and talk about measurements

*escribe in which manner you are doing things

9earn the numbers from "!! : "!!!

After the dinner of the pre%ious lesson you and your friends ha%e a con%ersation about yourfa%orite dishes& $ou remember that one place where you always went with your parents whichser%ed a dish which you liked incredibly back then&

Thinking

Think about the dish that you liked.

Also think about how it was prepared.

Talking

Share the story o your avorite dish with your riends $make sure touse the past%.

Also tell them about the way in which it was prepared.

Optional

*escribe the kitchen o the place in which you grew up $again ocourse, use the past%.


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13. ut/oors


#alk about outdoor acti%ities that you like to do in your free time

8ake plans to do something

#alk about the weather

Ask for, offer and accept5refuse help

$ou and some friends plan a trip for the weekend& $ou discuss ideas of what to do and who doeswhat&

Thinking

Think about ideas o what one could do or a weekend in thecountry whose language you are learning.

Consider the right words to e#press as well as disagreement.

Talking

2ropose your ideas and discuss them with your riend, the languageteacher.

'e (she ofers to help with organi3ing the trip but you decline.


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Optional

*iscuss diferent options or good and bad weather.

14. 0 orts


#alk about different sports

7eport past e%ents and acti%ities

Express your ability5knowledge of acti%ities

/se typical exclamations

Gi%e and recei%e apologies

It's the week after you were on the road with your friends& $ou are on the phone with one of your friends who hasn't been with you and who is a little mad because you forgot to in%ite him +aboutwhich you are %ery embarassed-&

Thinking

Think about a good e#cuse.


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Consider the appropriate way to tell him about the weekend.

Talking

0ake your apologies to your riend.

Tell her( him about the weekend but play things down a bit $alsoremember to use the past%.

Optional

2lan some sports event together with your riend.

15. 0ho inIn this lesson you learn to

#alk about clothing

;egotiate with sales people in a store

#alk about what used to happen and what you used to do in the past

$ou are going to a local flea market and %ery excited about a second hand )eans that you findthere& argain with your professor to also get some perfectly fitting other items that are also onsale&


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Thinking

Consider the culturally appropriate way to bargain.

Think about which other items you also want to buy.

Talking

2oint out your interest in the &eans.

Start to bargain to get it cheaper and some more items on top.

Optional

A ter you bought the stuf you might get into small talk with thevendor about how you used to go shopping on 4ea markets whenyou were young.

16. )owntown


*iscuss city life

Gi%e recommendations to others

Express opinions with reasons


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$ou are ha%ing a discussion with a friend on the ad%antages and disad%antages of pedestrian citycenters %ersus cities that are easily accessible through cars& 4hat do you think

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