leisure activities

German Factfile 7
leisure activities
Learn with television
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Talk German: Programme 6
German Steps Stage 4: Arranging a day trip
Discover how Germans spend their free
time and how much value they attach to
hobbies and relaxation. Join the crowd at
the Biergarten enjoying beer and pretzels.
Join Andrea and her friend planning their weekend
in Berlin. Watch the slideshow, do the activities,
read about Germans’ attitude to culture and
fitness then follow the links to sites of interest.
Talk German is repeated regularly on BBC
Learning Zone (BBC Two). Check out the
details on www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone,
then video the programmes to watch at
your leisure.
Talk German: Talk about what you do
Find out about popular hobbies and pastimes, and
say how you spend your free time. Watch the
video clip, read the transcript, do the activities
then check your progress.
Learning hint
Make a list of all the activities mentioned in the television programmes, online
units and on this factfile. Using gerne, say out loud which of the activities you
like doing. Then practise inviting a friend to do those activities with you by
asking Hast du Lust aufs ...?
Key language
Useful vocabulary
Was machst du gerne in deiner Freizeit? What do you
like doing in your free time?
Ich lese sehr gerne I like reading very much
Ich gehe gerne ins Kino I like going to the cinema
Ich gehe sehr gerne schwimmen I like going
swimming
Was willst du machen? What do you want to do?
es gibt there is/ there are
Ich habe Lust aufs Schwimmen I’d like to go
swimming
Hast du Lust? Would you like to (go)?
lesen to read
spielen to play
Rad fahren to ride a bike
reisen to travel
wandern to hike
malen to paint
ein bisschen a little
das Wochenende the weekend
Quiz
1.
How would you say ‘I like doing drama’?
2.
Is a sporty person more likely to say ich male gerne or ich klettere gerne?
3.
A friend says she’d like ein bisschen Entspannung. Will you suggest a competitive game
of volleyball?
4.
You’re invited to a concert. You think that’s a great idea – how will you reply?
5.
You read that there’s eine Ausstellung on in town. What’s that?
6.
Put the following words in order to make a question: du/ Wochenende/ was/ dieses/
machen/ willst.
Answers on www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/answers.shtml
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