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1					I	D	E	A	L
2						E	N	G	L	A	N	D
3		P	R	O	D	U	K	T	E
4					S	T	A	N	D
5	D	I	M	E	N	S	I	O	N
6					S	C	H	A	D	E
7						H	A	N	D
8				W	I	L	D
9				S	T	A	N	D	A	R	D
10				K	A	N	D	I	D	A	T
11			S	T	U	D	I	E

At the start or in the middle of words, German [d] is like the ‘d’ in English ‘do’.�At the end of words, as you know, it sounds like ‘t’.

Sag die Wörter. Ist das [d] wie im Englischen oder anders?

anders

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Say Schade! to mean �(It’s a )pity! or �(What a) shame!’

Timing: 2 minutes��Aim: This activity highlights similarities and differences in the English and German pronunciation of the SSC [d-] and [-d], using cognates and near-cognates which have not been previously taught.

�Procedure:�1. Students say the words aloud in German, (following the rule that [d] at the start or in the middle of words sounds like ‘d’ in ‘do’ and final [-d] is like ‘t’)

2. They compare how the words sound with the pronunciation of their English equivalents.

3. They note down for each whether the [d] sound is the same as in English or different.

4. Click the ticks to listen and check the German pronunciation.�5. Students identify the hidden word (Deutschland) running top to bottom, which also contains this week’s SSC [-d] and initial [d-].

Transcript:�ideal�England�Produkte�Stand�Dimension�Schade�Hand�wild�Standard�Kandidat�Studie��Word frequency of words, including unknown words or cognates (1 is the most frequent word in German): �Dimension [1998] England [1762] Hand [180] ideal [1234] Kandidat [1854] Produkte [422] schade [2788] Stand [1357] Standard [1982] Studie [784] wild [1643]�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2006). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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Fonética

escuchar / escribir

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Vocabulaire

écouter

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1					I	D	E	A	L
2						E	N	G	L	A	N	D
3		P	R	O	D	U	K	T	E
4					S	T	A	N	D
5	D	I	M	E	N	S	I	O	N
6					S	C	H	A	D	E
7						H	A	N	D
8				W	I	L	D
9				S	T	A	N	D	A	R	D
10				K	A	N	D	I	D	A	T
11			S	T	U	D	I	E

1					I	D	E	A	L
2						E	N	G	L	A	N	D
3		P	R	O	D	U	K	T	E
4					S	T	A	N	D
5	D	I	M	E	N	S	I	O	N
6					S	C	H	A	D	E
7						H	A	N	D
8				W	I	L	D
9				S	T	A	N	D	A	R	D
10				K	A	N	D	I	D	A	T
11			S	T	U	D	I	E

1					I	D	E	A	L
2						E	N	G	L	A	N	D
3		P	R	O	D	U	K	T	E
4					S	T	A	N	D
5	D	I	M	E	N	S	I	O	N
6					S	C	H	A	D	E
7						H	A	N	D
8				W	I	L	D
9				S	T	A	N	D	A	R	D
10				K	A	N	D	I	D	A	T
11			S	T	U	D	I	E