PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Writing the Narration

Show Lea the first draft of the narration and take her rules, with the orders to a friend of verbs that change their vowel.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The newsroom in Berlin after the evening show, Max's first draft of the narration on Lea's screen.

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.

Lea, hier ist mein Text. Zu lang?LAY-ah, heer ist myn tekst, tsoo lahngLea, here is my text. Too long?

Gib mir den Text.geep meer dayn tekstGive me the text. To a friend.

Ja, zu lang. Und zu viele Gedanken.yah, tsoo lahng, oont tsoo FEE-leh geh-DAHN-kenYes, too long. And too many thoughts.

Was soll ich tun?vahs zol ikh toonWhat should I do?

Ich schreibe es heute Abend neu.ikh SHRY-beh es HOY-teh AH-bent noyI'll write it again tonight.

Ein Satz pro Gedanke. Nicht mehr.eyn zahts proh geh-DAHN-keh, nikht mairOne sentence per thought. No more.

Ein Satz pro Gedanke. Und dann?eyn zahts proh geh-DAHN-keh, oont dahnOne sentence per thought. And then?

Dann lies es laut. Jedes Wort.dahn lees es lowt, YAY-des vortThen read it out loud. Every word. To a friend.

Laut? Hier im Büro?lowt, heer im bue-ROHOut loud? Here in the office?

Ja. Sprich langsam und streich die Hälfte.yah, shprikh LAHNG-zahm oont shtrykh dee HELF-tehYes. Speak slowly and cut half. To a friend.