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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 31 MINUTES

The New One

Max's first day at Radio Linden. He gets past the man at the gate without a pass, hears a warning from the head of the English service, and meets Nina, the sound technician of Studio 2, who answers his English in German. Say you're new here and that you work here, say you haven't got a pass, ask what someone does for a living and say your job, as a man or a woman, say it's on the third floor, say you don't speak English, and use the friendly you at work.

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THE STORY

It's Monday, a quarter to nine, and Max starts work at Radio Linden, in an old brick factory by the river. First there's the man at the gate, who wants a pass Max hasn't got. On the third floor, the head of the English service has a warning for him, and in Studio 2 the sound technician has something to tell him. At seven, the first programme goes out, with Max behind the glass. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Der Ausweis.day-ah OWS-vicea pass, an ID card
Ich habe.ihh HAH-buhI have
Keinen Ausweis.KINE-en OWS-viceno pass
Ich habe keinen Ausweis.ihh HAH-buh KINE-en OWS-viceI haven't got a pass.
Ich bin neu hier.ihh bin noy HEE-ahI'm new here.
Ich arbeite hier.ihh AR-by-tuh HEE-ahI work here.
Was machen Sie beruflich?vahs MAH-khen zee beh-ROOF-lihhWhat do you do for a living? Politely.
Ich bin Produzent.ihh bin proh-doo-TSENTI'm a producer.
Beim englischen Programm.bime ENG-li-shen proh-GRAHMin the English service
Im dritten Stock.im DRIT-ten shtokOn the third floor.

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