Week 1 · Housing / rent policy
Source desk: Tagesschau in 100 Sekunden
How to find this week’s clip: Use today’s 100-second bulletin; if unavailable, Tagesschau 20 Uhr lead story ≤3 minutes. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Wohnung · Miete · Zuschuss · Antrag · Ministerium
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 2 · Transport disruption
Source desk: Deutschlandfunk Nachrichten
How to find this week’s clip: Transport Störung flash. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Verspätung · Bahnsteig · Störung · Fahrgast · wiederherstellen
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 3 · Culture interview
Source desk: Kulturinterview (DLF/Tagesschau)
How to find this week’s clip: Short culture interview. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Werk · Premiere · Publikum · Kritik · Laufbahn
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 4 · Opinion vs news
Source desk: News + Kommentar pair
How to find this week’s clip: Hard news + opinion on same topic. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: laut · jedoch · Quellen · behaupten · einräumen
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 5 · Climate / weather event
Source desk: Wetterwarnung (DWD / Tagesschau)
How to find this week’s clip: Severe weather warning. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Warnung · Hochwasser · Temperatur · Unterkunft · Maßnahme
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 6 · Education reform
Source desk: Bildungsreform flash
How to find this week’s clip: School/exam policy. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Lehrplan · Prüfung · Lehrkraft · Finanzierung · Chancengleichheit
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 7 · Labor / strike
Source desk: Streik / Tarife
How to find this week’s clip: Union negotiation update. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Gewerkschaft · verhandeln · Lohn · Streik · Einigung
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 8 · Health public notice
Source desk: Gesundheitsamt notice via news
How to find this week’s clip: Public health appointment/vaccine notice. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Klinik · Impfung · Termin · Symptom · Prävention
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 9 · Tech / privacy
Source desk: Datenschutz flash
How to find this week’s clip: Privacy regulation story. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Daten · Einwilligung · Leak · Regulierung · Nutzer
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 10 · Elections local
Source desk: Kommunalwahl bulletin
How to find this week’s clip: Local election flash. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Stimme · Kandidat · Wahlbeteiligung · Debatte · Gemeinde
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 11 · Immigration / asylum (neutral)
Source desk: Asyl/Verwaltungs tip (neutral)
How to find this week’s clip: Procedural deadline report. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Antrag · Status · Amt · Frist · Unterstützung
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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Week 12 · Sports governance
Source desk: Verbands-Sanktion Sport
How to find this week’s clip: Federation sanction flash. — also use your listening picker.
If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.
Vocab focus: Verband · Sanktion · Fairness · Untersuchung · Einspruch
Register note: Sie-register in politics; written summary stays neutral.
Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.
Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.
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