Find a clip: Tagesschau short segment on housing / rent policy — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Wohnung · Miete · Zuschuss · Antrag · Ministerium
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Deutschlandfunk short segment on transport disruption — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Verspätung · Bahnsteig · Störung · Fahrgast · wiederherstellen
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Tagesschau short segment on culture interview — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Werk · Premiere · Publikum · Kritik · Laufbahn
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Deutschlandfunk short segment on opinion vs news — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: laut · jedoch · Quellen · behaupten · einräumen
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Tagesschau short segment on climate / weather event — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Warnung · Hochwasser · Temperatur · Unterkunft · Maßnahme
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Deutschlandfunk short segment on education reform — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Lehrplan · Prüfung · Lehrkraft · Finanzierung · Chancengleichheit
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Tagesschau short segment on labor / strike — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Gewerkschaft · verhandeln · Lohn · Streik · Einigung
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Deutschlandfunk short segment on health public notice — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Klinik · Impfung · Termin · Symptom · Prävention
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Tagesschau short segment on tech / privacy — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Daten · Einwilligung · Leak · Regulierung · Nutzer
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Deutschlandfunk short segment on elections local — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Stimme · Kandidat · Wahlbeteiligung · Debatte · Gemeinde
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Tagesschau short segment on immigration / asylum (neutral) — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Antrag · Status · Amt · Frist · Unterstützung
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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.
Find a clip: Deutschlandfunk short segment on sports governance — use your listening picker or resource list.
Vocab focus: Verband · Sanktion · Fairness · Untersuchung · Einspruch
Register note: Note Sie in politics vs du in youth formats; keep summary in written neutral style.
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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