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6 week 6 am telefon!
This document provides information about making telephone calls in Germany. It includes the German alphabet sung to the tune of the ABC song, as well as the phonetic alphabet used over the phone. It discusses cultural differences like answering the phone by stating your last name. Common telephone vocabulary and phrases are presented, such as asking someone to spell their name or saying the line is engaged. The goal is to help English speakers feel comfortable making and receiving calls in Germany.
6 week 6 am telefon!
- 1. AM TELEFON! The GatewayGerman Improvers (2)
- 2. Objectives To be able to spell using the German alphabet and the German phonetic alphabet To be aware of cultural differences when making telephone calls in Germany To be able to use common ‘telephone’ vocabulary
- 3. Das Alphabet A B C D E F G ah bay tsay day ay egg gay H I J K L M N hah ee yot kah ell emm enn O P Q R S T U oh pay coo air ess tay ooh V W X Y Z faw vay iks ipsilon zet
- 4. Das Alphabet Lied http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEaQVdCwh sI abcdefg hijklmnop qrstuvw x y z, ok! fertig ist das ABC!
- 5. Buchstabieren wir –let’s spell! Spellings Hangman
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- 7. Buchstabieren wir –let’s spell! Quiz, quiz, trade: Names Wie heisst du? Ich heisse______ Wie schreibt man das? ...... Listen CAREFULLY to the sounds so that you can reproduce them accurately!
- 8. Anrufen in Deutschland Answer the phone with your name (surname). If you are calling, this is what the other person will do, it isn’t rude not to say hello first! They will expect you to give your name too, before you do anything else! Hallo, hier ist Nic Hirsch / Frau Hirsch / Nic (depending on who you are calling!) Especially when calling someone you don’t know, be ready to give your name (and spell it) and phone number (say the digits in pairs).
- 9. Herrn / Frau... , bitte. Mr / Mrs ... please Ich möchte gern Herrn / Frau . . . I’d like to speak to Mr/Mrs... sprechen One moment please, I’ll put you Einen Moment bitte, ich verbinde through Am Apparat Speaking Hier ist... This is... Er /sie ist im Moment nicht hier He/she isn’t here at the moment Er / sie ist in einer Bescprechung He/she is in a meeting Kann er/sie Sie zurückrufen? Can he/she call you back? Geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Give me your phone number please Telefonnummer Ich richte aus, dass Sie angerufen I’ll tell him/her you called haben Die Leitung ist besetzt The line is engaged Können Sie später noch einmal Could you call back later? anrufen? Können Sie bitte langsamer Could you speak slower please? sprechen?
- 10. Speaking. ..
- 11. Wir rufen an! Can I speak to Frau Schmidt? Can I speak to Frau Krüger? Hold on I’ll connect you She is in a meeting, can she call The line is engaged, can you call you back? back later? Does she have your number? No, it’s 03 67 97 54 33 Hello, could I speak to Frau I’d like a room please Niedmann Yes of course, what is your name? She isn’t here at the moment, (name) could you call back later please? how do you spell that please? I will tell her you called. What is (spell) your name? (name + spelling)
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