Learning German Through Storytelling: Heidis Frühstück – A Detective Story For German Language Learners (For Intermediate And Advanced Students)
By André Klein
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This book contains:
* includes vocabulary with difficult and important words translated to English
* ready for on-demand translation
* includes exercises for comprehension training
* hand-drawn illustrations by the author
From the introduction:
In German, detective stories are called Krimis. One of the most famous German Krimis is perhaps the TV-series Tatort which means crime scene and has been running since 1970 on television channels in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Watching the weekly Tatort has become an almost iconic activity in everyday German culture. Each Sunday at 8:15pm, shortly after the evening news, millions are flocking to the screen to solve fresh crimes and mysteries.
This book is a detective story especially written for German learners. Not only does it invite readers to help solve a crime but also to pick up important Krimi vocabulary that can serve as a preparation for watching series such as Tatort and many others in the original.
Each chapter contains a selection of relevant words translated into English, and is followed by questions regarding the content. (The correct answers are to be found at the end of the book.)
While the writing itself primarily aims at an entertaining and interactive experience, the language is specially designed to familiarize the reader with unique forms of spoken German, with an emphasis on dialogue and the daily culture of speech.
André Klein
André Klein was born in Germany, grew up in Sweden and Thailand and currently lives in Israel. He has been teaching languages for more than 15 years and is the author of various short stories, picture books and non-fiction works in English and German.
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Learning German Through Storytelling - André Klein
Introduction
In German, detective stories are called Krimis. One of the most famous German Krimis is perhaps the TV-series Tatort which means crime scene and has been running since 1970 on television channels in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Watching the weekly Tatort has become an almost iconic activity in everyday German culture. Each Sunday at 8:15pm, shortly after the evening news, millions are flocking to the screen to solve fresh crimes and mysteries.
This book is a detective story especially written for German learners. Not only does it invite readers to help solve a crime but also to pick up important Krimi vocabulary that can serve as a preparation for watching series such as Tatort and many others in the original.
Each chapter contains a selection of relevant words translated into English, and is followed by questions regarding the content. (The correct answers are to be found at the end of the book.)
While the writing itself primarily aims at an entertaining and interactive experience, the language is specially designed to familiarize the reader with unique forms of spoken German, with an emphasis on dialogue and the daily culture of speech.
How To Read This Book
Before we start, we should note that there will be unknown words in the following story and that there are, in fact, various ways to deal with this very common problem for language learners of all ages and stages.
Perhaps the best advice can be found in the words of Roald Dahl that appear in his children’s novel Matilda: And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.
Some readers will be content with this more intuitive approach while others feel they need to know each word in a sentence before they advance to the next.
There are two ways to satisfy these needs directly, without ever having to leave the text itself.
1. As already pointed out above, important or difficult words are appended to each chapter with an English translation.
2. For some readers this special selection will not be enough. Depending on the ereading device you own you can download a German-English dictionary and get translations as you go along.
1. Der Frühstückstisch
Es war sechs Uhr dreißig. Familie Müller saß am Frühstückstisch.
Die Kinder, ein Mädchen und ein Junge, starrten mit schweren Lidern auf die Tischplatte. Herr Müller hielt ein Tablet in der Hand. Die Kaffeemaschine zischte.
„Was wollt ihr essen?", fragte Frau Müller.
„Kaffee", sagte der Junge. Das Mädchen tippte etwas auf ihrem Telefon.
„Peter, sagte Frau Müller und schaute ihren Ehemann an. „Peter, hast du das gehört?
„Mmmh?", sagte Herr Müller und schaute kurz von seinem Tablet auf.
„Die Kinder wollen nichts essen", sagte sie und schmierte Margarine auf eine Scheibe Vollkornbrot.
Herr Müller lachte. „Was ist daran so lustig?", fragte Frau Müller.
„Ach, nichts, sagte er. „Ich habe gerade ein witziges Bild gesehen.
„Was für ein Bild?", sagte der Junge. Herr Müller gab seinem Sohn das Tablet. Der Junge lachte.
„Jetzt legt doch mal dieses Ding weg!, sagte Frau Müller. „Warum können wir nicht ganz normal frühstücken wie andere Familien?
„Okay, Kinder. Ihr habt eure Mutter gehört, sagte Herr Müller und legte das Tablet auf den Tisch. „Was wollt ihr essen?
„Ich habe keinen Hunger, murmelte das Mädchen und tippte weiter auf ihrem Telefon. Der Junge stand auf und ging zur Kaffeemaschine. „Bring mir auch eine Tasse, bitte!
, sagte Herr Müller. „Mir auch", sagte das Mädchen.
Frau Müller seufzte, schüttelte den Kopf und biss in ihr Vollkornbrot. Nach einer Weile sagte sie: „Wo ist eigentlich der Hund?"
„Im Wohnzimmer, glaube ich", sagte Herr Müller und trank einen Schluck Kaffee.
„Komisch, sagte Frau Müller. „Normalerweise kommt sie doch immer betteln beim Frühstück.
„Keine Ahnung, sagte Herr Müller. „Ich habe ihr von dem neuen Kraftfutter gegeben. Vielleicht ist sie einfach satt.
„Heidi!", rief Frau Müller und pfiff. „Hei-diii!"
Der Cockerspaniel kam wedelnd in die Küche. „Na, meine Süße? Komm zu Frauchen! War das neue Futter lecker?", sagte Frau Müller und kraulte dem Hund das Fell.
„Mama …", sagte das Mädchen.
„Was?", sagte Frau Müller.
„Der Hund …", sagte der Junge.
„Was denn?", sagte Frau Müller.
„Sie hat etwas im Maul", sagte das Mädchen.
„Ja, stimmt!", sagte