Friday, December 7, 2012

The world around us: Signs - BBC German


Test Bite

You scored 5 out of 5
1. You want to go to the town centre. Which sign would you follow?
You said: STADTMITTE
Correct. You recognised the combination of 'Stadt' and 'Mitte' as town centre.
2. You want to buy some shampoo. Which shop would you go to?
You said: DROGERIE
Correct. You recognized that 'Drogerie' means chemist.
3. You have seen this sign outside a restaurant.

RESTAURANT DER GRÜNE BAUM
MITTWOCH RUHETAG


Which day is the restaurant closed?
You said: Wednesday
Correct. You recognised that the restaurant is closed on Wednesday.
4. You see this notice in a local newspaper. What are the congratulations for?

Ralf und Lisa Storch gratulieren ihrer lieben Tante Margot zum achtzigsten Geburtstag.
You said: A Birthday
Correct. You recognised the key word 'Geburtstag' means 'birthday'.
5. You see this notice in a newspaper. What is for sale?

KINDERFAHRRAD - fast neu
280 Euro
Tel: 0681-7943
You said: A Bicycle
Correct. You understood the word 'Fahrrad' means 'bicycle' even though it was part of a longer word.

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