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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Situations</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e5954" shape="rect"/>Situations</h1></div></div></div><p>You are now ready for free conversation. Act out the following situations, Which are
- slight variations on the basic sentences, as freely and fluently as you can, making use of
- all the patterns you have learned.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong> Finding the Way</strong></span></p><p>An American has just arrived in Germany and doesn't understand too well yet. He asks a
- German on the street where the hotel is. The German tells him it's over there to the left.
- The American doesn't understand him and asks him to say it again please.</p><p>He still does not understand and asks the German to speak slowly. The latter repeats
- much slower and asks the American if he understands. The American says he does, thanks him
- and says good-bye.</p><p>Go through this conversation again with the American asking for the embassy, café,
- airport, etc., and the German giving different directions: straight ahead, over there, to
- the right, etc.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong> Question Practice</strong></span></p><p>Each student asks the next student a question in addition (numbers one to twelve). He
- answers it and asks the next student, etc.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>At the Cigar Store </strong></span></p><p>Mr. Becker is the proprietor of a cigar store. Mr. Schneider stops in for some
- cigarettes. They exchange greetings, and Mr. Becker asks what Mr. Schneider would like.
- After getting him the cigarettes he asks if Mr. Schneider would like some cigars, too. He
- says no thanks, but he would like some matches. Figuring up his own bill he says that costs
- one mark ten, doesn't it, but Mr. Becker says no, it costs two marks. Mr. Schneider gives
- him the money, and they say good-bye to each other.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>At the Restaurant </strong></span></p><p>Miss Schneider is the waitress in a restaurant. Mr. Kunze greets her as he comes in and
- asks how she is. She returns his greeting and asks if he is well, too. He says yes, thanks,
- and asks if they have sausage and sauerkraut, and how the beer and the wine are, etc.
- Finally he says he'd like to have sausage and sauerkraut, beer and some bread. After the
- meal he pays her - it costs three marks - and says good-bye.</p></div></body></html>
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