Lesson C: Asking for directions

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1 Prepare to speak German Out There Aim: In this self-study lesson you are going to learn how to buy tickets for public transport and ask the locals for directions. Out There Venue: To practise you can try this anywhere you like, but if you are in Berlin we recommend the area around Friedrichstraße / Unter den Linden where you are in the centre of the town, with a lot of interesting places about. Unter den Linden is a big avenue, leading to the Brandenburger Tor. Here people stroll around or are sitting in cafés. You can use the questions you will find in the task below. 1. Test: How do you ask for a ticket? There is going to be a pause for you to say it, or just listen and repeat: Eine Fahrkarte nach... bitte. Was kostet eine Fahrt nach...?: A ticket to... please How much is a trip to...? 2. Einen Fahrschein kaufen: buying a ticket In any station you can buy your ticket at ticket machines, der Fahrkartenautomat. The following vocabulary might be heplful: Einzelfahrkarte (ein) = Einzelfahrschein (ein) Kurzstrecke (eine) Tageskarte (eine) 3-Tageskarte (eine) Wochenkarte (eine) Streifenkarte (eine) Gruppenkarte (eine) single ticket short ride day ticket 3-day-ticket 7-day-ticket multi-trip ticket group ticket Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

2 3. Here are some questions and possible answers: Welche U-Bahn fährt zu? Welche Straßenbahn fährt zu? Die Linie 5 nach Stadtmitte. Welcher Bus fährt zu? Der Bus 140 fährt zum Stadium. Wie viele Stationen sind das mit dem Bus? Wie viele Haltestellen sind das mit der U-Bahn? Which metro takes me to...? Which tram takes me to...? The tram no. 5 to the town centre. Which bus takes me to...? The bus 140 is going to the stadium. How many stops is it by bus? How many stops is it by metro? Vier Stationen mit der Linie U 7. Four stops by metro, line U7. Wo ist hier die nächste U-Bahn Station? Die hier! Die Schönhauser Allee. Which is the nearest metro station? This one. The Schönhauser Allee. 4. Nach einem Ort fragen: asking for directions Wie komme ich...? how can I get to...? Entschuldigung, excuse me, könnten Sie mir sagen, could you tell me wo ist...? die... Straße der... Platz der Bahnhof das Stadion das Zentrum das Hotel die Apotheke das Museum die Touristeninformation die Bank die Post der Park der Supermarkt das Internetcafé where is...? the... street the...place the station the stadium the centre the hotel the chemist the museum the tourist information office the bank the post office the park the supermarket the internet café Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

3 5. Mögliche Antworten: possible answers Gehen Sie... gerade aus bis zur Kreuzung bis zur Ampel bis zur Ecke go... straight on to the crossroads to the traffic lights to the corner In German there are 3 genders for nouns. Zur if followed by a feminine noun, like die Straße, zum if followed by masculine or neuter nouns, like der Bahnhof or das Stadium. Nehmen Sie... die erste/zweite Straße rechts links dort Das ist ganz nah. Fünf Minuten zu Fuß. Das ist weit weg. Nehmen Sie die U-Bahn/ den Bus. Tut mir leid. Ich weiß es nicht. Ich bin nicht von hier. Take... the first/second street to the right left over there it s very close. 5 minutes on foot. It s very far. Take the metro/bus. I m sorry, I don t know. I m not from here. Please pause the podcast now to read the next section. 6. Glossary eine Fahrkarte / ein Fahrschein: a ticket eine Fahrt: a trip nach: to nächste: next Was kostet?: how much does it cost? Also, in plural: Was kosten? Welche / Welcher?: which? if followed by a feminine/masculine noun fährt zu : goes to Wie viele?: how many? mit: with or by eg. mit dem Bus die U-Bahn: the metro / underground nah: close weit: far Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

4 7. Exercise: Complete the dialogue and translate it: A: Entsch, w komme ich zum Stad? B: Gehen gerade, dort neh Sie die erste rechts! A: Wie Stationen sind das mit dem? B: Tut mir. Ich es nicht. bin nicht von hier. Resume listening to the podcast now to hear other students attempting this task. 8. Now try to imagine a dialogue. Write questions and answers and then go back to the text to check if they look correct. Then read it aloud and listen to your self. Do you sound like the recording? Imagine your dialogue here: Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

5 Out There Task It's time to use what you have learned: pick a street or place you would like to find in the location you are, or near Unter den Linden if you are in Berlin. Add the name of the street or place in the space after the question in the task below. Find some people who are not busy to ask for directions, introduce your task and find out: directions to a place or street you would like to visit, the nearest metro station, a bank, a museum, a supermarket, or other. Take notes of the directions and then follow them to find out if they are right, before you ask the next person. Use the questions below. Start the conversation by saying what you do. This will make it easier for you to start your conversation: Entschuldigung, Ich heiße... Ich lerne Deutsch. Darf ich einige Fragen stellen? Könnten Sie mir sagen Wo ist hier die nächste U-Bahn Station? Wie komme ich zu...? How did that go? You have now completed another mini, self-study German Out There lesson! If you liked being able to communicate in German, there are more lessons you can download. Or why not book some original German Out There lessons at a quality Language school in Berlin. These start in the classroom and then you go Out There with your teacher. Click on the link for more information: Copyright Languages Out There Ltd