B2 · 21 words
The friends start a book club
Every month the friends read the same novel and meet at Frau Hilde's to talk about it. Learn to talk about a book - the plot, the characters, the narrator, the ending - and to say what moved you.
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A short conversation with the words of this scenario. Tap "Translation" under a line to see what it means.
Role-play: pick a role. The other lines are read aloud, and yours stay hidden until you have said them yourself.
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Bruno
Ehrlich gesagt bin ich im dritten Kapitel eingeschlafen. Das Buch war mir zu anspruchsvoll.
Your line. Say it in German, then check it.
Translation
To be honest, I fell asleep in the third chapter. The book was too demanding for me.
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Frau Hilde
Das macht nichts, Bruno. Die Autorin hat einen sehr literarischen Stil.
Your line. Say it in German, then check it.
Translation
Never mind, Bruno. The author has a very literary style.
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Words and Phrases
- der Lesekreis book club
- der Roman novel
- der Autor author
- die Autorin author
- die Figur character
- der Erzähler narrator
- das Kapitel chapter
- die Erzählung short story
- das Gedicht poem
- der Stil style
- der Schluss ending
- berühren to move
- schildern to describe
- fesseln to grip
- bewegend moving
- anspruchsvoll demanding
- literarisch literary
- der Leser reader
- die Leserin reader
- das Buch book
- lesen to read
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