Quirky comics: German – Arme Gabi 1
This beginner text is about a girl who encounters a sequence of bad events while trying to get to school.
The Quirky comics video texts support the teaching of 'Understanding texts' outcomes in the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus. This can be done in many ways, including:
- Students can use the provided transcripts to read the stories aloud and record themselves perform the stories as plays.
- They can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of the stories.
- They can write profiles of the characters and then put them in different situations.
The texts can also lead to communicative 'Interacting' or 'Creating texts' tasks, such as, telling a nurse why you don’t feel well or writing an invitation to a birthday party.
Watch 'Arme Gabi – Level 1' (1:28)
(Duration: 1 minutes 28 seconds)
Frame 1-1
Girl with two hair buns: Es ist sechs Uhr. Ich muss in die Schule.
Frame 1-2
Girl with two hair buns: Meine Schultasche. Wo ist meine Schultasche? ϋϊёöß
Frame 1-3
Girl with two hair buns: Sie ist nicht hier!
Frame 1-4
Girl with two hair buns: Sie ist nicht im Schrank.
Frame 2-1
Girl with two hair buns: Aha! Hier ist sie!
Frame 2-2
Girl pouring cereal: Keine Cornflakes!
Frame 2-3
Girl pouring milk: Keine Milch!
Frame 2-3
Girl with two hair buns and pink cat: Der Toast ist alt!
Frame 3-1
Fly inside orange juice: Eine Fliege im Orangensaft! Fies!
Frame 4-1
Girl with two hair buns: Tschuss, Mutti! Tschuss, Vati! Ich gehe! Hmm, keine Antwort. Komisch.
Frame 4-2
Girl with two hair buns steps on dog poop: Pfui Teufel! Das stinkt!
Frame 5-1
Red bus driving off: Mist!
Frame 5-2
Girl with 2 hair buns: Warte mal! Warte mal!
Frame 5-3
Girl with 2 hair buns walking: Dann gehe ich zu FuB.
Frame 6-1
Girl with 2 hair buns: Ich komme zu spat. Es ist so ruhig.
Frame 6-2
Girl with 2 hair buns: Vielleicht sind alle schon da.
Frame 6-3
Painter: Heute ist Sonntag!
Frame 6-4
Girl with 2 hair buns: Sonntag? Ich glaube es nicht!
[End of transcript]
Syllabus
Please note:
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Languages K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2019