Quirky comics: German – Arme Gabi 2
This intermediate 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 2' (1:31)
(Duration: 1 minutes 31 seconds)
Frame 1-1
Girl with two hair buns: Es ist sechs Uhr. Ich muss fruh in die Schule. Ich habe eine Mathearbeit.
Frame 1-2
Girl with two hair buns: Meine Schultasche. Wo ist sie?
Frame 1-3
Girl with two hair buns: Sie ist verschwunden!
Frame 1-4
Girl with two hair buns: Im Schrank ist sie auch nicht.
Frame 2-1
Girl with two hair buns: Aha! Hier iunter dem Bett ist sie.
Frame 2-2
Girl pouring cereal: Mist! Die Conrflakes sind alle…
Frame 2-3
Girl pouring milk: …und es gib fast keine Milch mehr!
Frame 2-4
Girl with two hair buns and pink cat: Der Toast schmeckt eklig!
Frame 3-1
Fly in the orange juice: In meinem Orangensaft ist eine Fliegge! Wie Fies!
Frame 4-1
Girl with two hair buns: Tschuss, Mutti! Tschuss, Vati! Ich gehe jetzt! Hmm, alle schlafen noch. Wie seltsam.
Frame 4-2
Girl with two hair buns steps on dog poop: Oh nein! Auch das noch! Das stinkt ja!
Frame 5-1
Red bus driving off: Mist! Mein Bus!
Frame 5-2
Girl with 2 hair buns: Stop! Bitte anhlten!
Frame 5-3
Girl with 2 hair buns walking: Wie blod! Jetzt muss ich laufen.
Frame 6-1
Girl with 2 hair buns: Ich bin spat dran. Es ist so ruhig.
Frame 6-2
Girl with 2 hair buns: Vielleicht sind alle schon im Klassenzimmer.
Frame 6-3
Painter: Heute ist Sonntag!
Frame 6-4
Girl with 2 hair buns: Sonntag? Idas kann nicht wahr sein!
[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