🎙️ The Class Podcast: News from School — Das Klassen-Podcast: Nachrichten aus der Schule
An article for level A2 — about students who start a school podcast and talk about the weather and school subjects.
✨ The Story
An idea starts in one classroom
Class 7b has a new and exciting idea. The students want to make a podcast for their school. Sami tells his friends:
- Die Klasse 7b hat eine neue Idee: einen Podcast für die Schule. — Class 7b has a new idea: a podcast for the school.
- „Ich glaube, dass ein Podcast viele Schüler interessiert“, sagt Sami. — "I believe that a podcast interests many students," says Sami.
- Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Sendung auf der Website der Schule. — Every week there is a new episode on the school website.
First segment: the weather
The show always begins with the weather report, because the students plan their week around it. Leila reads the news clearly:
- Immer zuerst kommt der Wetterbericht. — The weather report always comes first.
- „Morgen ist es sonnig und warm, am Wochenende regnet es“, sagt Leila. — "Tomorrow it will be sunny and warm, at the weekend it will rain," says Leila.
- Dann fragt sie: „Wisst ihr, ob das Schulfest draußen ist?“ — Then she asks: "Do you know whether the school festival is outdoors?"
An interview with the teacher
After the weather comes a short interview. This time Sami talks to Mrs. Berger, the math teacher, about school and classes:
- Diesmal spricht Sami mit Frau Berger über die Schule. — This time Sami talks with Mrs. Berger about school.
- „Welches Fach finden Sie interessant?“, fragt er. — "Which subject do you find interesting?" he asks.
- „Mathe und Musik, denn ich mag Zahlen und ich singe gern.“ — "Math and music, because I like numbers and I like singing."
- Viele Schüler sagen, dass die Hausaufgaben zu viel Zeit kosten. — Many students say that homework takes too much time.
Fast success
The little podcast becomes successful faster than anyone expected. On the very first day more than a hundred students listened to it, and messages arrived from other classes:
- Der Podcast ist schnell beliebt. — The podcast quickly becomes popular.
- Am ersten Tag hören ihn 120 Schüler. — On the first day, 120 students listen to it.
- Kinder aus anderen Klassen schreiben: „Macht bitte eine Sendung über Filme!“ — Children from other classes write: "Please make an episode about movies!"
- Sami lacht: „Das ist unsere nächste Idee.“ — Sami laughs: "That is our next idea."
📖 Words from the Article
| Deutsch | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| der Podcast | dair POD-kast | the podcast |
| die Sendung | dee ZEN-doong | the episode / broadcast |
| der Wetterbericht | dair VET-er-be-REECHT | the weather report |
| sonnig | ZON-ikh | sunny |
| das Fach | das FAKH | the school subject |
| die Hausaufgaben | dee HOW-sow-fah-ben | the homework |
| beliebt | be-LEEPT | popular |
| die Idee | dee ee-DAY | the idea |
🔗 Related lessons: Lesson 11: Information und Unterhaltung — Lesson 12: In der Schule