Day 62: Energy Detectives at School
At a primary school in Paderborn, classmates Justus (A) and Enna (B), this month's energy detectives, check the classrooms for lights left on and open windows.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a German word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native German, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
-
A
Im Musikraum war das Licht an, obwohl keiner drin war. Das kommt auf die Liste!
In the music room the lights were on, even though nobody was in there. That's going on the list!
-
B
Schreib's auf. Während der Pause prüfen wir noch das Büro von Frau Brüggemann.
Write it down. During break we'll check Mrs Brüggemann's office as well.
-
A
Das Büro der Schulleiterin? Die hat uns doch die Detektivausweise gegeben!
The head's office? She's the one who gave us our detective cards!
-
B
Eben, damit wir wirklich alle Räume kontrollieren. Aber erst mal anklopfen!
Exactly, so that we really check every room. But knock first!
-
A
Keiner da. Aber guck mal: Die Heizung steht auf fünf, und das Fenster ist ganz weit offen!
Nobody's in. But look: the heating's on five, and the window's wide open!
-
B
Hier wird ja noch mehr Energie verschwendet als im Musikraum! Mach zu, ich dreh die Heizung runter.
Even more energy's being wasted here than in the music room! Close the window, I'll turn the heating down.
-
A
Das schreiben wir ganz oben auf die Liste, und zwar mit drei Ausrufezeichen!
We're putting that right at the top of the list, with three exclamation marks!
Your progress is saved in this browser only, with no sign-up. The course page and the menu show where you left off. Well done! Next up: Day 63: Drums Instead of Piano
If this free course has helped you in your German journey, please consider supporting the project. It's a one-person effort, and even small contributions help keep it running and free for everyone.