E10 G - Find relevant information for a task
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E10 G - Find relevant information for a task
Mini description: Find only the information you need for a clear task, presentation or short mediation. You do not need to understand or translate every word.
Course path: English first → understand → respond → analyse → communicate → feedback → revise → transfer.
Level: English as a first foreign language, Klasse 10, G-Niveau, Baden-Württemberg.
Safety: Use fictional names and profiles. Recordings are optional and should stay private unless a teacher has arranged a protected school space. Do not upload personal material without permission. Do not send your text to an external AI tool unless this is explicitly allowed. Check AI suggestions against the original source and keep your own text.
Einleitung
Sometimes a text gives you much more information than you need. Your job is to find the relevant information for one clear purpose.
Example: You need the date, time and contact for an event. Then the colour of the room or the writer's favourite food is not relevant.
The key question is:
What information helps me complete my task?
I-can goals
After this course, you can:
- I can identify what a task asks me to find.
- I can use skimming and scanning to find useful details.
- I can separate relevant information from extra information.
- I can use selected facts in a short spoken or written response.
- I can check my answer and improve it after feedback.
Input ≠ output: You may understand more words than you need to use yourself.
Curriculum link
This course supports Leseverstehen, Text- und Medienkompetenz and Sprachmittlung. In the Baden-Württemberg curriculum for Klasse 10, G-Niveau, learners work with targeted tasks, extract main ideas and details and use reading styles such as skimming, scanning, reading for gist and reading for detail.
Bildungsplan Baden-Württemberg: Englisch als erste Fremdsprache – Leseverstehen, Klasse 10
Warm-up: What is relevant?
Look at the magnifying glass. Imagine this task:
You want to tell a classmate when a school event starts and what they must bring.
Which information would you search for first?
- Start time
- What to bring
- Place
- Contact person if something is unclear
You would probably ignore many other details.
Strategy: Question → Scan → Check → Select → Use
| Step | What you do | Helpful question |
|---|---|---|
| Question | Read the task first. | What exactly do I need? |
| Scan | Look for names, dates, numbers and key words. | Where is the likely answer? |
| Check | Read the sentence around the key word. | Does it really answer my question? |
| Select | Keep only useful facts. | Is this relevant? |
| Use | Put the facts into your own response. | Have I answered the task? |
Tip: Do not start by translating the whole text.
Listening and viewing
Watch the British Council workshop about skimming and scanning.
First viewing: Listen for the big idea. What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
Second viewing: Write down one useful reading tip. Replay a part if needed. Subtitles may help on the second viewing.
For another listening model, you can use this BBC Learning English study-skills video:
Listening rule: You do not need every word. Listen for the information your task asks for.
Reading: A short information text
Task before text: Your friend wants to help at the event. Find only these facts:
- date and time
- two possible jobs
- what the helper receives
- how to join
Text: Greenbridge Media Day
Greenbridge Youth Centre is looking for students aged 15–17 to help at its Media Day on Saturday, 18 October. Helpers meet at 9:30 a.m. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can welcome visitors, help people use tablets or support the information desk. A small photo team will also work at the event, but photos may only be taken with permission. Helpers receive lunch and a local bus ticket. You do not need special work experience, but you should be friendly and reliable. To join, send an email to the youth centre by 5 October. Write your first name, your age, your preferred task and one short sentence about why you would like to help. All practice profiles in this course are fictional.
Find the relevant information
Do not copy the whole text. A useful note could look like this:
| Question | Relevant note |
|---|---|
| When? | 18 October, meet 9:30 a.m. |
| Which jobs? | welcome visitors; help with tablets |
| What do helpers receive? | lunch + local bus ticket |
| How to join? | email by 5 October |
Not needed for this task: every detail about photography, every adjective and every sentence.
This is called selective reading. Skimming gives you the general idea. Scanning helps you find a specific fact.
Context vocabulary
Use the words in context. You do not need to memorise every definition before reading.
| Word | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| relevant | useful for the task | The date is relevant. |
| deadline | last time to do something | The deadline is 5 October. |
| requirement | something you need or must do | Age can be a requirement. |
| available | free or possible to use | Two jobs are available. |
| apply | ask officially to join | You can apply by email. |
| experience | knowledge from doing something | Work experience is not needed. |
| permission | agreement that something is allowed | Ask for permission before taking a photo. |
| source | where information comes from | Check the original source. |
Pronunciation: clear before perfect
Aim for clear stress, pauses and key words. You do not need to copy a particular accent.
Try these stress patterns:
- RElevant
- DEADline
- reQUIREment
- aVAILable
- apPLY
Practise this useful chunk:
The most relevant information is …
Then add a short reason:
… because the task asks for the date.
Speaking
Give a 30-second briefing to a partner.
Use only three or four relevant facts from the Greenbridge text.
Helpful starters:
- The event is on …
- You can …
- You get …
- To join, you need to …
- Could you repeat the question, please?
- Do you mean the date or the deadline?
Your goal is safe, clear communication. Asking for clarification is a strength.
Writing
Task: Write a short email of about 80–100 words to a fictional classmate, Sam. Sam wants to know whether the Media Day could be interesting and how to join.
Use:
- a greeting
- two or three relevant facts
- one reason
- a clear closing
Do not copy every sentence from the source.
Useful language:
The event takes place on …
You can choose between …
I think it could be useful because …
If you want to join, …
Mediation: select, do not translate everything
Situation: A German-speaking family member asks: „Wann ist der Media Day und wie kann man mitmachen?“
Give the answer in German in two or three sentences.
Use only the information needed for this question. Do not translate the complete English text.
This is mediation: You pass on meaning for a purpose.
Functional grammar
For this skill, grammar helps you show need, purpose and reason.
| Function | Useful form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Need | need to / must | You need to email the centre. |
| Possibility | can | You can help at the desk. |
| Reason | because | This fact is relevant because the task asks for the deadline. |
| Purpose | to + verb | Scan the text to find the date. |
| Contrast | but | The detail is interesting, but it is not relevant. |
Accuracy focus: Start with clear present-tense sentences. Add one connector at a time.
Help ladder
Use only as much help as you need.
| Support | What to do |
|---|---|
| Help 1 | Underline task words: when, where, who, how, why. |
| Help 2 | Turn the task into two or three questions. |
| Help 3 | Scan for matching key words, names, dates and numbers. |
| Help 4 | Read one sentence before and after the key word. |
| Independent | Select and explain the information without the table. |
Feedback and error analysis
A learner gets this task:
Find the date, meeting time and deadline.
The learner writes:
18 October – free lunch – 5 October
The information about lunch is true, but it is not relevant to this task. The meeting time is missing.
A better answer is:
18 October – meet at 9:30 a.m. – deadline 5 October
Use this feedback order:
- Relevance: Did I answer the task?
- Clarity: Can another person understand my notes?
- Accuracy: Are key words, dates and basic grammar correct?
- Source check: Can I point to the sentence that supports my answer?
Digital and AI check
Digital tools can support reading, but they can also produce wrong or incomplete summaries.
If an AI-generated answer is provided by your teacher:
- compare it with the original text
- mark one correct detail
- mark one missing or unnecessary detail
- keep your own notes and wording
Do not enter personal data, private recordings or real applications into an external AI service.
Transfer: a new short text
Task: You want to prepare one slide called How to join the City Skills Fair. Find only the information needed for this slide.
Text: The fictional City Skills Fair takes place on 12 November at Westfield Hall. Doors open at 10 a.m. Students can try short workshops in cooking, bike repair and digital design. Entry is free. To join a workshop, students must register online by 8 November and choose one first-choice activity. Snacks are sold in the hall.
Your slide needs only: event date, place, registration deadline and what to choose when registering.
Notice: The snack information is real inside the text, but it is not relevant to this task.
Can-do check
| I can … | Yes | Almost | Not yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| read the task before the text | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| use skimming for the general idea | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| use scanning for one fact | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| ignore extra information | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| use selected facts in a short response | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| check my answer with the source | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Follow-up course: E10 G - Summarise relevant information
Interaktive Aufgaben
Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen
What should you do before reading the whole text? (Read the task and identify what you need) (!Translate every sentence) (!Learn every new word) (!Copy the first paragraph)
What is scanning mainly used for? (Finding a specific detail) (!Writing a long opinion) (!Learning grammar rules) (!Translating every word)
What is skimming mainly used for? (Getting the general idea) (!Checking every spelling detail) (!Writing a formal email) (!Memorising all examples)
Which detail is relevant if the task asks for the event deadline? (The last date to register) (!The colour of the room) (!A visitor's favourite food) (!The writer's hobby)
Why should you read the sentence around a key word? (To check that the detail really answers the task) (!To translate the whole text) (!To make the text longer) (!To avoid reading the task)
Which note is best for a selective reading task? (18 October, meet 9:30, email by 5 October) (!The complete text copied word for word) (!Every adjective from the text) (!A list of unrelated new words)
What does relevant mean in this course? (Useful for the task) (!Difficult to pronounce) (!Long and detailed) (!Written in German)
What is a good mediation strategy? (Pass on only the information the other person needs) (!Translate every sentence) (!Add facts that are not in the source) (!Ignore the question)
What should come first in feedback on this skill? (Check whether the answer fits the task) (!Change your accent) (!Add more adjectives) (!Use the longest possible sentence)
What should you do with an AI-generated summary? (Check it against the original source) (!Assume it is always correct) (!Replace your own notes immediately) (!Add personal data so it becomes more accurate)
Memory
| Scanning | Finding one specific detail |
| Skimming | Getting the general idea |
| Relevant | Useful for the task |
| Deadline | Last time to complete something |
| Keyword | Word that helps you find information |
| Source | Place where information comes from |
| Evidence | Detail that supports an answer |
| Mediation | Passing on meaning for a purpose |
Drag and Drop
| Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu. | Thema |
|---|---|
| Question | Identify what the task asks for |
| Scan | Search for key words and details |
| Check | Read around the possible answer |
| Select | Keep only useful information |
| Use | Put the facts into your response |
Kreuzworträtsel
| Scanning | Which reading strategy helps you find one specific detail? |
| Skimming | Which reading strategy helps you get the general idea? |
| Relevant | What word means useful for the task? |
| Deadline | What word means the last time to complete something? |
| Keywords | What can you search for to locate information quickly? |
| Evidence | What supports an answer with information from the text? |
LearningApps
Lückentext
Offene Aufgaben
Leicht
- Task words: Take a short school notice and underline only the words in the task that tell you what to find.
- Keyword hunt: Choose five useful search words for a fictional event text and explain your choices in simple English.
- Relevant or extra: Make two columns and sort eight details from a short text into relevant and extra information.
- Private speaking practice: Give a 20-second spoken answer with three relevant facts; recording is optional and stays private.
Standard
- One-slide presentation: Create one slide from a short English text using no more than four relevant facts.
- Structured email: Write a short email to a fictional classmate using only information needed for the question.
- Selective mediation: Pass three useful facts from an English notice into German without translating the full text.
- Peer feedback: Exchange answers, mark one relevant strength and one missing or unnecessary detail, then revise.
Schwer
- Two-source check: Compare two short sources about the same fictional event and note which facts agree or differ.
- Task change: Use the same source for two different tasks and show how the relevant information changes.
- Error detective: Analyse a prepared summary with one wrong fact, one missing fact and one irrelevant fact; correct it with evidence.
- AI source check: If your teacher provides an AI-generated summary, verify every selected fact against the original text and rewrite the summary in your own words without using personal data.
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Lernkontrolle
- Purpose changes relevance: You receive one short event text and two different tasks. Select information for each task and explain why the two sets are different.
- Evidence check: For four notes, point to the sentence in the source that supports each note and remove any note without support.
- From reading to speaking: Turn selected notes into a 30-second briefing that answers a partner's question clearly.
- From reading to writing: Write a short message in which every sentence has a clear connection to the task.
- Mediation transfer: Pass only the information needed by a German-speaking person and explain which source details you left out.
- Revision task: Improve a first answer after feedback by correcting one relevance problem and one language problem.
Lernnachweis
For a successful Lernnachweis, show that you can:
- understand the task before selecting information
- distinguish main information from extra detail
- use skimming and scanning appropriately
- support selected facts with evidence from the source
- communicate the selected information clearly in speaking or writing
- mediate meaning without translating the whole text
- ask for clarification when needed
- revise an answer after feedback
- check digital or AI-generated information against the original source
- protect personal data and use only fictional profiles or applications in practice tasks
OERs zum Thema
For background on reading strategies:
Datei:ReadingWP Booklet StudentEdition.pdf
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