E8 M - I can mediate – English 8
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E8 M - I can mediate – English 8
Mini-Beschreibung: Du vermittelst relevante Informationen aus Alltag, Medien, Reise, Kultur und einfachen beruflichen Situationen adressatengerecht und sinngemäß. Du überträgst nicht Wort für Wort, sondern wählst aus, erklärst und passt Sprache an die Situation an. Zielgruppe: Klasse 8, M-Niveau, Englisch als erste Fremdsprache, Baden-Württemberg.
Mediation means helping people understand each other. You listen or read, select what matters, and pass it on in useful English or German. In diesem aiMOOC arbeitest Du nach dem Prinzip: English first → context → try → ask → hint → German help if needed. Eine Vollübersetzung ist nicht das Ziel.
Alle Personen, Profile, Nachrichten und Kontaktdaten in den Trainingssituationen sind fiktiv. Aufnahmen sind freiwillig und bleiben möglichst lokal oder privat. Lade keine Aufnahmen, privaten Daten oder Schülertexte ungefragt auf Plattformen oder zu externen KI-Diensten hoch.
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Nach dem Kurs kannst Du sagen:
- I can pick the key information. Ich erkenne, was für eine bestimmte Person wirklich wichtig ist.
- I can mediate the meaning. Ich vermittle sinngemäß statt Wort für Wort.
- I can adapt my language. Ich passe Ton, Wortwahl und Detailgrad an Alltag, Reise oder einfache berufliche Situationen an.
- I can ask and clarify. Ich frage nach, wenn Informationen fehlen oder unklar sind.
- I can report what people said. Ich nutze reported speech mit backshift sowie berichtete Fragen und Aufforderungen.
- I can use the passive. Ich kann einfache Passivsätze produktiv verwenden, wenn Handlung oder Ergebnis im Vordergrund stehen.
- I can check before I share. Ich prüfe Namen, Zahlen, Zeiten, Fakten und KI-Vorschläge, bevor ich etwas weitergebe.
Vorwissen: What do you already know?
Look at the image for 20 seconds. Then answer in English:
- What kind of information can travellers need?
- Which details are easy to misunderstand?
- Which details must be exact?
- What could you say if you are not sure?
Try first. If you get stuck, use these chunks: The most important detail is … / I think it means … / I’m not sure about … / Could you explain that again?
Mini-Hilfe auf Deutsch: Achte besonders auf Zeiten, Orte, Bedingungen und Handlungsanweisungen. Übersetze nicht alles.
Your mediation compass
Use this five-step compass:
- Who? Who needs the information?
- Why? What does this person need to do or understand?
- What? Select key facts, not every sentence.
- How? Use clear, natural language for the situation.
- Check. Check names, numbers, time, place and meaning.
Key rule: Meaning before wording. A good mediation can be shorter than the source.
Listening and Viewing: travel talk
Watch the first video once without stopping. Listen for the gist. On the second viewing, note useful travel words and one reason each speaker gives.
Before viewing: Predict five words you may hear about journeys.
During viewing: Write only keywords. Do not try to write every sentence.
After viewing: Tell a partner in 30–45 seconds what the speakers mainly talk about. Add one detail that could help a visitor.
Quick feedback: If your message gives the topic, one useful detail and no invented information, your mediation is on track.
Viewing strategy: ask and give directions
Watch for phrases that help a traveller understand where to go.
Try: Explain the route to a fictional visitor named Alex. Use three route chunks, for example go straight, turn left, it’s next to …. Then change one detail and explain the new route without restarting from the beginning.
Mediation move: You may simplify a long route. Keep landmarks, direction changes and the final destination.
Longer dialogue: help desk
Read the dialogue at a natural pace with a partner. Do not stop after every line.
Alex: Hi, our group’s train was delayed. We’ve only got twenty minutes before the museum tour starts.
Riley: Okay. Have you already got your tickets?
Alex: Yes, they were sent to our teacher yesterday. But two students are still at the station.
Riley: Then I’d go straight to the museum with the main group. Ask the two students to meet you there.
Alex: Is the main entrance easy to find?
Riley: It’s opposite the old library. The side entrance is closed today.
Alex: Great. And what should I tell our teacher?
Riley: Tell her that the tickets are valid and that the late students can join the group inside.
Mediation task: Deine Lehrkraft fragt auf Deutsch nach dem Stand. Vermittle die vier wichtigsten Punkte in 45–60 Sekunden. Keep the message coherent; do not translate all eight turns.
Story extension: Add two sentences about what happened next. Keep your story plausible and clearly separate your invented continuation from the source information.
Reading: a fictional travel notice
Training text – adapted for E8-M:
Rivergate Youth Travel Desk – Saturday update
The 14:20 city bus to North Park will not stop at Market Street because roadworks are taking place. Travellers should use the stop outside Central Library. Tickets bought online are still valid. Large suitcases must be stored in the luggage area. A member of staff can help if a passenger needs step-free access.
Situation: Deine deutschsprachige Austauschgruppe wartet an der Market Street. Vermittle nur die Informationen, die die Gruppe jetzt braucht.
Your 35-second mediation could include: changed stop → where to go → ticket information → special help if relevant.
Do not add: reasons, times or rules that are not in the source.
Reading authentic-style visual information
Use the menu image as a real-world reading stimulus.
- Find two items you could explain to a visitor without translating every word.
- Choose one detail that may need clarification, such as size, ingredient or price format.
- Mediate a short order for a fictional guest who says: I’d like something small and a drink. I don’t want you to choose for me—just tell me the useful options.
Context matters: Give options, not assumptions. Avoid cultural clichés and do not guess dietary information that is not shown.
Context vocabulary: useful chunks
| Function | Useful English | Use it when … |
|---|---|---|
| Select key information | The main point is … / What matters most is … | Du Wichtiges von Details trennst. |
| Pass on information | The notice says … / They say that … | Du Informationen aus einer Quelle vermittelst. |
| Clarify | Do you mean …? / Could you say that again? | etwas unklar ist. |
| Explain a term | In this context, … means … | ein Ausdruck ohne direkte Übersetzung erklärt werden muss. |
| Show uncertainty | I’m not completely sure, so I’ll check. | Du Fakten nicht sicher weißt. |
| Give a reason | That matters because … | Du eine Auswahl begründest. |
| Adapt register | Could you please …? / You need to … | Du zwischen höflicher Anfrage und klarer Handlungsinfo unterscheidest. |
Word bank: delay – platform – entrance – refund – booking – available – step-free – luggage – customer – shift – appointment – local event – rule – request – confirm – explain.
Pronunciation: clarity before accent
Your goal is understandable speech, not accent-free speech.
- Stress key words: The bus leaves from CENTRAL LIBRARY.
- Group words into chunks: Because of roadworks / the stop has changed.
- Say numbers and times carefully.
- Slow down at names, places and instructions.
- If the listener looks unsure, rephrase instead of simply repeating louder.
Private practice: You may record a 30-second mediation on your own device, listen once, and delete it afterwards. Recording is optional. No upload is required.
Speaking: informal mediation with reasons
Work in pairs. One person is the English-speaking visitor, one is the mediator. Switch roles.
Situation A – everyday life: A German notice says that the school sports hall is closed after 17:00, the basketball group meets outside, and indoor shoes are still needed because the group may move to another hall. The visitor asks what they should do.
Situation B – travel: A local transport message says a platform has changed and passengers have six minutes to reach the new platform. One lift is out of service. The visitor asks for the shortest useful explanation.
Situation C – culture: A programme note for a fictional youth festival explains that one workshop is free but needs registration, while the open-air performance does not need a ticket. The visitor asks which activity they can join immediately.
M-level challenge: Give a reason for each selection: I’m telling you this because …
Speaking: discussion and mini-presentation
Prepare for two minutes, then speak for 60–90 seconds:
Question: What makes a mediation useful?
Use this structure: point → example → reason → short conclusion.
Then discuss with a partner: Which matters more in an urgent travel situation—complete detail or fast, reliable key information? Give reasons and respond to your partner.
Fluency + accuracy: Keep speaking, but repair important errors that change meaning, especially time, place, number, negation and instructions.
Writing: message, report and simple professional email
Task 1 – short message: Write 60–80 words to an English-speaking exchange student. Mediate a German notice about a changed meeting point and what to bring.
Task 2 – short report: Write 80–100 words for your class group. Summarise what two visitors asked for and how you helped.
Task 3 – professional context: Write an 80–100 word email to a fictional hostel called Rivergate House. Ask whether late arrival is possible and explain that your group needs a step-free entrance. Use a polite subject line, greeting, clear request and closing.
Safety: Use invented names and details. Do not include real phone numbers, addresses or personal social-media data.
Mediation: two-way transfer
Source A – German → English
Hinweis für den Projekttag: Treffpunkt ist um 8:10 Uhr vor dem Haupteingang. Wer direkt zum Museum fährt, meldet sich vorher bei der Lehrkraft. Im Museum dürfen nur kleine Taschen mitgeführt werden. Die Führung beginnt pünktlich um 9:00 Uhr.
Receiver: A new English-speaking student wants to know what to do.
Your task: Give the useful information in natural English. Do not translate sentence by sentence.
Source B – English → German
Hi, I’m Sam from the visitor team. Could you tell the group that the afternoon workshop has been moved to Room B14? The room is on the first floor, but the lift is working. Please ask everyone to arrive ten minutes early because we need to hand out safety cards.
Receiver: Eine deutschsprachige Gruppe wartet im Foyer.
Your task: Vermittle die wichtigen Informationen knapp auf Deutsch. Erhalte Raum, Zeitbezug, Lift-Info und Handlungsauftrag.
Functional grammar: the passive
The passive is useful when the action or result matters more than the person who does it.
Form: be + past participle
- Active: Staff check the tickets at the entrance.
- Passive: The tickets are checked at the entrance.
- Active: They moved the workshop to B14.
- Passive: The workshop was moved to B14.
Mediation use: Large bags are stored downstairs. / The route was changed this morning.
Try: Turn these into the passive: Staff close the gate at 18:00. / They changed the meeting point. / The team sends the confirmation by email.
Feedback check: Is be in the right tense? Is the past participle correct? Does the passive make the message clearer?
Functional grammar: reported speech
Reported speech helps you pass on what another person said.
Statements with backshift: Maya said, “The bus is late.” → Maya said that the bus was late.
Questions: “Where does the bus leave?” → He asked where the bus left. There is no question-word order in the reported clause.
Commands and requests: “Please wait outside.” → She asked us to wait outside. “Don’t block the door.” → He told us not to block the door.
M-level focus: Use backshift, reported questions and reported commands when the reporting situation is in the past.
Try: Report these:
- Leo: “I need the new platform number.”
- Nina: “When does the tour start?”
- The guide: “Please keep your ticket.”
Receptive grammar: past perfect
You only need to recognise the past perfect here.
When we reached the stop, the bus had already left.
The form had + past participle shows that one past event happened before another past event.
Reading clue: Ask yourself: Which event happened first?
The past perfect progressive is not a production goal in this M-level course.
Step-by-step help system
Use support only when you need it.
- Step 1 – English first: Read, watch or listen again and mark key words.
- Step 2 – Context: Who needs what, where and why?
- Step 3 – Try: Say one useful sentence before looking for help.
- Step 4 – Ask: Ask a partner: What do you think this means here?
- Step 5 – Hint: Use sentence starters or the word bank.
- Step 6 – German micro-help: Kläre nur den schwierigen Punkt auf Deutsch und return to English.
Hint starters: The important thing is … / They’re asking whether … / You need to … / It was changed because … / I’m not sure about …
Direct feedback: check your mediation
After each task, check five points:
- Relevant: Did I select information for this receiver?
- Accurate: Are time, place, number, negation and conditions correct?
- Natural: Did I reformulate instead of copying word for word?
- Appropriate: Is my tone right for a friend, traveller or workplace contact?
- Clear: Can the listener act after hearing my message?
Green light: The receiver can act correctly.
Yellow light: The meaning is mostly clear, but one key detail is missing or vague.
Repair now: A wrong time, place, number, negation or instruction must be corrected immediately.
Error analysis: repair the message
Error 1 – too literal
Source idea: Die Führung fällt aus.
Weak: The guidance falls out.
Better: The guided tour has been cancelled.
Why? Mediation uses meaning, not word-by-word matching.
Error 2 – missing key detail
Source: The platform changed from 3 to 8.
Weak: The platform changed.
Better: Your train now leaves from platform 8, not platform 3.
Error 3 – invented information
Source: The café closes at 17:00.
Weak: The café closes at 17:00 because there is a private event.
Better: The café closes at 17:00.
Why? Never invent a reason.
Error 4 – wrong reported question
Weak: She asked where did the bus leave.
Better: She asked where the bus left.
Media literacy and responsible AI use
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Media can help you mediate, but you still need to judge the information.
- Check who created the source and whether it is current enough for your task.
- Separate what the source says from what you infer.
- If you use AI for hints, check language level, facts and feedback yourself.
- Use AI to support planning or checking, not to replace your own text.
- Never paste private school data, private chats, personal profiles or recordings into an external tool without permission.
- For cultural topics, describe the specific source or situation; do not turn one example into a claim about all people in a country.
Transfer: new situations
Choose one:
- Travel desk: A German family needs the key points from an English station announcement.
- School event: An English-speaking guest needs the useful parts of a German programme change.
- Work experience: A German supervisor gives three instructions. Mediate them for an English-speaking trainee in a polite, clear way.
- Local culture: Explain the practical information from a bilingual event notice without adding stereotypes or assumptions.
Change the receiver once. Notice how your wording and detail level must change.
Can-do check
| I can … | Not yet | With help | Independently |
|---|---|---|---|
| select key information for a receiver | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| mediate meaning without full translation | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| ask for clarification | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| use simple passive forms productively | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| report statements, questions and commands | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| check facts and repair meaning-changing errors | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
If you marked with help, repeat one task with fewer hints. If you marked independently, change the context or receiver and try again.
Follow-up course
Continue with E8 M - I can report and respond – English 8. Keep the same rule: meaning first, audience first, check before you share.
Interaktive Aufgaben
Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen
What is the main aim of mediation? (To convey relevant meaning for a specific receiver) (!To translate every word) (!To use the longest possible sentences) (!To avoid changing the source wording)
What should you identify first? (The receiver and the purpose) (!Every unknown word) (!The longest sentence) (!A grammar rule)
What should you do if a key detail is unclear? (Say you are not sure and check) (!Invent the most likely detail) (!Leave out the whole message) (!Translate the unclear word literally)
Which sentence is a correct passive? (The tickets are checked at the entrance) (!The tickets check at the entrance) (!The tickets are check at the entrance) (!The entrance checked the tickets are)
Which reported question is correct? (She asked where the bus left) (!She asked where did the bus leave) (!She asked where does the bus leave) (!She asked where the bus does leave)
Which sentence correctly reports a command? (He told us to wait outside) (!He told that we wait outside) (!He said us wait outside) (!He told us waiting outside)
What does the past perfect usually help show? (An event that happened before another past event) (!An event happening right now) (!A plan for the distant future) (!A repeated command)
What matters most in pronunciation for this course? (Being understandable) (!Sounding exactly like one native accent) (!Speaking as fast as possible) (!Never pausing)
What is the safest rule for practice recordings? (Keep recording voluntary and private) (!Upload every recording publicly) (!Use real private profiles) (!Share files without asking)
How should you handle cultural information? (Explain the specific context without stereotypes) (!Generalise from one example to everyone) (!Add assumptions that sound plausible) (!Avoid checking the source)
Memory
| Audience | Person receiving the information |
| Gist | Main idea |
| Register | Language style for a situation |
| Clarify | Make meaning clearer |
| Backshift | Move a tense back in past reporting |
| Passive | Focus on an action or result |
Drag and Drop
| Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu. | Thema |
|---|---|
| Select | Choose only relevant information |
| Rephrase | Express the meaning in natural words |
| Clarify | Ask when meaning is uncertain |
| Adapt | Match language to receiver and situation |
| Check | Verify key facts before sharing |
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Kreuzworträtsel
| Audience | Wer erhält die vermittelte Information? |
| Purpose | Welches Ziel bestimmt die Auswahl der Information? |
| Clarify | Welches englische Verb bedeutet etwas verständlicher machen? |
| Register | Wie heißt die sprachliche Ebene passend zur Situation? |
| Passive | Welche Form rückt Handlung oder Ergebnis in den Vordergrund? |
| Backshift | Wie heißt die Zeitverschiebung in der indirekten Rede? |
LearningApps
Lückentext
Offene Aufgaben
Leicht
- Key-message card: Erstelle eine kleine Karte mit sechs englischen Satzstartern für Auswählen, Erklären, Nachfragen und Unsicherheit.
- Travel snapshot: Nutze eines der Reisebilder im Kurs und sprich 30 Sekunden darüber, welche Informationen ein Besucher brauchen könnte.
- Keyword listening: Sieh ein Video erneut und notiere nur acht Schlüsselwörter. Erkläre danach den Inhalt ohne Transkript.
- Clarity practice: Sprich drei kurze Reisehinweise mit deutlicher Betonung der Schlüsselwörter. Eine Aufnahme ist freiwillig und bleibt privat.
Standard
- Two-way mediation: Erstelle selbst einen kurzen deutschen Hinweis und vermittle ihn mündlich auf Englisch. Lass eine andere Person prüfen, ob die Handlung klar ist.
- Visitor message: Schreibe eine 80-Wörter-Nachricht für einen fiktiven englischsprachigen Gast und vermittle darin nur die relevanten Informationen aus einem deutschen Aushang.
- Reasoned mini-presentation: Halte eine 90-Sekunden-Präsentation darüber, warum gute Mediation Auswahl, Klarheit und Faktencheck verbindet.
- Grammar in context: Formuliere fünf aktive Sätze aus einem Reise- oder Arbeitskontext ins Passiv um und erkläre, warum das Passiv jeweils sinnvoll ist.
Schwer
- Reported help desk: Schreibe einen Dialog mit drei Aussagen, einer Frage und einer Aufforderung. Berichte danach alles mit passender indirekter Rede.
- Context explainer: Wähle einen konkreten kulturellen Hinweis aus einer seriösen Quelle und erkläre ihn adressatengerecht, ohne zu verallgemeinern.
- Workplace mediation: Entwirf eine fiktive berufliche Situation, in der Du drei Anweisungen für eine englischsprachige Praktikantin oder einen Praktikanten vermittelst. Ergänze eine höfliche Rückfrage.
- Source check: Vergleiche zwei Informationsquellen zu demselben praktischen Thema. Markiere, welche Details Du sicher vermitteln kannst, welche unklar sind und was Du vor dem Weitergeben prüfen müsstest.
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Lernkontrolle
- Receiver switch: Derselbe Hinweis soll einmal an einen Freund und einmal an eine Rezeption vermittelt werden. Formuliere beide Versionen und begründe drei Unterschiede.
- Urgent travel case: Eine Quelle enthält zehn Details, aber eine Reisende hat nur 20 Sekunden. Entscheide, welche drei bis vier Informationen zuerst kommen, und begründe Deine Auswahl.
- Meaning-changing errors: Analysiere einen Mediationstext mit einem falschen Zeitpunkt, einer erfundenen Ursache und einer wörtlichen Fehlübertragung. Repariere jede Stelle und erkläre die Auswirkung.
- Reported conversation: Überführe einen kurzen Dialog mit Aussage, Frage und Aufforderung in einen Bericht. Erkläre, wo backshift nötig ist und wie sich die Wortstellung verändert.
- Focus choice: Entscheide in fünf Situationen, ob Aktiv oder Passiv die nützlichere Form ist. Begründe jeweils aus Sicht des Informationsziels.
- New context: Übertrage Deine Mediation-Strategie von einer Reisesituation auf einen einfachen beruflichen Kontext. Zeige, welche Schritte gleich bleiben und was sich beim Register verändert.
Lernnachweis
Für einen Lernnachweis zu diesem Thema ist wichtig:
- Du kannst aus einem Hör-, Seh- oder Lesetext relevante Informationen auswählen.
- Du kannst Informationen sinngemäß und adressatengerecht vermitteln, ohne eine Vollübersetzung zu erstellen.
- Du kannst in mindestens zwei Kontexten arbeiten, zum Beispiel Reise und einfache berufliche Kommunikation.
- Du kannst Unsicherheit transparent machen und gezielt nachfragen.
- Du kannst einfache Passivformen produktiv und sinnvoll einsetzen.
- Du kannst Aussagen, Fragen und Aufforderungen mit passender indirekter Rede berichten.
- Du erkennst das past perfect als Signal für Vorzeitigkeit in der Vergangenheit.
- Du kannst eigene Fehler analysieren und insbesondere falsche Zeiten, Orte, Zahlen, Negationen und Anweisungen korrigieren.
- Du zeigst Medien- und KI-Verantwortung: Fakten prüfen, private Daten schützen, eigene Leistung nicht ersetzen lassen.
- Verständlichkeit, Zweck und Adressatenbezug sind wichtiger als Akzentfreiheit oder wortgetreue Übertragung.
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Use the travel-vocabulary video selectively: choose five expressions that are useful for mediation, then use three in a new situation. Do not try to memorise the whole video.
Watch a short section of the B1 speaking example. Focus on turn-taking, clear answers, reasons and interaction. You do not need to copy the speakers. Note one strategy that could make your own mediation clearer.
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