E7 G - Meet the story – Guided reading

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E7 G - Meet the story – Guided reading

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E7 G - Meet the story – Guided reading

Mini-Beschreibung: Begleite eine levelgerechte Ganzschrift oder längere Geschichte mit Figurenkarten, Kapitelbildern, Audio-/Video-Impulsen und kurzen comprehension tasks. Dieser aiMOOC ist für Englisch als erste Fremdsprache, Klasse 7, Baden-Württemberg, G-Niveau gedacht. Er hilft Dir beim Verstehen – die Originallektüre bleibt immer die zentrale Quelle und wird hier nicht ersetzt.

Your route: notice → understand → try → use → communicate → feedback → improve → use again.

Language rule: English first → try → context/media → hint → German help if needed. Es gibt keine automatische Vollübersetzung.

Einleitung

You are reading a longer story in English. You do not need to understand every word. Your job is to find the main idea, important characters, the setting, a problem and useful clues.

Fehler beim Erstellen des Vorschaubildes:

Work in short steps. Read a small part. Stop. Think. Use a picture or a word bank. Then read again.

Important: The tasks in this course work with the book or story chosen by your class. They do not copy or replace the original text.

I can – Ziele

1. I can find the main idea.
2. I can name important characters and places.
3. I can use short evidence from the story.
4. I can guess what may happen next.
5. I can talk about a chapter in short connected sentences.
6. I can write a short chapter note with a writing frame.
7. I can use help step by step without translating everything.

How to work – E7-G mode

Read or listen to a short section. Focus on one task. New words are limited. Important chunks come back again and again.

Help ladder:

1. Try: Read or listen once without help.
2. Context: Look at the title, picture, names and repeated words.
3. Hint: Use the word bank or sentence starter.
4. German help: Nutze eine kurze deutsche Hilfe nur, wenn Du sonst nicht weiterkommst.

Medien-Einstieg

Look at the book you are reading in class. Then answer in simple English:

I can see … I think the story is about … Maybe the main character is …

Mini task: Choose two ideas. Do not check them yet. Keep them as predictions.

Viewing: A story starts

Watch only a short part first. Do not use the transcript before your first try.

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

BBC Learning English: Alice in Wonderland – Part 1.

First try – gist: Who is the girl? Where is she? What unusual thing appears?

Second try – detail: Note three words you hear.

After listening: Now you may use captions or a transcript if your teacher provides them.

German help if needed: Höre zuerst auf Namen, Ort und ein auffälliges Ereignis. Du musst nicht jedes Wort verstehen.

Optional viewing: What makes a good story?

This video is a little harder. Use only a teacher-selected short section.

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

Before watching: Choose: characters – place – problem – surprise. Which one is most important for you?

After watching: Say one sentence: A good story needs … because …

Vorwissen aktivieren

Before a new chapter, do a 30-second preview.

1. Read the chapter title.
2. Look for names you already know.
3. Remember the last important event.
4. Make one prediction.

Chunk bank: Last time, … Now I think … Maybe … will …

Listening and Viewing

Use short audio or teacher-read parts from the original story.

Listening 1 – main idea: What is happening?

Listening 2 – key detail: Who? Where? Problem?

Listening 3 – check: Listen again with a short word bank.

Rule: Transcript after the first listening attempt, not before.

Private learning: Recording your own voice is voluntary. Keep recordings private unless you actively choose to share them. No automatic upload and no external AI access without permission.

Reading

Before reading

Look at the chapter title and one picture from the book if available.

Finish one sentence:

I think this chapter is about … I expect … Maybe the problem is …

During reading

Read a short section. Stop after a clear event.

Ask:

Who is here? Where are they? What happens? How does a character feel?

Do not underline too much. Mark only one or two useful clues.

After reading

Write a 3-point chapter note:

Character: … Event: … Feeling or problem: …

Then add one prediction:

Next, I think … because …

Character cards

Use fictional story characters only. Do not use private social-media data or real private profiles.

Character	What I know	Feeling	Evidence
Name from the story	short fact	happy / worried / angry / excited	one short clue from the text

Sentence starters: … is … … feels … because … I know this because …

Story map

Fehler beim Erstellen des Vorschaubildes:

Build one simple map for each chapter:

Story part	Your note
Character	…
Place	…
Problem	…
Important event	…
Next idea	…

Keep every note short. One phrase is enough.

Kapitelbilder

Draw one simple picture for the chapter. It can show a place, an object, a character or one important moment.

Task: Add three English labels and one sentence:

This picture shows …

A chapter picture is a thinking tool. It does not need to be artistic.

Wortschatz im Kontext

Learn a few useful words from the chapter, not long isolated lists.

Core chunks: a character – a person in the story the setting – place and time a problem – something difficult a clue – a useful small detail to happen – what takes place to predict – say what may come next

Use this mini-frame:

The word is … In the story, it means … My example: …

German help if needed: Lerne zuerst die Bedeutung im Kapitel. Eine einzelne deutsche Stütze ist okay, aber übersetze nicht den ganzen Abschnitt.

Aussprache

Choose only two or three useful chunks.

I think … because … At first … Then … In the end …

Say the chunk slowly. Then say it in one connected sentence.

Goal: Be understandable. Accent-free speech is not the goal.

Speaking

Work with a partner.

A: What happened in the chapter? B: First, … Then, … A: How did the character feel? B: I think … felt … because … A: What may happen next? B: Maybe … will …

Keep the talk short. Use connected sentences, not single words only.

Writing

Fehler beim Erstellen des Vorschaubildes:

Write 4–6 sentences about one chapter.

Writing frame:

The chapter is about … At first, … Then, … The main problem is … I think … feels … because … Next, I think …

Use your own ideas. Digital or AI feedback may help you check language, but it should not replace your text. Check whether suggested language really matches your level.

Mediation – optional

A German-speaking friend asks what happened in the chapter.

Give only the most important information in German. Do not translate the whole chapter.

Step 1: Find the main event. Step 2: Choose two important details. Step 3: Explain them briefly in German.

Functional grammar

Grammar helps you talk about the story.

Present simple for stable facts: Mia lives in … The story takes place in …

Past simple for finished events: Mia opened the door. They found a clue.

Questions with did: What did Mia see? Where did they go?

E-lookahead only: Past perfect can show that one past event happened before another past event.

The train had left before they reached the station.

Use this only as a controlled look ahead. You do not need passive voice or reported speech for this course.

Direct feedback

After a task, check only three things:

1. Meaning: Can another person understand me?
2. Evidence: Did I use one clue from the story?
3. Language: Did I use a useful chunk or correct past form?

Partner feedback:

I understand … A good clue is … Try this chunk: …

Then improve one sentence and use it again.

Mini-Transfer

Take the reading strategy to a new chapter.

Notice: title, names, picture. Understand: main event. Try: one short answer. Use: sentence starter. Communicate: tell a partner. Feedback: improve one sentence. Use again: apply the same strategy in the next chapter.

Self-Check: Can do

Choose one answer for each statement: Yes – almost – not yet.

1. I can find the main event.
2. I can name a character and feeling.
3. I can use one clue from the text.
4. I can make a prediction.
5. I can speak about a chapter in short sentences.
6. I can write 4–6 connected sentences.
7. I can use hints before asking for a full translation.

Next step: Choose one “almost” or “not yet” point and practise it in the next chapter.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

What should you find first when a chapter feels difficult? (The main idea) (!Every unknown word) (!A full German translation) (!A long grammar rule)

What is a character? (A person or figure in a story) (!The page number) (!A grammar tense) (!A dictionary entry)

What is the setting? (The place and time of a story) (!The final test) (!A list of verbs) (!A book price)

What is a useful clue? (A small detail that helps you understand) (!Every sentence in the chapter) (!A random new word) (!A full translation)

When should you use a transcript in this course? (After a first listening attempt) (!Before every listening task) (!Instead of listening) (!Only after translating everything)

Which sentence is a prediction? (I think the character will go home) (!The character went home yesterday) (!The book has twelve chapters) (!The setting is a town)

Which tense is useful for finished events in a chapter? (Past simple) (!Future perfect) (!Past perfect continuous) (!Present perfect continuous)

What is the goal of pronunciation practice here? (To be understandable) (!To lose every accent) (!To speak as fast as possible) (!To copy one exact accent)

What should AI feedback do? (Help you check your own text) (!Replace your own writing) (!Write every task for you) (!Upload your work automatically)

What should you do after feedback? (Improve one point and use it again) (!Start a completely new book) (!Translate the whole chapter) (!Ignore the task)

Memory

Character	person in the story
Setting	place and time
Problem	main difficulty
Clue	useful small detail
Chapter	part of a longer story
Prediction	idea about what may happen next

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Preview	Look at title names and picture
Gist	Find the main idea
Evidence	Use one helpful clue
Prediction	Say what may happen next
Feedback	Improve one point and try again

Kreuzworträtsel

Character	What do you call a person or figure in a story?
Setting	What word means the place and time of a story?
Problem	What word names the main difficulty in a story?
Chapter	What is one section of a longer book called?
Predict	What verb means to say what may happen next?
Evidence	What word means a clue that supports your idea?

Lückentext

Vervollständige den Text.

Before reading, look at the chapter and names you know. First, try to find the instead of translating every word. A small detail that helps you understand is a . After reading, you can make a about the next event. For finished story events, you often use the . In speaking tasks, the main goal is to be . After feedback, improve one sentence and it again.

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

1. Character card: Create one simple character card with name, two facts, one feeling and one clue.
2. Chapter picture: Draw one chapter picture and add three English labels.
3. Story map: Fill in character, place, problem and important event for one chapter.
4. Prediction: Write two predictions with “I think …” or “Maybe … will …”.

Standard

1. Chapter note: Write a 5-sentence chapter note with the writing frame.
2. Partner talk: Talk for one minute about a chapter using “First – Then – In the end”.
3. Context words: Choose five useful words from the chapter and explain each with a simple English example.
4. Listening check: Listen to a short teacher-read section twice and create three comprehension questions.

Schwer

1. Point of view: Retell one short event from another character’s view in 6–8 simple sentences.
2. Evidence hunt: Find three clues that show how one character feels and explain your choice.
3. Mediation task: Explain the main event of one chapter in short German notes without translating the whole text.
4. Strategy transfer: Test your preview–gist–evidence–prediction strategy on a new chapter and evaluate which step helped most.

Lernkontrolle

1. Strategy transfer: You receive a new chapter title, an image and a short teacher-approved section. Explain which strategy you use first and why.
2. Character evidence: Choose one feeling for a character and support it with two short clues from the original reading.
3. Prediction: Make one prediction and explain which detail from the chapter supports it.
4. Speaking repair: Improve a short unclear chapter summary so that another learner can understand the sequence of events.
5. Writing transfer: Write 5–6 connected sentences about a different chapter using a suitable tense and at least two linking chunks.
6. Help strategy: Describe how you can move from English first to context, hint and finally short German help without translating everything.

Lernnachweis

For a learning record, show that you can:

1. understand the main idea of a short chapter section,
2. identify character, setting, problem and important event,
3. use at least one clue as evidence,
4. make a simple prediction,
5. speak in short connected sentences,
6. write a short chapter note with a writing frame,
7. use past simple for finished events,
8. use vocabulary from context,
9. use feedback to improve one sentence,
10. work with media and hints without replacing the original reading,
11. handle recordings and digital tools safely and privately.

OERs zum Thema

The German Wikipedia article on reading competence gives background information about understanding written texts and reading strategies.

Verknüpfte Lernbereiche

E7 G - Meet the story – Guided reading Leseverstehen Hörverstehen Sprechen im Englischunterricht Schreiben im Englischunterricht Wortschatz Aussprache Past Simple Lesestrategien Story map Figurencharakterisierung Mediation Feedback

Folgekurs

Continue with a follow-up course that moves from understanding to more active communication:

E7 G - Tell the story – Guided speaking and writing

Use your character cards, story maps, predictions and improved sentences again.

Medienhinweise

The Wikimedia Commons files used in this course are free or openly licensed on their respective file pages. The YouTube videos are embedded as short learning impulses. Always use the original book or story under the conditions set by your school or publisher.