Describing a workspace

A1.1 · Describe useful features and relate them to a need.

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Present tense, common nouns and adjectives, times and basic connectors. Use a dictionary if needed.

Model

Das ist mein Regal. Meine Bücher sind oben. Unten ist eine Kiste. Die Kiste ist blau. Das Papier ist dort. Das Regal ist für Bücher und Papier. So finde ich meine Sachen schnell.

1. Das ist mein Regal. · It names what is being described before adding details.
2. Die Kiste ist blau. · It gives a feature the reader can use.
3. Das Regal ist für Bücher und Papier. · It links the description to a practical need.

Task

Write in German for a new classmate. The desk is beside the window, with a lamp and two chairs. There is no computer. She wants to write by hand or use a computer. Describe the place and recommend the possible activity.

20–40 words

Planning

1. Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
2. Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
3. Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.

Criteria

1. Identify the desk beside the window.

   Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.

2. Include the lamp and two chairs.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. State that there is no computer.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Recommend writing by hand there.

   End with useful information for the next step.

Review

Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.

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