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This is an open pool of ideas for learning languages by way of tandem. We welcome your feedback and/or additional proposal. Please send these by email to tandem@staff.uni-marburg.de. To create your proposal, please use this template.

Materials are categorized according to these levels:

Beginners (A2)
Intermediate (B1, B2)
Advanced Learners (C1 and higher)

The materials are also available for takeout at the Self-Study Center. Card games etc. are prepared for immediate use.

Getting-to-know you

What do you prefer? (A2) Talk about your partner's taste and interests.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

Tell me who you are (A2)

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German | English | French | Russian | Spanish

Flash Cards (A2) Ask and answer simple questions in the target language.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

Your personal map (A2 - B1, B2) Talk about the connections with your partner's country.

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German | Frenchh | Russian | Spanish

Finding out about your family (A2) Present your family based on photos and draw your family genealogy.

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German | English | French | Russian

My Home (A2) Name and describe household objects.

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German

Your dream meal (A2) Discuss various types of food.

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German | French | Russian

Your dream vacation (A2, B1) Where have you always wanted to go on holiday?

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German | French | Russian
Exchanging information

New in town? (A2 - B1, B2) Getting directions in a strange city and finding out about the place of the tandem (thanks to Jana Harle for this idea)

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German
Explaining key historical data (B1, B2) Explain historical events from your home country to your partner.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

Recipes (A2) Present a typical recipe from your coutnry and learn about one from your partner's country.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

City-Country-River. (B1 ,B2 - C1 and higher) A Game-like activity for practicing vocabulary and spelling (thanks to Tamara Bayer for this idea)

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German-English
Study and work in our countries

Write your CV (B1,B2 - C1 and higher) Write your CV in the target language and help your partner do the same.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

Job interviews: how does it work in your country? (B1,B2 - C1 and higher) Learn about and practice job interviews.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish
Everyday life

Typical gestures (from A2)

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

On the phone (B1, B2) Learn to manage phone calls in your target language.

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German | Englisch | Finnish | French | Russian | Spanish

At the restaurant (B1, B2) Practice ordering at restaurants and understanding the menu.

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Finnish
Discussing opinions

What is work? (B1,B2) Discuss and decide about what is and what is not work based on examples.

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German
Talking about photos - money (A2) What role does money play in our lives?

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German

Talking about photos - taboos (A2) What are some taboos for you?

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German

Analzying advertisements (A2) How do advertisments work?

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German
Creative activities

What if ... (B1, B2) Get to know each other better based on hypthetical scenarios.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

Tandem-Alias-Taboo (B1, B2) Practice explaining words in the target language.

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German | French | Russian | Spanish

Prepositions-Memory (B1, B2) Give your partner helpful corrective feedback.

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German

Examples for corrections (all levels) Practice verbs with prepositions and cases.

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German

I am packing my bags (all levels) Vocabulary expansion, mental exercise

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German | English | French | Russian | Spanish

False friends (all levels) Find out what the false friends of both your languages are.

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Englisch | French | Dutch | Russian | Spanish
Pronunciation

Long vowel - short vowel? (B1,B2) Help your partner develop sensitivity for vowel length.

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German
Third-party materials

There is an extensive collection of materials at the SEAGULL tandem project put together by Universität Greifswald (A1 - B2) to allow you to learn the following languages systematically:

Arabic
Chinese
German
English
French
Italian
Lituanian
Polish
Russian
Swedish
Spanish
Turkish