In the final week of the B1.2 class, we have to prepare an oral presentation on a theme of our chosing. The students from the class are paired in teams of two, and they have 15 minutes to share their presentation with the rest.

I must say, in the first hour of the German class, when I first heard about this assignment, I was quite dreading it and thinking ‘what could I be speaking about for 7 minutes…in German?!” but since then, with a lot of practice and a lot of lessons, my confidence has improved and I have been quite looking forward to it.

My colleague and I have chosen the theme “Healthy living” and are going to touch up on the subject of sports, the importance of healthy eating, sleep and other habits that are good for us in general. The presentation has to have a clear structure, to be divided into smaller subsections so our colleagues can follow it easy. We’re also encouraged to use engaging images or even music, and to prepare some questions for the audience – to keep them hooked.

The presentation finally happened today and I must say I’ve enjoyed the whole experience. I can see that I’ve come a long way since the beginning of the class and even if only a short time has passed (one month) I feel much more confident in expressing my thoughts in German. My colleagues were also well prepared and had very good and fun presentations. Tomorrow is the last session of the B1.2 Kurs in which we’ll get our test results back and give some overall feedback and go over things that weren’t so well understood.

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