Note on the lessons:
These lessons begin with the general (common conversation) and progress toward the specific (individual sentences, words, sounds and rules).
The reason for this is that in language learning you process higher-order information much better than lower-order information (full sentences and examples based on familiar social situations take precedence over clinical explanations and rules about how the language works).
So, unlike how you might have learned things in school, these lessons don't begin with a cat, the dog, and then advances to more complex structures; it begins with the complex and advances towards the simple. It ensures quicker learning because, unlike what you might think about your own skills, your brain has a natural knack for learning languages.
John and Mette meet at Mads' party
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John:
Hi. I'm John
Mette:
Hi. Mette
John:
Nice party, hey?
Mette:
Yes, it is. How do you know Mads?
John:
We work together
Mette:
Are you also a teacher?
John:
Yes, I am. I'm working as a substitute teacher here in Copenhagen.
Mette:
Are you from Copenhagen?
John:
No, I'm actually not a Dane.
I'm from Namibia.
Mette:
Really? How exciting.
How long have you been in Denmark?
John:
I've been here almost 3 months
Mette:
But you speak Danish very well.
John:
Thanks. My parents are Danes.
My mother lives here, and my father lives in Namibia.
I came to visit my mother.
Mette:
OK. Are you from Windhoek then?
John:
No, I'm from Swakopmund. It's a small town.
How about you?
Mette:
Oh, I'm just an ordinary Dane.
I'm from Aarhus, but I live in Copenhagen.
John:
What do you do?
Mette:
I'm an actress
Remember everything you learn. You will be tested on it later.
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