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Auf dem Bild sieht man… (function?)
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DESCRIBE — In the image you can see…
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Es scheint, dass… / Ich habe den Eindruck, dass… (function?)
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INTERPRET — It seems that… / I get the impression that…
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Meiner Meinung nach… (function?)
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OPINE — In my opinion…
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Im Vordergrund / Im Hintergrund
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in the foreground / in the background
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Ich würde sagen, dass…
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I would say that… (Konjunktiv II — high-level opinion)
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Es wäre besser, wenn…
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It would be better if… (Konjunktiv II + verb-final)
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Man sollte… / Man könnte…
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One should… / One could… (modal verbs — high level)
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Give three connectors to link ideas.
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außerdem (besides), jedoch (however), deshalb (therefore) — also: weil, obwohl, trotzdem.
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das Füllwort
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filler word
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Name three GERMAN fillers to buy thinking-time.
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also…, naja…, (ja) genau…, weißt du…, lass mich kurz überlegen…
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um Zeit zu gewinnen
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to buy / gain time
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How do you ask for clarification in the oral?
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„Könnten Sie das bitte wiederholen?“ — never switch to English.
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Name the three Individual Oral criteria.
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A Language (12), B Message (12), C Interactive & receptive skills (6).
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What's the order of functions in the oral?
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Describe → Interpret → Opine — then link with connectors and fill pauses in German.
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