Reading dialog

  1. Mark
    German Ich esse jetzt einen Apfel.

    I'm eating an apple now.

  2. Jenny
    German Sie geht zur Schule, aber sie ist müde.

    She goes to school, but she is tired.

  3. Mark
    German Kannst du meine Frage beantworten?

    Can you answer my question?

  4. Jenny
    German Ich erzähle meinem Freund eine Geschichte.

    I tell my friend a story.

  5. Mark
    German Bitte frag den Lehrer um Hilfe.

    Please ask the teacher for help.

  6. Jenny
    German Er lächelt und sagt hallo.

    He smiles and says hello.

  7. Mark
    German Ich schreibe einen Brief an meine Mutter.

    I write a letter to my mother.

  8. Jenny
    German Wir hören zu und wiederholen das neue Wort.

    We listen and repeat the new word.

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