Paraphrase German after closing the source

The idea

Use the opening two examples as the source message. Put them away and write one sentence about the closing day and one about the alternative. Compare your version for meaning before checking grammatical form. Mark any detail that you added without evidence.

Patterns to compare

Arbeitsschritt	Beobachtung
Vor dem Üben	Was möchte ich ohne Hilfe sagen?
Beim Üben	Welche Stelle brauche ich noch als Modell?
Nach dem Üben	Kann ich die Information in einem neuen Satz verwenden?

A concrete practice sequence

Use the opening two examples as the source message. Put them away and write one sentence about the closing day and one about the alternative. Compare your version for meaning before checking grammatical form. Mark any detail that you added without evidence.

Check the model sentence

• Am Mittwoch geschlossen, deshalb kann niemand etwas abholen. → Am Mittwoch ist geschlossen; eine Abholung ist nach Absprache möglich.

  The correction preserves the stated exception instead of inventing a complete ban on collection.

Using this beside glotworld

Use these original examples as a separate practice sheet before or after a game session. glotworld offers A1, A2, B1 practice for German learners, with meanings and help in 12 languages, including English and Turkish. A microphone is not required. The game does not score pronunciation or award a language certificate; these exercises do not claim to appear in a particular game scene.

Examples

• Am Mittwoch bleibt die Reparaturannahme geschlossen.The repair drop-off desk remains closed on Wednesday.
• Eine Abholung fertiger Geräte ist nach Absprache möglich.Repaired devices can be collected by arrangement.
• Die Beratung findet an diesem Tag telefonisch statt.Consultations take place by telephone that day.
• Neue Aufträge nehmen wir wieder am Donnerstag an.We will accept new jobs again on Thursday.
• Für dringende Rückfragen nutzen Sie bitte die angegebene Nummer.For urgent questions please use the number provided.
• Ich muss die Abholung vorher mit der Werkstatt vereinbaren.I need to arrange collection with the workshop beforehand.

Watch out

A paraphrase is not permission to simplify away an exception. If collection remains possible by appointment, saying the whole service is unavailable changes the message.

Try it yourself

1. Was muss in einer Zusammenfassung von „Abholung nur nach Absprache“ erhalten bleiben?

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   Die Abholung erfordert eine vorherige Absprache.

   Nur makes the prior arrangement a condition, not an optional suggestion.

2. Formuliere anders: „Die Beratung findet telefonisch statt.“

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   Die Beratung erfolgt am Telefon.

   The wording changes while the medium of the consultation stays the same.

3. Schreibe eine neue Variante des letzten Beispiels. Ändere eine konkrete Information und behalte den Satzbau bei.

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   Muster zum Variieren: Ich muss die Abholung vorher mit der Werkstatt vereinbaren.

   The last example supplies a sentence pattern, not a single compulsory answer. Change a detail that fits the situation and keep the verb, case and meaning consistent.

Use it today

Repeat the sequence with a fresh situation. A delayed paraphrase checks whether you retained a German message rather than its exact wording. Read a short notice, do a different brief task and then explain the notice in your own words. Keep conditions, dates and restrictions unchanged. Keep one first attempt and one correction so you can compare what you produced before seeing a model.