





The idea
Gehen plus infinitive names an activity: “Dann geht jede Person mit einem Zettel einkaufen”. Einander means each other: “Die Freunde sehen einander erstaunt an”. The cause is told in the perfect tense: “Niko hat seinen eigenen Zettel fotografiert”. Deshalb can also stand after the verb: “Paul geht deshalb ein zweites Mal zum Laden”.
Words from the story
der Einkaufszettel – shopping list (note)
der Reis – rice
das Gemüse – vegetables
der Laden – shop
erstaunt – astonished
erledigt – done, completed
der Haken – tick, check mark
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Watch out
Readers may think the others misread their own notes. In fact they never looked at them: “Die beiden haben nur das Foto gelesen und ihre Papierzettel vergessen.” Niko had sent everyone a photo of his own note, which said rice.
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Warum kaufen alle Reis?
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Die beiden anderen lesen Nikos Foto statt ihrer eigenen Zettel.
Die beiden anderen lesen Nikos Foto statt ihrer eigenen Zettel. The shared image accidentally replaces their distinct assignments.
Wer kauft die fehlenden Dinge?
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Paul.
Paul. He makes the second trip while the others start cooking.
Was verbessert die neue Liste?
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Sie ordnet jedem Produkt eine Person und einen Erledigungshaken zu.
Sie ordnet jedem Produkt eine Person und einen Erledigungshaken zu. The shared version shows responsibility and completion.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Warum kaufen alle Reis?
Die beiden anderen lesen Nikos Foto statt ihrer eigenen Zettel.
Wer kauft die fehlenden Dinge?
Was verbessert die neue Liste?
Sie ordnet jedem Produkt eine Person und einen Erledigungshaken zu.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Retell The shared shopping list in four German sentences: the opening situation, the difficulty, the key observation and the outcome. Then write one plausible alternative ending and mark it clearly as your own invention. Compare your retelling with the text to check that you did not invent details unintentionally.

