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Also a lot of people were probably watching the match in their local Kneipe (pub) or on their TV - public television broadcast the match live, though with some Sendestörungen (disruptions of the transmission).

Anyway, now Germany will face either Spain or Russia in the finals. The Gegner (opponent) is decided tonight, and the big match will be on Sunday. If you are at all into soccer, don’t miss this! Of course the best thing to do for your German is to watch the match with German commentary - after you have studied Advanced Audio Blog #6 for some basic vocabulary.

This new category of blog posts will help you gradually improve your German by mingling German words with the English blog text (with translations in brackets). It is a very painless way of learning, much less tiring than reading an entire text in German, and you can easily include it in your schedule because it doesn’t take much time. The posts will be about learning German, living in Germany, topics of German news or any kind of interesting observation really. The posts may also include short examples of real authentic German language, for example quotations or newspaper excerpts.

Let me know what you think of this idea! I hope this blog will become a very useful and entertaining way for you to add some German to your life!

This is the one time when people will show off German flags, when normally they’re taboo. The year Germany became runner-up to Weltmeister (world champion) at soccer, there was actually a shortage of flags because the stores were unprepared. And tonight is going to be the craziest game of all: Germany against Turkey in the semi-finals. Everybody is talking about it, even the foreign press noticed.

Let me tell you: even in peaceful times the majority of Germans can explain the most obscure rules of soccer. If you don’t know what soccer is about right now, or if you don’t have any opinion about the upcoming game, you’re out. You can’t retain any kind of respectability in Germany. So, if you expect to come into any kind of contact with Germans during the rest of the European cup, or if you always wanted to know what the craze is about, study

Advanced Audio Blog #6

- all about soccer.

Enhancement of Learning Center flashcards more intuitive and easier to use.

With a new design in hand, our flashcards have been rebuilt from the ground up to make them easier to use. Users are now given the option to dynamically change their test format without interrupting their current test. Also, once a vocabulary flashcard test is complete, users can reset the test to better help them learn German.

Flashcards allow for greater flexibility while learning German.

Our vocabulary flashcards are now able to display question cards in many different formats. On GermanPod101.com, for example, users can choose to have their question cards read in German, English or even Audio! The answer cards show all the language options, except the one chosen for the question card.

Conclusion

With another great enhancement to our Learning Center, we feel we are able to help our users learn German even quicker. Stay tuned as we continue to roll out new features and enhancements, while we strive to be the fastest way to learn German online.

Setting up My Feed is a a simple 3 step process.

1. Choose the lesson types you want (e.g. Beginner, Newbie, Audio Blog, etc.)
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3. Add My Feed to iTunes or other iTunes compatible feed readers like Juice, and just watch the content you want come rolling in.

To learn more about My Feed check out the video below or if you’re a Premium member, click here to get started now.

Thank you all for your continued support and feedback! Without it we simply could not do what we do. We hope you like this new feature and as always, if you encounter any issues with this new functionality or wish to see it enhanced in some way, please post a comment here or shoot us an email.