ABSTRACT
In today's chapter we will concentrate on two things. Firstly, we will be reviewing useful words and phrases for talking about academic subjects, focusing especially on science subjects (for arts, film and literature see Days 8 and 24) and helping you select appropriate verbs. For example, we shall help you understand the difference between verbs like ‘to tell’ and ‘to speak’ in German. Secondly, we hope this chapter will increase your awareness of different registers of language, notably the differences between expert language, standard German and colloquial expressions. This will then enable you to talk on different levels and to become more sensitive to different registers in texts.
