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Remove all English-specific references from modules. Rewrite pronunciation instructions, grammar comparisons, reading rules, and exercises to be language-agnostic so the course works for students of any native language.

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010 - Lesson 09 - An Invitation to Dinner.module
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LINE: vergeben
$DIALOGUE Long e Discrimination Exercise
INSTRUCTION: Listen to these pairs. The first is an English word, the second is a German word with a long e. Notice the difference.
INSTRUCTION: Listen to the following German words with the long e sound.
LINE: clay - Klee
LINE: gate - geht
LINE: den - den
LINE: layman - lähmen
LINE: mail - Mehl
LINE: leg - lake (German: leg)
LINE: labor - Leber
LINE: laden (English) - laden (German)
LINE: Klee
LINE: geht
LINE: den
LINE: lähmen
LINE: Mehl
LINE: leg
LINE: Leber
LINE: laden
$GRAMMAR Articulation Exercise: long e
INSTRUCTION: Read the articulation instructions.
The student first pronounces the English word "hay". He then brings his jaw and tongue up slightly from the a(y) position. He also brings his lips closer together. With his speech organs fixed in this position, the student again says the word "hay". While doing so he should check any impulse to raise his tongue and produce the characteristic English i glide. The result should be the German exclamation {he!}. The student then isolates the long e sound and pronounces it a number of times by itself.
To produce the German long e, open your mouth slightly and position your tongue relatively high and forward in the mouth. The lips should be slightly spread (not rounded). The key is to keep the sound pure and steady — do not let your tongue glide upward at the end. The result should be the German exclamation {he!}. Isolate the long e sound and pronounce it a number of times by itself.
$EXERCISE Long e Repetition Drill
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the German words.
@@ -117,31 +117,30 @@ PROMPT: nehmen
RESPONSE: nehmen
$EXERCISE Long e Contrastive Pair Drill
INSTRUCTION: Listen to the English word and produce the corresponding German word as modeled.
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat each word.
EXAMPLE
PROMPT: gay
PROMPT: geh
RESPONSE: geh
PROMPT: bait
PROMPT: Beet
RESPONSE: Beet
PROMPT: lame
PROMPT: lehm
RESPONSE: lehm
PROMPT: vain
PROMPT: wen
RESPONSE: wen
PROMPT: shale
PROMPT: scheel
RESPONSE: scheel
PROMPT: raked
PROMPT: regt
RESPONSE: regt
PROMPT: taken
PROMPT: Theken
RESPONSE: Theken
PROMPT: gaped
PROMPT: gebt
RESPONSE: gebt
$EXERCISE Long e Minimal Pair Drill
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ LINE: Gotha - Gote
$GRAMMAR Articulation Exercise: Final short e
INSTRUCTION: Read the articulation instructions.
The student pronounces the English word "shyness". He then repeats the word, leaving off the final -ss this time, however. The result will be the German word {Scheine}. The student then isolates the final short e sound and pronounces it a number of times by itself.
The final short e (called "Schwa") is a very brief, relaxed, neutral vowel. To produce it, relax your mouth completely and produce a very short, unstressed "uh" sound. Listen to the word {Scheine} — the final -e is this brief, neutral sound. Isolate it and pronounce it a number of times by itself.
$EXERCISE Final short e Repetition Drill
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the German words.