GrammarC1· Präsentieren & Diskutieren
Textkohärenz: Verweiswörter und Redemittel
Text coherence: referring words and signposts
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
…, deshalb fahre ich Rad.becomesDie Krankenstände sanken. Demzufolge sparten die Betriebe Geld.6 parts · about 7 min
1What & when
In one line
In one linePoint back with dies or Letzteres; after a link word in position 1, the verb comes next.
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Before
Der Test der Vier-Tage-Woche dauerte sechs Monate.
Watch the sentence change …
Don't repeat the noun. Point back with dieser and a noun that sums it up.
„Dieser Versuch dauerte sechs Monate.“ — This trial lasted six months.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
Textkohärenz (text coherence) means your sentences hang together. Each one picks up the one before instead of starting from scratch. Two tools do this. Verweiswörter (referring words) such as dies, dieser Aspekt, demzufolge and Letzteres point back to what you have just said. Signposts (Redemittel) such as zunächst, im Anschluss daran and abschließend tell your listeners where they are in your talk.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Präsentieren & DiskutierenYou need it whenever you speak or write at length: your presentation in the C1 speaking exam, the questions afterwards, a talk at a conference, a report or an essay. Instead of repeating das Modell mit vierzig Stunden an vier Tagen, you say Letzteres. Instead of a new weil clause, you say . And the examiner hears what they listen for: der rote Faden, one clear thread through your talk.
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