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German teaching and learning resources – Umlaut pronunciation

Pronunciation – the Umlaut

The following are animated powerpoint presentations with sound. To play these, open the file in Powerpoint, click on ‘Slideshow’ in the menu and then select play ‘From beginning’:

These resources were produced as part of the Linguacast project at Newcastle University’s Language Resource Centre. They are being provided free of charge for use in German teaching and learning. Click here for an overview of the Linguacast project and an introduction to the Angry Family.

More Angry Family resources

Meet the Angry Family, Conversations, verbs, pronouns, cases – An introduction to the family of characters and a range of conversations in 34 animated Powerpoint presentations with sound and translation, plus 27 presentations on verbs, pronouns, cases and talking about time.

Handy Vocabulary with the Angry Family – German vocabulary is presented on different themes, each in one of 60 animated Powerpoint presentations with sound and translation

The Angry Family visit the Olympics – 13 animated presentations, exploring the use of verbs and tenses, expressions and emotions, numbers, comparisons and superlatives.

Other languages available – Linguacast resources covering the same topics are also available in French and Spanish.