Learn German EP12 - Man trades a red paper clip for a house (Advanced)

Learn German EP12 - Man trades a red paper clip for a house (Advanced)

Paul and Jen go through an amazing story where a Canadian man managed to trade a paper clip for a house in just 14 steps.


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Story Text

Ein 26-jähriger Kanadier hat es geschafft, eine rote Büroklammer gegen ein Haus zu tauschen. Er startete das Projekt ohne Geld und mit dem Ziel, ein Haus zu erwerben. Sein erstes Tauschgeschäft war online, die Büroklammer gegen einen Stift in Fischform. Anschließend tauschte er den Stift gegen einen handgemachten Türknopf, dann den Türknopf gegen einen Campingkocher und so weiter. Nach insgesamt 14 Tauschgeschäften über das Jahr, tauschte er eine Schneekugel gegen eine Filmrolle. Für diese Filmrolle bot eine kanadische Stadt ihm ein zweistöckiges Haus an. Schließlich tauschte er die Filmrolle für das Haus, wodurch er dank der ungewöhnlichen Tauschaktion online sehr bekannt wurde.


Keywords

die Büroklammer - paper clip

das Tauschgeschäft - barter deal, exchange

anschließend - afterwards, subsequently

handgemacht - handmade

die Schneekugel - snow globe

Filmrolle - film role

zweistöckig - two-story

schließlich - eventually, finally


Grammar

Infinitivsatz mit "zu"

Example sentence:

Er startete das Projekt ohne Geld und mit dem Ziel, ein Haus zu erwerben.

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