German 1B: Topics for Final Exam on 12/15/14

Here are the topics in general for the final exam, so that you can focus on the essentials.  

I.  A) Listening section on favorite activities and b) identify seasons 

II.  1. Write sentences on the following: 1.  Your daily routine, what you have to do
                                                             2.  What you are wearing
                                                              3.  Your leisure time activities 
                                                              4.  What you like to eat for various meals 

2.  Which words don't fit? 

3.  Match vocabulary to definitions 

III.  Grammatik

a.  Personal pronouns: nom, acc., dative fill in blanks

b.  Fill in blanks with correct forms of verbs, include modals and separable prefix verbs.

c.  Connect sentences using coordinating conjunctions

d.  Write sentences answering questions wo or wohin using two-way prepositions

e.  Write sentences describing activities using the present perfect tense (haben or sein + past participle)

f.  Comparisons using "als" 

g.  Sentences using the imperative (command) form. 

IV.  A reading passage 

V.  A "Kultur" question based on one of the Landeskunde Info passages 

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 12//9/14 - 10B Presentations and Review of Kapitel 4-7

Continue to work on workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 7 to hand in on 12/16.  

 Complete the assigned sections of the review test, Kapitel 7.  These will be reviewed in class. 

The German 10B students will give their presentations first, with all students asking each one follow-up questions.  

To prepare for the review, look at and actively review the following: 

Kapitel 4:

1.  How to tell time.  Thema 1 and Akt. 2

2.  Akt. 3

4.  Thema 2: Look at Tageszeiten, p. 118 and A.  For B, write out your own weekly schedule.  

5.  Separable prefix verbs, p. 124: Übung 4.  Review as per Beispiel but ALSO, rewrite the sentences using the present perfect tense.

6.  Modals verbs, p. 128:  study the chart and reread the notes.  Übung 6: review 
Übung 7, p. 130, review and replace kann with muß, then redo in the plural using "wir" + modal. 

7.  The imperative, p. 133: review the forms of the imperative with special attention paid to the informal singular and reread p. 135. 

Übung 16, fill in the blanks. 

Kapitel 5 

1.  Thema 1, p. 146.  Review the vocabulary on the page and describe what the three persons in the picutres are wearing, using accusative (einen), where appropriate.  

2.  Practice the vocabulary by writing out what you are wearing or what you would wear under certain conditions, as in Akt. 2. 

3.  Thema 2, p. 149.  Review the dialog, noting especially the use of "gefallen" and "passen" with the dative pronouns. 

4.  Thema 3, p. 152.  Review the food-related vocabulary.  B, p. 153: identify 4-5 Lebensmittel for each category.  

5.  The dative case, p. 157.  Review and fill in blanks for Übung 1 and 3, p. 158-159.  

6.  Review articles and possessive adjectives in the dative, p. 159.  Study the chart. 

7.  Review Dative case for indirect objections, p. 160 and redo Übung 5 and 7.   

8.  Review Prepositions with the dative case, p. 164 and study the uses for each preposition. 

Kapitel 6: 

1>  Review vocabulary in A and B, p. 181.  

2.  Review two-way prepositions, p. 186, paying particular attention to the discussions in the Notes regarding "wo" vs. "wohin."  

3.  Redo Übung 2, and then redo again using the dative, answering the question: Wo bist du?  Here you will use the dative. 

4.  Review carefully describing location vs. describing placement, pp. 190-91.  Then redo Übungen 7 and 8.

5.  Review expressing events in the past, p. 194.  Simple past tense of sein and haben.  Study the chart and know the conjugations of these two verbs inside and out! Redo Übung 11. 

Kapitel 7: 

1.  Thema 1, review vocabulary for the various Sportarten, p.208. 

2.  Thema 2, p. 210.  Review the vocabulary for Hobbys ...

3.  Thema 3, p. 212.  Review the vocabulary for "die Jahreszeitung und Wetter."  Also, see pp. 232-233.  You will not need to know this actively, but be able to recognize the terms and associate them with the seasons. 

4.  Coordination conjunctions, p. 216.  Review and know the conjunctions and when they are used.

5.  The present perfect tense, pp. 216-223.  Review the various components (i.e. formation of past participles with weak verbs vs. strong verbs, mixed verbs, use of haben vs. sein, and pp of verbs with prefixes.)   Redo Übung 4, p. 219, Übung 6, p. 221, Übung 7 (what are the past participles of these verbs?), Übung 8, p. 222. and Übung 11, p. 225.  If you already have the answers written in your book, try to redo w/out looking!  

6.  Expressing Comparisons: the Comparative, p. 226.  Review formation of comparative forms and redo Übung 14, p. 227.  



 


 

 

   

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 12/2/14: Kapitel 7

Continue to work on Kapitel 7, workbook/lab manual.  These are to be handed in on the evening of the final, so that you can use them as study guides.  10B students should hand in their lab manuals on 12/9, which is their last class and the evening of the 10B presentations.  
THEMA 3, p. 212 

Die Jahreszeiten- Das Wetter 

Write answers to A, 1-7 and complete B, 1-6, match with the pictures below. 

Study Neue Woerter, p. 213 and Wortschatz, das Wetter, pp. 232-233.  Make flashcards with Quia or some other program that you might know of for your smart phone. 

Akt. 7, p. 214.  Write correct alphabet answers, using the map as your reference. 

Listen to Akt. 8, p. 215 and check answers.  Be sure to note the temperatures.  

Read "Landeskunde-Info", p. 215.  

WRITE a 2-3 sentences for Akt. 9, p. 215 to read to the class.  

THEN, write a brief weather report for your area, as a three-day forecast.  You can find the forecast at Wunderground. 

THEN,  watch the short video (at the end of this page) and describe the weather.  Magst du solches Wetter oder nicht?  Warum oder warum nicht?  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Read "Expressing comparisons: The Comparative".  p. 226: review notes, esp.  at bottom of p. 226, "als" and fill in the blanks for Übung 13, write comparative sentences using the example as a guide for Übung 14.  Note: you could use actual weather conditions for answers to 5-7.    

Note that, unlike in English, you would not try to form the comparative in German using "mehr" (the equivalent of "more").  

Read Expressing Equality, p. 228 and write 7 sentences for Übung 15.  

Übung 16 will be done in class, but it would be helpful if you formulate questions beforehand.  

German 10B: Topics for the final presentation on 12/9/14

The German 10B students will give their final presentation on 12/9/14 in lieu of the final exam (12/16).  12/9 will also be a review session of Kapitel 4-7 and review of the practice Kapitel 7 test for 1B students.    

The presentation should be approximately 5-6 minutes in length.  Choose from one of these topics, based on the material covered in chapters 4-6.  

Kapitel 4: Mein Tag.  Describe your day from morning to evening, creating a smooth narrative that includes time designations (um ... or von ... bis, or jeden Montag, etc.  See page 142 for a list.)   Include mealtimes and what you have for each meal.  2) use at least two modal verbs, saying what you have to do, are supposed to do, may not do, etc.).  You could look at Übung 1, p. 126, for some inspiration.  How interesting can you make your day sound to your classmates?  What is your mood during the day?  Please include one "Unterhaltung", which can be something as simple as watching a show on TV (give the name of the show).  Of course, this narrative does not have to reflect reality, word for word!  For some vocabulary on how to describe your (bad) mood (and just for fun), go here.     

Kapitel 5:  Einkaufen.  Bring in three (3) articles of clothing and/or accessories.  Prepare a 2 minute description of each: where did you purchase this (use the present perfect tense in each case here), what is it made of (Der Hut ist aus Wolle, u.s.w.), what color it is, what size, does it fit you (use the dative), do you like it (use the dative) and why (use "denn"), in what situation would you wear such an item?  How long have you had these items? Anything else you can think of.  Tell a story about these articles!  

Kapitel 6:   Wir gehen aus.  Go to Yelp Deutschland (yelp.de), go to Berlin, and research and find a restaurant or cafe in Berlin that you might like to one day visit and eat at.  Describe the menu, give 2 examples each of: Vorspeise, Hauptgericht, Beilage, Nachspeise, Getränke.  How much would the typical meal cost?  What days and times is it open?  Include one of the Yelp reviews (read to the class).  If there are photos, use some adjectives to describe the interior, the restaurant's atmosphere.  Describe the general area that the restaurant is located (z.B.: Es liegt in der Mitte Berlins, zwischen .... und .....)  How would you get the restaurant (see "Route Berechnen" on Yelp.)  Bring a printout of the restaurant's menu!  Print out photos of the restaurant. Your choice need not serve "German" food, but could be international in flavor. 

Above all, have fun with this! 

       

German1B/10B: Assignment for 11/25/14: Kapitel 7: Freizeit und Sport

Begin (or continue) working on the workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 7.

P. 210, Thema 2: Hobbys ...

Study Neue Wörter, p. 210.  Wie verbringen Sie Ihre Freizeit?  Complete Schritt 1 to complete in class with Schritt 2. 

P. 211.  Listen to Akt. 3 and check the correct answers. 

Akt. 4: be prepared to do this in class.  Prepare a short list of 3-5 things that you like to do.  Add some other items to the short list in the book. 

Akt. 5 will be done in class. 

Listen to Akt. 6 and check the correct answers.  When something "stimmt nicht", jot down the correct answer.  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 220: read about Strong Verbs.  Note that German strong verbs often parallel strong verbs in English, i.e., ones that have a vowel change (write > wrote, take > took, drink > drank).  While this knowledge does not necessarily  mean you can come up with the past participle for strong verbs just by guessing, at the very least, you will know that new verbs you encounter are not "weak" verbs. You will therefore not attempt to say:  Ich habe zu viel Bier getrinkt!  

P. 221, Übung 6.  Fill in the blanks.  The verbs with their past participles are listed on p. 220.

Übung 7, fill in the blanks with the correct past participle. 

P. 223: read about Mixed Verbs.  Write 4 sentences, one each, for bringen, denken, kennen and wissen in the past tense.  Tip:  You can say you are thinking about a certain person or thing or idea by using denken + an + accusative.  Try to work in a dative object, just for fun!

Pp. 223-224.  Read about Past Participles of Verbs with Prefixes.  

Übung 10, Schritt 1.  Complete the chart. 

Schritt 2: Write sentences for 1-5, per the example.  

P. 225, Übung 11: Complete the sentences with the correct past participle.  If you're unsure, look it up!  There is an Appendix in the back of the book with a list of common verbs and their principle parts, or you can look here, a good online dictionary.  

Übung 12 will be done in class.  Prepare to answer the question of "Was hast du letztes Wochenende gemacht?"  

P. 229, Lesen, zum Thema.  Look at the chart on page 230 and answer A, 1-4.  

For additional practice with using "haben" or "sein", click here.  Here is a short exercise with past participles.  


   

German1B/10B: Assignment for 11/18/14: Kapitel 7: Freizeit und Sport

Begin Kapitel 7.   After working through the Grammatik, begin workbook and lab manual for Kapitel 7. 

Read “Kostbare Zeit”, p. 207, Answer A, listen to B and answer questions.

A, p. 208: Be prepared to answer questions for A, based on San Franciscio or Bay Area locations.  Z.B: Wo kann man in SF Rad fahren?  Wo kann man Tennis spielen? 

Thema 1, p. 208, read and study, prepare answers to B.

Study, repeat, learn: Wortschatz, pp. 232-233 

Write Akt. 1. 

Read Sprach-Info, p. 210

Akt. 2 will be done in class, prepare to say which sports you enjoy, how often, where.  

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 223 and prepare answers to the questions. 

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Read: Connecting Ideas: Coordinating conjunctions, p. 216.  These 5 conjunctions function similarly to English.  

Read: Expressing a contrast: aber vs. sondern, p. 216.  This is a little trickier.  Write the correct answers to Übung 1, p. 217.  Read the sentences carefully.  Ask yourself, is there a negative in the first contrasted element and are there two mutually exclusive ideas juxtaposed?  If so, then you must use sondern! 

Read and study:  The Present Perfect Tense, p. 217-218 + Analyse

Read "The Use of haben or sein as auxiliary", pp. 221-222.  Note, especially, that the majority of verbs will use "haben" + past participle in the present perfect tense.  Note that "sein" is used with verbs that indicate movement from one place to another: gehen and fahren, for example.   Another category of verbs that take "sein" are those that show a change in condition by showing a transition from one state of being to another or if they indicate a process.  Got that?  Here's an example: 

First state of being             Transition                New state of being

ich bin wach (awake)         ich schlafe ein         ich schlafe 

Thus, "einschlafen" requires "sein" in the present perfect, as it indicates a change in condition:  Ich bin eingeschlafen.  We will discuss this very engaging concept further in class. 

Listen to Übung 3, p. 219 and check boxes. 

Write answers to Übung 4, p. 219

THEN, write 4-5 sentences in the present perfect tense telling about a visit you made to a restaurant.  

Übung 5, p. 220: check the boxes, as appropriate and be prepared to complete in class with a neighbor.  

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 11/11/14: Kapitel 6: Wir gehen aus

Continue to work on workbook/lab manual.  Test for Kapitel 6 will be on 11/11/14.  Topics are as below. 

Assignment: 

Sprache im Kontext: Lesen, pp. 198-200.  

Read Auf den ersten Blick and answer A, B

Read Die Soße,, p. 199-200,  but FIRST read Zum Text A.1, to look for answers to questions a-e.  

B.  Write a short report about something you have cooked, whether successfully or not!  OR find a recipe in German for a dish you would like to cook or consume and be prepared to describe it to the class.  

Just for fun, watch Frau Lutz make spaetzle.  Note: she is speaking in a dialect of some sort, but you can get the idea.  In the alternative, you could purchase a "Spaetzlehobel."


  

Test for Kapitel 6: 

Listening section: Identifying places on a map

1. Vocabulary: what doesn't fit 

2.  Vocabulary: Dining in restaurant-related vocabulary.  Fill in blanks. 

3.  Saying where things are or being put according to a picture.  You will use hängen, legen, liegen, setzen, sitzen, stecken, stehen, stellen.  Review use of these various verbs with reference to location vs. placement. 

4.  Simple past of haben/sein

5.  Reading passage and questions 

6.  writing:  

7.  Culture questions based on information in Landeskunde-Info assigned.  

Here is the topic: 

Dialog im Restaurant. Sie sind mit einem Freund in einem neuen Restaurant in Berlin, in dem es sehr voll ist und nur wenige Plätze noch frei sind. Sie finden auch, dass das Essen ziemlich teuer ist. Schreiben Sie einen Dialog zwischen Ihnen, Ihrem Freund und dem Kellner/der Kellnerin (minimal
50 Wörter). In Ihrem Dialog:

• Fragen Sie, ob ein Platz noch frei ist.

• Bitten Sie um die Speisekarte.

• Bestellen Sie ein Hauptgericht, Getränke und einen Nachtisch.

• Bezahlen Sie für das Essen.

For 10B Students: This time, you will present your oral presentation in front of the class (in practice for the final exam presentation.)  Please prepare a 3-4 minutes description of "Ihr Lieblingsrestaurant", using the questions on page 201, Schritt 1.  You could bring a photo of the restaurant, a copy of the menu.  You could quote a sentence from a Yelp review.  Be creative!  Your classmates will ask follow up questions.  

Office Hour: 11/11/14 from 4:45 - 5:50 - Stop by before the test to review any material

The November office hour will be held on 11/11/14 from 4:50 - 5:50. I will be in the teacher's prep room in 360; call at 415-920-6018 to reach me.  If I do not answer, then I will be in the Media Lab in the Library, 4th Floor, Valencia Building.  Stop by to clarify or review anything that has come up that you find particularly cryptic.     

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 11/4/14: Kapitel 6: Wir gehen aus

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 11/4/14: Kapitel 6.  Continue to learn/study/memorize new vocabulary introduced for this chapter.  Pay close attention to the genders and plural forms.

P. 193, Übung 9: Review vocabulary for room furnishings, interiors, on pp. 80-81 and be prepared to ask questions "Wo steckt die verlorene Theaterkarte?"

Thema 3: Im Restaurant, p. 184

Study the Neue Wörter and match the pictures to the statements 1-6.

Akt. 8: listen (3 times) and fill in the blanks.

Akt. 9: will be done in class.

Akt. 10: listen (3 times) and check the correct boxes

Read Landeskunde-Info and be prepared to answer the questions.

Watch this informative video and pick up a few tips about dining out in Germany:

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 194: Read Expressing events in the past and study the notes. This will be an introduction to the simple past tense, the "narrative" tense, covered more completely in Kapitel 10 (German 2A, Spring 2015).  

Übung 11:  Complete the sentences using haben or sein, as appropriate, in the simple past. 

Übung 12:  Will be done in class.  Try to prepare a few of these questions and answers to facilitate. 

P. 196: Read The simple past tense of modals and study the notes.  Note especially that modals in the simple past have no umlauts.  

Übung 13: fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the modals for A and B

P. 197: Übung 14: fill in the blanks

Übung 15: Write 4 sentences, based on your experiences.

Übung 16: will be done in class.  : 

Sprache im Kontext: 

Watch the video and answer A, B, and C.  Write down or have prepared to share answers to D

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 10/28: Kapitel 6

If you haven't already done, begin work on the workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 6.

Thema 2: Die Speisekarte, bitte!

P. 180: study the menu from Die Knolle.  Read the Analyse and prepare answers to the questions.

A,, p. 181: match the German words to the English equivalents.

B: what doesn't belong?

Akt. 4: a Jumble challenge.  Write the unscrambled words.

P. 182: Read Landeskunde-Info and be able to answer the questions, telling the class what you like and don't like.  (Truthahn mag nicht!)

Akt. 5: Listen and fill in the blanks

Akt. 6, p. 183: Be prepared to tell a classmate what you'd like to order for 20 Euro or less.

Akt. 7: will be done in class.  Be sure to read Landeskunde-Info, p. 183 for ordering in restaurant information.

To round things off, just for fun and information, watch this video:

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 190: Read: Describing location and note the use of "wo" when describing location.  

Übung 5: write complete sentences answer the questions. 

Übung 6: fill in the blanks with the correct verb in its correct form. 

P. 191: Read: Describing placement and note the use of "wohin".  Note that "wohin" can be separated into "wo" and "hin" and function much like the separable prefix verbs that you learned in Kapitel 4. 

Read Sprach-Info regarding setzen.  It introduces the concept of reflexive pronouns, which will be further explored in Kapitel 8, yet another reason to sign up for German 2A (Spring 2015)

P. 192: fill in the blanks with the correct verbs and their correct forms.  Especially note the Sprach-Info on p. 192.  

Übung 8: fill in the blanks with the correct verbs and their correct forms. 

Übung 9: will be done in class.  For this one, review vocabulary for furniture, interiors, etc. on pp. 80-81. 

Pp. 193-194: read Expressing time with prepositions

Übung 10: will be done in class.  It would be beneficial to have some questions and answers ready to ask/reply.  Z.B: S1: Was machst du von 7-8 Uhr morgens? 

Click here for some additional exercises with prepositions of time. 

Click here for some additional exercises with dative/accusative: liegen/legen, stellen/stehen

Click here for some additional exercises with location only. 

Click here  and here for some either/or preposition exercises.  Note: where you see "wo" you will use the ??? and where you see "wohin" you will use the???  

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 10/21/14: Kapitel 6: Wir gehen aus

Kapitel 6: Wir gehen aus

Alles klar? p. 175.  Look at the information flyer and prepare answers for A.

Listen to B (3 times) and match numbers and letters to characterize the restaurants.

THEN, describe in 2-3 sentences a restaurant you like to go to,

first say where the restaurant is, and, using the Neue Wörter on p. 176 and the restaurant flyers, say what its hours of operation are and on which day (if any) it is closed.  Then, describe the atmosphere of the restaurant, using these words or others that you know: 

gemütlich, elegant, teuer, preiswert, rappelvoll, laut, macht viel Spaß, empfehlenswert (recommendable)

Thema 1: Lokale, p. 176

Look at the various menus and flyers, then jot down the letters that answer the questions in the Analyse, p. 177.

Read Landeskunde-Info, study the vocabulary, and be prepared to discuss the questions.

Read Sprach-Info, p. 178 and peruse the illustration.  Akt. 1 will be done in class.

Akt. 2: will be done in class, but prepare some answers.  

Akt. 3 will be done in class.  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 186: read about two-way prepositions and study carefully the notes. Note especially the difference between using "wo" and "wohin".  You will learn more about this important difference in this chapter.  

Read and study the Analyze, p. 187 and note "wo" and "wohin" examples.

Übung 1: be prepared to do this in class and say where Mark would buy the items on his shopping list.  

Übung 2, p. 188: be prepared to do this in class.  Determine how you would express the accusative case for each destination.  

Übung 3, p. 188: be prepared to do this in class and answer questions 1-6.  

Übung 4, p. 189: will be done in class.  Notice that you will be using modals in many of these statements, so it's a good time to review p. 129.  

Prepare answers to Lesen/Zum Thema, p. 198, 1 and 2.  

For extra practice:  Two-way prepositions 

Test Preparation for German 1B: Self-correcting quizzes for Kapitel 5: Vocabulary and Grammar and "Von" vs. "Aus"

Learning German offers a 3.8% "bonus" in economic terms

If you haven't already done so, do check out the quizzes for each chapter in Deutch: Na Klar! (6e).  There are both vocabulary and grammar quizzes which would be good preparation for the upcoming chapter test.  

And click here for a short webercise checking your knowledge of how to use "von" vs. "aus".   And click here for another dative preposition self-quiz. 

If you're curious about the "language bonus" discussion to the left, click here for the Economist's article regarding this intriguing thought.  

German 1b/10B: Assignment for 10/14: Kapitel 5 and Test Topics

Kapitel 5: Continue to complete and self-correct workbook and complete lab manual.  Doing a thorough job with these will greatly help you with the test on 10/14.  The topics for the test are below, after the assignment. 

Continue to review vocabulary for Kapitel 5: articles of clothing and "Lebensmittel".  
Page 155: Aktivität 12: will be done in class. 
Aktivität 13: Scan the pictures of Jutta.  Read Sprach-Info,  to clarify: zuerst, zuletzt, deshalb, jetzt. Then draw arrows to match sentences and order the sentences numerically.
Aktivität 14: Will be done in class. 

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Übung 12, p. 166.  Prepare answers to 1-7 and write your own questions w/response to complete in class.

Video:

Watch the video, p. 167.  Jot down answers for A, B, and C.

Lesen: Zum Thema, p. 167

Fill in the blanks for A, 1-6 and B, 1-5.

Bei welchem Supermarkt kaufst du ein?  Wo kaufst du Kleidung ein?  Wo kaufst du im Internet ein?

Study for test, Kapitel 5:

Review "Das kann ich nun!" p. 173.

Review Wortschatz, pp. 172-173

Test topics:

1.  Listening section on the topic "Einkaufen".

2.  Vocabulary identification: clothing

3.  Use of dative only verbs: writing complete sentences

4.  Vocabulary categories: "Lebensmittel".

5.  Places to shop in Germany.

6.  dative pronouns

7.  wo, wohin, woher

8.  dative prepositions and adjective endings for nominative, accusative and dative

9.  reading selection

10.  writing section:

Vielen Dank.  Sie haben gerade von Ihrer Großmutter mehrere Kleidungsstücke, Geschenke und Schokolade zum Geburtstag bekommen.  Schreiben Sie ihr einen Dankesbrief (50-60).  Benutzen Sie (use) die folgenden Verben.      

gut stehen                              gefallen
passen                                    schmecken

11.  Culture question based on one of the assigned Landeskunde Infos.

10B students: please prepare a presentation of your own based on the writing topic.  Only key word notes may be used, no reading from a prepared topic. 

Self-correcting exercises for Dative Prepositions

Click here to go to a self-correcting exercise for the dative prepositions, about which you are reading and studying for next week.  

German 1B/10B Assignment for 10/7 - Kapitel 5

Begin, if you haven't already, working on lab manual and workbook or lab manual (10B) 

Review Wortschatz, pp. 172-173.  There is a lot of new vocabulary (clothing, food items), try to make flashcards and include the definite article and the plural form as you learn and review. 

If not completed on 9/30, be prepared to do Akt 7-9 in class.  

For future reference (studying for the final), go here to access some online exercises for forming the imperative. 

Thema 3, p. 152

Look at the ads and study the new vocabulary.  Which words do you already know or can guess?  

B: write answers

C: be prepared to answer questions 

Read: Landeskunde-info, p. 153 and think about the questions. 

Look at Sprach-info, p. 153.  Are you already familiar with the metric system? 

Akt. 10, p. 153: Be prepared to say where your would buy the items 1-9. 

Grammatik: 

P. 162: Read carefully Verbs with a Dative Object only.  

Übung 7, p. 162

Be prepared to say something about each picture, per the example. 

Schritt 2: Practice using the dative verbs and pronouns in sentences

Übung 8, p. 163

Complete the dialog with the correct pronouns and verbs  

Read p. 164, Prepositions with the Dative Case 

Memorize!  There is no way around it!  

Read Notes and Sprach-Info.  

P. 165: Übung 9: Listen 3 x and check correct box.  

Übung 10, fill in with the correct prepositions

Übung 11, bring it all together with correct prepositions, articles and endings.  

P. 166: Read Interrogative pronouns and do Übung 13: create quetions using wo, wohin, or woher, per the example.   

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 9/30/14 - Kapitel 5: Einkaufen

Kapitel 5: Einkaufen

When the Grammatik assignments have been completed, begin work on workbook, Kap 5 and begin lab manual.  

Alles klar? p. 145: 

Study the graphic "Kaufhaus" and formulate questions: Wo findet man?  For 10 of the 14 topics given on p. 145, right column. 

Listen to B and underline correct answer.  

Thema 1, p. 146: study the vocabulary for A and write sentences describing what people wear for B.  

Write 4-5 sentences describing your wardrobe.  

P. 147: read Analyse and put together some compound nouns. 

Akt. 1: Listen and check correct answers 

Akt 2: be prepared to tell a classmate what you would wear under any of the situations listed.  It would be helpful to jot down items under each category

Akt. 3, will be done in class

Read Sprach-Info, p. 148

Thema 2, p. 149: 

Study Neue Wörter, p. 149.  Listen to "Beim Einkaufen im Kaufhaus" and check correct answers.  

Akt. 5, p. 150, fill in the blanks based on the dialog on p. 149. 

Study Landeskunde-Info, p. 150.  Answer questions below. 

Listen to Akt. 6 and fill in the blanks. 

Akt. 7, 8, 9 will be done in class. 

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 137: the Dative Case

Read carefully, pp. 157-158.  Study the dative pronoun chart.  

Übung 1, fill in the blanks

Übung 2 will be done in class.  Be prepared to participate!  

Übung 3, fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun.   

Read Articles and Possessive Adjectives in the Dative, pp. 159-160

Read The Dative case for indirect ojbects, p. 160
and read the notes carefully. 

Übung 5, p. 161: Write complete sentences, paying close attention to word order.  You will not need to change any of the elements given, just the order to make logical sentences. 

Übung 6 will be done in class. 

German 1B/10B - General test topics for Kapitel 4. 10B students, see special note

Here are the general topics that will be covered on the test for Kapitel 4 on 9/23:

1.  Listening section

2.  Identify times

3.  the imperative

4.  Describing activities using a time expression or adverb of time

5.  Modals, fill in the blanks

6.  Reading section and questions

7.  Writing section.  Write a short paragraph in German (45-50 words) in which you describe your life at college compared to your life at home, using each of the modal verbs introduced in Kap 4.

8.  A question on German culture, based on assigned reading of Landeskultur-Info.

For 10B students:

1. Listening section

7.  In lieu of writing, prepare a short oral presentation based on this topic.  You will be assessed based on use of vocabulary and using all of these modals at least once:

dürfen  möchten   sollen

können  müssen   wollen

I will listen to each one separately during the test time.  You are also welcome to take the grammar section of the test and I will correct it, though not grade it.  This might be helpful for you to get a sense of how you are learning the material.  

German 1B/10B - Assignment for 9/23/14 - Kapitel 4

Kapitel 4

Continue to work on and complete workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 4.  Make self-corrections using the key in a different color of ink.  These will be handed in on 9/23.  If you prefer to keep the workbook/lab manual pages in the book, please photocopy your work to hand in, as I do not collect the entire workbook, as you might have been used to in German 1A.

For 9/23:

Thema 3: Kino, Musik und Theater, p. 121

Listen to the conversation between Jan and Ulla.  Study the "Neue Wörter" and check boxes to questions: Was siehst du gern?  Think of examples of films, stage productions and music that you like and be ready to tell the class. 

Read Sprach-Info, p. 121. 

P. 122: Listen to Akt. 8 and select the correct answer.  

Akt 9, p. 123, will be done in class. 

Akt 10, p. 123 will be done in class.  Try to think of and write down for use some possible ways to accept or decline an invitation.  

Watch the video, p. 137.  It is accessible here: 

https://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Language_Center/oll/german/dnk6/dnk_6_txtbk_html/list.html  

Write answers for A, B, and C.  

P. 137: Lesen: Zum Thema.  Prepare answers for A and B.  

Auf den ersten Blick, pp. 138-39.  Read A-D.  This is just to introduce you to how to read a text in German, to give you strategies to better comprehend what you are reading as a contextual whole rather than looking it up word for word.  

Then, chose just one of the students (other than Kathrin) profiled in "In der S-Bahn komme ich endlich zum Lesen" and fill in the information for that person under "Zum Text", A, p. 141.  

Study for test, Kap 4.  See the following post for the general topics and the subject of the "Schreiben" section.  You will be able to prepare your vocabulary and gather your thoughts in advance, however, you will not be permitted to consult your notes during the test!  

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 9/16/14

Kapitel 4:   Mein Tag 

Study Wortschatz, pp. 142-143.  

If you hadn't done so from this week's (9/9), review/complete:

Listen to Übung 9 and check correct answers 

Übung 10, write at least 8 sentences. 

Übung 12.  Write the correct answers. 

Thema 2, p. 118 

Read and study H-J's Wochenplan and note "Tageszeiten" at bottom of page.  
P. 110: read both Sprach-Infos.  

P. 119: A, fill in blanks, referring to H-J's Wochenplan. 

B:  Write 5 sentences using both "möchte" and "müssen" to say what you would like to do and what you must do. 

Akt. 7, p. 121: a variation on this:  jot down a brief "Stundenplan" for a typical day:

Beispiel:  Um 7 Uhr stehe ich auf.  Um 7.30 esse ich Frühstück, u.s.w.  Have 5-7 entries to share with the class.  Looking at the options in Übung 5, p. 127, will be helpful.  

Read the Landeskunde-Info, p. 122.  Be prepared to tell the class what your impression of German cultural life is, based on what you have read.  

Übung 5, p. 127, will be done in class, with the focus on using separable prefix verbs rather than time designations. 
  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Pp. 133-135: The Imperative.  Read and study how to make requests and recommendations, give advice or commands.  Note the difference between the two forms of informal (sing. and plural) and the formal.   

Listen to Übung 15, p. 134 and check boxes.  Note the difference in intonation between a question and a request/command. 

Übung 16, p. 135: 

P. 136: Übung 17, rewrite the sentences in the du-form of the imperative. 

Übung 18: Prepare this for class, deciding where to put doch, mal or bitte.  Practice saying these out loud! 

Übung 19, fill in the blanks with the correct form of "sein" in the imperative.  

Continue working on workbook/lab manual to hand in on 9/23.