Lederhosen: Now the truth can be told!

Guys wearing Lederhosen

A question arose in class as to why "Lederhosen" or, actually, "lederhosen" (in English, not capitalized) is plural.  In German this traditional Bavarian article of clothing is referred to as "eine Lederhose", but in English, it is used only in the plural, "lederhosen".  This is, linguistically, something called the "plurale tantum" (plural as such, plural only).  Think of "scissors," for which there is no singular form!  Alles klar?  

Additional Practice for Various Topics on the Final

Here are some links to resources from GROW (German Resources on the Web) to review some of the topics that will be on the final:

The Imperative

Modal Verbs

Prepositions: von or aus?

Dative prepositions 

Dative prepositions

Dative prepositions

Two-way prepositions: accusative or dative - this is a good one to review the concepts introduced in connection with these prepositions

Two-way prepositions: the verbs liegen/legen/ stehen/stellen hângen/stecken.  Note: Herr Curtis put in an incorrect "correct" answer for No. 4.  It is "stecken".

Two-way prepositions (location only)

German 10B: Topics for final presentation on 5/19

The presentation should be not less than 5 minutes but no longer than 6 minutes in length.  Therefore, it is important to run through your prepared presentation and time yourself before presenting it.  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 2 (2) articles of clothing and/or accessories.  Prepare a 3 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, in which season, 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 excerpts to the class).  If there are photos, use some adjectives to describe the interior, the restaurant's atmosphere.  Or put photos on a flashdrive to show the class.  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!  Or show photos of the restaurant on a laptop. Your choice need not serve "German" food, but could be international in flavor. 

Above all, have fun with this! 

German 1B: General topics for the final, Spring 2015

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: accusative and 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.  Review the verbs used for placement and location, Kapitel 6. 

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 5/12: 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, please hand in the lab manuals on the evening of the final. 
   
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 Wörter, 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.  Give the weather for your actual "Heimatstadt", rather than where you currently live. 

THEN, write a brief weather report for a day in the past: Gestern, Vorgestern.  Use the present perfect tense.  Write 2 sentences using the comparative and als. You can use the present perfect or not.    Beispiel: Heute ist es wärmer in Oakland als in San Francisco. 

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.  

Review of assigned sections of Kapitel 7 test.  

The general topics for the final and final presentation (1B/10B, respectively) will be posted separately.  

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 5/5/15: Kapitel 7

10B students please note:  Looking at the calendar, I have decided that the 10B students will give their final presentations, as originally planned, on the evening of the scheduled final, 5/19.  10B students wll take the listening section with the 1B students, as usual, and then we will hold the presentations in another, nearby classroom.  I will have a laptop, if not a projector, for students who prepare some sort of Power Point presentation.  I will endeavor to have a laptop and projector that works (!), but cannot guarantee that.  The topics for this longer, final presentation, will be posted along with the assignment for next week.  

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!

Read: The Use of Haben and Sein as Auxiliary, pp. 221-222.  

Übung 8: fill in blanks

P. 223.  Read about Mixed verbs 
  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?"  

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


   

German 1B/10C: Assignment for 4/28/15: Kapitel 7: Freizeit und Sport

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

Announcements (please read):  The last office hour will be held on 5/19, the evening of the final. 

For 4/28: 

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 (see Sprach-Info, assigned above), 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 4/21 and test topics: 1B/10B

Continue to work on workbook/lab manual.  Test for Kapitel 6 will be on 4/21/14.  The topic for both 1B and 10B are as below.  Please read it carefully. 

Any assignments assigned for 4/14 that weren't reviewed will be reviewed on 4/21.  

Grammatik: 

Read: Expressing time with prepositions, p. 193 for useful information about using various two-way prepositions with time and either dative or accusative. 

Übung 10: prepare some answers to use in class.  

Review the simple past of modals, p. 196.  

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

Übung 16: will be done in class.  (if time permits)  

Sprache im Kontext: 

A. Watch the video for Kapitel 6 and answer A, B, and C.  Write down or have prepared to share answers to D

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 topics 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 (using the dative + preposition) vs. placement (using the accusative + preposition). 

4.  Simple past of haben/sein

5.  Reading passage and questions 

6.  writing (see below: Dialog im Restaurant)   

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

Here is the topic for both 1B and 10B: 

Write a description of 40-50 words about your "Lieblingsrestaurant".  Where is it, what kind of food do they serve, what is the atmosphere like, with whom do you go there,  why do you go there, what is your favorite "Vorspeise", "Hauptgericht", "Nachspeise", "Getränk."  How much does it cost, what kind of tip would you leave?  Anything else you would care to add that would be interesting to reach the 40-50 word threshold.    

Please prepare a 3-4 minutes description of "Ihr Lieblingsrestaurant", using the questions on page 201, Schritt 1.  I will have a laptop (wi-fi enabled) and projector if you would like to use the internet or project some photos to liven up your presentation.  You could quote a sentence from a Yelp review.  Be creative!  Your classmates will ask follow up questions.  

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

German 1B/10B.  Kapitel 6.  Continue to learn/study/memorize new vocabulary introduced for this chapter.  Pay close attention to the genders and plural forms.  Work on the workbook and/or lab manual to hand in on 4/21.  Test on Kap 6 on 4/21. Material not covered on 4/7 will be reviewed on 4/14.  

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, Fall 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 in childhood. 

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 4/7: Kapitel 6: Wir gehen aus

Complete the assignment for the week of 3/23 >.  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?  THEN, write your own "Was passt nicht"?  

Akt. 4: a Jumble challenge.  Rewrite the words, unscrambled.   

P. 182: Read Landeskunde-Info and be able to answer the questions, telling the class what you like and don't like.  (z. B. Truthahn mag ich 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.  Use the Speisekarte on page 180 as a reference.  

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

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 183 and be prepared to answer the questions. 

Read here about tipping and restaurant etiquette in Germany. 

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 (Fall 2015)

Übung 7, 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 ??? case and where you see "wohin" you will use the ??? case.  

Assignment for German 1B/10B: To be posted on blog (restaurant) and in an email by 2/27

In lieu of class, and to be sure we don't lose valuable time with Kapitel 6, here is an assignment to "send in" by 4/27 or 4/28:

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)

Post your restaurant "review" as a comment after this post, so that others can also benefit. 

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Übung 1: type out 7 sentences, using the seven locations and the "Einkaufszettel" and say where you can by the various items.  Note that you will use "in" + the dative.  

Then just type out "Wohin geht Mark?"  Er geht in _______________, and use "in" + the accusative for each of the locations you had chosen above.     

Übung 2, p. 188: Determine how you would express the accusative case for each destination.  Write 7 sentences in which you say whether you like to go to a certain place or not.  See the example.   

Please send the completed homework to me at lpahl@ccsf.edu, either in the body of the email or as an attachment.  

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 3/24: Kapitel 6: Wir gehen aus

Students please note: the Kapitel 6 test is now scheduled for 4/21, a week later than previously scheduled.  

Assignment for 3/24: 

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.  To practice the difference between using "in" as an accusative vs. dative preposition, ask yourself for each example:  Wohin geht Mark, wenn er Aufschnitt braucht?  

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 modals on p. 129.  

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

For extra practice:  Two-way prepositions 

MeetUp for German at Paprika to Practice German Conversation

Here's a chance for anyone to practice their German conversation skills, be they beginning or advanced, join the German "Stammtisch".   This group has been around for quite a while, it's legit!  People (folks) meet at Paprika, which is in the heart of the Mission at 3324 24th Street, between Bartlett and Mission, just across from the 24th Street BART station.  Click here for more information. 

Review for Kapitel 5 test here!

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-correct-quiz. 

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

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 3/17/ and test topics for 1B and 10B

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 3/17.  The topics for the test are below, after the assignment. 

Continue to review vocabulary for Kapitel 5: "Kleidungstücke" and "Lebensmittel".  

Page 155: Aktivität 13. Scan the pictures of Jutta.  Read Sprach-Info,  to clarify: zuerst, zuletzt, deshalb, jetzt. Then draw arrows to match sentences with a logical second part, begining with 1 and continue through 5. 

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?

Here is a video about shopping in Hamburg that you might find interesting.  Frage: Wer ist Frau Holle? 


 

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 (thank you note) (50-60 words).  Benutzen Sie (use) die folgenden Verben mindestens ein mal.     

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 one of the following topics in the length of no less than 3 minutes:   

1.  Your "Lieblingskleidungsstück".  Bring a favorite item of clothing and present a description of that item, tell where and when you bought it or, if a gift, in what circumstances was it given to you (zum Geburtstag?) Use one of these verbs with a dative object:  gefallen, passen or stehen.  

2.  Lebensmittel:  bring in 4 or 5 products that you would use to make breakfast, lunch, or dinner (no fresh meat items, please!).  Describe these items, and say where you bought them and what they cost.  Say at what time you have this meal and where you would have it and with whom.  Use the dative at least twice in your presentation, be it with a dative preposition, a dative object, a dative verb.   

Only key word notes may be used, no reading from a prepared topic.  You may, however, use note cards or paper with "key words and phrases" to prompt you.  Practice in front of a friend or family member in order to get a sense of how long the presentation is and to make you feel more comfortable with your presentation to the class.  

Self-correcting exercises for the 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.  

German1B/10B - Assignment for 3/10/15 - Kapitel 5 (3)

Continue to work on the workbook/lab manual for 3/17.  

Thema 3, p. 152

Look at the ads and study the new vocabulary.  Which words do you already know or can guess from the list given in A.  

B: write answers

C: be prepared to answer questions.  Note use of "zum" to talk about "for" dinner, etc.   

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.  

Akt. 11, p. 154: Listen and note answers.  

Akt. 12 will be done in class. 

Grammatik: 

Read p. 164, Prepositions with the Dative Case.  Study the various uses of each preposition carefully.  Prepositions are very "idiomatic", meaning that they do not always, or even often, have direct translations or one-to-one correspondences with their English language counterparts.  

Memorize!  There is no way around it!  Try attaching the list of dative prepositions to the beginning of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".  

Read Notes and Sprach-Info.  

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

Übung 10, fill in with the correct prepositions.  Consult the list of prepositions on page 164.  

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

Übung 12, will be done in class. 

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

German1B/10B - Assignment for 3/3/15 - Kapitel 5 (2)

Continue working on the workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 5.  The workbook reinforces what is covered in class, and there is a high correlation between doing well on the test and being thorough in working through the workbook.  

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. 

Thema 2, p. 149: 

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

Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe? 

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

Study Landeskunde-Info, p. 150.  Answer the two questions. 

Listen to Akt. 6 and fill in the blanks. 

Akt. 7, 8, 9 will be done in class. 

Read the Sprach-Info x 2 on p. 151.  You can also use the dative to say say that you are buying yourself something:Z.B:  Ich kaufe mir eine neue Bluse. 

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  

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 2/24/15: 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 and answers to: 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.  Look at the post here and see if you can find the compound nouns that form these words.  

Akt. 1: Listen and check correct answers.  Was nimmst du auf einer Reise mit? 

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 in advance under each category

Akt. 3, will be done in class

Read Sprach-Info, p. 148

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 157: the Dative Case

Read carefully, pp. 157-158.  Study the dative pronoun chart.  Bring questions to class if you have them.  

Übung 1, fill in the blanks

Übung 2 will be done in class.  Be prepared to participate and report back what you have learned about a neighbor to the class using the third person

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 is Easy, no it's not: doch!

Click here to go to the Deutsch?  Na Klar! Blog, for a discussion of "doch" used as a "flavoring particle" (as introduced in Kapitel 4), as well as a link to the Your Daily German blog with lots of helpful discussions of various language and grammar terms and conundrums.

Nur zum Spass!

See if you can guess what the "literal translation" into German is of these words (as they are translated from German into English, quite literally!)

German 1B/10B: Assignment for 2/17 and general test topics for test/presentation: 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 2/17.  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 doing in German 1A.

The first office hour will be held on 2/17 from 4:50-5:50 p.m. I will be in the teacher's prep room # 360 (Bartlett Building); call at 415-920-6018 to reach me.  (The door is locked).  If I do not answer, then I will be in the Media Lab in the Library, 4th Floor, Valencia Building.  

For 2/17:

Übung 14, p. 133, prepare to do in class.  

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 or would like to see and be ready to tell the class. 

Read Sprach-Info, p. 121. 

Read carefully Landeskunde-Info, p. 122.  What is your takeaway concerning cultural life in Germany after reading this? 

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 where you access the lab manual audio.  
Remember: the user name is:  german  and the password is:  ccsf

Write answers for A, B, and C.  

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

Study for test, Kap 4.  1B: See below 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!  


10B: 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.  Was machst du am Wochenende? Write a short paragraph in German (50-60 words) in which you describe what you generally do over the weekend. Use the appropriate form of each of the modal verbs listed below at least once. (20 points)

dürfen                                       möchten                                      sollen
können                                      müssen                                        wollen

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

For 10B students:

1. Listening section

2.  In lieu of the written part of the chapter test, prepare a short, 3 minute, oral presentation based on one of the following topics.  You will be assessed based on use of vocabulary and using at least 3 of the 6 modal verbs at least once:

dürfen  möchten   sollen

können  müssen   wollen

a.  Was machst du am Wochenende?  Wann machst du was?  Use at least three time designations of any sort that have been introduced in Kapitel 4, in addition to three of the modal verbs.  (see above, No. 7)

or

b.    Wie sieht dein Wochenplan aus?  (what is your weekly schedule like?)  Was machst du wann, wo, und warum?

You will give the brief presentation to the class, using props, if possible, to add interest and focus.  Or bring photos illustrating something you are referring to to show to the class.  After your presentation, 1 or 2 (depending on time) 1B student(s) will ask you a question pertaining to the presentation.

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.  Otherwise, 10B students may leave after taking the listening section of the chapter test (and handing in the lab manual).