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.