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