German 1B/10B: Assignment for 2/3/15: Kapitel 4: Mein Tag

Assignment for 2/3/15: Kapitel 4: Mein Tag

Alles Klar? 

Read and study A, B, p. 113

Listen to C, p. 113. Audio is available here on the Online Language Lab:  The user name is: german and password is:  ccsf

Read Sprach-Info, p. 113

Thema 1, p. 114.  Read and study, Die Uhrzeit

Read: Sprach-Info, pp. 114 and 116

Listen to Akt. 1, p. 115 and circle answers

Read Analyse, p. 115, be prepared to review Akt. 2 in class. 

Akt 3, p. 116, be prepared to say the various times

Akt 4: fill in times for the various activities.  You will give the answers in terms of hours, "Stunden" (die Stunde).  See the Beispiel in Schritt 3.  Schritt 2 will be done in class.  It is helpful if you already have at least 5 questions written out to ask a neighbor. 

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Pp. 124-125, read about separable prefix verbs and the sentence bracket 

Listen to Übung 1, p. 126 and circle correct answer

Übung 2: Write 5 sentences describing "Was Daniel Macht".  

Übung 3 will be done in class. 

 P. 127, Übung 4.  Write sentences 1-9, comparing your daily routine with Daniel, Lilo, and Hans. 

Übung 5.  Be prepared to complete in class by writing 4 sentences answering the questions posed at the arrows.  



PP. 128-129, read and study "Modal Auxilary Verbs".  Note that the plural forms are formed regularly, as is the "du" form.  Only the "ich" and "er, sie, es" forms are different from what you are already familiar with.  

Read Sprach-Info, p. 130.

P. 130, Übung 6.  Write the correct answers

Übung 7, be prepared to complete in class

Listen to Übung 9 and check correct answers 

Übung 10, write at least 8 sentences. 

Übung 12.  Write the correct answers. 

After completing this assignment, begin workbook and lab manual, Kap 4.  For 1B students: both will be turned in on the evening of the final, 9/23, for 10B, the lab manual assignment will be due. 

Welcome to German 1B/10B at CCSF: Spring 2015

The Mission Center

Welcome to German 1B/10B at CCSF!  This is where you will find the assignments posted for each week, as well as additional material.  Click on the link to the right for the course syllabus, and below that, the link to information regarding using Insight, the course management system (you might know it as Moodle).  This information will also be covered on the first evening of class, Tuesday, 1/27.  Bis dann!  

Click here for a link to useful information regarding the Mission Center. 

We will do a review of Kapitel 1-3 in Deutsch: Na Klar! (6th edition).  Here are some useful pages to review: 

The German verb – p. 36

Review word order -  p. 40-41

Nominative and Accusative cases – p. 63

The verb “sein” – p. 39

The verb “haben” -  p. 62

Negation - p. 69

Verbs with stem vowel changes - p.71

Possessive adjectives -  p. 93

Personal pronouns in the accusative case – p. 97

Prepositions in the accusative case – p. 100

Verbs “werden” and “wissen” - p. 102

Wissen vs. kennen - p. 103

Here's something to get you back up to speed with the German verb, with a few modals included (they will be introduced in Kapitel 4): 

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.