German 2A: Test Kap. 10, Grammatik

To really challenge yourself, try to do this section without peeking at the answers!  

III. Grammatik

A. Ein Brief aus Österreich. Carry schreibt ihren Mitstudenten in den Vereinigten Staaten einen Brief aus Österreich. Ergänzen Sie ihren Bericht mit den Imperfekt- (simple past) oder Plusquamperfekt­formen (past perfect) der Verben in Klammern (in parentheses). (16 Punkte)

Grüße aus Österreich! Wie ihr wisst,     waren                  wir letzten Mittwoch von New York    abgeflogen          (abfliegen). Der Flug   dauerte                      (dauern) etwa acht Stunden. Während des Fluges      bekamen                  (bekommen) wir ein ziemlich gutes Abendessen. Nachdem unser Flugzeug in Frankfurt angekommen war              (ankommen, past perfect), fuhren                     (fahren) wir mit dem Zug weiter nach Wien. Wir schliefen                       (schlafen) ein paar Stunden im Zug. In unserem Zugabteil saβ          (sitzen) eine Familie mit zwei Kindern. Alle sprachen                         (sprechen) sehr schnell, aber ich   verstand               (verstehen) doch ein bisschen! Gegen 6 Uhr abends waren wir in Wien.

Zuerst suchten                (suchen) wir unsere Jugendherberge. Nachdem wir
sie endlich gefunden hatten, lieβen                 (lassen) wir unser Gepäck da und
gingen                  (gehen) essen. Wir wollten                  (wollen) etwas Österreichisches essen und fanden                (finden) gleich ein gemütliches Restaurant. Alles schmeckte                    (schmecken) ausgezeichnet. Nach der langen
Reise hatte       (haben) ich großen Hunger.

B. Komparationen. Ergänzen Sie die folgenden Sätze mit dem Komparativ und Superlativ. (8 Punkte)

        1.     Ich reise gern allein, aber ich reise lieber          (more preferably) zu zweit und
am        liebsten           (most preferably) reise ich mit Münchhausen.

        2.     Der Nonstop-Flug von München nach Santiago de Chile ist lang, aber der Flug von Newark nach Hong-Kong ist länger         (longer) und der Flug von Singapur nach New York ist am längsten            (the longest).

        3.     Im Hotel kann man günstig übernachten, aber in der Jugendherberge ist es
günstige                     (more reasonable) als im Hotel, und im Zelt ist es am günstigsten  (the most reasonable).

        4.     Der Stadtname „Sommerloch“ ist lustig, aber „Leichendorf“ ist    lustiger (funnier) und „Oberhäslich“ ist am lustigsten  (the funniest).

German 2B Final - 6:00 p.m. on 12/17/13

The class will meet at 6:00 p.m.  Please bring your completed workbook/lab manual for Kap. 13 to hand in.

Frau Pahl will hold a final office hour on 12/17 from 4:50 - 5:50 in 820.  So please stop by with any last minutes questions.

Here are the general topics that will be covered:

1.  Listening re: media

2.  Types of television shows

3  Vocabulary (Kapitel 10-13)

4.  Subjunctive II (present)

5.  Relative pronouns

6.  Simple past

7. "zu construction"

8.  Reporting (indirect discourse) using Sub I or II, as appropriate

9.  Comparative and superlative attributive adjectives

10.  Reading passage with 8 questions and 2 written responses

11.  Writing (Schreiben):

Die Vergangenheit (Past) und die Zukunft. Schreiben Sie einen kurzen Aufsatz (90 Wörter) über Ihr Leben in den nächsten Jahren. Wie wird sich Ihr Leben ändern? Wo werden Sie leben?  Im Ausland?  In einem Haus oder einer Wohnung in der Stadt?  Wo werden Sie arbeiten? Was für einen Beruf werden Sie ausüben (practice)?   Was werden Sie in Ihrer Freizeit tun?  Haben Sie ein positives oder ein negatives Bild Ihrer Zukunft? (30 Punkte)  You may, of course, prepare your vocabulary and thoughts, but no notes may be used! 

German 2A - Final - 6:00 p.m. 12/17/13

The class will meet at 6:00 p.m.  Please bring your completed workbook/lab manual for Kap. 10 to hand in.
Frau Pahl will hold a final office hour on 12/17 from 4:50 - 5:50 in 820.  So please stop by with any last minutes questions.

Here are the general topics that will be covered:

1.  Listening comprehension re: "Freizeit"

2.  Vocabulary (Kapitel 7-10)

3.  Directions (review how to give directions,
review "Nach dem Weg Fragen", p. 268, review with B.  Pay special attention to the bolded phrases.

4.  Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

5. Subordinating and coordinating conjunction

6.  Present perfect tense (haben or sein + past particple)

7.  Fill in blanks w/simple past (imperfect) tense

8.  Adjective endings! (Na, klar!)  Review: adjectives preceded by "definite articles", "indefinite articles", and unpreceded adjectives.  Kap 9.

9.  Reflexive pronouns

10. Reading passage w true/false and written questions

11.  "Schreiben", 90 words (30 points): Topic:

Ihr Stadtführer (city guide book). Ihre Klasse schreibt einen Stadtführer für deutsche Touristen. Beschreiben Sie eine berühmte Stadt in Ihrem Land (z.B. New York oder Vancouver) oder die Stadt,
in der Sie wohnen. Welche Sehenswürdigkeiten (attractions) gibt es da? Was kann man da machen? Wie ist das Wetter? Wo kann man günstig übernachten und gut essen? (90 Wörter) (30 Punkte)

I will be looking for complete sentences, details based on vocabulary from this semester, esp. Kap 9 (In der Stadt).  You may, of course, prepare in advance but no notes may be used! 

Spend some quality time with Herrn Hatunoglu and Adjective Endings!

Per student request, I am posting the adjective ending section from the Kap 9 test, the one taken in class, for additional practice, don't look at the corrected version! 

C. Herr Hatunoglu. Ergänzen Sie die folgenden Sätze mit den richtigen Artikeln und
Adjektivendungen.

1. Amanda wohnte in ein      groß      Mietshaus. Es gab manchmal Ärger mit d      
ander      Mietern, denn sie spielte oft auf ihr      alt      Klavier (n.).

 2. Laut      Musik hörte aber Herr Maibaum nicht gern. Er kaufte sich eine neu      Trompete.

 3. Frau Morgenschön schlug mit d      groß      Kochlöffel gegen d      dünn      Wand.

 4. Alle in d      ganz      Haus kauften sich neu      Musikinstrumente (pl.).

 5. Herr Hatunoglu zog mit sein      klein      Gitarre (f.) in d      laut      Haus ein.

 6. Alle sein      Nachbarn (m. pl.) fanden die klein      Gitarre viel zu laut. Sie machten das
Leben für d      arm      Herrn Hatunoglu schwer.

German 2B -- Assignment for 12/10/13

Class will begin at 6:00 

Continue work on the workbook/lab manual to hand in on 12/17.  

Übung 10, p. 398.  Listen again or for the first time and write down the Problem and the Ausrede.  

Read Subjunctive I: past tense, p. 398.  

Rewrite (just the verbs if you want) Übung 11, p. 399.  

Read "Gute Freunde im Netz, p. 402.. Before reading, look at B, p. 403 and read the questions.  Read the passage with these questions in mind.  

I will inform you as to the topics covered on the final and also put together a review, to do in class.  We will also review the Kap. 13 test I gave you.  

I will also ask you to do the SLO/reading comprehension passage and answer the 10 true/false questions. 

If you feel that you need a bit more practice with the subjunctive, here's a link to some exercises: 

https://delicious.com/GermanGROW/Grammatik-Konjunktiv

Also, "zu guter Letzt", read p. 421 "Use of man as an Alternative to the passive" and be prepared to review Übung 9 in class.   

German 2A - Assignment for 12/10 - Class Start @ 7:20

Class will commence at 7:20.  Please do the adjective ending practice (in the earlier post from today) and we will review.  Also, there will be a review of the Chapter 10 test, to the extent that students have been able to get through it.  Just do the sections with the fill in the blank answers.  

Continue work on the workbook/lab manual for Kap 10, to be turned in on 12/17.  

I will announce the categories that will be on the final and put together a short review for each category, time permitting.  Also, I will hold my last office hour (Room 820 from 4:45-5:45) on the day of the final, which will be an opportunity for you to address any last minutes conundrums.  

Assignment: 

Thema 3: Eine Fahrkarte, bitte! (p. 298). 

Answer questions to: "Wo ist das", p. 298, study Neue Wörter, and listen to 
Am Fahrkartenschalter am Bahnhof, 
Write answers to Akt. 8, p. 299.  

Listen to Akt. 9, p. 299 and fill in the chart. 

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Grammatik im Kontext: 

Read and study, "The simple past tense", pp. 306-307, pay special attention to the notes for "weak verbs", it will simplify your understanding.  

Write answers to Übung 10 and Übung 11, p. 307.  

Read and study "Strong Verbs", p. 308.  Note that verbs that are strong in English (i.e. don't form the past tense with "ed", are also strong in German).  

Read "mixed verbs" and "Sprach-Info" (p. 309)

Read "Analyse", p. 309 and identify the verbs in the imperfect.  THEN, fill in the blanks for Übung 12, p. 310 (based on what you have just read). 

Read and study, "The Past Perfect Tense", p. 311 and write answers to Übung 15.  
It is simply using the past tense of "haben" or "sein" and the past participle, which you already are familiar with.  

Pay special attention to the note about "bevor" and "nachdem" and how they are used to connect sentences. 

Note: much of this is based on concepts you already know.  

German 2A: Adjective Ending Practice

We will review this next week.  Nicht vergessen: Übung macht den Meister! 

1.  Is the adjective part of a prepositional phrase?  If so, is the preposition dative or accusative.  If a two-way preposition (see pp. 186-194 in textbook to review these), is there a change in location?  Then accusative.  (wohin, where to).  If reference is to location (static), then it is dative.  (wo, where).  

C. Herr Hatunoglu. Ergänzen Sie die folgenden Sätze mit den richtigen Artikeln und Adjektivendungen

        1.     Herr Maibaum hörte das laut      Klavierspielen seiner alt      Nachbarin (f.) durch d      dünn      Wände des groß      Hauses. Er kaufte sich eine neu      Trompete.

        2.     Frau Morgenschön schlug mit d      groß      Kochlöffel gegen d      dünn      Wand. Später kaufte sie sich auch ein neu      Instrument (n.).

        3.     Alle kauften sich neu      Instrumente (pl.) und waren zu d      ander      Menschen im Haus nicht nett.

        4.     Dann zog Herr Hatunoglu mit sein      klein      Gitarre (f.) in d      laut     
Haus hinein.

        5.     Alle sein      Nachbarn (m. pl.) fanden sein      klein      Gitarre viel zu laut. Sie machten das Leben für d      arm      Herrn Hatunoglu schwer.

German 2B - 12/3/ Assignment

German 2B – 12/3/13 – 7:30 >  SLO reading comprehension assessment will be done on 12/10

Begin working on workbook/lab manual for Kap. 12 to hand in on 12/17

Landeskunde-Info, p. 387 and answer the two questions.

Akt. 5 will be done in class.

Thema 2, p. 388.  Look at graph and answers questions for A and B, p. 389

Write answers to Akt. 6 and 7

Akt. 8: Read Der Korkenzieher and write answers to 1-5, p. 391

Akt. 10: Be prepared to do in class

Grammatik im Kontext

Read Infinitive Clauses with um…zu, p. 394-395

Rewrite 1-7, Übung 7

Read Indirect Discourse, p. 396 and write answers to Übung 8

Übung 9,  and rewrite in Subj. 1.  Bear in mind that the indirect discourse subjunctive is used less and less in spoken German.  It is, however, common in writing, especially in newspapers.  Important just to recognize the forms. 

Übung 10, p. 398 Listen and jot down “Problem” and “Ausrede”. 

Übung 12: write verbs in direct discourse (direkte Rede) to be able to read in class.    

German 2A - Assignment for 12/3/13 - 6:00 >

The class will meet at 6:00.  After the instruction time, I will give you the SLO reading assessment "test".  It could take, depending, anywhere from 10-20 minutes.  You will be checking 10 stimmt/stimmt nicht questions. 

German 2A – 12/3/13 – 6:00-7:30 + SLO reading comprehension assessment

After completing this assignment, begin work on workbook/lab manual for Kap 10, to turn in on the evening of the final, 12/17/13. 

Thema 2, p. 295: Listen to “Im Reisebüro”.  Study Neue Wörter and fill in blanks “Ergänzen Sie”. 

Read Sprach-Info, p. 296

Write answers to Aktivität 5, p. 296, based on Thema 2 Gespräch

Listen to Akt 6, p. 297 and write answers to Wie?, Wohin?, Warum?, Wie lange?

Prepare your own “Urlaub” to tell the class: wie, wohin, warum, wie lange?

Then, based on the “Urlaub” you just planned, look at Akt. 7, be prepared to persuade a classmate to go on a trip with you. 

GRAMMATIK:

Übung 3: will be done in class.

Read and study “Attributive Adjectives in the Comparative”, p. 302

Listen to Übung 4, p. 303

Write answers to Übung 5, p. 303

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 304 and write answers to Übung 6 (largest amusement park in Austria; Familypark Neusiedlersee notched up more than 400,000 visits during the 2012 season.

Read and study “Adjectival Nouns”, p. 305

Write answers to Übung 8 and 9, pp. 305-306

Read and study “Narrating Events in the Past: The Simple Past Tense,” pp. 306-307

Write answers to Übung 10, p. 307.  Refer to p. 196 for a chart with the modals in the simple past.

German 2B Assignment - 11/26/13

Class will meet at 6:00.  Seid bitte pünktlich!

Assignment.  Kapitel 13: Medien und Technik

Alles Klar? p. 381.  prepare answers to A, listen to B and provide answers 1-4

Thema 1: Medien, p. 382

When you have completed the assignment, begin workbook/lab manual for Kap. 13

Study Neue Wörter, pp. 382 and 384, welche findest du am nützlichsten?

Listen and read along dialog   Fill in blanks, p. 383.

Read "Weitere Spielfilme", p., 383 and write 2-3 sentences answering: Welcher Spielfilm würdest du am interessantesten finden?  Warum?  Welcher interessiert dich überhaupt nicht?

Read: Was steht in der Zeitung, p. 384 and write answers to A and B

Akt. 1, p. 384.  Read and write answers 1-10

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Grammatik im Kontext, p. 392

Read and study: infinitive clauses with zu; note in particular the place of the "zu clause".

Prepare Übung 1 to do in class.

Prepare 4 responses to Übung 2, p. 393

Übung 3: prepare responses, using the "zu" + infinitive clause for Cornelia's daily schedule.

Übung 4: Write two "Vorsätze" for Schritt 1

Read Sprach-Info, p. 394

ÜBUNG 5: Prepare answers to 1-5

Be prepared to do Übung 6 in class

  

German 2A Assignment for 11/26/13

2A will meet at 7:15 (rather than 7:30).  Seid bitte pünktlich!  

Assignment.  Kapitel 10: Auf Reisen 

When you have completed this assignment, begin working on workbook/lab manual assignments for Kap. 10.  

Read Alles klar?, p. 291 and answer A, listen to B and write answers.

Study, repeat, learn: Neue Wörter, p. 292, Wortschatz, p. 318

Read and study:  Thema 1, p. 292, and write 5 answers to A, p. 293, prepare answers to B 

Study: Checkliste vor der Reise, p. 293 and write 3 things for Akt. 2

Prepare: Akt. 1, p. 293

Read: Landeskunde-Info, p. 294 and prepare answers to the two questions.

Akt. 4, p. 294: write 5 sentences using 5 of the 7 transportation options, stating "Vorteil" or "Nachteil" for each. 

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Grammatik im Kontext, p. 300

Read:  Expressing Comparisons: The Superlative, p. 30

Write answers to Üb. 1 & 2, p. 301. For 2, write answers to Schritt 1 and prepare answers to Schritt 2 to do in class

Read: Attributive Adjectives in the Superlative, p. 303 and write answers to Übung 7, p. 304

German Restaurants in the Southland

For the German 2A students who hail from the "Southland", i.e. south of SF, such as San Jose or Cupertino, yes, there are German or Austrian restaurants in your area.  Here are two:

Teske's Germania for "the Bay Area's Finest in German Dining" in downtown San Jose.  While the Yelp reviews might refute that claim, as well as the fact that there are also other Bay Area restaurants such as the Speisekammer and the Suppenkûche, it is a long-established San Jose hot spot for beer and German cuisine.

Naschmarkt is a much newer establishment in downtown Campbell specializing in Austrian cuisine.  New and worthy of a review on Check, Please! Bay Area.  Jaegerschnitzel, Spaetzel, Suppen, all that good stuff.  Check it out!

  

"Schreiben" Topics for Kapitel 9, and 12 Tests

Kapitel 9:

V. Schreiben

Ein Rundgang durch die Stadt. Ihr deutscher Freund / Ihre deutsche Freundin besucht Sie in Ihrer Heimatstadt oder in San Francisco. Zeigen Sie ihm/ihr Ihre Stadt und schreiben Sie 2-3 seiner/ihrer Beobachtungen (observations) auf (40–50 Wörter). Benutzen Sie mindestens fünf Adjektive in Ihren Beschreibungen. (15 Punkte)

MÖGLICHE THEMEN

• den Weg durch die Stadt
• bestimmte Gebäude (buildings) und Sehenswürdigkeiten (tourist attractions), die sie sehen
• Gebäude in Ihrer Nachbarschaft (Schule, Kirche)
• etwas Historisches über die Stadt oder wofür die Stadt bekannt ist

These are only possible topics you could choose.  You can choose another one of your own. 

Kapitel 12: 

V. Schreiben 

Renovieren. Wenn Sie $5 000 bekämen, um Ihr Zimmer, Ihre Wohnung oder Ihr Haus zu renovieren, was würden Sie machen? Was würden Sie kaufen? Schreiben Sie 40–50 Wörter darüber. Benutzen Sie dabei den Konjunktiv (subjunctive). (15 Punkte)

Deutsch: Na Klar! Practice Quizzes

In case you haven't checked this out yet, here is the link to the publisher's website for the textbook:

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073386332/student_view0/index.html

Choose a chapter and then do the vocabulary and grammar quizzes to help prepare you for the test.

You can also choose the link to the 5th edition:

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007353532x/student_view0/\

Click on "Activity Pack" (upper right hand corner), then, when you get to the page, click on "Launch the Activity Pack" for more practice exercises.  

German 2A: Übung 13 "Bei uns in der Stadt", p. 280

Listen carefully and fill in the blanks:

Text 1:
A. Jungen, junge, kleinen, neues, ganze
B.  neuen, ganzen

Text 2:
B. alte, neue
A: altes, neues, berühmten
B: neue, zweite, rechten
A: Vielen

German 2B - Assignment for 11/19/13

German 2B – Assignment for 11/19/13

Office hour on 11/19 from 4:50 – 5:50 (in 2A classroom)

Class will meet from 6:00-9:00.  6:00-7:30 instruction time

                                      7:45-9:00 test, Kap. 12

There will be a “Schreiben” section this time on the test.  I will post the topic tomorrow so that you can prepare your vocabulary, etc.  However, these will not be permitted to be used as reference during the test.

Continue working on workbook and lab manual for Kap. 12  to hand in on 11/19.  Be sure to look at answer key and do corrections. 

Read and study “The Past Subjunctive II”, pp. 370-371. 

Übung 15, p. 372.  Prepare 4-5 responses, using the Redemittel. 

Watch the video for Kap 12.  Access it here:

 http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Language_Center/oll/

 (user name: german, password: ccsf)  Answer questions for A, B, C, p. 372-373. 

Lesen: Zum Thema, p. 373 (if not done for 11/12) and answer B and C. 

Read: Die drei Geldtypen and write answer to Zum Text, A, 1

Study for test, Kap 12.  Use “Das kann ich nun!”, p. 377 as a guide.  Use workbook as a resource, as well.  Prepare for the “Schreiben” part of the test (to be posted on Thursday).  

German 2A Assignment for 11/19/13

German 2A – Assignment for 11/19/13

Office hour on 11/19/13 from 4:50 -5:50 (in classroom)

Class will meet from 6:00-9:00.  6:00-7:30 instruction time

                                      7:45-9:00 test, Kap. 9

There will be a “Schreiben” section this time on the test.  I will post the topic tomorrow so that you can prepare your vocabulary, etc.  However, these will not be permitted to be used as reference during the test.

Continue working on workbook and lab manual for Kap. 9 to hand in on 11/19.  Be sure to look at answer key and do corrections. 

Akt. 8, Wie kommt man dahin?, p. 270.  Prepare some answers and also prepare directions for three destinations in SF, starting from the Downtown Campus. (assigned but did not get to). 

Übung 13 – Listen and complete.  (Reassigned from last week).  I will post the answers to this exercise tomorrow (Thursday, 11/14), but for your own benefit, do the exercise first (if you haven’t already done so) and THEN check.  This is for your benefit in mastering these adjective endings. 

Übung 14 – will be done in class.

Read “Adjectives referring to cities and regions”, p. 281

Übung 15 – prepare or write answers to do in class. 

Landeskunde-Info, p. 270 (assigned for 11/12).  Read (if you haven’t already) and prepare the following: Be able to give two responses to the first question: Was sind zwei wichtige Daten in der Geschichte Ihrer Stadt?

Watch the video.  Access it here: http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Language_Center/oll/

 (user name: german, password: ccsf)  Answer questions for A, B, C, p. 282. 

NEXT: Try tackling the blanks in Rotkäppchen,

 http://www.geradstetten.wn.schule-bw.de/klasseklasse/lernen/endungen.htm  

asking yourself the following questions to determine what the endings will be:

 1) what is the gender of the noun that the adjective is modifying? 

                         2) which case is the noun/adjective in?  Does it function as the subject (nom), the direct object (acc), an object of a dative preposition or is an indirect object (dative), or is it denoting ownership or a relationship? (genitive)

                             3) is the adjective preceded by: a definite article or other“der” word such as dieser or jeder? OR by an indefinite article, or ein-words (possessive adjectives such as mein, sein, ihr, unser).    

                         4) is the adjective NOT preceded by either?  These will be identical to “der” word endings except: Genitive, masc and neuter.  

Go to this page for a chart that compares the “definite” and “indefinite” endings together:  http://faculty.mansfield.edu/bholtman/holtman/ref/determiners.htm 

Check your answers, review your errors and please email me with questions about why something is one thing and not the other.  I will then post the questions on the blog.  It is not as daunting as it seems!  Remember, it’s a fun puzzle to solve!

Here are some extra online exercises for adjective endings.  Not an assignment, just something for those who feel they need a bit extra practice: 

http://schubert-verlag.de/aufgaben/xg/xg05_16.htm

http://schubert-verlag.de/aufgaben/xg/xg05_17.htm

http://schubert-verlag.de/aufgaben/xg/xg05_15.htm

and, if you dare: 

http://faculty.vassar.edu/vonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel09/Ubungen/adj8.html

Study for test:  Use “Das kann ich nun”, p. 287 as a guide.  If you have done the workbook thoroughly, checked your answers, and kept up with classroom assignments, you should do well.     

German 2B Assignment - 11/12/13

German 2B - class meets at 7:30 p.m.

Continue to work on workbook/lab manual to hand in on 11/19

Office hour will be on 11/19, NOT 11/12

Thema 3: Unser Zuhause, p. 356

Study Neue Wörter, pp. 356, 357

Read flyer and write 2-3 short sentences to summarize.

Do B, and C, p. 357

Listen to Akt. 8, p. 357 and check correct answers

Read Wohnqualität, p. 358, and answer questions based on reading

Akt. 9: prepare both conversations

Grammatik im Kontext, p. 366

Read and study, The Present Subjunctive II

Be sure to read the notes. 

Übung 10, p. 367.  Write answers that give “die Tatsache” or the contrary to fact statements. 

Übung 11.  Write answers.  Be sure to check the simple past form of the strong verbs. 

Read Sprach-Info, p. 368

Übung 12: write answers to the 4 situations pictured.

Read Talking about Contrary-to-Fact Conditions, p. 369

Übung 13, write 4 sentences per the example (add one noun  to the list)

Übung 14.  Prepare some good advice for each “Problem” and make up one of your own with some advice. 

Lesen:  Zum Thema, p. 373.  Prepare answers for “Ein Interview”, 1 und 3. 

Write answers to Auf den ersten Blick, A und C  

Read: Die drei Geldtypen, pp. 374-5 and write answers to Zum Text, A 1, 2

FOR EXTRA PRACTICE, if you feel the need:  https://delicious.com/GermanGROW/Grammatik-Konjunktiv

Select any “problem areas”, do the exercises, and bring any questions to class.   

German 2A - Assignment for 11/12/13

Class will meet at 6:00 p.m.

Good news for German 2A students, yes, there will be a 2A/2B class offered in Spring 2014.  I don't know any details as of yet, check the schedule posted online on Friday.

Continue to work on workbook and lab manual for Kap 9 to hand in on 11/19

Office hour will be on 11/19, NOT 11/12

Thema 3, p. 267

Write answers to A

Identify one location on the map of the Lutherstadt Wittenberg and write 3-5 sentences (in German!) about that location, be it a building, a tree, a museum, a church.   Just as a suggestion: tell us how old the place/building is, if it’s a museum, what are the hours.  Just a couple of ideas. 

For everyone: From the vantage of the I (information) kiosk, write directions for a tourist to your chosen destination. Tip: you might want to study the Neue Wörter, p. 268 for suggestions for giving directions, or look first at “Redemittel”, p. 269. 

Listen to “Nach dem Weg fragen”, p. 268.  Study Neue Wörter.  Write answers to B.

Listen to Akt. 5 and fill in dialog blanks

Be prepared to do Akt.6 in class.

Akt 7: be prepared to give various directions.  Study “Redemittel”, p. 269.

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 270. Be able to give two responses to the first question: Was sind zwei wichtige Daten in der Geschichte Ihrer Stadt”? 

Akt 8: be prepared to give directions from the Downtown campus to three locations in SF of your choice. 

Grammatik im Kontext, p. 271

Read and study “Adjectives after an Indefinite Article”

Übung 10, write adjective endings for blanks

Übung 11, be prepared to do in class

Read “Adjectives without a Preceding Article”

Übung 12, write answers.  Read the directions before beginning!

Übung 13, listen and fill in blanks, Texts 1 and 2

EXTRA PRACTICE with adjective endings:

http://www.geradstetten.wn.schule-bw.de/klasseklasse/lernen/endungen.htm

Try doing this without looking back and forth to the charts.  Go with what you know: look at case, gender, number (i.e. singular or plural).  Ask yourself: Is the noun preceded by a definite or an indefinite article, or no article at all? Fill it out and check your answers.  Bring to class.  Note: the margins are wide, so I ended up copying the finished text, then put it into a Word doc with a landscape orientation.  Of course, then you don't keep the answers, so you could rewrite the answers as a second exercise!

German 2B Assignment - 11/5/13

Class will meet from 6:00 - 7:25

Begin workbook and lab manual for Kapitel 12

Akt 3 and Akt 4 will be covered, assigned last week.

Thema 2, p. 354.  Read and study.  and write answers 1-8

Akt. 5, p. 355.  Listen and fill in blanks

Akt. 7, p. 356

Grammatik im Kontext, p. 363

Read carefully and study: The Subjunctive, p. 363

Page 364: Übung 6.  Write answers
                Übung 7: rewrite statements/questions
                Übung 8: Prepare statements 1-8

The Use of würde with an infinitive, p. 365.  Read and study

Page 365: Übung 9.  Prepare responses

Read Expressing Wishes .. and write 5 of your own sentences expressing a wish in a hypothetical situation
For example: Wenn ich nur wüsste, ob es heute regnet.  Dann würde ich meinen Regenschirm mitbringen.

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 368 and be prepared to discuss the two questions.

Go to this website:  https://www.studentenwerk-berlin.de/jobs/datenbank/index.html

Welche Jobangeboten findest du am interessantesten?  Welche Jobs zahlen gut (mehr als 12 Euro), was für Jobs zahlen am wenigsten?  

Then, click here:  https://www.studentenwerk-berlin.de/jobs/weihnachtsmann/index.html

Play the video!  Würdest du auch als Wehnachtsmann (frau?) arbeiten?  

German 2A Assignment - 11/5/13

Class will meet from 7:25->.

Begin workbook and lab manual for Kap 9

Thema 2: Im Hotel, p. 265

Listen to dialog

Study Neue Wörter, p. 265 and complete "Bilden Sie Sätze".

Akt. 3, p. 266: complete sentences
Akt. 4, p. 266: study pictures and write a sentence for each one.  Then, rewrite the story using the present perfect tense.

Go to this website:  http://www.aohostels.com/en/berlin/ Click on the German flag in the upper right hand corner to read the site auf deutsch.  Choose a hostel or a hotel and write 6-7 sentences (in German) describing the hotel, using the vocabulary from Kap. 9.  Include the price of a room, what kind of services are available, location, etc.  Click on "Freizeitzangebote" and include a few places you'd like to visit in your report. Try to include a couple of uses of the genitive case, for good measure.   And, be sure to watch the short video included for the hostels to get a sense of what it looks like!

Grammatik im Kontext:

Prepositions with the Genitive, p. 273., read and study
Übung 5, p. 274.  Fill in the blanks.
Übung 6, p. 274.  Prepare to give directions for 3 of the locations listed in the first column, "Wie komme ich"

Attributive Adjectives, p. 275.  Read carefully and study the charter for Adjectives after a definite article.
Write answers to Übung 7.
Write sentences for Übung 8.  Do not use "haben mir gefallen" for each one!
Write sentences with adjective endings for Übung 9

German 2B: Assignment for 10/29 - Kapitel 12 "Haus und Haushalt"

Please note: per the schedule, class will meet at 7:25 on 10/29
Begin workbook/lab manual

Alles Klar? p. 349

Study chart, "Mehr als nur ein Notgroschen" and write answers to questions in A.

Listen to B, p. 349, and write answers

Wörter im Kontext: Thema 1, p. 350

Study Neue Wörter, pp. 350 & 351

Read about and study chart 1, p. 350

Write answers to B and C

For D, instead of percentages, just write figures, or if this is too intrusive, just make something up for purposes of conversation.

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 351 and answer questions

Listen to Akt. 1, p. 352 and write answers

Akt 3: using the chart, write answers to 1-9

Listen to Akt. 4, p. 353 and check/write answers

Grammatik im Kontext: p. 359

Verbs with Fixed Propositions: read and study

Write answers to Übung 1

Da Compounds, p. 360: read and study, write answers to Übungen 2, 3 p. 361

Wo compounds, p. 362: read and study, and write questions for Übung 5 to ask in class

German 2A Assignment for October 29 - Kapitel 9: In der Stadt

Class will meet at 6:00 p.m., per the schedule.  However, beginning on 11/5, we will alternate the meeting times with the 2B, and continue that way until the next test on 11/19.

Begin workbook/lab manual

Alles Klar? p. 261
Read A, and write answers for 1-5.

Listen to B and check answers.

Wörter im Kontext, p. 262
Thema 1.  Read and study ads, p. 262
Read Sprach-Info, p. 263
Check answers to A
Write answers to B and C, p. 263

Study Neue Wörter, pp. 262 & 263 and Wortschatz, pp. 286-287

Listen to Akt. 1, p. 264 and mark answers

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 264.  And prepare answers to the 2 questions.

________________

Grammatik m Kontext, p. 271

The Genitive Case

Read and study information, charts on p. 271.  How does the genitive case function in a sentence, how is it formed?

Read and study "Proper Names in the Genitive", p. 272

Read Analyse and answer questions

Write answers to Übungen 1, 2

Write answers to Übung 3, p. 273, Schritt 1, 2

Test, Kaps. 8, 11 Tuesday, 10/22/13

Test tonight!  Nicht vergessen!  Bring completed workbook/lab manual along to turn in.  Intruction will be from 6:00-7:30, test 7:45 >.

Frau Pahl will hold an office hour from 4:45 to 5:45 in 822.  

German 2B Assignment - 10/22/13

German 2B Assignment – 10/22

Instruction:  6:00-7:30

Test: 7:45 – 8:50

Continue Kap. 11 workbook and lab manual to hand in 10/22

Read: Abi 2009: Rein ins Leben, p. 342. 

Write answers to Zum Text 1

Read: Sara, 22 Jahre, p. 344 and write answers to Zum Text 2, A, B, C, D

Watch Videoclips, p. 341 here:

http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Language_Center/oll/german/index.htm

Choose In-Text Audio/Video, Kap. 11.   User name: german   password: ccsf

A, B, C

Go to this web page:

http://delicious.com/GermanGROW/Grammatik-Relativs%C3%A4tze

and do exercises on 3, 4, 7 (counting from the top).  Print them out when finished (and checked) and bring to class.  Feel  free to have some fun and do any of the other exercises to practice the relative pronoun clauses!

Study for test, Kap. 11.  Use “Das kann ich nun!”, P. 347 REVIEW.  Review Wortschatz, pp. 346-47.  Review Grammatik im Kontext, pp. 331-340.  Workbook/lab manual – nicht vergessen!

In lieu of the "Schreiben" section, there will be 10 true/false questions for Goodbye, Lenin!