Monday, May 12, 2014

German 2A: General Topics for Final

1.  Listening section on the topic of Freizeit

2.  Vocabulary identification

3.  Giving Directions

4.  Comparative and superlative forms

5.  Conjunctions:  subordinating and coordinating

6.  Present perfect tense

7.  Simple past (imperfect)

8.  Adjective endings !!

9.  Reflexive pronouns

10.  Genitive case

11.  Genitive prepositions

12.  A reading passage with comprehension questions

There will not be a writing passage.

German 2B: General Final Exam Topics

1.  Listening section

2.  Vocabulary (fill in blanks)

3.  Subjunctive (Present Subjunctive II)

4.  Relative pronouns

5.  "Da" compounds

6.  "Wo" compounds

7.  Infinitive clause + zu

8.  Present passive voice

9.  Present passive with modals

10.  Using "man" as an alternative to passive

11.  A reading passage with questions

12.  A writing passage, choose one:  

1.Die Vergangenheit (Past) und die Zukunft. Schreiben Sie einen kurzen Aufsatz (70–85 Wörter) über die Welt der Vergangenheit und die Welt der Zukunft. Wie wird sich das Leben in diesem Land ändern? Wo werden wir leben? Was werden wir essen? Wie und wo werden wir arbeiten? Wie werden wir zu unseren Arbeitsplätzen kommen? Was werden die größten gesellschaftlichen (societal) Probleme sein? Haben Sie ein positives oder ein negatives Bild der Zukunft? (30 Punkte) or 

2.  Umweltprobleme und Lösungen. Was sind Ihrer Meinung nach die größten Umweltprobleme? Was wird jetzt für die Umwelt gemacht? Was machen Sie für die Umwelt? Was könnten Sie noch machen? Schreiben Sie 70-85 Wörter. 



Monday, May 5, 2014

German 2B: Assignment for 5/12/14: Kapitel 14

Continue working on the workbook/lab manual for Kap 14.  

Read "The Present Participle", p. 422.  

Write answers to Übung 11, p. 422.  

Complete assignments for 5/5/14.  

Sprache im Kontext:

Watch the video and answer A, B, C, D, E

German 2A: Assignment for 5/12/14: Kapitel 10

Continue working on the workbook/lab manual for Kap 10.  Complete practice test, Kap. 10, sections 2, 3, 6 only.  Bring to class on 5/12 for review.  

For next week:  If you haven't already done so (this was previously assign for Kap 9), go here: 

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

And fill in the blanks.  Check your answers, make notes for questions, if need be, and bring to class next week for review.  This will be a good review of all the categories of adjective endings.  Note: some blanks will not require an ending.  

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 "Analyse", p. 309 and identify all the verbs in the simple past.  Write them down in three columns: strong, weak and modal verbs.  Write the infinitives for all verbs.  Don't be concerned with the new past participles you might encounter.  


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") also tend to be strong in German.  

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

Fill in the blanks for Übung 12, p. 310 (this is based on the Analyse, p. 309) 

Write sentences for Übung 14.  Be sure to read Sprach-Info (p. 309) before doing this one. 

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.