German 2A/10C: Assignment for 5/2/16: Kapitel 11: Der Start in die Zukunft

Kapitel 11:  

Alles Klar?  P. 321 

Read and study, write answers to A.  Listen to B and write answers

P. 322: Thema 1, p. 322.  Lesen Sie und kreuzen Sie an!  Was erwarten Sie vom Beruf, was ist Ihnen wichtig, was ist unwichtig?

Study Neue Wörter, p. 322, and Wortschatz, p.p. 346-347

Listen to Akt. 1 (this will be played again in class) b and write answers to Akt. 2. 

Akt. 3 will be done in class. 

Write answers to Akt. 4, prepare answers with a few sentences. 

Grammatik im Kontext:

Describing People or Things: Relative Clauses, Pronouns, pp. 333-334 

Read and study, and read the "notes"
 

Read Analyse, p. 335 and answer questions
 

Write answers to Übung 3 and bring any questions to class

Übung 4: Prepare Schritt 1

Übung 5: Write answers, take some time with this. 

Übung 6: Study the pictures, write answers to Schritt 1 and Schritt 2, using relative pronouns

Read pp. 337-338 The Interrogative Pronoun

And read the "Notes" carefully.  

Listen to Übung 7 and circle answers.  

Übung 8: Prepare to complete in class.  

Read  Landeskunde-Info, p. 342 and answer questions.  

German 2A/10C: Assignment for 4/25/16: Kapitel 10 /Topics for the Test/Presentation

Continue working on workbook/lab manual to hand in on 4/25.  Be sure to self-correct the workbook! 

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

Read Sprach-Info, p. 296 

Read LandesKunde Info, p. 296 and prepare answers to the two questions 

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 about: answer the questions wie, wohin, warum, wie lange?  und wie viel kostet das?  (this is for the students who did not have a prepared "Reise" on 4/11)   

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

Watch the video, pp. 311-312.  Fill in the blanks for A and the chart in C.  

Grammatik im Kontext: 


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.  To refresh your knowledge of the present perfect, see Kapitel 7, pp. 217-222.  Pay special attention to the note about "bevor" and "nachdem" and how they are used to connect sentences.   


P. 305: Adjectival nouns.  Read, study and fill in blanks for Übung 8.  Note that these are adjectives used as nouns, and as such, they take the adjective endings that you are already familiar with.  


Topics for the Test: 

1.  Listening section "Am Bahnhof." 


2.  Verkehrsmittel: fill in blank


3.  Two things you take on a trip to various locations (include articles)


4.  Fill in blanks: simple past, strong verbs and weak verbs.  Strong verbs: know the simple past for:  fliegen, kommen, schlafen, fahren, stehen, verstehen, verlieren, anfangen, gehen, lassen, sitzen, sprechen, finden.  

Know the formation of the simple past for weak verbs.  


5.  Fill in blanks: a) the superlative, b) adjective with comparative endings, c) adjectives with superlative endings. 


6.  Reading passage and questions


7.  Culture questions based on information in the "Urlaub"  Landeskunde-Info.  


8.  For the writing section. Again, this is to be done at home to turn in. It is worth 20 points. 

Here is the topic, which is slightly expanded from last week's assignment: 


Click here to go to the Deutsche Bahn website. Then: 
1.  Choose "Urlaub" from top row.  Click on "Städtereisen".


2.  Type in "Hamburg" as your "Reiseziel".  


3.  Choose the dates for two nights for one adult.  Click "Suchen".  


4.  You will see various options for accommodations in Hamburg.  Choose one and write 50-60 words sentences describing what this place offers.  What does it cost for the entire trip with train and hotel?  Note that you can set a filter for "Haustier erlaubt" and "WLAN kostenfrei" in the left side navigation bar.   What cultural amenities does the neighborhood around this hotel offer or in Hamburg generally?  Find a museum, a restaurant, a cafe that you find interesting and write a couple sentences about it.  Describe how you would get from the hotel to this place.    (20 points) 

10C:  Same as above, but prepare either to present using the projector and internet or otherwise. Please contact me if you would like to use the internet and projector. 

German 2A/10C: Test on Kapitel 10 on 4/28

Students, please note that the test (or presentation) for Kapitel 10 will be given on 4/28, second half of class.  General topics will be posted next Monday, and these will include a list of common "strong" simple past verbs to memorize.  The formation of the "weak" verbs is straight-forward, as set forth in the textbook.  The writing section will be based on the online hotel search assignment given for 4/18, something to keep in mind as you prepare that assignment.  

German 2A/10C: Assignment for 4/18/16: Kapitel 10

Begin or continue to work on the workbook and lab manual for Kapitel 10.

Note: any assignments from 4/11/16 that were not reviewed will be reviewed on 4/18.  

Thema 3: Eine Fahrkarte, bitte! (p. 298).   Here is some useful information about train travel in Germany. 

Answer questions to: "Wo ist das", p. 298, study Neue Wörter

Listen to Am Fahrkartenschalter am Bahnhof, 

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

D., page 312.  Prepare answers to ask a classmate and then report back to the class. 

Bring handout: Die Deutschen und Urlaub (7th ed. DNK) and have 3 sentences written to ask class based on the reading.  

Einen Urlaub planen:  

Click here to go to the Deutsche Bahn website. Then: 

1.  Choose "Urlaub" from top row.  Click on "Städtereisen".

2.  Type in "Hamburg" as your "Reiseziel".  

3.  Choose the dates for two nights for one adult.  Click "Suchen".  

4.  You will see various options for accommodations in Hamburg.  Choose one and write 3-4 sentences describing what this place offers.  What does it cost for the entire trip with train and hotel?  Note that you can set a filter for "Haustier erlaubt" and "WLAN kostenfrei" in the left side navigation bar.  

Grammatik im Kontext:

Read: Narrating Events in the Past: The Simple Past Tense, pp. 306-7.  Pay particular attention to the "Notes".  

Übung 10, p. 307: fill in the blanks.  See page 196 for a chart of modals in the simple past.  

Übung 11, p. 307.  Rewrite the sentences as indicated per the example.

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.  However, these are ones that have to be memorized.   

Read "mixed verbs" and "Sprach-Info" (p. 308-9)

First: Read "Sonderbares Erlebnis einer Reise," p. 309, and THEN fill in the blanks for Übung 12, p. 310.

Listen to Übung 13 and try to jot down the changes.  

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

Read here about Germany: Tipping and Etiquette in Restaurants.  And from Lonely Planet, some information to help you plan your next trip! 

Note: there will be a section on both the test for Kapitel 10 and the final covering the "simple past tense".  However, I will give you a list of 10 verbs (strong) that you should be familiar with in terms of the SPT.  The modal forms must be memorized, as well as how to form the SPT with weak verbs, but that is very simple.   

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German 2A/10C: Assignment for 4/11/16: Kapitel 10: Auf Reisen

AFTER you have completed this assignment, begin working on workbook and/or 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 to review in class with a classmate. 

For A, you might prefer to read about the Superlative, p. 300 before beginning A.  

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

Prepare: Akt. 1, p. 293.  Write one of your own "Welches Wort passt nicht?" 

Akt. 2: Welche drei Dinge musst du unbedingt mitnehmen? 

Read: Landeskunde-Info, p. 294 and prepare answers to the two questions. You might find this article interesting in this context.  

Akt. 3 will be done in class.  

Akt. 4, p. 294: write 4-5 sentences using 2 of the 7 transportation options, stating "Vorteil" or "Nachteil" for each. 

Write 4-5 sentences describing a trip you would like to take.   To where, how will you get there, how long will you stay, etc.  Use the present tense.  
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Grammatik im Kontext, p. 300 

Read:  Expressing Comparisons: The Superlative, p. 300.  It is important to note that the use and formation of the superlative when expressing comparisons is NOT the same as using an attributive adjective in the superlative (see assignment below).  And, remember that you will not be using "mehr" as an equivalent to the English "most" when expressing a superlative comparison.  It is not used in German.  You might wish to review "Expressing Comparisons in the Comparative", p. 226 before reading about the superlative.  

P. 301, Übung 1, complete the table. 

Übung 2, prepare answers to Schritt 2 to do in class.  

Übung 3 will be done in class.  

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

Listen to Übung 4, p. 303

Note: the comparative functions, and is formed, much as in English, with similar exceptions. (for example, the English "good" becomes "better," similar to gut > besser)  The adjectives form endings according to the forms you learned in Kapitel 9.  It might be helpful to review those, as well.    

Write answers to Übung 5, p. 303.

Read: Attributive Adjectives in the Superlative, p. 303 

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 304 and write answers to Übungen 6 and 7.