German 2A and 10C: General topics for final exam (2A) and the Topic for Final Presentation (10C)

Here are the general topics for the final exam for 2A students: 

This exam will cover material from Kapitel 8-10:

1.  Listening section on the topic of Freizeit

2.  Vocabulary identification

3.  Giving Directions (3 out of 4 options)  Review especially the vocabulary and phrases on pp. 268 and 269.  Don't try to be creative with this section, stay within the lines!  Otherwise, you could get into trouble crossing the street!  

4.  Expressing comparisons: the superlative form

5.  Attributive adjectives in the comparative and superlative.

6.  Conjunctions:  subordinating.  Combine two sentences.  Study word order.  See pp. 244-246 for review and exercises to practice.  

7.  Simple past (imperfect)

           The strong verbs that you will need to memorize the simple past tense forms are:
                     a. kommen
                     b. essen
                     c.  fahren
                     d. gehen
                     e.  schreiben
                     f.  schlafen
                     g.  bleiben
                     h.  trinken
                     i.  laufen
                     j.  nehmen
                     k. sehen

also know the simple past of: haben, sein, and the modals.   To review simple past of modals, see the chart on page 196, Kapitel 6.  They are formed similarly to weak verbs, but lose the umlauts, where these have occurred in the present tense.  The "ich" and the "er,sie, es" form are identical.

8.  Attributive adjective endings !!  Review a similar section on the Kapitel 9 test.  Note the errors that you made there.  Here is what I noticed tripped some people up: 

a.  Not noticing that a prepositional phrase or verb required dative adjective endings. 

b.  Not recognizing which case a given two-way preposition required.  You can review two-way prepositions on p. 186.  

c.  
9.  Reflexive pronouns.  See pp. 248-249 for review. 

10.  Genitive case

11.  Genitive prepositions

13.  A reading passage with comprehension questions

There will not be a writing passage!

Here is the topic for the final 10C presentations: 

Here is the topic for 10C students for their final presentations.  These should be no less than 5 minutes but no more than 8 minutes in length.  Therefore, it is important that you practice this in advance and time yourself.  The questions below are by no means the only ones you can answer.  Please feel free to structure your own presentation as you think appropriate and communicative: 

1.   Go to this website:  

Plan a trip to Wittenberg for this month, December.   Why do you want to travel to Wittenberg.  Use "weil" in your answer and correct word order.  

Hover over "Tourismus" and choose: "Unterkünfte" to find a hotel.    Which hotel will you stay in?  Describe the hotel using 3 adjectives with adjective endings, as appropriate.  What amenities does it offer?  How much does it cost per night?  Of course, you can add whatever you think relevant.  Hover over "Tourismus" and choose: "Unterkünfte" to find a hotel.    

Hover over "Tourismus" on start page (right side) and click on "Sehenswürdigkeiten und Ausstellungen."  Choose one from either category and prepare a short presentation on your choice: possible topics could be: hours of operation, how old is this place or what is the exhibit about?  Why did you choose this topic?  Use "weil" in your statement.  

We will be able to access this website for the presentation, so we can see which hotel you have chosen, etc.  Have some fun with this!  

12/7 review - 8, 9, 10

Assignment for 12/7/15: Review of Kapitel 8-10. Adjective ending review. Select videos from the "Learn German" series: fun and informative

The assignment for 12/7 is as follows:

1.  Review grammar and vocabulary for Kapitel 8-10 and email Frau Pahl if there is a certain area you would like to have extra review on.

2.  We will do the Katze und Maus adjective ending review in class.  Those of you who already did this will still benefit from "crowd sourcing" the answers on a clean slate.

3.  Frau Pahl will have some selected videos from the "Learn German" series.  Hopefully, the internet access will work in the classroom, if not, we can always just go next door.  If you have a favorite one, bring that title to class and we can view that, as well.

4.  Bring any recommendations for German or German influenced restaurants and we will look at the websites and the menus.

Bis Montag. 

German 2A/10C: Assignment for 11/23/15: Kapitel 10 + Test, Writing and Presentation Topics

Continue working on workbook/lab manual to hand in on 11/23.  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? 

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. 

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

Grammatik im Kontext: 

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.  

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. 

Topics for test, Kapitel 10: 

1.  Listening section "Am Bahnhof." 

2.  Verkehrsmittel: fill in blank

3.  Two things you take on a trip to various locations

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: adjectives in the comparative and superlative

6.  Reading passage and questions

7.  Culture questions based on information in one of the assigned 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:   

Wohin möchten Sie:  Beschreiben Sie eine Reise, die Sie machen möchten and schreiben Sie etwas zu jedem der folgenden Bereiche: 

•  Wohin Sie möchten
•  Warum Sie dieses Reiseziel (detination) wählen (was man dort       unternehmen oder sehen kann) 
• Wann Sie dorthin wollen 
• Wie lange die Reise dauert, oder wie lange Sie dort bleiben
• Wie Sie dorthin kommen (z.B. Schiff, Flugzeug, ??) 
• Was die Reise kostet (pro Person)

10C students:  Prepare a presentation based on the above topic, including information addressing all of the questions of Wohin, warum, etc.  Please pace your presentation so that it does not exceed 5 minutes.  Some visuals of your destination would be an interesting addition to your presentation!  I will have the PC cart and LCD projector available if you would like to prepare a Power Point presentation or use websites.    

  

Extra exercises for adjective endings and the comparative + adjective endings

 Click here to go to the GROW (German Resources on the Web) site for an exercise using the comparative with adjective endings.  Take it to the next level and try replacing the comparative with the superlative + endings.  Email Frau Pahl the results to see how you did (for the superlative.) 

Click here for a comprehensive adjective ending exercise along the lines of Rottkäppchen, but this time it's about ... Katze und Maus.   



Note that "jeder" functions as a "der" word.  Here are other "der" words you should know: 

dieser (m), diese (f), dieses(n) this, these
jeder, jede, jedes each, every
welcher, welche, welches which
jener, jene, jenes that, those
mancher, manche, manches many
solcher, solche, solches such

German 2A/10C: assignment for 4/18/16: Kapitel 10: Auf Reisen

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

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.  You will be on the "Urlaub in Deutschland" page.   Then: 

1.  Click on "Ferienhäuser und Ferienwohnungen". 

2.  Chose 1 of the places under: "Zielgebiet/Region".  Wo liegt diese Region?  

3.  Then, click on "Objektspreis" and select your "Hinreise" and "Rückreise".  Select how many people you are travelling with, "Preis pro Person", then click "Auswahl ändern".  

4.  You will see various options for accomodations.  Choose one and write 3-4 sentences describing what this place offers.  What does it cost for the entire trip?  

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.   

German 2A/10C: Assignment for 11/2/15: 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 5 sentences using 5 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.  
------------------------------------------


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 experessing a superlative comparison.  It is not used in German.  

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. (i.e. 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.