Assignment for Monday, 6/22: German 1A/10A

For Monday, 6/22: 

Continue working on workbook and lab manual, Einführung, to hand in before the test.

P. 12, Akt. 14: Do Schritt 1 and bring prepared to class.  Schritt 2 will be done in class.

Read and study: Sie können schon etwas Deutsch!, p. 13.  We will discuss in class.  Are there other German words that you know that seem to be cognates with English?  Or vice verse? 

Listen to Akt. 15, p. 15, 3 x is best for increased comprehension. Drei Mal!

Akt 16 will be done in class.  

Akt 17: Match the expressions.  Try to use these in class.  

Akt. 15, p. 14: listen and select the correct answers.  Listen 3 times!  Drei Mal! 

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 15.  Know the three countries where German is the official language.  Where is it one of four? (for the truly curious: what are the other three languages).  Know 5  countries where German is spoken (not as an official language). 

Watch the video, accessible on the online lab, textbook/video section.  Read the questions to A, B, C, D first, then watch the video and jot down answers.  

Study for test, Einführung, pp. 2-19. Use "Das kann ich nun!", p. 19 as a guide/checklist

Study the complete Wortschatz, pp. 18-19. Try making some flashcards (see the sidebar on the blog for a link to a flashcard generating site).  Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/  You can easily make flashcards to suit your learning style and knowledge of the material and that reflect which material you have already mastered and which you will need to additionally study.   

Tests will be given in the second half of the class period, ca. 7:45 or 8.  Students may vary in terms of the time it takes to finish, typically 20-45 minutes, depending on the chapter.  You may leave for the evening when finished with the test.  

There will be: 

1.  A listening section covering: introductions and telephone numbers

2.  Answering questions with a complete sentence. 

3.  Questions about "well being"  (wie geht's?)

4.  Greeting people as appropriate in the situation 

5.  Saying goodbye

6.  Expressions used in class 

7.  A short reading passage and answering questions about the text (may answer in English) 

8.  A very short writing passage (completing a brief dialog between two friends meeting in a cafe.) 

9.  A question about German-speaking countries' culture, based on the assigned "Landeskunde-Info". 

Note to 10A students: as mentioned on the blog post for Wednesday, because there is so little material at this point, 10A students will write the test and I will "grade" it on a point scale, rather than as a letter grade.  For Kapitel 1 and 2, however, 10A students will give their short presentations based on their choice of assigned topics.  

Assignment for 6/17/15 - Einführung

Assignment for 6/17/14:

Review pp. 2-5, Einführung.

Read: Landeskunde-Info, p. 3, p. 9

Read and study: Hallo - Mach's gut, pp. 6 and 7

Akt. 7, p. 7: write/jot down correct matches for 1-7 from a-j column  There may be more than one appropriate response.

Akt 8: be prepared to run through these dialogs in class with a neighbor

Read and study p. 8, Na, wie geht's.

Listen to Akt. 9.  You can access the online language lab here:  http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Language_Center/oll/

The user name is: german
The password is:  ccsf

It is good for developing your "ear" for German to listen to these listening assignments 3 times.

Akt. 10 will be done in class.  Be prepared!

Read and study: So zählt man auf Deutsch, p. 9 in textbook.  or P. 7 in the lab manual takes you through the numbers with audio.  Practice saying the numbers out loud from 0-20 and then 21, 22, etc.  Note the patterns and repetitions.

Listen to Akt. 11, p. 10.  3 times is best for maximum comprehension.

Read Analyse, p. 10

Listen to Akt. 12, p. 12 and jot down answers.

Landeskunde-Info, p. 11 will be done in class.

Akt. 13 will be done in class.

If time, Akt. 14 will be done in class.  Otherwise, it will be done on Monday.  

Begin working on the Workbook and Lab Manual, Einführung.  These will be
handed in on Monday, 6/22, before you take the test.  It is very beneficial for you to be thorough with the Workbook and LM, as they closely correlate to the material in the textbook and also on the chapter tests. However, since some of you may not yet have the workbook/lab manual, I will accept these late, meaning on Wednesday, 6/24 or at the latest 6/29.  

Note for German 10A students: since there is very little material to give a presentation at this point, you will take the written test and points will be used rather than a grade.