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| REFERENCE RESOURCES | |
| Oxford-Collins German-English Dictionary | Alles klar? Pronunciation Guide (to accompany appendix) |
| LEO German-English Dictionary | Another Pronunciation guide |
| English grammar: Grammar Bytes: English terminology | Alles klar?Companion Website |
| English grammar: The Internet Grammar of English | German vocabulary and grammar overview |
| English grammar: Index of Grammatical Terms | Grammar glossary - English-German terms |
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| READ THESE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY! | ||
 Exercises
in the yellow shaded area are
to be completed online and the results submitted to your instructor.
To prepare yourself for these activities, complete the reading assignments
listed in the left-hand LESEN column.
Some of these are readings from your textbook, others are links to sites
online. Make sure to e-mail
results after you have checked your answers or you will not receive
credit for the activities. When submitting an exercise, copy your
instructor's e-mail address and paste it into the proper location for
sending:
Online assignments are
due by midnight Friday of the week they are assigned, unless
otherwise indicated on the syllabus. (Written assignments from the Alles
klar? Workbook are due in class on Monday of the following week.) You may attempt an exercise
as many times as you want before sending your results to your instructor.
If you don't get a perfect score the first time, examine what you did
wrong and go back and try it again. In this way, you will not only master
the material, but you will also be able to maximize your homework grade. |
| ASSIGNMENTS | ||
| LESEN SIE: Read the links and pages in Alles klar? listed in this column in preparation for doing the online and written homework. |
MACHEN SIE: Do the linked activities in this column and submit the results of each to your instructor by the end of each week (Friday midnight). These assignments are required. |
ÜBEN SIE:
Do these optional activities for extra practice with structures, vocab, communicative exchange, & listening. SE = scored exercise; V = vocabulary C = communication; L = listening |
| 1.
WOCHE WEEK 1 |
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| LESEN SIE (READ): |
MACHEN SIE (DO): |
ÜBEN SIE (PRACTICE): |
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Kapitel 7: Lass uns etwas zusammen unternehmen!
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Extra (optional) practice: |
| Lesen Sie: Alles klar?, Schritt 2: Destination vs. location: Two-way prepositions, S. 218-219. |
7-5 Review:
Dative & accusative prepositions |
Two-way
prepositions with dative 1 (SE) Two-way prepositions with dative 2 (SE) Two-way prepositions quiz (SE) |
| Lesen Sie: Alles klar? Kulturnotizen: Apotheke vs. Drogerie (217), German Cities: Die Altstadt (222-223), Wolff Biermanns "Kleinstadtsonntag" (224), Libraries in German-speaking countries (226), Public transportation in German-speaking cities (229), Holidays (239-240). |
7-18 Kulturnotizen |
Review German 1 materials |
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| Optional further
reading: |
Grammar: Review: Determining
cases |
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| 2.
WOCHE WEEK 2 |
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| LESEN SIE (READ): |
MACHEN SIE (DO): |
ÜBEN SIE ( PRACTICE): |
| Lesen Sie: Alles klar?, Themenwortschatz II, S. 251. Listen to Themenwortschatz II |
Extra (optional) practice: |
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Alles klar?, Schritt
2: Destination vs. location: Two-way prepositions, S. 218-222. |
7-7 Two-way
prepositions: Location 7-8 Two-way prepositions: Destination 7-9 Two-way prepositions: Location & Destination 7-10 hin / her |
Dative
or accusative? (SE) Two way prepositions 1 (SE) Two-way prepositions 2 (SE) Two-way prepositions 3 (SE) Prepositions meaning "to" (SE) Verb pairs with the dative (SE) Verb pairs with the accusative (SE) Verb pairs (SE) hin and her (SE) Wo? and Wohin? (SE) |
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Alles klar?, Schritt 5: Die Stadt kennen lernen, S. 226-228. |
7-11 Wo ist ...? |
Nach
dem Weg fragen 1
(VC) |
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7-12 The
imperative 1 7-13 The imperative 2 7-14 The imperative 3 |
The
du-imperative (SE) The du-imperative 2 (SE) The ihr-imperative (SE) The Sie-imperative (SE Mixed imperatives (V,SE) |
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| Optional
further reading: |
Grammar:
Cardinal &
ordinal numbers - Review: German
word order Commands: German dog commands Wolf Biermann: Brief chronology - Lyrics - Biography Libraries: Book trade and libraries - Libraries in Germany - The book industry Getting around: Traffic and public transportation - Getting around town - Mobility - Transportation Getting around: Travel by car - Automobile and driving glossary - The Autobahn Getting around: Rail travel - Trains - Train travel tips - Swiss trains - Bicycles in Germany - Budget airlines |
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| Kapitel
7 Suggested cultural exploration activities: |
Kapitel 7 Erweiterung - Choose a topic and follow the directions. Submit the online Cultural Activity Report for credit. |
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| 3.
WOCHE WEEK 3 |
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ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles
klar?, Schritt 9: Ordinal numbers and dates, S. 236-239. Ordinal numbers |
7-15 Ordinal
numbers |
Geburtstage
1 (VC) Geburtstage 2 (VC) Ordinal numbers (SE) Ordinal numbers (SE) |
| Alles
klar?, Schritt 10: Compound nouns, S. 240-241. |
7-17 Neue Wörter |
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| Alles klar?,
Themenwortschatz I, S. 284. Listen to Themenwortschatz I |
Kapitel 8: Ja gerne, aber ...
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Beschreibungen
1 (VC) |
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| Optional further reading: |
Celebrations: Holidays
- Customs
& celebrations - Good
wishes glossary Holiday glossaries: Christmas - Nikolaus - Karneval - Easter - New Year Holidays: Oktoberfest - Easter in German-speaking countries - Celebrating - Celebrating and foods Language: Review German numbers - German idioms and folk sayings |
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| 4.
WOCHE WEEK 4 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?,
Themenwortschatz II, S. 285. Listen to Themenwortschatz II |
Denk
daran (video) Money (L) |
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| Alles klar?, Schritt 3: The würde-construction, S. 258-259. |
8-5 Sie
würden ... 8-6 In den Alpen würde ich ... |
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| Alles klar?, Schritt 6: Subordinating conjunctions, S. 265-270. | 8-7
The
conjunctions 8-8 Subordinating conjunctions: Word order 8-9 weil vs. denn 8-10 als/wann/wenn 8-11 Indirect statements and questions 8-12 Im Urlaub haben wir ... |
Körperliche und geistige Verfassung 1 (VC) |
| Alles klar?
Kulturnotizen: Buying and paying for products (254-255), Store
hours in German-speaking countries (256), European sizes (258), Traditional
dress and modern fashion (259-260), The German telephone system (262-263). |
8-17 Kulturnotizen | |
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| Optional further reading: |
Grammar: The
auxiliary würde Grammar: Conjunctions 1 - Conjunctions 2 - Word order: dependent clauses - Subordinating conjunctions Fashion: German fashion - Design and fashion - Austrian fashion Shopping: Store hours - Shopping 1 - Shopping 2 - Shopping 3 - Shopping 4 Money: The euro - Banking - Money - Banking & money - Money glossary - Attitudes toward money Telephone: Telephone glossary - Telephone tips - Telephone services - Mail and telephone Telephone: The German telephone system - Talking on the phone - Handys |
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| Kapitel
8 Suggested cultural exploration activities: |
Kapitel 8 Erweiterung - Choose a topic and follow the directions. Submit the online Cultural Activity Report for credit. |
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| 5.
WOCHE WEEK 5 |
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MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 8: Time - manner - place, S. 272. |
8-13 Time/manner/place |
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| Alles klar?, Schritt 10: Der- and ein-words: Review and expansion, S. 275-277. |
8-14 Der-words
8-15 Ein-words 8-16 Der- and ein-words |
der-words
/ nominative case (SE) The interrogative welch- (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Themenwortschatz I, S. 318. Listen to Themenwortschatz I |
Kapitel
9: Guten Appetit! 9-2 Themenwortschatz I: Was passt? |
Essen
und Trinken 1
(VC) Essen und Trinken 2 (VC) |
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| Optional further reading: | Vocabulary: Cooking glossary - Food vocabulary | |
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| 6.
WOCHE WEEK 6 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?,
Themenwortschatz I, S. 319. Listen to Themenwortschatz II |
9-4 Themenwortschatz II: Was passt? |
Einkaufen
und Kochen 1 (VC) Einkaufen und Kochen 2 (VC) Wörter im Kontext 1 (SE) Wörter im Kontext 2 (SE) |
| Adjective
endings Alles klar?, Schritt 5: Adjective endings, S. 296-297. |
9-5
Adjective
endings: Review of preceded adjectives 9-6 Unpreceded adjectives 1 9-7 Unpreceded adjectives 2 9-8 Mixed adjective endings 1 9-9 Mixed adjective endings 2 |
Unpreceded
adjectives 1 (SE) Unpreceded adjectives 2 (SE) Adjective endings w/ nom 1 (SE) Adjective endings w/ nom 2 (SE) Adjective endings w/ acc. (SE) Adjective endings: nom & acc (SE) Adjective endings: nom & acc (SE) Adjective endings w/ dat, (SE) Mixed adjective endings 1 (SE) Mixed adjective endings 2 (SE) der-words & adjective endings (SE) Articles & adjectives 1 (SE) Articles & adjectives 2 (SE) See also German 1 homework, Kapitel 6. |
| Alles klar?
Kulturnotizen: The market (288), Grocery shopping (290-291),
Traditional and ethnic foods (294), Meals in German-speaking countries
(299), Restaurant etiquette (301), Where to eat (306-307), Wine and
beer (308-309). |
9-17 Kulturnotizen | Ich
möchte gern ... (video) Eating and drinking (L) |
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| Optional further reading: | Grammar:
Adjective
endings Cuisine: Germans & food - German cuisine - German cuisine with recipes Cuisine: Austrians & food - Austrian cuisine - Austrian cuisine with recipes Eating: Was essen und trinken die Deutschen? - Embracing the world's cultures - Healthy eating Drinking: German beverages - Wines - More on wines - German beer - All about beer - Beer and wine Drinking: German & American attitudes toward alcohol - Coffee - Spezi - Cooking: Cooking glossary - German recipes - Austrian recipes - More recipes |
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| 7.
WOCHE WEEK 7 |
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ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 7: Comparative and superlative forms, S. 302-305. |
9-10 Comparative
adjectives and adverbs 1 9-11 Comparative adjectives and adverbs 2 9-12 Superlative adjectives and adverbs 9-13 Predicate adjectives and adverbs 9-14 Comparatives & superlatives with adjective endings |
Comparatives
(SE) Superlatives (SE) Superlatives 2 (SE) Comparative adj. with endings (SE) Superlative adj. with endings (SE) Adjectives with endings (SE) Comparative & superlative 1 (SE) Comparative & superlative 2 (SE) Comparative & superlative 3 (SE) Comparative & superlative 4 (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 9: Demonstrative pronouns, S. 309-310. |
9-15 Im
Modegeschäft 9-16 Minidialoge |
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| Optional further reading: |
Grammar: Comparisons
- Comparatives
& superlatives |
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| Kapitel
9 Suggested cultural exploration activities: |
Kapitel 9 Erweiterung - Choose a topic and follow the directions. Submit the online Cultural Activity Report for credit. |
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| 8.
WOCHE WEEK 8 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
Alles klar?, Themenwortschatz I, S. 358. Listen to Themenwortschatz I |
Kapitel
10: Unterwegs 10-2 Themenwortschatz I: Was passt? |
Wörter im Kontext (SE) Geographie (VC) Europa quiz (V,SE) Herkunft - Nationalität 1 (VC) Herkunft - Nationalität 2 (VC) Nationalitäten - Fragen und Antworten (SE) Nationalitäten (SE) |
| Alles
klar?, Schritt 4: Infinitives with and without zu, S.329-330.
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10-5
Infinitives
with and without zu 1 10-6 Infinitives with and without zu 2 10-7 Was macht gesund? |
Infinitive
clauses (SE) Infinitive clauses with um (SE) |
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| Optional further reading: |
Vocabulary: Country
and city names - Country,
nationality, language - |
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| 9.
WOCHE WEEK 9 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?,
Themenwortschatz II, S. 359. Listen to Themenwortschatz II |
10-4 Themenwortschatz II: Was passt? | Reiseerlebnisse
1 (VC) Freundschaften (video) |
| Alles
klar?, Schritt 7: The simple past tense, S. 336-340. |
10-8 Weak
verbs 10-9 Strong verbs 10-10 Mixed verbs and modals 10-11 The simple past tense 1 10-12 The simple past tense 2 |
Simple
past tense 2 (SE) |
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| Optional further reading: | Vocabulary:
Travel
glossary Fairy tales: Märchen der Brüder Grimm - Die Bremerstadtmusikanten (with audio) |
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| Kapitel
10 Suggested cultural exploration activities: |
Kapitel 10 Erweiterung - Choose a topic and follow the directions. Submit the online Cultural Activity Report for credit. |
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| 10.
WOCHE WEEK 10 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 9: Da- and wo-compounds, S. 344. |
10-13 da-compounds
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dafür
and dagegen (SE) da-compounds 1 (SE) da-compounds 2 (SE) da-compounds 3 (SE) wo-compounds 1 (SE) wo-compounds 2 (SE) |
| Alles klar? Kulturnotizen: Germans on vacation (324-325), Youth hostels (333), Trains and the Eurailpass (335), The German road system (342), Grimms' fairy tales (349). | 10-15 Kulturnotizen | Märchen 1 (VC) |
Alles klar?, Themenwortschatz I, S. 396-397. Listen to Themenwortschatz I |
Kapitel
11: Studieren und arbeiten 11-2 Themenwortschatz I: Was passt? |
Schulfächer (V,SE) |
| Alles
klar?, Schritt 3: Verbs with prepositions,
S. 364-365. |
11-5 Verbs
with prepositions 1 11-6 Verbs with prepositions 2 |
Verbs with prepositions (SE) |
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| Optional further reading: | Grammar:
Verbs
with prepositions Vocabulary: Education glossary Education: Education - Overview of German educational system - The "dual" system - School and work Education: German higher ed - German universities - Study abroad in Germany - Studying in Austria Education: Education in Switzerland - The Austrian school system Education: Research - Research & technology - A country of research Student life: Study time, party time - Student services - Student accomodations - Finding a part time job |
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| 11.
WOCHE WEEK 11 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?,
Themenwortschatz II, S. 397. Listen to Themenwortschatz II |
11-4 Themenwortschatz II: Was passt? | German studies and training (L) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 6: The genitive case, S. 372-373. |
11-7 Possession
and relationships 1 11-8 Possession and relationships 2 |
Genitive
case 1 (SE) Genitive case 2 (SE) Genitive case 3 (SE) Genitive adjective endings (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 6: The genitive case, S. 374. | 11-9
Prepositions
with the genitive 1 11-10 Prepositions with the genitive 2 |
Genitive prepositions (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 6: The genitive case, S. 375. | 11-11
Indefinite
time / Review of definite time 1 11-12 Indefinite time / Review of definite time 2 |
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| Alles
klar?, Schritt 8: The future tense, S. 379-380. |
11-13 Das
Futur |
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| Alles klar?
Kulturnotizen: The German grading system (364), Higher education
in Germany (366), Courses at German universities (368), German university
degrees (369-370), The university calendar (372), Career training programs
(376). |
11-19 Kulturnotizen |
An
der Uni (video) Was sind Sie von Beruf? (video) Was gefällt Ihnen an Ihrem Beruf? (video) Was für eine Ausbildung braucht man? (video) Im Beruf (video) Beim Vorstellungsgespräch (job interview) (video) |
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| Optional further reading: | Grammar:
Genitive formation,
possession,
prepositions
- Genitive - Genitive
prepositions Work: Employment and the labor market - Most important business sectors - Working in Germany 1 Work: The Swiss economy - Working in Germany 2 - Working in Germany 3 - Working with the Germans East Germany: "Aufbau Ost" |
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| Kapitel
11 Suggested cultural exploration activities: |
Kapitel 11 Erweiterung - Choose a topic and follow the directions. Submit the online Cultural Activity Report for credit. |
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| 12.
WOCHE WEEK 12 |
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| Alles
klar?, Schritt 10: Nouns: Review and expansion, S. 384-386. |
11-15 Noun
cases 11-16 Noun cases and functions 11-17 Weak nouns 11-18 Adjectival nouns |
Review: The
cases (SE) Review: Dative and accusative (SE) Review: Prepositions 1 (SE) Review: Prepositions 2 (SE) |
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Kapitel 12: Der Mensch und die Medien |
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| Optional further reading: | Grammar: Summary of cases - Prepositions meaning "at" and "to" | |
| 13.
WOCHE WEEK 13 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 4: The present tense subjunctive, S. 406-409. |
12-5 Recognizing
subjunctive forms 12-6 Weak verbs 12-7 Modal verbs 12-8 Strong and mixed verbs 12-9 würde + infinitive |
würde
+ infinitive (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 5: Uses of the subjunctive, S. 410-411. | 12-10
Wishes 12-11 Polite requests 12-12 Contrary-to-fact statements |
Polite requests (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 7: The past-tense subjunctive, S. 413-414. |
12-13 Wenn
nur! 12-14 Michael hätte es anders gemacht |
Haben
and
sein in the past subjuntive (SE) |
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| Optional further reading: | Vocabulary:
News
glossary - Glossary
of inventions Grammar: The subjunctive Media: German media - Media and information - Media - Guide to German magazines Media: Public opinion and the mass media - The press 1 - The press 2 Media: Radio and television 1 - Radio and television 2 - Radio & TV - German TV & radio Media: The greatest Germans of all time (poll) Media sources: German news - Deutsche Welle - Tagesschau - Der Spiegel - Focus - Stern - Bild-Zeitung |
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| 14.
WOCHE WEEK 14 |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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| 15.
WOCHE WEEK 15 |
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| LESEN SIE: |
MACHEN SIE: |
ÜBEN SIE: |
| Alles klar?,
Themenwortschatz II, S. 432-433. Listen to Themenwortschatz II |
12-4 Themenwortschatz II: Was passt? | |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 9: Relative clauses and pronouns, S. 417-418. |
12-15 Antecedents
12-16 Relative pronouns 1 12-17 Relative pronouns 2 |
Relative
pronouns 1 (SE) Relative pronouns 2 (SE) Relative pronouns 3 (SE) Relative pronouns 4 (SE) Relative pronouns 5 (SE) Relative pronouns w/ prep. 1 (SE) Relative pronouns w/ prep. 2 (SE) Relative pronouns w/ prep. 3 (SE) |
| Alles klar?, Schritt 11: Review of verbs, S. 421-424. | 12-18
Verb
tenses 12-19 Übersetzungen 12-20 Wie sagt man das … ? |
Review: The
perfect tense (SE) Review: Verb tenses 1 (SE) Review: Verb tenses 2 (SE) Review: Verb tenses 3 (SE) |
| Alles klar? Kulturnotizen: German television (401), TV programming (404), German print media (410), Telecommunications (414-415). | 12-21 Kulturnotizen | |
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| Optional further reading: | Grammar:
Relative
clauses Handys: German SMS - Germans are SMS champs Internet: The Internet in Germany - Computer and Internet glossary Literature: German literary tradition - Literature in Germany - German literature Literature: Austrian literature - Authors in German literature Literary works: 75.000+ German literary works - German poetry - Goethe Gedichte The arts: Theater and music - The performing arts - Music in Austria - Song lyrics Film: Cinema in Germany - Film - Film title glossary - The German Hollywood connection |
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12 Suggested cultural exploration activities: |
Kapitel 12 Erweiterung - Choose a topic and follow the directions. Submit the online Cultural Activity Report for credit. |
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| 16.
WOCHE WEEK 16 |
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Study for Final Exam |
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