Instructor:  Herr Williams

German I

Telephone: 703-426-1812

Email: [email protected]

January 27, 2006

                                                                                  

January /Feburary

Vorschau (Introduction) and -Kapitel Eins: Wer bist du? Who are you?

Introductions, Greetings, Farewells

Expressions for the classroom

Alphabet  (A bis Z,  Ää, Öö,Üü)

 Numbers 0-1.000, 000,000,000

 Introduction to German Speaking Countries and the World in German

  Classroom Objects

  Grannar-Definte Articles (der, die, das)

  Indefinite Articles-(ein, eine, ein)

   Present Tense-Nominative Case (Singular/Plural)

  Colors

  Opposites

   Student Project—Report on Germany. Austria, Switzerland—Basic Facts

   Test#1-Chapter 1     

 

 

 

March                 

 Capital Zwei: Spiel und Spass – Fun and Games

Talking about interests

Expressing Likes and Dislikes

Grammatik—Present Tense—Singular Verb Forms

Sports and Hobbies

Present Tense, plural subjects, and verb endings

Present Tense Verb forms

Saying when you do various activities

Asking for an Opinion and expressing yours

Agreeing and disagreeing

The Seasons

Giving ones opinion about different sport, music, ect.

Grammatik: Word Order: verb in the second position

Verbs with stem ending in d, t, or n

Student Project:  Free Time/ Leisure Time Activities

 Test#2—Chapter 2

April

Kapitel 3—Komm mit nach Hause

Talking about where you and others live

Offering something to eat or drink and responding to an offer

Saying please, thank you, and you’re welcome

Places to live

Grammatik: The moechte—form

Describing a Room

Adjectives for describing furniture and appliances

Talking about Family members

Describing People

Grammatik---The possessive adjectives mein, dein, sein, ihr, uns, euch

Test #3  Kapitel 3

May

Kapitel Vier: Alles für die Schule

Buying Classroom supplies in a Store

Using a schedule to talk about time

Sequencing events

Grammatik—verb haben

Expressing likes, dislikes, and favorites

Grammatik: Lieblings sachen-my favorite things/ school subjects, music, literature, movies, free time ect.

Shopping for School supplies

Comparing prices

Student Project: Presentation on the German school system (Power Point, Poster, etc.).

 Test #4—Chapter 4                 

Final Exam-end of May