German I
Instructor: Herr Williams
Telephone: 703-340-0640
September 6. 2005
2005-2006
September
Vorschau (Introduction) and -Kapitel Eins: Wer bist du? Who are you?
Introductions,
Greetings, Farewells
Expressions
for the classroom
Alphabet
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
October
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
Enthusiasm
and boredom
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 (End of October)
End of First Quarter
November
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,
sein, dein, ihr
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-my favorite things/ subjects, music, literature, movies, ect.
Shopping
for School supplies
Comparing
prices
Student
Project: Create a online Personality
Profile, Web Page and Feature article
Test #3—Chapters 3/4
December (Skipping to Cbapter 8)
Shopping for Food
Food Vocabulary
German Holiday Traditions
Student Project—Comparing
and Contrasting Austrian, German, and Swiss Holiday Traditions
January
Mid Term Exam—Third Week
in January
Kapitel
6: Klamotten kaufen – Buying Clothes (Chapter 5
in book)
Clothes
Vocabulary
What
do you like /dislike to wear
Shopping
for clothes
Comparing
prices
Word
to describe the fit of clothes
Grammatik—Definite
and indefinite objects, accusative objects
The
verb—gefallen-(to like, to be pleasing to
Direct
object pronouns
Talking
about what’s in and what’s out—Trends, Fads, etc.
Talking
about trying on Clothes
Grammatik---Separate-prefix
verbs
Student
project—Mode Schau—Fashion Show
Test—Chapter
6
February
Kapitel
7 (chapter 6 in the book)
Starting a conversation
Telling
time and talking about when you do things
Time
of dative expressions
Making
plans
Places
to go for fun
Grammatik—verb
Wollen (to want)
Ordering
food and beverages
Talking
about how something tastes
Paying
the check
Restaurant
food
Grammatik—the
stem changing verb essen (to eat)
Using
entertainment ads to plan an evening
Kapitel
8 (Chapter 7 in the Book)
Zu
Hause helfen—helping at Home
Household
Chores
Grammatik-The
verb muessen (to have to)
Talking
about how often you have to do things
Asking
for and offering help and telling someone what to do
Time
expressions
The
verb koennen ---to be able to
The
accusative pronouns (mich, dich,
uns, and euch)
Talking
about the weather
Words
to describe the weather
Months
Grammatik—using
the present tense to express the future
Reading
selection: German Magazine article about
what teenagers do to help out.
Student
project—writing a descriptive letter—Pen pal e-mail to another student in a
German speaking country.
Test---Chapter
7/8
March
Kapitel
9
Amerikaner
in Muenchen
Talking
about where something is located
Downtown
places
The
verb wissen to know and dependent clauses with wo
Asking
and giving directions
Phrases
for giving directions
Grammatik ---The verbs fahren and gehen
The
formal commands with Sie
Taking
about what there is to eat and drink
Saying
you do or don’t want more
Expressing opinion
Grammatik:
Es gibt
Using noch ein, kein
The
conjunction dass
Traveling
Student
project-Describing a city in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and
planning a trip there and posting that city on their Web Site.
Test—Chapter
9
Kaptiel
10
April
Kino
and Konzerte
Expressing
likes and dislikes
Expressing
familiarity
Movie
genres
Music
The
verb moegen
The
verb kennen
Expressing
preferences and favorites
Adjectives
for describing movies
Taking
about what they did in their free time.
Book
genres
The
stem-changing verbs lessen and sprechen
Reading
advertising and reviews for books, movies, and concerts
Kaptiel
11
Der
Geburtstag—Birthday
Using
the telephone in German
Telephone
Vocabulary
Inviting
someone to a party and accepting or declining
Talking
about birthdays and expressing good wishes
Ordinal
numbers
Holidays
Discussing
gift ideas
Popular
gifts
Grammatik—introduction
to the dative case
Reading—Buying
inexpensively in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
Test
Kapitel
12
May—Review
Die Fete the Party
Offer
help and explain what to do
Asking
where something is located and give directions
Making
plans and invite someone to come along
Talk
about clothing
Discuss
gift ideas
Describe
people and places
Say
what you do or don’t want more
Talk
about what you did
Student
project---Describing a Famous Austrian, German, or Swiss personality. Write a short Biography and post it on your
web site.
Finish
any part of any chapter on finished,
June
Review
Finish
any chapter not completed
Final
Skit
Reading pieces
of German literature
Speaking
Test
Final
Exam (Reading,
Writing, and Grammar) — Middle of June 2006