Wissen vs. Kennen - Supplemental Handout

5.   weiß/kenne

6.  wissen/weiß

7.  weiß/kenne

8.  weiß/weiß

9.  weiß/kennst/kennst/kenne/weiß

Final - German 1A - General Topics

The final will be held on Wednesday, July 30 from 6:00 p.m. > how ever much time you need but hopefully not later than 8:30.  

Here are the general topics, in order for you to focus your review and study: 

1.  Family tree terms

2.  Describing in complete sentences: things in your room/home, personal characteristics, favorite activities, questions re: renting an apartment, and things you need to have in an apartment or as part of an apartment. 

3.  Completing a dialog by writing grammatically correct questions.  Review question formation on p. 41 and p. 43.  It would be helpful to also review word order, p. 40 (and see video in previous post)     

4.    Personal pronouns: nominative and accusative. 

5.  Verb conjugation (fill in blanks).  Very important!  Sehr wichtig!  Review, pp. 36 and 71.  

6.  Possessive adjectives 

7.  Accusative pronouns

8.  wissen or kennen? 

9.  kein or nicht?  

10.  A reading passage. 

Assignment for Monday, July 28 - Review!

See the post following this for what to focus on in studying for the final.  For Monday: review each chapter: vocabulary, Grammatik, the Themen, as well as consulting "Das kann ich nun!" at the end of each Kapitel as a guideline.  

We will watch the Kap 3 video and answer the questions A, and B, which will help in reviewing vocabulary as well as practicing formulating questions and using wissen/kennen.  

We will spend ca. 30 minutes on each chapter, take no break and end class ca. 8 p.m.  

Strange but true: Birthday Customs in Germany

Read here for a description of some interesting birthday celebration customs in Germany or Austria.  Here's one that stands out: 

• The first German birthday tradition I’d like to share, serves as a warning as well: Never wish a German a happy birthday before their birthday. It is considered bad luck to do so. There are no well-wishes, cards or presents given before a German’s birthday. Period.

And about that Happy Birthday song: 

 The good news about learning a birthday song sung in Germany is that it is not hard at all. The reason is the bad news: The English version of 'Happy Birthday' is what is mostly sung at German partys now. Nevertheless, on occasion you will hear it sung in German and so here is the German version:

Zum Geburtstag viel Glück,Zum Geburtstag viel Glück,Zum Geburtstag alles Gute,Zum Geburtstag viel Glück. 


One traditional birthday song where sometimes the chair is being lifted up as everybody sings along isHoch soll er/sie leben. However it is being taken over by 'Happy Birthday' and is not so popular anymore.:


Hoch soll sie/er leben! (Long may she/he live!)
Hoch soll sie/er leben! 
Dreimal hoch! (Three cheers!)

Another birthday song that you will hear at times, expecially at children's birthday partys is the one penned by Germany's favorite children's singer, Rolf Zuckowski: Wie schön, dass du geboren bist.

The Goethe Portrait in DNK, p. 103

To all information-seeking and curious students, here is a link to a larger photo of the photo on p. 103 of Johann von Goethe.  There is also a description about the genesis of the portrait.  Of course, you will recognize something different here.  What is it?

German 1A: Assignment for 7/23/14: Kapitel 3: Familie und Freunde

Continue to work on WB/LM for Kapitel 3.  It will be handed in on the evening of the final on 7/30.  

P. 105:  We will watch the video in class, but it is always beneficial to you to have already viewed it once or twice.   

Sprache im Kontext, p. 105.   Read "Lesen" A, check boxes, B, check boxes 

Read Landeskunde-Info

P. 106: Zum Text:  Read "Saskia" and choose one other person then fill in chart "Zum Text" for just those two people.   Don't be concerned if you don't know all the vocabulary or don't have time to look everything up.  The important part is to get the gist of things and also use your powers of inference from context to round things out.  

P. 107: B: be prepared to discuss in class.  

C:  write 3-4 sentences about how you celebrate your birthday.  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Pp. 100-101:  Prepositions with the Accusative Case: Read and study, including notes.  

Übung 10:  Write sentences according to the example/Beispiel

Übung 11: write the correct proposition to review in class 

Test, Kapitel 3: 

We will "crowd source" the test for Kapitel 3, listen and review the listening section, etc.  This will be a good chance for you to review Kapitel 3 material in advance of the final.  

Sentence Structure Review

In advance of a comprehensive review on Monday, 7/28, watch this short video explaining that very vital and essential part of German grammar: the sentence structure.

German 1A: Assignment for 7/21/14: Kapitel 3: Familie und Freunde

Continue to work on WB/LM for Kapitel 3

P. 88: Thema 2: Der Kalender

Akt. 4: identify

Read Sprach-Info

Akt 6: Listen (3x) and take notes, jot down key words

Akt 7: will be done in class

P. 89: Thema 3:  Feste und Feiertage 

Read the paragraph about Geburtstagswünsche, study Neue Wörter.

Analyse: read and be prepared to review in class.  To see more on offering good wishes, condolences, job promotion congratulations, graduation, etc. in German, see this webpage.

P. 90: Study Neue Wörter and read Feiertage in der Familie Thalhofer

P. 91: Read Sprach-Info.  

Read Landeskunde-Info and prepare answers to the questions 

P. 92: Akt 8: match the holidays.  Then, go to this website:    German holidays.  Choose a holiday that interests you and write a brief description to tell the class.  

Akt 9: Create a birthday greeting for a family member or friend 

Neue Wörter, study and read Sprach-Info
  

Grammatik im Kontext:

P. 97: Personal Pronouns in the Accusative case

Read and study the chart and notes.

Analyse: read and identify all personal pronouns, etc. as per the directions

P. 98: Read Sprach-Info

Übung 6: fill in the blanks.  Pay close attention to the relationship between the nominative subject and the accusative object.

P. 99: Übung 8: fill in the blanks to review in class.

P. 102: The verbs werden and wissen: read and study chart.  Note the irregularities in the conjugations. 

Übung 12: complete the sentences

P. 103: Read Sprach-Info 

Übung 14: listen (3x) and check the appropriate responses 

Übung 15: wissen oder kennen.  Complete with the correct form, 1-6

Übung 16: Will be done in class 

Begin work on workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 3, to be handed in on 7/30, evening of the final  

Test - Kapitel 2 - Monday, 7/14/2014 - General Study Topics

The test for Kapitel 2 will be given on Monday, 7/14/2014.

The general topics will be as follow:

1.  Listening section

2.  Identifying objects seen in a house, including definite article and plural form

3. Fill in the blank with adjectives regarding housing.

4.  Write 4 sentences using appropriate verbs from Kapitel 2

5.  Complete 4 sentences using the correct form of "haben" and "kein"

6.  Sentences with "dieser" or "welcher" in their correct forms.

7.  A reading passage with questions.

8.  A writing section on the following topic: Write a paragraph of 20-30 words in German describing yourself and inparticular your interests.  What kind of person are you?  What do you enjoy doing in your free time?  What don't you enjoy?

9.  A culture section about student living situations in Germany vs. in the U.S.

German 1A: Assignment for 7/16/14: Kapitel 3: Familie und Freunde

After reading the Grammatik im Kontext assignments, please begin the workbook and lab for Kapitel 3, to be handed in on the class session of the final, 7/30/14.  

P. 83: Alles klar?  Read and examine the photo, following the prompts.

P. 84: Listen to B and check boxes

P. 84: Thema 1: Wörter im Kontext: Ein Familienstammbaum.  Study the tree and complete the activity,

Wer ist wer?

Read: Sprach-Info and study Neue-Wörter, p. 85

P. 86: Akt 1.  Unscramble

Akt 2: prepare answers to questions.  You will use mein/meine in your answers.  

Read Sprach-info

Read Landeskunde-Info.

P. 87: Akt. 3.  Fill in the blanks and read Sprach-Info.

Pp. 93-94: Grammatik im Kontext: Possessive Adjectives: read and study charts and read notes.

Analyse: Scan and identify possessive adjectives. 

P. 95: Übung 1: Listen (3x) and jot down Empfänger/Absender (just the relationships + possessive adjective)

Übung 2:  Schritt 1 and 2 

Übung 3: Write 8 sentences according to the directions 

P. 96: Übung 4: Complete the dialogs.  Note whether the person being addressed requires "formal" or "informal".   

Übung 5: Schritt 1: Write a personal profile to exchange in class (Schritt 2).  You need not write your actual cell phone number.  

German 1A: Assignment for 7/14/14: Kapitel 2 - Wie ich wohne

Continue working on Workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 2, to be turned in before the test on 7/14.  Don't forget the Journal section, it is one of the few opportunities to practice writing something a bit more extended.  

Thema 3: Was wir gern machen

Pp. 58-59: Thema 3:  Study Neue Wörter.  Match the pictures (a-f) to the statements (1-6).  
Was machen Sie gern?  Check the boxes as appropriate.  Be prepared to tell the class two things you like to do and one thing that you don't.  

Akt. 8: Hin und Her will be done in class. 

P. 60: Akt. 9.  Prepare to review in class.  Jot down keywords as answers rather than complete sentences.  

Read Sprach-Info and prepare to do Akt 11 in class.  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

Pp. 74-75: Übungen 17, 18: supply the correct plural forms, as per the directions. 
Read "The Plural of Nouns" and read notes carefully.  They contain a lot of tips as to how to predict the plural form.  

Watch the Videoclip, p. 75 at least twice.  Do A, B, C.  For C: write at least 5 sentences describing your apartment/home/living quarters.  Note: The fill-in-the-blank sections for A.1. are a bit confusing, don't be too concerned about that one. 

P. 78: B: look at the pictures and see how many objects you can identify, with definite articles and plural forms.  Quiz yourself!  s.

Prepare for test, Kapitel 2.  Review all grammar sections, Wortschatz (pp. 80-81), using "Das kann ich nun!" as a guide.  Bring completed workbook/lab manual to class to turn it.  If you do the workbook thoroughly, as well as the assignments, the tests will reflect this.    

German 1A: Assignment for 7/9/14: Kapitel 2 - Wie ich wohne

Continue working on workbook/lab manual for Kapitel 2. 

Übung 8, p. 68: If you haven't already filled in the blanks here, please do so for Wednesday.  We will review in class.  Note: you will be using the "definite article" as a pronoun in the answer.  

Pp. 56-57: Thema 2.  

Study Neue Wörter, p. 57 

Look at the pictures, p. 56 and answer A.;  For B: using "dieser" in its correct form (pay attention to the gender of the noun you are using) identify 5 other items and write what they cost, using the example given in B. 

Akt. 5: Listen (3x) and check items.

Read Sprach-Info

P. 58: Akt. 7: Listen (3x) and answer true/false.  Write your own das stimmt/das stimmt nicht questions based on the pictures on p. 56, two for each "Bild"  Identify first: "Bild 1", "Bild 2," "Bild 3".  Zum Beispiel:  Bild 2:  Der Papierkorb kostet 25 Euro.  (Das stimmt).  

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 69: Read Negation: nicht and kein, including notes and also study chart.  Note how the endingsfor "kein"  parallel the "ein" word endings that you already know!  

Übung 9: Listen (3x) and check off the excuses.  

P. 70: Übung 10.  Read the comic and circle the correct option. 

Übung 11: write either nicht or kein for 1-10

p. 71: Read "Verbs with Stem-Vowel Changes" and note.  Is there another grammar rule you already know that has some change to the 2nd and 3rd person singular?  They stem-vowel changes will have to be memorized!  No way around it!    

Übung 13:  Complete as per the directions.  THEN, create a question to generate the statements for each sentence.  (10 questions, 5 each for Herr und Frau Wunderlich)  They can be "information seeking" questions (using was, wo, wie, etc. ) or "yes/no" questions.  Zum Beispiel: Sieht Frau Wunderlich gern Horrorfilme?  Ja, sie sieht gern Horrofilme, or Nein, sie sieht nicht gern Horrorfilme.  (depending on how you have written the original sentences.)    

Übung 14: Fill in the blanks 

Pp. 72-73: Übung 15: prepare 3 sentences by following the directions.  Then this will be completed in class with a neighbor.  

German 1A: Assignment for 7/7/14: Kapitel 2 - Wie ich wohne

After completing this assignment, begin work on the workbook/lab manual, Kap. 2, which will be due on 7/14. 

P. 51: Alles klar?  Read A and prepare answers to the 4 arrow questions.  Do the Vokabelsuche. 

Listen to B and write down the answers. 

P. 52: Read Landeskunde-Info

Thema 1: Study Neue Wörter, pp. 52-53.   Make flashcards with Quizlet!  

Listen to "Auf Wohnungssuche" (3x) and read along after the first time just listening.  

P. 53:  Answer A-C.  For D-G, write a few sentences describing your living situation, using the sentences structures and vocabulary from D-G

For C, just FYI, you could add as options:  Ich wohne ... mit meinem Freund oder Ehemann/meiner Freundin oder Ehefrau/mit Freunden/mit Mitbewohner (roommates)  

Note: read Sprach-Info with reference to E. 

Akt 1: Write answers 

P. 54: Akt. 2: Listen and scan the ads.  Label 1-5.  

Read Landeskunde-Info about the euro. 

P. 55: Read Sprach-Info

Akt. 3: Circle answers and write answers for Schritt 1, 2, as directed, referring back to the ads in Akt. 2.  

Akt. 4: Write an ad to bring to class.  You may refer to dollars or convert dollars to Euros.  Currently, the exchange rate is 1 Euro = 1.37 Dollars.  You can also add an SF neighborhood in your description.  Use "im _______________ Stadtbereich." Z.B.: Ich suche eine Wohnung im Noe Valley Stadtbereich."    

Grammatik im Kontext: 

P. 62: Read "the verb haben".  Read Analyse and be prepared to discuss the questions. 

Übung 1: Complete the sentences 

P. 63: Read "The Nominative and Accusative Cases":  Indefinite Article, including notes. 

P. 64:  Übung 2: Listen (3x) and check the boxes 

Übung 3: Write a list of 5 items in the room, using "Das Zimmer hat ___."  

Übung 4: Write Schritt 1.  The rest will be completed in class with a neighbor.  

P. 65: Read "The definite article", including the notes.  

Read and note Sprach-Info 

Übung 5: Write 10 sentences based on the photo.  Note the change in definite article for masculine nouns and repeat out loud the items listed + definite article as you write.  This may help retain information.   

P. 67: Read "the der-words dieser and welcher" and study the chart. Pay special attention to the note at the bottom on the page. 

Übung 7: just write the appropriate forms for the blanks.  Tip: determine which is the subject and which is the object for each sentence and whether the noun is masculine, feminine or neuter.  

Read Sprach-Info, THEN, write the correct form of dieser in Übung 8.  It is helpful to read the sentences out loud as you work on this and other activities.  

German 1A: Assignment for 7/02/14 - Kapitel 1

Complete workbook and lab manual, Kapitel 1.  It will be due on 7/2, before you take the chapter test.

Akt. 11, 12, p. 31 - be prepared to review in class

Akt. 14, p. 32: make a list!

Grammatik im Kontext:

P. 43: Read "Yes/No Questions"

P. 43: Übung 17: Write questions for 1-6

Übung 18: Schritt 1: write five informal yes/no questions to bring to class.  Schritt 2 and 3 will be done in class.

Übung 19, Schritt 1.  Invent a fictitious person.  Schritt 2 will be done in class.

P. 44: Übung 20.  Listen (3x) and check correct boxes.
          Schritt 2: Write questions for 1-8, creating yes/no questions.  Remember: for these types of questions, you will begin your sentence with the verb.  

Read Landeskunde-Info, p. 47.

Watch the video, p. 45.  Try to check answers for A, B.  C: do you have something in common with any of the people presented in the video?  Remember: you are not expected to understand everything in the video.  Global comprehension is the goal.  In other words, you probably understand more than you initially think you do!  

STUDY FOR TEST:

Kapitel 1: review all grammar topics, Wortschatz (pp. 48-49)

Use "Das kann ich nun!" as a study guide (p. 49)

See other post for topics to focus on.