Talking about . . .
- the weather and the seasons
- student life
- everyday activities and objects
- nationality
- colors
Vokabeln
- Wortschatz 1: Listen to the words and expressions from Wortschatz 1 (p. 18-19)
- Wörter im Kontext 1: Practice using words and expressions from Wortschatz 1
- Wortschatz 2: Listen to the words and expressions from Wortschatz 2 (p. 47-48)
- Wörter im Kontext 2: Practice using words and expressions from Wortschatz 2
Strukturen
1 Identifying people and things
- Nouns: gender and definite articles
- Plural forms of nouns
- The indefinite articles ein and kein: Exercise A
- The indefinite articles ein and kein: Exercise B
2 Word order
- Position of the verb in questions and statements
- Position of nicht
3 Talking about people and things without naming them
- Personal pronouns: subject form
4 Expressing states and actions
- The present tense of sein
- The verb: present tense
Hörverständnis
- Vorschau / Zum Hören (pp.13-14)
- Zwischenspiel / Zum Hören (p.33)
- Zusammenschau / Zum Hören (p.42)
- Zur Aussprache (p.46)
Arbeitsbuch (Audio)
Lesen und Schreiben
- Visit an online weather site and write today’s weather report
Infobox
- Visit a national tourist information center in Deutschland
- See if they offer your major at the Freie Universität Berlin
- Choose a vacation spot in der Schweiz
- Get to know the Bundesländer in Österreich
- Learn the names of the Bundesländer in Deutschland
- Window shop at an online Wetter-Shop
- Check out the Regionalwetter in Deutschland
Briefkasten
- Communicate with other German speakers via e-mail
- Exchange cultural information and ideas with German speakers
