Kapitel 3

Assignment for Friday, October 1

Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the goals and content of Kapitel 3 (p. 82); leaf through the chapter to get an overview of what we will be doing.
Quia: Use this opportunity to finish anything in Kapitel 2 that is still undone and to make corrections to anything that has errors. Review areas that you feel are still not completely solid. Kapitel 2 will be the foundation for Kapitel 3 and subsequent chapters.
p. 88: Get a jump on the Wortschatz by learning the vocabulary in Nomen and Die Familie.

Enjoy this chance to relax; you have been working extremely hard!

Assignment for Monday, October 4

pp. 83-84: Write 3-1 and 3-2.
p. 85: Read the Sprachnotiz about Expressing favorite.
p. 88-89: Wortschatz: learn the words in Fahrzeuge, Verben, Andere Wörter.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-1, A3-2, A3-3, A3-4.
Quia: Hören und Sprechen, H3-1, H3-2 and H3-5, H3-6 (not those in between)
Companion Website: Strukturen: The accusative case.

Assignment for Tuesday, October 5

p. 93: Read about Der-words in the accusative case.
p. 94: Read Sprachnotiz Expressing time in the accusative case.
pp. 86-87: Read Kultur, Österreich.
pp. 88-89: Wortschatz: Learn Der Computer, Ausdrücke, das Gegenteil, Leicht zu verstehen.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-5.
Quia: Hören und Sprechen, H3-3, H3-4.
Companion Website: Strukturen: The interrogative pronouns wen und was.

Assignment for Wednesday, October 6

p. 96: Write 3-21.
p. 96: Read Sprachnotiz about Omission of articles.
p. 97: Prepare for the Zwischenspiel by learning the new vocabulary.
Companion Website: Audio materials: Listen to Zwischenspiel: Jennifer Winklers Familie
p. 97: Write the responses to 3-23, 3-24.
p. 98: Writing assignment: Meine Familie, 3-25.
p. 88: Wortschatz: review Familie.
If you have one, bring a family photo to class. If you don't have one, see if you can borrow one from a friend or bring a family picture from a magazine.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-6, A3-7, A3-8.
Quia: Hören und Sprechen, H3-10, H3-11.
Companion Website: Strukturen: Der-words in the accusative case; Ein-words in the accusative case.

Assignment for Friday, October 8

p. 101: Write 3-29 (questions only, not the answers)
p. 116: Wortschatz: learn Das Gegenteil, Leicht zu verstehen.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-9, A3-10
Quia: Hören und Sprechen, H3-12
Companion Website: Strukturen: Accusative endings of adjectives preceded by der- or ein-words.

Assignment for Monday and Tuesday, October 11 and 12: Enjoy Fall Break!

Assignment for Wednesday, October 13

p. 103: Read More on the position of nicht and write the responses to the questions in 3-33
p. 110: Listen to the conversation Wie erkennen wir einander on the Companion Website and write the responses to the questions in 3-45 and 3-46.
p. 116: Wortschatz: learn Nomen, Andere Woerter.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-11, A3-18.
Quia: Hören und Sprechen, H3-7, H3-8, H3-13, H3-14.
Companion Website:  Audio Resources: practice Zur Aussprache 3-54 and listen to and repeat the vocabulary words in Wortschatz 1 and what you are doing so far in Wortschatz 2.
Companion Website: Strukturen: Accusative endings of unpreceded adjectives.

Assignment for Friday, October 15

p. 105: Read Sprachnotiz about The expression es gibt and prepare 3-36.
p. 104 and p. 106: Learn the verbs with stem-vowel changes.
p. 106: Write 3-39, 3-40.
p. 116: Wortschatz: learn Verben.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-12, A3-13, A3-14
Quia: Hören und Sprechen, H3-9
Companion Website: Strukturen: A review of negation; Verbs with stem changes in the present tense.

Assignment for Monday, October 18

p. 109: Read the Infobox Deutschland wird familienfrendlich.
p. 116: Wortschatz: learn Ausdruecke.
p. 111: Writing Assignment: Eine Personenbeschreibung, 3-48.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-15, A3-16
Quia: Videotreff: Watch the video segment and do V3-1, V3-2, and V3-3

Assignment for Tuesday, October 19

pp. 112-113: Read (and reread) the narrative about Mozart and write 3-51.
Quia: Arbeitsbuch, A3-19, A3-20, A3-21

Review the chapter; bring any questions you have to class.

Assignment for Wednesday, October 20

Review the chapter systematically in preparation for Wednesday's chapter test. Study your homework to see what errors occurred and how they can be fixed. As practice, re-do Quia exercises you have already done earlier; see how quickly and accurately you can do them. Work together with someone if possible and test each other on vocabulary and grammar exercises. Practice partner exercises.