Kapitel 9: Andere Länder, andere Sitten

Assignment for Tuesday, March 8

Familiarize yourself with the goals and content of Kapitel 9 (p. 300); leaf through the chapter to get an overview of what we will be doing. Review anything that seemed difficult in Kapitel 8 or on the Kapitel 8 exam. If you haven't finished all the assigned Quia exercises for Kapitel 8, use this as an opportunity to finish them.

Assignment for Wednesday, March 9

p. 301 and Companion Website: Audio Resources: listen repeatedly to "Im Gasthaus" and practice saying it.

pp. 306-7: Study how relative clauses are created, including how the gender and case of relative pronouns are determined.  Finish (orally) 9-9 if we didn't do them all in class; review them again if we did.

p. 304: Wortschatz 1: Nomen:  Learn Gasthaus to Trinkgeld, Besteck to Serviette, Bratten to Teig..

Quia: Arbeitsbuch: A9-1, A9-2, A9-3.

Quia: Hören und Sprechen: H9-2, H9-3; H9-4, H9-5.

Companion Website: Strukturen:  "Relative clauses and relative pronouns."

[Companion Website: Web Resources:  Whet your appetite at a German Gasthaus.]

Assignment for Friday, March 11

Activism Symposium. We'll discuss the Symposium on Monday, so be prepared to talk about several of the sessions you attended.

Quia: Arbeitsbuch and Hören und Sprechen: Use this opportunity to catch up on homework from the last two chapters that you have not done. This is really valuable time; use it well!

Assignment for Monday, March 14

p. 301 and Companion Website: Audio Resources: listen again "Im Gasthaus" and "Im Supermarkt" and practice saying the dialogues like the speakers.

Drama: Get together with a partner and write (collectively) a briefdialog using some of the vocabulary from Wortschatz 1 that you can perform in class. For example, one person could be a Kellner and the other the person wishing to order a meal. Or anything else.... Short and simple is fine!

p. 311 and Companion Website: Audio Resources: listen to "Wandern macht hungrig" and write 9-16.

p. 304: Wortschatz 1: Nomen:  Learn Einkaufsliste to Topf, Austauschschüler to Platz. Use the illustrations as you are learning the words.

Assignment for Tuesday, March 15

p. 310: prepare (orally)  9-13.

p. 313: Read Infobox: "Beim Schnellimbiss."

p. 304: Wortschatz 1: Verben, Andere Wörter, Ausdrücke.

Quia: Arbeitsbuch: A9-4.

Quia: Hören und Sprechen: H9-6; H9-14.

Companion Website: Strukturen:  "N-nouns."

[Companion Website: Web Resources:  What's different about a German McDonalds?]

Assignment for Wednesday, March 16

p. 317: Writing Assignment: 9-22: "Was ich alles mache, bevor ich zur Uni gehe."

p. 317-18: Read about "Reflexive pronouns in the dative case" and prepare (orally) 9-24.

p. 304: Wortschatz 1: Das Gegenteil, Leicht zu verstehen.

Quia: Arbeitsbuch: A9-5.

Quia: Hören und Sprechen: H9-7.

Companion Website: Strukturen:  "Reflexive pronouns in the accusative case."

Assignment for Friday, March 18

p. 323 and Companion Website: Audio Resources: listen to "Einkaufsprobleme" and write 9-36.

p. 322: Read the Infobox "Einkaufsgewohnheiten."

p. 330: Wortschatz 2: Nomen (Fön to Senf). Use the illustrations as you learn the words.

Quia: Arbeitsbuch: A9-6, A9-7 A9-8, A9-13.

Quia: Hören und Sprechen: H9-1, H9-8, H9-9, H9-10, H9-11.

Companion Website: Strukturen:  "Reflexive pronouns in the dative case"; "Reflexive prnouns used to express 'each other.'"

[Companion Website: Web Resources:  Window shop at a German Bäckerei]
 

March 19-27: Spring Break!


Assignment for Monday, March 28

p. 320: Learn the reflexive verbs at the top of the page.

p. 321:  Read the Situationen in 9-31 and 9-32 and find the right Reaktion to each.

p. 323: Writing assignment: 9-37: "Mein Lieblingsgericht."

p. 325: Infobox: Read about Luxemburg, and see if you can figure out the phrases in Luxemburgischat the bottom of the page.

p. 330: Wortschatz 2: Nomen (Herr to Polizistin), Verben (sich anziehen to sich schminken)

Quia: Arbeitsbuch: A9-9, A9-10, A9-11.

Quia: Hören und Sprechen: H9-12, H9-13.

Companion Website: Strukturen:  "Reflexive verbs."
 

Assignment for Tuesday, March 29

pp. 326-27: read "Robert Kalina und der Euro." As always, read it several times. Use the Richtig/Falsch quiz as a way of testing understanding.

p. 330-31: Wortschatz 2: Verben (sich aufregen to treffen; Andere Wörter; Andere Wörter; Leicht zu verstehen)

Quia: Hören und Sprechen: H9-15, H9-16.

Quia: Videotreff: V9-1, V9-2.

[Companion Website: Web Resources:  Check out the security features of the Euro;
Learn more about Luxemburg's many cultural treasures..]
 

Assignment for Wednesday, March 30

Review for the test on Kapitel 9. Look at the  assignments for previous chapters for tips on effective and efficient ways of reviewing.