German I, Semester I; Die Grüße

Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |  Section 2  |   Section 3   |  Dictionaries

Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |  Part C  |   Part D |   Part E |  Part F  |  Part G

Section One - Part A The Ruprecht Karls-Universität Heidelberg (The University of Heidelberg) located in the southern part of Germany, is the oldest university in Germany. Photograph from: http://www.heidelberg.de/Altstadt-Information/Sektor19/Sektor19_Unibiblio_g.htm Warm up What is one thing you want to do when you see another person? Say hello, tell them your name? In this section, you are going to learn to do that. Before we get started, a fun thing to do when learning something new is to see what you already know. See if you know what this Vokabeln means in English. After you try it, click on the word to see the answer. Guten Tag Good afternoon, good day Hallo Hi Bis später See you later Auf Wiedersehen Good-bye (formal) Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you? Woher kommen Sie? Where are you from? Wie heißen Sie? What is your name? Sehr gut Very well Ich komme aus... I am from.... Ich wohne in... I live in.... Ich heiße... My name is.... Es freut mich. Nice to meet you. Und Sie? And you? Danke Thank you.   How did you do? Don't panic if you don't know much in German yet. This is a beginning course and this is the beginning! Click on the TV to view a presentation to listen to the conversation taking place. You may want to go back and review the vocabulary at this time and then view the conversation again. This is excellent practice and a super way for you to begin building a vocabulary in German. Now that you have listened to the conversation a couple of times, go back to the conversation and repeat after the speaker as each line is said. Try to imitate the speech of the speaker as closely as you can. Listening to German and repeating German are excellent ways of becoming proficient at your new language. The more comfortable you feel with pronouncing German words, the easier it will be for you to learn and experience greater success with your new skills! You should get to a point where you feel very comfortable speaking the new words you are learning out loud. Another excellent way to practice is to record yourself speaking German and then listen to yourself. This will help you compare your own pronunciation with that of the speakers on the recordings in the course. Now go on to Part B!

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