German I, Semester I: Die Grüße

Sections:

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

Section Three:

Part A |   Part B  |  Part C  | Part D | Part E

Section Three, Part A Did you know. . . …that Germans first arrived on American soil at Jamestown in 1608? …that the Declaration of Independence was first printed for public viewing in German? …that our forefathers once considered making German the official language of the U.S.? …that kindergarten was a German concept introduced by immigrants in Wisconsin? …that many of our Christmas traditions, including the Christmas tree, Advent wreath and calendar, Santa Claus and the singing of “Silent Night” were introduced by German immigrants? These are just some of the influences Germans have had on America in the past 300 years. 1 in 4 Americans today has German roots, as you can tell by the number of family names that are of German origin. German-Americans have made important contributions to all areas of our culture—politics, science, technology, education, music, etc. On October 6, 1683, 13 families sailed from Germany to settle in Pennsylvania. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan officially declared October 6 as German-American Day to commemorate 300 years of German immigration. Many schools and communities plan events to celebrate German Heritage Month each October. To learn more interesting facts about German-Americans and their contributions, try these links: http://cazoo.org/index.shtml http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/Germ-Am.htm Welcome to Section Three! You are doing so well! You should be remembering to repeat German as much as you can when you hear German in the course and it is also imperative that you spend time outside of class studying your German. Before we get going very far, see how well you're doing on this Unit's vocabulary. The following flash card activities will help you learn your vocabulary. See if you know what each word or phrase means. Click on "Play" to hear the words. Go on to a new word by click on "Next" in the controls at the bottom. Flash Card Activity One Flash Card Activity Two The focus of Section One was talking about yourself. You learned to say your own name, Ich heiße....; you learned to say where you live, Ich wohne in ....; you learned to say where you are from, Ich komme aus ...; and you learned to say how you are....Es geht mir gut. In Section 1, you also learned how to talk to someone using the "familiar" tone, asking someone what is your name, Wie heißt du?; asking someone where do you live, Wo wohnst du?; asking someone where are you from, Woher kommst du?; and asking someone how are you, Wie geht es dir? Wie geht's? In Section Two, you learned how to ask someone using the formal tone, what is your name, Wie heißen Sie?; where do you live, Wo wohnen Sie?; where are you from, Woher kommen Sie?; and how are you, Wie geht es Ihnen? So, now you see you can talk about yourself, ich, and to one other person, either a person whom you would address using "du" or a person whom you would address using "Sie". You may have noticed that in the questions and answers, you do not always see the words ich, du and Sie. Have you noticed that? Those little words are called subject pronouns. They can be the subject of a sentence. We do not always see them in questions or answers in German because in German, the subject pronoun does not always have to be used. Practice Determine how you would ask the following people the questions indicated below. Remember that when you do these activities, you are to use vocabulary and structures that we have been learning. You should never rely on outside help to do them. Click the link at the bottom to check your work. Ask your little sister how she is, saying, how are you? Ask your German teacher where she is from, saying, where are you from? Ask your doctor how he is, saying, how are are you? Ask your best friend how he/she is, saying, how are you? Ask your new classmate where he/she lives, saying, where do you live? Ask your bus driver where he/she lives, saying, where do you live? Ask your mother where she is from, saying, where are you from? Ask your Math teacher how he is, saying, how are you? Now, for each of the questions that you have written above, imagine that you are that person and write an appropriate response in German. Ask your little sister how she is, saying, how are you? Wie geht's? Ask your German teacher where she is from, saying, where are you from? Woher kommen Sie? Ask your doctor how he is, saying, how are are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? Ask your best friend how he/she is, saying, how are you? Wie geht's? Ask your new classmate where he/she lives, saying, where do you live? Wo wohnst du? Ask your bus driver where he/she lives, saying, where do you live? Wo wohnen Sie? Ask your mother where she is from, saying, where are you from? Woher kommst du? Ask your Math teacher how he is, saying, how are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? Go to Part B!

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