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 B Let's learn the names of some other people! We can talk about ourselves and to other people, so let's learn to talk about some other people. Before we learn these names, let's see which ones you already know. Die Menschen People der Mann The man die Frau The woman das Fräulein The young woman das Kind The child der Freund, die Freundin The male friend, female friend Die Freunde The friends Click on the TV to view the presentation to learn the names of some other people you can talk about in German. Talking about other people You might be guessing at this point what this is going to mean. Now we have to look at the same questions again to see what changes may take place when we are talking about these other people. Look to see how we would ask our same four questions that have been our focus. You can click on the question to hear it spoken. Remember to repeat every time you have the chance. Wie geht es der Frau? Wo wohnt der Mann? Wie heißt das Fräulein? Wie heißt das Kind? The good news for us at this point is that in order to answer the question, we often can just reverse the word order of the sentence. Pay attention to the order of the words in the question and then in the response given. Question Response Wie geht es der Frau? Es geht der Frau gut. Woher kommt der Mann? Der Mann kommt aus Österreich. Wie heißt das Fräulein ? Das Fräulein heißt Laura Günter. Wo wohnt das Kind ? Das Kind wohnt in Deutschland. Do you see how you can talk about others simply using the same basic words that are in the question? Practice Use your imagination to respond to the questions below using the appropriate words that you know from Sections One, Two and Three and that will answer giving the information requested. Respond in complete sentences in German and be sure to check your work by clicking on the sentence when you finish. 1. Wo wohnt die Freundin? Die Freundin wohnt in Michigan. 2. Wie geht es dem Mann? Es geht dem Mann gut. 3. Woher kommt das Kind? Das Kind kommt aus England. 4. Wie heißt die Frau? Die Frau heißt Sophie Kirchner. 5. Wo wohnt das Fräulein? Das Fräulein wohnt in Berlin. 6. Wie geht es dem Freund? Es geht dem Freund sehr gut. 7. Wie heißt der Mann? Der Mann heißt Alexander Frisch. 8. Woher kommt die Freundin? Die Freudin kommt aus Wien, Österreich. Speaking Assignment Once you are feeling very confident with your skills in talking about another person. it is time to do a recording for your teacher. Select two people that you can talk about. You may want to use their name (Rosa, David, etc.), or what they are (der Mann, die Frau, die Freuindin, etc.). Compose four sentences about each one of these people. Tell your teacher in a recording the following information: Where each one lives, where each is from, what their names are and how they are. Be sure to use vocabulary that we are learning in this course and not information from outside sources. Be sure to use complete sentences. (The man lives in Colorado is an example of a complete sentence. In Colorado is not a complete sentence.) This assignment is worth 16 points. Go on to Part C!

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