German I, Semester I; Das Wetter
Sections:

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

 

 Section One : Part A  |  Part B  |  Part C  |  Part D

Introduction

Welcome to Das Wetter, Unit 3!
Gratuliere! Congratulations again. You now know how to say many things that you didn't know prior to this course. Now you can talk about the days, dates and a few activities you like to do. You must keep in mind that fluency in German (or any foreign language) does not happen over night. It may seem to be a very slow process to you but it is one that is achieved the more you practice and seek ways to use your new skills.

In Das Wetter you will:

  1. talk about the weather
  2. talk about the seasons
  3. convert degrees from the Fahrenheit scale to Centigrade and vice versa
  4. manipulate regular verbs
  5. talk about what you wear in various situations
  6. learn about Berlin, Germany

As you work, keep in mind the symbols that will help you to remember what it is you are going to be doing throughout the course. If you have forgotten those, you can look back at them to keep them in mind.

Unit Activities

Below is a list of the various activities in the unit. Though no activities should be skipped, the activities that are listed here are for a grade in the course and the point values are in red.

  1. Section 1, Part A, Discussion Assignment: 16 points
  2. Section 1, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 8 points
  3. Section 1, Part C, Speaking Assignment: 16 points
  4. Section 1, Part C, Writing Assignment: 32 points
  5. Section 1, Part D, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  6. Section 1 Quiz: 30 points
  7. Section 2, Part A, Writing Assignment: 20 points
  8. Section 2, Part B, Writing Assignment: 8 points
  9. Section 2, Part C, Discussion Board: 8 points
  10. Section 2, Part D, Writing Assignment: 20 points
  11. Section 2, Part D, Speaking Assignment: 16 points
  12. Section 2 Quiz: 32 points
  13. Section 3, Part A, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  14. Section 3, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 16 points
  15. Section 3, Part C, Writing Assignment: 20 points
  16. Section 3, Part C, Speaking Assignment: 8 points
  17. Section 3 Quiz: 28 points
  18. Unit 3 Exam: 81 points

You should keep in mind that during the course of this unit, Das Wetter, you should spend time doing the following daily:

  1. Vocabulary activities, drilling vocabulary (flashcards), at least 15 minutes daily.
  2. Practicing the alphabet or any vocabulary from Units 1 and 2 that you do not feel confident with
  3. At this point you should have developed some tool to help yourself learn the German language when you are not online working. You should either take notes to study later or make lists of vocabulary that you can study or even teach someone else.

Let's get going...

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