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

Section One - Part C You should have practiced the vocabulary many times so that by now you are becoming familiar with what the words mean in German. If you have not, please do go back to Section 1, Part A and do that before you go on. You may have noticed that some of the expressions in talking about the weather have "Es ist..." in front of them. Some of them look different, in that they say "Es regnet". The difference is that you can use Es ist + an adjective to describe what the weather is like, as in Es ist warm, or "It is warm". You can also use an action verb like regnen (to rain) to describe what the weather is doing, as in Es regnet, which is also a complete sentence meaning "It is raining". Es ist wolkig. Es ist schlecht. Es ist schön.   Es regnet. Es ist warm.         Es ist sonnig.         Die Sonne scheint.     der Regen der Schnee The last two pictures give you a couple of nouns. You might say Der Regen ist schlecht or Der Schnee ist kalt. Speaking Assignment After you have practiced repeating and you feel proficient with this vocabulary, record the following for your teacher. Using German that you have used in this course and speaking in complete sentences, say your name, where you are from, where you live, what day it is and what the weather is like today. This assignment is worth 16 points.   Writing Practice In this practice activity, read the date given and then write what season it would be. Click on the date to see if you are correct. When you have these activities, you need to be writing them down. If you only say them, your spelling in German will not get adequate practice. 1. 23. Dezember. Es ist Winter. 2. 29. April.Es ist Frühling. 3. 15. November. Es ist Herbst 4. Heute ist der 3. Juli. Es ist Sommer. 5. Es ist 6.02. Es ist Winter. 6. Es ist Oktober. Es ist Herbst. 7. Es ist 5.05. Es ist Frühling.   Writing Assignment Prepare a list of eight dates throughout the year in German. Write the date correctly in German and then identify what season that is. Use vocabulary that you have learned in this course. If you are unsure how to form these sentences, the writing practice activity that you have just done is an excellent example for you. Do not use any of the dates given there. This assignment is worth 32 points. Now go on to Part D!

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