German I, Semester 2, Die Schule und Pflichten

Sections:

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

Section One:

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

Section One - Part F Das Schuljahr What is your school year like? Most of you probably begin classes around the end of August or beginning of September and go until the end of May or into June. You may have a week or two of vacation at the end of December and another week in the spring, but otherwise you go to school pretty much straight through from September to June. Some of you, however, are on a "year-round-schedule," where your summer break is shorter (6-8 weeks rather than 10-12), but you may have 3 longer breaks (2-3 weeks) during the year. The number of weeks of school is the same; they're just spread out differently. The year-round-schedule is more like the European schedule. In the German-speaking countries, many students have a fall break (Herbstferien, 10-14 days), about three weeks for vacation at Christmas time (Weihnachtsferien) and then about a two-week break at Easter (Osterferien). In addition, there are other one-day holidays, depending on which Bundesland the school is in. The summer vacation (Sommerferien) is then only 6 weeks long, and it can begin anywhere from June to August. The states rotate when their Sommerferien are, so not all Germans are on the road at once! Wie kommst du zur Schule? Speaking of being on the road, how do you get to school each day? Do you drive? Do you go on a school bus? Do you walk? Let's see how we could express these things in German. das Taxi, -s die U-Bahn, -en der Bus, -se das Auto, -s zu Fuß Ich fahre mit dem Taxi. Ich fahre mit der U-Bahn. Ich farhe mit dem Bus. Ich fahre mit dem Auto. Ich gehe zu Fuß.   There are a couple of other ways you could say you go somewhere, but it isn't likely that you would go to school in these ways. das Schiff, -e das Flugzeug, -e der Zug, -``e das Motorrad, -``er Ich reise mit dem Schiff. Ich fliege (mit dem Flugzeug). Ich fahre mit dem Zug. Ich fahre (ein) Motorrad. Schriftliche Übung Look at how each of the following say they go to school based on the picture you see. Write a sentence expressing this in German. After you have written the sentences in your notebook, click on the pictures to see if you are correct. sie (sg.) Sie fährt mit dem Zug zur Schule. ich Ich fahre mit der U-Bahn zur Schule. wir Wir fahren mit dem Auto zur Schule. sie (pl.) Sie gehen zu Fuss zur Schule. du Du fährst mit dem Bus (Schulbus) zur Schule. er Er fährt Motorrad zur Schule. *A Schulbus is not one of the big yellow buses we know; it is a regular city bus that may make special runs at the times school beings and ends. Although it will have a lot of students on it, regular passengers may take it as well. Diskutieren wir/Mündliche Aufgabe Go to the Discussion Board and write about how you get to different areas. Give at least five areas that you go to on a regular basis and how you get there. Write in complete sentences and use a variety of vocabulary words. Diese Aufgabe hat 12 Punkte. Hör- und Schreibaufgabe Listen to the speaker and then respond to each question in German using a complete sentence. You may listen as many times as you like to each statement to be sure that you understand what each question is asking. Listen Listen Listen Listen Listen Listen Listen Listen Diese Aufgabe hat 16 Punkte. When you feel confident with Section One, you may take the Section Quiz. Then continue working in Section Two.

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