German I, Semester 2, Die Schule und Pflichten

Sections:

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

Section Two:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D

Section Two - Part B Hausarbeit machen There are many things we have to do in our homes. These are called "Hausarbeit" or chores. (Don't confuse this with Hausaufgaben--homework, for school.) Which of these do you have to do at your house? Listen to the speaker and repeat as you learn the names of these activities. Write them down in your notebook so you can begin to study them outside of class. Remember that the more you practice vocabulary, the less frustrating you will find your language class to be. den Staub wischen das Haus putzen/sauber machen den Müll austragen Staub saugen die Wäsche waschen die Wäsche falten das Bett machen den Boden kehren den Tisch decken den Tisch abräumen den Rasen mähen das Zimmer aufräumen And in general, we always have to 'helfen'--help in doing the chores. And there are several things we have to use to do these chores.   der Staubsauger, - der Besen, - die Waschmaschine, -n der Wäschetrockner, - der Lappen, -n die Spülmaschine, -n der Rasenmäher das Geschirr   Practice Click here to practice this vocabulary. JigWord Schriftliche Übung Practice this vocabulary by answering these questions. Click on the question to see a correct answer. Was macht man mit dem Wäschetrockner? Man trocknet die Wäsche. Was macht man mit der Waschmaschine? Man wäscht die Wäsche. Was macht man mit der Spülmaschine? Man wäscht die Teller usw. Was macht man mit dem Lappen? Man wischt den Staub. Was macht man mit dem Staubsauger? Man saugt Staub. Was macht man mit dem Besen? Man kehrt den Boden. Schriftliche Aufgabe In complete sentences, tell who does six different chores in your home. Pick from this list of chores. wash dishes wash clothes fold clothes vaccuum sweep dust make bed take out trash Diese Aufgabe hat 12 Punkte. Das Projekt In this Unit, your project is going to be a personal project. You will prepare an essay/photo essay talking about your typical day. You will talk about your school day and the way it is organized, what times you go to classes and in what order, what you do in each course, what items you need, what part of the school you go for to each course. You will also talk about your choes at home. You may include pictures in your essay, but it is not a requirement. You will produce an essay of about 200 words. This project is to be written in German. You should include: an essay of about 200 words talking about your school day how your day is organized and what classes you go to, in what order what you do in those courses what part of the school the course is located in what you need in each course what you do after school as part of your home responsibilities/chores where you do these activities (what part of house?) The project will have four deadlines: Deadline 1: Idea (5 points) Deadline 2: Detailed Outline (10 points) Deadline 3: Rough draft (10 points) Deadline 4: Final project: (35 points) The second deadline is due now. Diese Aufgabe hat 10 Punkte. Go on to Part C.

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