German I, Semester 2, Die Freizeitaktivitäten

Sections:

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

Introduction Willkommen! Das Thema für Lektion 9 ist "Die Freizeit". Do you know the story of "Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten?" You will see a lot of these music-loving characters from the Grimm Brothers' famous fairy tale if you travel to Bremen, one of the two city-states located in northern Germany. As you learn more about popular freetime activities in Unit 9, you will also have the opportunity to explore more of Germany's beautiful northern cities. Viel Spaß! Lektion Neun Gratuliere wieder! Congratulations again. You now know how to say even more things that you didn't know prior to this course. You must keep in mind that fluency in German (or any foreign language) does not happen over night. It is achieved the more you practice and seek ways to use your new skills. In Die Freizeit you will: talk about sports and leisure time activities in the German-speaking world learn the prepositions that are always followed by dative case learn the accusative and dative personal pronouns learn additional cognate patterns 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. Section 1, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 12 points Section 1, Part C, Project: 5 points Section 1, Part E, Discussion Assignment: 12 points Section 1, Part F, Listening Assignment: 16 points Section 1, Part F, Speaking Assignment: 8 points Section 1 Quiz: 29 points Section 2, Part A, Project: 10 points Section 2, Part B, Speaking Assignment: 12 points Section 2, Part E, Writing Assignment: 24 points Section 2 Quiz: 32 points Section 3, Part A, Writing Assignment: 24 points Section 3, Part B, Project: 5 points Section 3, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 16 points Section 3, Part C, Speaking: 12 points Section 3, Part D, Project: 30 points Section 3, Part D, Writing Assignment: 12 points Section 3 Quiz: 25 points Unit 3 Exam: 86 points You should keep in mind that during the course of this unit, Die Freizeit, you should spend time doing the following daily: Vocabulary activities and drilling vocabulary (flashcards), at least 15 minutes daily. At this point you should have developed some tool to help yourself learn German 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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