German 2, Semester 2; Das Haus

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 D Reflexive Verbs Do you remember the reflexive verbs that we learned earlier in German 2a? Many of these verbs are those we use to talk about things we do in our daily routine-showering, brushing teeth, getting dressed, etc, as you will see in the list below. In reflexive verbs, the pronoun following the verb "reflects" the subject-the person or thing that is performing the action, (e.g. I wash myself.) These are verbs that, although they do not seem to be "reflexive" in English, must be used reflexively in German. Review these reflexive verbs and then do the activities that follow to make sure that you know how to use these very common verbs in German. sich hinlegen to go to bed, to lie down sich amüsieren to enjoy oneself, to have fun sich anziehen to dress oneself sich hinsetzen to seat oneself (to sit down) sich duschen to take a shower sich waschen to wash oneself sich die Haare bürsten to brush one's hair sich die Haare kämmen. to comb one's hair sich baden to take a bath sich schminken to put on makeup Practice! Practice manipulating these verbs in this activity. Word Web Üben Sie mit den Verben See if you can make a sentence using these subjects and verbs. Include one other piece of information. Click on the verb to see the correct verb. Ich/baden Ich bade mich… Er/ämusieren Er ämusiert sich… Wir / waschen Wir waschen uns… Ich/kämmen Ich kämme mich… Sie/anziehen Sie zieht sich an… Sie/schminken Sie schminkt sich… Ich / hinlegen Ich lege mich hin… Wir / die Haare bürsten Wir bürsten uns die Haare. Er / hinsetzen Er setzt sich hin. . . Üben Wir! Let's continue to review these verbs in talking about where we do each activity. Make a sentence using the pronoun and the verb. Write this activity in your notebook, as you should with all of these practice activities. Click on the question to see the most logical response. Er hinlegen Wo legt er sich hin? Er legt sich im Schlafzimmer hin. Ich putzen Wo putzt du dir die Zähne? Ich putze mir die Zähne im Badezimmer. Wir hinsetzen Wo setzen wir uns hin? Wir setzen uns im Wohnzimmer hin. Ich waschen Wo wäschst du dich? Ich wasche mich in der Dusche. Los geht's! In this section of each unit, you are going to view a presentation and then you will hear instructions given to you that you should do. Science has proven that the more of your senses that are engaged in an activity, the more learning takes place. Doing these activities as you are asked to do will help you to internalize the meanings of the words and will also sharpen your listening skills. So, listen and then do what you are asked to do. The exercises may seem repetitive, but remember....repetition is the key. When you finish with this presentation, be sure to take the TPR 1D Quiz. Now go on to Part E.

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