German 2, Semester 2; Das Haus

Sections:

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

Section Two:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |

Section Two - Part A Heidelberg Schloß Originally a fort, it was transformed into a castle in 1544. Over the centuries, it has been damaged by war and fire. It still stands over the Neckar River today. It was rebuilt by Prince Elector Karl Ludwig (1649 - 1680), only to be destroyed once again by French troops. Prince Elector Karl Theodor, who resided in Schwetzingen, tried to restore the castle to make it inhabitable once again, but in vain: Lightning struck the Castle in 1764. The Heidelberger Schloß is considered one of the finest examples of German Renaissance and certainly one of the most beautiful castle ruins. Mehr Vokabeln There are some other things we might find useful when talking about our homes. Some of these are review but it will do us good to review them here. oben zwei Schlafzimmer,Badezimmer unten Wohnzimmer Das Haus hat zwei Stockwerke: oben -- upstairs unten -- downstairs modern -- modern bequem -- comfortable altmodisch -- old, antique neu -- new alt -- old die Treppe die Heizung die Klimaanlage Which floor am I on?? If you are in Germany and ask how to get to the first floor, you might be surprised to have someone point you in the direction of the stairs! The assigning of numbers to floors in a building starts with the first floor above the ground. What we know as the first floor, or ground floor, is called das Erdgeschoss, usually designated by 'E' or 'EG.' The diagram below shows the floors of an imaginary department store and the differences between the German and U.S. numbering systems. Wortschatzübung Now, practice this vocabulary in the activity below. Answer the question in German and when you have finished writing this activity in your notebook, click on the item afterward to see your correct response. Was schaltest du an, wenn es kalt ist? Ich schalte die Heizung an. Was schaltest du an, wenn es heiß ist? Ich schalte die Klimaanlage an. Wo im Haus hast du dein Schlafzimmer? Mein Schlafzimmer ist unten. Wie viele Stockwerke habt ihr im Haus? Unser Haus hat drei Stockwerke. Was gibt es im zweiten Stock? Der zweite Stock hat zwei Schlafzimmer und ein Badezimmer. Wann benutzt ihr die Klimaanlage? Wir benutzen die Klimaanlage im Sommer. Wann benutzt ihr die Heizung? Wir benutzen die Heizung im Winter. Wie findest du dein Haus? Es ist modern und bequem. Sprechaufgabe Prepare a recording in which you talk about your house. Describe your house and the rooms of your house. Use vocabulary from this page and from the rest of Section 1. You need at least six sentences in your recording. Das ergibt 16 Punkte. Now go on to Part B.

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