| Section Two: Part A
Gummibärchen
It's time for another Web Search. Let's see what all you can find out about Gummibärchen (the candy, not the cartoon.)
Look up these links to find the answers to the questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummy_bear
- When and where were the Gummibärchen invented?
- What are the main ingredients?
- What are some of the common shapes?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen
Since this is one of the shapes in Germany (and also a topic of popular culture), let's find out something out it.
- What are Ampelmännchen?
- What made the East German Ampelmännchen distinctive?
- What are Ampelweibchen and where can they be found?
http://www.haribo.com/deDE/startseite.html
Let's find out some things about the Original Gummibärchen. On this page you can choose your country/language, but before we go further, answer this question:
- What is the German Haribo slogan (at the bottom of the page)?
Now let's start with English. Click "LAND", and then the USA flag.
- What is the English version of the Haribo Slogan (at the bottom of the page)?
- Click on "FAQ", which is at the bottom right of the page. Look up the FAQs to find what flavors the various colors have.
- Under Info, look up the kinds of "hanging bags" under Products. If you were buying them, which would be your five top choicies?
At the right top of the webpage, click on "LAND", and pick the German flag.
At the left bottom of the webpage, click on "Geschichte" under "Unternehmen" to read the history of the company.
- You may not be able to read all of the history of the compnay, but can you find enough to guess
where the name Haribo comes from? Hint: think Ha Ri Bo
Go to Produkte, then Beutel.
- Click on "Top 10". What are the top 3 products?
- Click on "DOSEN & CO." (middle-left of the webpage). Just for fun, search and tell your teacher the German word for a child's pacifier.
Finally, do a Web Search and find a recipe for Gummy Bears. (There are several.)
- Tell your teacher a recipe, preferably an easy one!
Diese Aufgabe hat 20 Punkte.
 Klicke auf den Fernseher, um eine Präsentation über die Verneinung zu sehen.
Verneinung (Negation)
The key word in English for showing negation is "not," which in German is usually "nicht." The tricky question is where to put the "nicht" in the sentence. We'll answer this two ways; pick the explanantion that fits your learning style better (and totally ignore the other one if it seems confusing). But don't forget to read the "fine print."*
For the "give me the details" learner:
a) "Nicht" goes in front of the word or phrase that you are negating (except direct objects and verbs):
Ich fahre heute nicht mit dem Zug. (But maybe by car)
Der Mantel ist bestimmt nicht schwarz. (It's brown)
Wir gehen morgen nicht ins Kino. (But maybe we'll go someplace else.)
BUT:
Ich sehe den Mann nicht.
Er kauft es nicht.
b) If you're negating the verb (i.e. the whole sentence), then "nicht" goes at the end, but before separable
prefixes, infinitves, and past participles.
Ich komme heute nicht.
Der Mantel passt mir nicht.
Spielst du morgen mit uns nicht?
BUT:
Ich sehe heute nicht fern.
Ich will heute nicht fernsehen.
Ich habe gestern nicht ferngesehen.
For the "big picture" learner:
If you think of the full meaning of a verb, then phrases like "to be [+ any adjective]" or closely connected prepositional phrases ("to go by [some means of transportation] or to [a particular place]" or "to wait for [a person or thing]") could be considered two-part verbs, with the seecond part coming at the end of the sentence, just as prefixes, infinitives, and past participles do.
In that case, you can just learn to put the "nicht" in front of the second part of the verb; and if the verb truly has no second part, then"nicht" is itself at the end. Try this on the same samples above, and you'll see it works.
*The "fine print" (for either explanation):
However, (Of course, there has to be a "however"!), you may see "nicht" in other places if the speaker wants to give special emphasis to a particular word or phrase.
You've probably learned enough German by now that you can rely on your instinct to get "nicht" in the right place most of the time; so just jot down this page number in your notebook and refer back to it if you need to. Try this exercise to check yourself.
 Schreib das Deutsche für diese Sätze. Wenn du fertig bist, klicke auf das Englische, um die Antworten zu sehen.
There are some additional negative expressions in German as well. Look at each affirmative sentence and then see if you can guess the meaning of the negative one. You have seen many of these before.
See if you know the meanings of the words and then we will talk more about their use.
| immer |
Always |
nie |
Never |
| jemand |
Someone |
niemand |
No one |
| etwas |
Something |
nichts |
Nothing |
| auch |
Also |
weder ... noch |
Neither ... nor |
etwas
(with a singular noun) |
Some, Any |
kein
(in correct form) |
No, not any |
einige
(with a plural noun) |
Some, Any |
keine
(in correct form) |
No, not any |
Schreib eine negative Antwort auf diese Fragen. Dann klicke auf die Frage, um die Antwort zu sehen.
Teil B
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