Hallo! Guten Tag! Tag! Grüss Gott!
24 Januar 2003
Ein Gedicht
A Poem
In honor of our lost childhood memories, here's a little poem to help remember the seasons of the year.
Die Jahreszeiten
The Seasons
Es war eine Mutter,
Die hatte vier Kinder:
Den Frühling, den Sommer,
Den Herbst, den Winter.
L E T ' S C L A R I F Y
Y O U R L A N G U A G E L A B
A S S I G N M E N T S
Studenten und Studentinnen!
Several of you recently took the time to visit me in Irby 407, and I am anxiously awaiting more visits soon. I really enjoy learning about you and your educational goals and dreams. I've also learned that there is some confusion about the assignments for the Language Lab, so let me clear that up.
Each week you need to spend at least one hour in the lab. It is better to do this in two visits as the brain can effectively process a new language in small increments only. You will need your workbook for the listening activities. Sign in and write your times in the German 1310 notebook.
On your syllabus, I list the CD and the track numbers for each week's assignments. The numbers with asterisks are homework (schriftliche Hausaufgabe). Answer these on notebook paper and give them to me on Fridays. The other tracks are for bookwork (Textarbeit). Answer these in your book.
From time to time I will ask you bring your workbook to class so that we can do some of the exercises together. However, I strongly recommend that you do all the activities in the workbook for each chapter. This will facilitate your acquisition of German.
Hausaufgabe für Woche Zwei
Assignments for Week Two
Sprachlabor:
Übungen A, B*, Seite 1; A, Seite 3; A, Seite 4; A, B*, C*, Seite 5; A, B*, Seite 7.
Language Lab:
Exercises A, B, page 1; A, page 3; A, page 4; A, B*, C*, page 5; A, B*, page 7. Remember the letters with asterisks are written assignments for Fridays.
Bringen Sie am Freitag zur Deutschstunde das Sprachlaborheft.
Bring your workbook to class on Friday.
Wer sind Sie?
Who are you?
Für Freitag: Wie alt sind Sie? Wie viele Personen in Ihrer Familie?
For Friday: How old are you? How many people are in your family?
Quiz am Montag, den 27. Januar: Einführung.
Test on Monday, January 27: Introduction.
Hals- und Beinbruch!
Good luck! (Literally, neck and leg break, or break a leg.)
Also Montag machst du ein Quiz. Hals- und Beinbruch!
So you are taking a quiz on Monday. Good luck!
You've also asked about a pronunciation key for the alphabet (Das Alphabet). Thanks for the request.
Pronunciation Key
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a
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ah
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b
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beh
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c
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tseh
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d
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deh
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e
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eh
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f
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eff
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g
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geh
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h
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hah
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i
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ih
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j
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yot
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k
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kah
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l
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ell
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m
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emm
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n
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enn
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o
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oh
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p
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peh
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q
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kuh
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r
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err
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s
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ess
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t
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teh
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u
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uh
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v
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fau
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w
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weh
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x
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iks
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y
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üppsilon
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z
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tsett
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ä
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äh (a-umlaut)
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ö
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öh (o-umlaut)
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ü
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üh (u-umlaut)
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ß
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ess-tsett
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Useful Classroom Expressions
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Hören Sie Zu!
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Listen.
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Schreiben Sie!
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Write.
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Sprechen Sie laut / langsam / leise!
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Speak loudly/ slowly /
softly.
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Lesen Sie!
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Read.
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Antworten Sie!
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Answer.
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Wiederholen Sie!
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Repeat.
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Schauen Sie zu!
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Watch.
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Alle zusammen.
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Everyone together.
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Noch mal.
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Again.
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Nur die Männer.
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Just the men.
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Nur die Frauen.
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Just the women.
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Erste Gruppe.
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First group.
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Zweite Gruppe.
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Second group.
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Dritte Gruppe
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Third group.
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Vierte Gruppe
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Fourth group.
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Fünfte Gruppe
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Fifth group.
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Sechste Gruppe
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Sixth group.
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Siebte Gruppe
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Seventh group.
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Achte Gruppe
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Eighth group.
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Neunte Gruppe
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Ninth group.
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Die Hausaufgabe
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homework
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Das Textbuch
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the textbook
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Das Heft
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the workbook
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Das Sprachlabor
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the language lab
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Die schriftliche Arbeit
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written work
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Die mündliche Arbeit
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oral work
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Die Textarbeit
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textbook work
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Die Seite (S.)
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the page
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*This is the first step toward THE One World Language.
Tritt Zwei. Step Two: Subordination in a submarine!
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