Lektion 1 (Week 1): Greetings and Good-byes
Grammar and Usage:
Subject pronouns
The verb sein
The definite article and gender of nouns
Plural formation
Conversation:
Students should be able to exchange greetings in formal and informal situations.
Cultural Note:
Greetings used across Germany
Lektion 2 (Week 2): Introductions
Grammar and Usage:
Present tense of regular verbs
The verb haben
Numbers from 0-10
Conversation:
Students should be able to introduce themselves in formal and informal situations.
Cultural Note:
Dialects of German
Lektion 3 (Week 3): A Telephone Call
Grammar and Usage:
Forming questions
The indefinite article
Numbers above 10
The days of the week and the months of the year
Conversation:
Students should be able to ask for information.
Cultural Note:
Telephone Usage in Germany
Lektion 4 (Week 4): The Weather
Grammar and Usage:
The simple past tense of sein
Word order
The seasons
Word formation
wohnen vs. leben
Mann vs. man
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about the weather.
Cultural Note:
The weather in Germany
Lektion 5 (Week 5): The Family
Grammar and Usage:
Negation with kein
The nominative case and the accusative case
The question words wer?, wen? and was?
Possessive Adjectives
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about their families.
Cultural Note:
German families
Lektion 6 (Week 6): At a Restaurant
Grammar and Usage:
Verbs with stem vowel change
The word gern
The phrase es gibt
Negation with nicht
Flavoring particles
Conversation:
Students should be able to order food at a restaurant.
Cultural Note:
Eating out in Germany
Lektion 7 (Week 7): Grocery Shopping
Grammar and Usage:
The accusative of personal pronouns
Accusative prepositions
Weights and measurements
Conversation:
Students should be able to discuss food items.
Cultural Note:
Grocery shopping in Germany
Review (Week 8):
Review of grammar introduced so far.
Communicative activities.
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