German II

Course Description

In German II students will continue learning through a variety of activities. They will engage in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities to grow in their abilities in the German language. Technology will again be used frequently in the course for practice and assessments.

Course Big Ideas

Vocabulary
- Food and shopping vocabulary
- Restaurant vocabulary and phrases
- House: rooms, items, types of housing
- Vocabulary related to housework and cleaning
- Date and seasons
- Weather
- Travel vocabulary
- Vacation and airport vocabulary
- Driving and transportation vocabulary
- Technology vocabulary
Grammar
- Perfekt verb tense
- Accusative and Dative pronouns
- The difference between wissen and kennen
- Two-Way prepositions
- Präteritum verb tense
- Compounds (da-, wo-, hin- her-)
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Prepositions of location and use in a sentence
- Infinitive expressions and clauses
- Specific time expressions
- Indefinite pronouns
- Plusquamperfekt verb tense
- Comparative and Superlative adjectives
- Genitive Case
- Demonstrative pronouns and use
Culture topics related to each vocabulary unit

Course Essential Questions

How does one talk about food in Germany?
What are the cultural differences between foods in Germany and the USA?
What words are used to describe the home and work that takes place in the house?
How does one navigate traveling to and through Germany?
How does one discuss weather in the German language and what is the climate like in Germany?
What is transportation like in Germany and how do you navigate around cities?
What vocabulary is used for technology and media in Germany?
How do you use various grammar concepts, i.e cases, verb tenses, pronouns, etc., to create more detailed and complex sentences and understand more of what is read and heard?

Course Competencies

Reading for understanding and supporting details
Writing compound detailed sentences and short paragraphs
Active listening in the target language
Speaking in the target language in order to share personal and general information
Compare and contrast language and culture between the target country and other

Course Assignments

Formative and summative assessments done through:
Teacher created vocabulary and grammar assessments
Teacher created speaking assessments
VHL Online assessments

Course Units

Unit 1: Essen (Food)

Standards

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

ACTFL Communication 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
ACTFL Communication 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
ACTFL Communication 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
ACTFL Cultures 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
ACTFL Connections 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
ACTFL Communities 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Know

Vocabulary related to food and eating: food, stores, describing food, meals and drinks, restaurant words and phrases.
Accusative and Dative pronouns.
The Perfekt verb tense (conversational past) .
The verbs wissen and kennen with their conjugations and use.
Two-way prepositions (accusative and dative cases).
German foods and how they differ from region to region.

Understanding/Key Learning

How to speak about food and meals in German.
How to order food in a restaurant in German.
How to use pronouns in the accusative and dative cases in place of nouns.
How to form the Perfekt tense in German and use it correctly in a sentence.
How to choose the proper word for “to know” in German, wissen or kennen, and the proper conjugation of those words.
The definitions of the two-way prepositions and use the correct grammatical case after each prepositions.
Comparisons between German foods and students’ food cultures at home.

Do

Speaking
- Students will be able to speak about food in a variety of ways, i.e. favorite food, ingredients, meal times, drinks, etc.
- Students will be able to verbally order food from a restaurant.
Listening
- Students will be able to listen to questions related to food and restaurants and understand meaning to make appropriate responses.
- Students will be able to listen to conversations in a restaurant or kitchen and identify main and supporting details.
Reading
- Students will be able to read menus, signs at grocery stores, ads for restaurants, etc.
- Students will be able to read short stories related to foods and restaurants.
Writing
- Students will be able to create menus in German.
- Students will be able to write short conversations of interactions at a grocery store or restaurant.

Unit Essential Questions

Lesson Essential Questions

What are basic food and drink vocabulary words in German?
How does one order food in a restaurant with proper grammar and politeness?
What are the similarities and differences between dishes and meals in Germany and the USA?
What are the differences between foods in different areas of Germany?
How is the Perfekt verb form created in German?
How is the Perfekt verb used in a sentence to find proper word order?
What are pronouns in the accusative and dative cases?
What are the two-way prepositions and how does one know which case to use after them (accusative or dative)?

Materials/Resources

Mosaik 1 Textbook and VHL Online site (as appropriate for vocabulary)
Mosaik 2 Textbook and VHL Online side (as appropriate for grammar)
Teacher created handout and activities
Teacher created assessments such as vocabulary and grammar quizzes, projects, speaking activities, etc.
Websites for vocabulary practice such as: Quizlet, Blooket, Kahoot, Schoology, Moodle, etc.

Assessments

Vocabulary

Additional Vocabulary that relates will be added as needed.

Two-way prepositions
allein
alone
die Ananas,-
pineapple
anfangen
to begin
ankommen
to arrive
anrufen
to call
der Apfel, ¨
apple
die Artischocke, -n
artichoke
die Aubergine, -n
eggplant
aufstehen
to get up
ausgehen
to go out
die Bäckerei, -en
bakery
die Banane, -n
banana
beantworten
to answer
besprechen
to discuss
bestellen
to order
bestimmt
definitely
besuchen
to visit
bezahlen
to pay (for)
die Birne, -n
pear
das Brot, -e
bread
das Brötchen,-
roll
die Butter
butter
da
there
dort
there
drüben
over there
das Ei, -er
egg
einkaufen
to shop
einkaufen gehen
to go shopping
einschlafen
to fall asleep
die Eisdiele, -n
ice cream shop
die Erdbeere, -n
strawberry
erklären
to explain
das Feinkostgeschäft, -e
delicatessen
das Fischgeschäft, -e
fish store
die Garnele, -n
shrimp
die grüne Bohne (pl. die grünen Bohnen)
green bean
die grüne Paprika (pl. die grünen Paprika)
green pepper
das Hähnchen,-
chicken
hier
here
die Himbeere, -n
raspberry
immer
always
jetzt
now
der Joghurt, -s

yogurt
die Karotte, -n
carrot
die Kartoffel, -n
potato
der Käse,-
cheese
der Knoblauch
garlic
die Konditorei, -en
pastry shop
der Kuchen,-
cake; pie
das Lebensmittelgeschäft, -e
grocery store
leider
unfortunately
der Markt, ¨-e
market
die Marmelade, -n
jam
die Meeresfrüchte (pl.)
seafood
die Melone, -n
melon
die Metzgerei, -en
butcher shop
mitbringen
to bring along
mitkommen
to come along
mögen
to like
nie
never
oft
often
das Öl, -e
oil
das Olivenöl, -e
olive oil
die Orange, -n
orange
die Pasta
pasta
der Pfeffer
pepper
der Pfirsich, -e
peach
der Pilz, -e
mushroom
der Reis
rice
das Rezept, -e
recipe
das Rindfleisch
beef
die rote Paprika (pl. die roten Paprika)
red pepper
der Salat, -e
lettuce; salad
der Schinken,-
ham
das Schweinefleisch
pork
selten
rarely
der Supermarkt, ¨-e
supermarket
täglich
daily
der Thunfisch
tuna
die Tomate, -n
tomato
die Traube, -n
grape
überall
everywhere
überlegen
to think over
verbringen
to spend (time)
verkaufen
to sell
vielleicht
maybe
vorbereiten
to prepare
vorstellen
to introduce
wiederholen
to repeat
woanders
somewhere else
das Würstchen,-
sausage
zurückkommen
to come back
zuschauen
to watch
die Zutat, -en
ingredient
die Zwiebel, -n
onion
das Abendessen
dinner
auf Diät sein
to be on a diet
aus
from
außer
except for
bei
at; near; with
die Beilage, -n
side dish
das Besteck
silverware
das Bier
beer
der erste/zweite Gang, ¨-

first/second course
der Esslöffel,-
soup spoon
fade
bland
die Flasche, -n
bottle
das Frühstück
breakfast
die Gabel, -n
fork
das Gericht, -e
dish
der Geschmack, ¨-e
flavor; taste
das Glas, ¨-er
glass
die Hauptspeise, -n
main course
hausgemacht
homemade
Ich hätte gern(e)… / Ich möchte
I would like...
der Kaffee
coffee
der Kellner, - / die Kellnerin, -nen
waiter / waitress
der Koch, ¨-e / die Köchin, -nen
cook
lecker
delicious
leicht
light
das Messer,-
knife
die Milch
milk
das Mineralwasser
sparkling water
mit
with
das Mittagessen
lunch
nach
after; to
der Nachtisch, -e
dessert
die Rechnung, -en
check
der Saft, ¨-e
juice
das Salz
salt
salzig
salty
scharf
spicy
schmecken
to taste
schwer
rich; heavy
seit
since; for
die Serviette, -n
napkin
der Snack, -s
snack
die Speisekarte, -n
menu
das stille Wasser
still water
die Suppe, -n
soup
süß
sweet
die Tasse, -n
cup
der Tee
tea
der Teelöffel,-
teaspoon
der Teller,-
plate
die Tischdecke, -n
tablecloth
das Trinkgeld
tip
von
from
die Vorspeise, -n
appetizer
der Wein
wine
zu
to; for; at

Unit 2: Trautes Heim (Home)

Standards

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

ACTFL Communication 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
ACTFL Communication 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
ACTFL Communication 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
ACTFL Connections 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
ACTFL Communities 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Know

Vocabulary for the house: rooms, furniture, places to live.
Vocabulary for housework, additional household items, cleaning vocabulary.
Difference and use between the Perfekt and Präteritum past tenses in German.
Learn the Präteritum past tense (narrative past).
Coordinating conjunctions and their use.
The following compounds: da-, wo-, hin-, and her- and their use.

Understanding/Key Learning

How to describe the rooms in a home as well as various objects found in those rooms.
How to describe household chores and items needed to complete those tasks.
When are the Perfekt and Präteritum past verb tenses used?
How is the Präteritum verb tense form created and used in a sentence?
What are the coordinating conjunctions, and how are they used to combine clauses.
Using compounds (da-, wo-, hin-, her-) to express information or ask a question related to a pronoun.

Do

Speaking
- Students will be able to speak about their homes and describe their dream house.
- Students will be able to share about their personal household chores.
Listening
- Students will listen to video and audio clips to pick out and identify information related to the house.
- Students will listen to each other and the teacher speak about the home and events that take place in a home. Students will identify important information after listening.
Reading
- Students will read stories and texts related to the home and identify main and supporting details.
- Writing
- Students will write about what they did in the house.
- Students will create their dream house and write descriptions of each room.

Unit Essential Questions

Lesson Essential Questions

How does one describe one’s home with the rooms and items found inside?
How does one describe various places where people live?
How does one speak about housework and chores in German?
How is the Präteritum verb tense formed in German and how is it used in a sentence?
How does one ask about objects as part of prepositional phrases when not using the nouns?
How does one combine clauses using coordinating conjunctions?

Materials/Resources

Assessments

Vocabulary

Additional Vocabulary that relates will be added as needed.

aber
but
arbeiten/er arbeitete
to work/he worked
das Arbeitszimmer,-
home office
die Badewanne, -n
bathtub
das Badezimmer,-
bathroom
der Balkon, - e
balcony
beginnen/er begann
to begin/he began
das Bett, -en
bed
das Bild, -er
picture
bleiben/er blieb
to stay/he stayed
die Blume, -n
flower
der Boden, ¨-
floor
bringen/er brachte/er hat gebracht
to bring/he brought
das Bücherregal, -e
bookshelf
der Dachboden, ¨-
attic
dafür
for it/them
daher
from there/that place
dahin
to there/that place
daran
about it; on it
darauf
for it; on it
darin
therein; in it
davon
from it/that; of it/that/this/these/them
davor
before it/that
denken/er dachte/er hat gedacht
to think/he thought
denn
for, because
du hattest
you had
du mochtest
you liked
du musstest
you had to
du warst
you were
du wurdest
you were/became
er/sie/es hatte
he/she/it had
er/sie/es mochte
he/she/it liked
er/sie/es musste
he/she/it had to
er/sie/es war
he/she/it was
er/sie/es wurde
he/she/it was/became
das Erdgeschoss, -e
ground floor
der erste/ zweite Stock
first/second floor
essen/er aß
to eat/he ate
das Esszimmer,-
dining room
fahren/er fuhr
to drive/he drove
finden/er fand
to find/he found
der Flur, -e
hall
die Garage, -n
garage
geben/er gab
to give/he gave
gefallen/er gefiel
to please/he was pleased
gehen/er ging
to go/he went
das Haus, ¨-er
house
helfen/er half
to help/he helped
herauf
up/upwards (towards the speaker)
heraus
out (towards the speaker)
herein
in (towards the speaker)
herunter
down/downwards (toward the speaker)
hinauf
up/upwards (away from the speaker)
hinaus
out (away from the speaker)
ich hatte
I had
ich mochte
I liked
ich musste
I had to
ich war
I was
ich wurde

der Staubsauger,-
vacuum cleaner
der Toaster,-
toaster
der Topf, ¨-e
pot
umtauschen (tauscht... um)
to exchange
umziehen, ist umgezogen
to move/moved
verkaufen, verkauft
to sell/sold
verschmutzen, verschmutzt
to dirty/dirtied
verstehen, verstanden
to understand/understood
vorstellen, vorgestellt
to introduce/introduced
die Wäsche
laundry
Wäsche waschen
to do laundry
waschen (wäscht), wusch, gewaschen
to wash (he washes)/washed/(has)washed
der Wäschetrockner,-
dryer
die Waschmaschine, -n
washing machine
wegräumen (räumt... weg)
to put away
wischen
to wipe; to mop
wissen (weiß), wusste, gewusst
to know (he knows)/knew/(has) known

I was/became
ihr hattet
you (inf.) had
ihr mochtet
you liked
ihr musstet
you (inf.) had to
ihr wart
you (inf.) were
ihr wurdet
you (inf.) were/became
der Keller,-
cellar
kennen/er kannte/er hat gekannt
to be acquainted with/he was acquainted with
kommen/er kam
to come/he came
die Kommode, -n
dresser
die Küche, -n
kitchen
die Lampe, -n
lamp
lesen/er las
to read/he read
liegen/er lag
to lie (be located)/he lay
mieten
to rent
das Möbelstück, -e
piece of furniture
nach rechts/links
to the right/left
der Nachttisch, -e
night table
nehmen/er nahm
to take/he took
oder
or
die Pflanze, -n
plant
das Poster,-
poster
sagen/er sagte
to speak/he spoke
schlafen/er schlief
to sleep/he slept
das Schlafzimmer,-
bedroom
der Schrank, ¨-e
cabinet; closet
schreiben/er schrieb
to write/he wrote
die Schublade, -n
drawer
sehen/er sah
to see/he saw
der Sessel,-
armchair
sie/Sie hatten
they/you (form.) had
Sie/sie mochten
you (form.)/they liked
sie/Sie mussten
they/you (form.) had to
sie/Sie waren
they/you (form.) were
sie/Sie wurden
they/you (form.) were/became
das Sofa, -s
sofa
sondern
but rather, instead
der Spiegel,-
mirror
sprechen/er sprach
to speak/he spoke
sterben/er starb
to die/he died
der Teppich, -e
rug
die Toilette, -n
toilet
tragen/er trug
to wear/he wore
die Treppe, -n
stairway
trinken/er trank
to drink/he drank
umziehen (zieht… um)
to move
und
and
die Vase, -n
vase
verstehen/er verstand
to understand/he understood
der Vorhang, ¨-e
curtain
die Wand, ¨-e
wall
wir hatten
we had
wir mochten
we liked
wir mussten
we had to
wir waren
we were
wir wurden
we were/became
wissen/er wusste/er hat gewusst
to know/he knew
wofür
what for
wohnen
to live
wohnen/er wohnte

to live/he lived
das Wohnheim, -e
dorm
die Wohnung, -en
apartment
das Wohnzimmer,-
living room
woran
about what
worauf
at which; (up)on which
worin
in what; wherein
wovon
from what/which
wovor
in front of what
anrufen, angerufen
to call/called
aufräumen (räumt… auf)
to clean up
ausgehen, ist ausgegangen
to go out/went out
bedeuten, bedeutet
to mean/meant
beginnen, begonnen
to begin/began
der Besen,-
broom
besuchen, besucht
to visit/visited
das Bett machen
to make the bed
die Bettdecke, - n
duvet
bezahlen, bezahlt
to pay/paid
bringen, brachte, gebracht
to bring/brought/(has) brought
das Bügelbrett, -er
ironing board
das Bügeleisen,-
iron
bügeln
to iron
die Decke, -n
blanket
den Müll rausbringen
to take out the trash
den Tisch decken
to set the table
denken, dachte, gedacht
to think/thought/(has) thought
dreckig
filthy
einkaufen, eingekauft
to shop/shopped
entdecken
to discover
entdecken, entdeckt
to discover/discovered
erklären, erklärt
to explain/explained
Es ist ein Saustall!
It’s a pigsty!
essen (isst), aß, gegessen
to eat (he eats)/ate/(has) eaten
fegen
to sweep
der Gefrierschrank, ¨-e
freezer
gehören, gehört
to belong (to)/belonged (to)
Geschirr (n.) spülen
to do the dishes
helfen (hilft), half, geholfen
to help (he helps)/helped/(has) helped
der Herd, -e
stove
die Kaffeemaschine, -n
coffeemaker
das Kissen,-
pillow
der Kühlschrank, ¨-e
refrigerator
das Laken,-
sheet
die Mikrowelle, -n
microwave
mitbringen, mitgebracht
to bring with/brought with
nehmen (nimmt), nahm, genommen
to take (he takes)/took/(has) taken
der Ofen, ¨-
oven
ordentlich
tidy
die Pfanne, -n
pan
putzen
to clean
sauber
clean
schlafen (schläft), schlief, geschlafen
to sleep (he sleeps)/slept/(has) slept
schmutzig
dirty
sitzen, saß, gesessen
to sit/sat/(has)sat
die Spüle, -n
kitchen sink
die Spülmaschine, -n
dishwasher
staubsaugen
to vacuum

Unit 3: Urlaub und Ferien (Holiday and Vacation)

Standards

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

ACTFL Communication 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
ACTFL Communication 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
ACTFL Communication 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
ACTFL Cultures 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
ACTFL Connections 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
ACTFL Communities 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Know

Vocabulary related to date, weather, and seasons
Vocabulary related to travel including: vacations, at the airport, and travel accommodations
Review of the Präteritum
Sentence structure for prepositional phrases
Use of Infinitive expressions and clauses
Additional time expressions
The use of indefinite pronouns to replace specific nouns
Cultural topics related to the climate in Germany, specific airports and travel options in Germany.

Understanding/Key Learning

How to describe the weather in German including the season
How to tell specific time and date information in German
How to use travel vocabulary in context of airports and looking for overnight accommodations
Use of Präteritum in sentences specifically with separable and inseparable prefix verbs
Learn and be able to use infinitive expressions and clauses accurately
How to speak with specialized time expressions to express when something happens
How to use indefinite pronouns (i.e. nothing, something, everything) correctly in a sentence
Understand cultural topics related to climate and traveling in Germany

Do

Speaking
- Students will be able to describe current and past weather conditions.
- Students will be able to speak about a vacation and ask questions about others’ vacations.
Listening
- Students will be able to listen to weather reports and understand information for choosing clothing and activities.
- Students will be able to listen to people speaking in German about vacations and answer questions about what they hear.
Reading
- Students will be able to read about weather and vacations, in order to identify main and supporting details.
- Students will be able to read cultural information in German.
Writing
- Students will be able to write about the weather in German.
- Students will be able to write about traveling in Germany and plan a vacation using vocabulary and grammar learned.

Unit Essential Questions

Lesson Essential Questions

Materials/Resources

Assessments

Vocabulary

Additional Vocabulary that relates will be added as needed.

Der 15. August.
The 15th of August.
Am 23. Mai.
May 23rd.
die Angst, -¨e
fear
anschauen (schaut... an)
to look at
der April
April
der August
August
der Blitz, -e
lightning
der Dezember
December
der Donner,-
thunder
erfinden
to invent
erkennen
to recognize
erzählen
to tell
Es ist heiß.
It’s hot.
Es ist kalt.
It’s cold.
Es ist kühl.
It’s cool.
Es ist schön draußen.
It's nice out.
Es ist sonnig.
It’s sunny.
Es ist windig.
It’s windy.
Es ist wolkig.
It’s cloudy.
Es regnet.
It’s raining.
Es schneit.
It’s snowing.
Es sind 18 Grad draußen.
It's 18 degrees out.
der Februar
February
der Frühling, -e
spring
das Gewitter,-
thunderstorm
der Hagel
hail
handeln von
to be about, to have to do with
der Herbst, -e
fall
das Jahr, -e
year
die Jahreszeit, -en
season
der Januar
January
der Juli
July
der Juni
June
der Mai
May
der März
March
der Monat, -e
month
der Nebel,-
fog; mist
der November
November
der Oktober
October
reden
to talk
der Regen
rain
der Regenmantel, ¨-
raincoat
der Regenschirm, -e
umbrella
schauen
to look
der Schnee
snow
der September
September
der Sommer,-
summer
der Sturm, ¨-e

storm
der Tag, -e
day
träumen
to dream
Wann hast du Geburtstag?
When is your birthday?
Welcher Tag ist heute?
What day is it today?
Das Wetter ist gut/ schlecht.
The weather is nice/bad.
der Wetterbericht, -e
weather report
Wie ist das Wetter?
What's the weather like?
Wie warm/kalt ist es?
How warm/cold is it?
der Winter,-
winter
die Woche, -n
week
die Wolke, -n
cloud
abbrechen (bricht… ab)
to cancel
abfliegen (fliegt… ab)
to take off
der Abflug
departure
alles
everything
die Ankunft
arrival
der Ausgang ¨-e
exit
das Ausland
abroad
die Bordkarte, -n
boarding pass
buchen
to make a (hotel) reservation
die Businessklasse
business class
danach
after that
dann
then
dauern
to last
diesmal
this time
einmal
once
das erste Mal
the first time
etwas
something
der Fahrstuhl, ¨-e
elevator
fliegen
to fly
der Flug, ¨-e
flight
das Flugticket, -s
ticket
das Flugzeug, -e
airplane
der Gast, ¨-e
(hotel) guest
das Gepäck
luggage
das Handgepäck
carry-on luggage
das (Fünf-Sterne-) Hotel
(five-star) hotel
jemand
someone
die Jugendherberge, -n
youth hostel
eine Karte lesen
to read a map
der Koffer,-
suitcase
die Kreuzfahrt, -en
cruise
landen
to land
das Mal, -e
time
man
one
manchmal
sometimes
das Meer, -e
sea; ocean
nichts
nothing
niemals
never
niemand
no one
ohne… zu
without
packen
to pack
der Passagier, -e
passenger
die Passkontrolle, -n
passport control
der Personalausweis, -e
ID card
pünktlich
on time
die Reise, -n
trip
das Reisebüro, -s
travel agency
der Reisende, -n
traveler
Schlange stehen
to stand in line
schließlich
finally

der Schlüssel,-
key
der Skiurlaub, -e
ski vacation
(an)statt… zu
instead of
der Strand, ¨-e
beach
die Touristenklasse
economy class
übernachten
to spend the night
um… zu
in order to
Urlaub machen
to go on vacation
die Verspätung, -en
delay
versuchen
to try
das Visum (pl. die Visa)
visa
voll besetzt
fully occupied
wichtig
important
die Zeitung, -en
newspaper
der Zimmerservice
room service
der Zoll
customs
zuerst
first
zuletzt
last
zum ersten/letzten Mal

Unit 4: Verkehrsmittel und Technologie

Standards

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

ACTFL Communication 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
ACTFL Communication 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
ACTFL Communication 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
ACTFL Cultures 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
ACTFL Connections 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
ACTFL Comparisons 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
ACTFL Communities 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Know

Vocabulary related to driving, modes of transportation, and public transportation.
Vocabulary related to using technology and types of technology.
Learn and use the Plusquamperfekt verb tense.
Comparative and Superlative of adjectives.
The Genitive Case and genitive prepositions.
Demonstrative pronouns and how to use them in place of nouns in a sentence.
Using Der- Words in place of definitive and indefinite articles.
Cultural topics related to transportation and technology.

Understanding/Key Learning

How to use transportation vocabulary to navigate around a city and the country.
How to speak about various forms of technology and their individual parts.
How to speak and write using the Plusquamperfekt verb tense.
How to create and use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in sentences.
How to use the Genitive Case and Genitive prepositions to express possession and other information.
How to use demonstrative pronouns to replace objects in a sentence.
How to use Der- Words and decline them correctly with nouns in various cases.
What is the Autobahn and what are related details.
What types of media exist in Germany and what are some of the largest countries.

Do

Speaking
- Students will be able to talk about driving and needs for a car.
- Students will be able to discuss forms of public transportation.
- Students will be able to speak with adjectives in the comparative or superlative.
Listening
- Students will be able to listen to stories, videos, and audio clips about driving and transportation to identify needed information for traveling.
- Students will be able to understand and answer questions asked verbally with appropriate answers.
Reading
- Students will read about all topics in German and be able to identify main and supporting details.
- Writing
- Students will be able to write short stories and paragraphs about transportation and technology use in their own lives.
- Students will be able to write about cultural topics in German.

Unit Essential Questions

Lesson Essential Questions

What are different vocabulary words related to driving and transportation?
What are the different forms of transportation in Germany?
What vocabulary is used to describe various forms of technology?
How to discuss using technology in everyday life?
How does one use the Genitive case articles and prepositions to enhance writing and conversation?
How does one create the comparative and superlative of adjectives in order to more accurately express what is occurring?
How does one use Der- Words to give information in place of definitive articles?
How does one use demonstrative pronouns in the place of nouns referring to objects?
What can we learn about the German highway system?

Materials/Resources

Assessments

Vocabulary

Additional Vocabulary that relates will be added as needed.

abfahren (fährt... ab)
to leave, depart
als
when
das Auto, -s
car
die Autobahn, -en
highway
der Bahnsteig, -e
track; platform
benutzen
to use
das Benzin
gas
besser
better
best-
best
das Boot, -e
boat
die Bremse, -n
brakes
der Bus, -se
bus
die Bushaltestelle, -n
bus stop
das Bußgeld, -er
fine
dumm
dumb
(die Fahrkarte) entwerten
to validate (a ticket)
die erste/zweite Klasse, -n
first/second class
der Fahrer, - / die Fahrerin, -nen
driver
der Fahrkartenschalter,-
ticket office
der Fahrplan, ¨-e
schedule
das Fahrrad, ¨-er
bicycle
geradeaus fahren
to go straight ahead
der Kofferraum, ¨-e
trunk
das Lenkrad, ¨-er
steering wheel
lieber
more preferably
liebst-
most preferable
der LKW, -s
truck
der Mechaniker, - / die Mechanikerin, -nen
mechanic
mehr
more
meist-
most
der Motor, -en
engine
die Motorhaube, -n
hood
nachdem
after
das Nummernschild, -er
license plate
das Öl, -e
oil
parken
to park
einen Platten haben

to have a flat tire
der Polizist, -en / die Polizistin, -nen
police officer
rechts/links abbiegen (biegt... ab)
to turn right/left
reparieren
to repair
der Schaffner,-
ticket collector
der Scheibenwischer,-
windshield wiper
der Scheinwerfer,-
headlight
das Schiff, -e
ship
der Sicherheitsgurt, -e
seatbelt
(genau)so… wie
(just) as… as
die Straße, -n
street
tanken
to fill up
die Tankstelle, -n
gas station
das Taxi, -s
taxi
die U-Bahn, -en
subway
einen Unfall haben
to have an accident
der Verkehr
traffic
die Windschutzscheibe, -n
windshield
der Zug, ¨-e
train
alle
all
anmachen (macht... an)
to turn on
aufnehmen (nimmt... auf)
to record
ausmachen (macht... aus)
to turn off
außerhalb
outside of
der Benutzername, -n
screen name
der Bildschirm, -e
screen
die Datei, -en
file
deren (plural)
theirs
dessen (neut.)
its
dieser/diese/dieses
this; that
die Digitalkamera, -s
digital camera
das Dokument, -e
document
drucken
to print
der Drucker,-
printer
die E-Mail, -s
e-mail
die Fernbedienung, -en
remote control
fernsehen (sieht... fern)
to watch television
der Fernseher,-
television
die Festplatte, -n
hard drive
funktionieren
to work, to function
das Handy, -s
cell phone
der Herr, -en
gentleman
herunterladen (lädt... herunter)
to download
im Internet surfen
to surf the Web
innerhalb
inside of / within
jeder/jede/jedes
each, every
klingeln
to ring
der Kopfhörer,-
headphones
das Ladegerät, -e
battery charger
der Laptop, -s
laptop (computer)
löschen
to delete
mancher/manche/manches
some
die Maus, ¨-e
mouse
das Mikrofon, -e
microphone
online sein
to be online
das Passwort, ¨-er
password
das Programm, -e
program
schicken
to send
der Sender,-
channel
das Smartphone, -s
smartphone
die SMS,-

text message
solcher/solche/solches
such
speichern
to save
die Spielkonsole, -n
game console
starten
to start
(an)statt
instead of
die Stereoanlage, -n
stereo system
das Tablet, -s
tablet
die Tastatur, -en
keyboard
das Telefon, -e
telephone
trotz
despite / in spite of
während
during
die Website, -s
Web site
wegen
because of
wessen?
whose?