Transitional Work

This page is to serve all students transitioning from one level of German to the next.

When learning any language it is important to practice, solidify, and maintain the skills you have already learned.

On this page is a list of things each student should be able to do going into the next level.

Skills of learning a language: Grammar, Culture, Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Vocabulary!


There are valuable resources on the following links RESOURCES, GRAMMAR, DEUTSCHE MUSIK.


Students entering German I:

This is NOT an easy A course! Be prepared to work hard, learn and study.

Language acquisition does not come without a lot of solid practice!

1. Familiarize yourself with this website!!!

2. Familiarize yourself with the following Sites:

Quizlet.com Seach: HOGANNA

Conjuguemos.com (KOMM MIT BOOK)

Quia.com (GERMAN)

Lyricstraining.com

3. Listen to as much German music, radio and TV as possible.

Preparation for German II

Interested in German National Honor Society?

I am so glad you have chosen to continue learning German!

German 2 builds on all the basic structures you have learned in German 1.

It is important that you do not let your basic skills grow cobwebs!

Below are activities to help you to maintain and solidify your German 1 knowledge.

The following skills should be solid. You will be building on these structures.


QUESTION FLASHCARDS FROM GERMAN 1

USEFUL GRAMMAR BY LEVEL


Grammatik

GRAMMAR allows you to produce the language accurately.

~Present tense forms of all verb types

Conjuguemos.com #1-7

~Perfekt tense forms of all verbs types

Conjuguemos.com #13-17

~Imperativ tense forms of all verb types

http://german.net/exercises/tenses/imperative/

http://deutschdrang.faithfulaccounting.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imperatives.htm

http://deutschdrang.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imperativetipps.htm

~Negations

http://deutschdrang.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nichtnegate.htm

http://german.tolearnfree.com/free-german-lessons/free-german-exercise-30872.php

http://www.deutschseite.de/grammatik/negation/negation.html

~Word order-Questions, WTMP, multiple verbs, conjunctions

https://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/Grammatik/Wortstellung/wortstellung.html

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/zeitangaben.html

~Nominativ/Akkustiv/Dativ

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/nominakkus.html

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/akkuspronom.html

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/dativ.html

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/dativverben.html

~Prepositions

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/akkuspraepsexpl.html

http://germansteps.com/dative/dative-prepositions/

http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar/wechselpraeps1.html

~Classroom Phrases

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7JgPMowK3gHOGhiMnZOYjlMNWc

~Definite & Indefinite Article Chart

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7JgPMowK3gHel9KckFmRmtVb0U

~Possessives

http://deutschdrang.faithfulaccounting.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/possessnominativro.doc

http://deutschdrang.faithfulaccounting.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/possessivfamiliero.doc

http://deutschdrang.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/accusperspron.docx

http://deutschdrang.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/datperspron.docx


Hörverständnis

LISTENING is an important skill that many students avoid, but it is so easy to train and maintain...

Simply listen to various



Leseverständnis

READING is another skill that is easy to work on...simply read...



Kultur

CULTURE: Products, Practices and Perspectives!

Know the three Ps!

All information on the German 1 website and your notes

Youtube search these topics....

    • Freizeitaktivitäten

    • Feiertage/Saisons

    • In Deutschland wohnen

    • Einkaufen in Deutschland

    • Das Schulsystem

    • Essen in Deutschland

    • Arbeiten in Deutschland

    • Mode in Deutschland

    • Deutsche Familie



Schreibfähigkeiten

WRITING enforces ownership of the language!

Using vocabulary, grammar, and culture to write short compositions with a minimum of 50 words.

You are welcome to email me these!

I will GLADLY look at these for you!!!




Sprachfähigkeiten

SPEAKING is everything!

Be able to communicate personal needs using basic skills. You still have the contact info from your classmates.

    • Call each other

    • Text each other

    • Meet each other

    • TALK IN GERMAN!!!

    • Use every opportunity!

it is also fun, because others can not always understand you...just be careful....when you least expect it... a German person may be listening:)



WORTSCHATZ DEUTSCH I

VOCABULARY, without words how do your do language?

Be sure to know and understand the vocabulary from German 1

QUIZLET

DEUTSCHE WELLE

    • ABC’s

    • Numbers

    • Colors

    • School Items/Subjects

    • Transportation Methods

    • Free Time Activities

    • Time-Hour/Week/Month/Seasons/Years

    • Appearances/Features

    • Basic Foods

    • Adjectives

    • Family Members/Pets

    • Places To Go For Errands And Entertainment

    • Chores

    • Measurements

    • Directions

    • Genre

Preparation for

German III Honors

Jetzt wird's ernst!! Ich bin froh, dass ihr weiter lernt!

This is the AP Prep-Course!

German 3Honors and 4AP are a combined course. With an AB Schedule!

In Deutsch 3H &4AP wird NUR Deutsch gesprochen.

Wir werden diskutieren und unsere Fähigkeiten stärken.

Deutsch 2 war wirklich nicht leicht! ABER jetzt beginnen wir mit mehr Literatur, Geschichte und Kultur:)

Denkt an German National Honor Society!!

In Deutsch III braucht ihr alles vom Deutsch 1&2.

German 1 topics are to the left of this column.

German 2 topics are listed here.

The following skills should be solid. You will be building on these structures.

If you need/want more...email me and I will find it! :)

QUESTION CARDS FROM GERMAN 2

USEFUL GRAMMAR BY LEVEL



Grammatik

GRAMMAR tends to be the hardest part of German II.

Please practice your Verb Forms, Cases, Conjunctions and sentence structure!!!!

Review all Verb Types and Tenses:

  • conjuguemos.com

  • Present

  • Perfekt

  • Imperfekt

  • Imperativ

  • Futur

  • Konditional/Subjunktiv II

Negations 1 2 3

  • nie

  • nicht

  • nichts

  • Proper use of KEIN

Word Order

CASE

Definite & Indefinite Article Chart

Comparisons



Hörverständnis

LISTENING is an important skill that many students avoid, but it is so easy to train and maintain...

Simply listen to various




Leseverständnis

READING is another skill that is easy to work on, on your summer time...simply read...

Use everything from German 1 and...




Kultur

CULTURE: Products, Practices and Perspectives!

Know the three Ps!

All information on the German 2 website and your notes

Youtube search these topics....

    • Ferien vs Urlaub & Kur vs Reha

    • Gesundheit

    • Mannieren

    • Mode

    • Landschaft Eigenschaften

    • Forms of Entertainment

    • Freizeit

    • Reisen

    • Feiertage

    • Gebräuche




Schreibfähigkeiten

WRITING enforces ownership of the language!

At this point you should be able to write compositions and emails/letters of a minimum of 100 Words!

  • Vocabulary

  • Grammar

  • Culture

  • Idioms

  • Opinions

  • Comparisons

I will GLADLY look at these for you!!!

Make compound and coplex sentences using:

    • Conjunctions

    • Sourcing

    • Examples




Sprachfähigkeiten

SPEAKING is everything! JUST TALK!

Be able to communicate personal needs using basic skills adding conjunctions to elaborate and support your statements.

Use the same sources from the Left Column.

    • One-on-One communication

    • Group communication

    • Components of a Dialog

    • Logical combinations in dialoging

    • Impromptu conversations and dialogs






WORTSCHATZ DEUTSCH II

Be sure to know and understand the vocabulary from German I & II quizlet.com!!!!

    • Kleider

    • Stoffe

    • Assessoirs

    • Geschenke

    • Media

    • Elektroniks

    • Forms of Entertainment

    • Unterkunft

    • Urlaubswortschatz

    • Lokalitäten

    • Speise/Lebensmittel

    • Koerperteile

    • Verletzungen

    • Krankheiten

    • Umwelt & Wetter

    • Geographische Merkmale

    • Verkehr

    • Autoteile

http://www.nordisches-praeludium.de/

This is a great website for listening, reading and writing!!! Let me know what you think!!!

Preparation for

German IVAP

Du hast es geschafft! :D

Das ist ein AP Kurs!!!! Was bedeutet das?

In Deutsch 3H &4AP wird NUR Deutsch gesprochen.

Wir werden diskutieren und unsere Fähigkeiten stärken.

Es wird von euch erwartet, dass ihr alle vorgehende Wortschatz und Fähigkeiten beherrscht.

Denkt an German National Honor Society!!

USEFUL GRAMMAR BY LEVEL



Grammatik

Grammatik: Dein Grammatikfähigkeiten werden hier nur wiederholt! Du sollst folgendes wissen:

All verb types-seperable verbs

    • Regular

  • Irregular

  • DNT

  • S/SS/ß/S

  • Stem changers

  • eln/ern

  • seperable prefix verbs

  • non-seperable verbs

  • ModalVerben

All conjugation tenses

    • Präsens

    • Perfekt

    • Imperfekt

    • Imperativ

    • Futur

    • Konditional/SII

    • Subjunktiv I

    • Passiv

All cases

    • Nominativ

    • Akkusativ

All types of clauses

    • relative

    • infinitive

    • coordinating

    • subordinating

    • Word order

    • multiple verbs

    • conjunctions

    • compounds

Morphology



Hörverständnis

Hier solltest du alles hören was du nur kannst!!! Es ist wichtig so viel Deutsch zu hören wie Möglich.

Für das AP EXAM musst du 4 Minuten lang hören, Notizen nehmen, und analyzieren können!



Leseverständnis

Das ist ein höhere Niveau...du sollst gut lesen können und die Strategien kennen, die dir helfen können. Es ist wichtig viele authentische Lesestücke zu lesen!




Kultur

CULTURE: Products, Practices and Perspectives!

Know the three Ps!

Es wird von euch erwartet folgende Kulturelle Themen zu kennen. AP

Youtube search these topics....

    • Health

    • Prejudgices

    • Government/Law/Politics

    • Advertising

    • Employment

    • Slang

In Deutsch 4AP lernt ihr:




Schreibfähigkeiten

WRITING enforces ownership of the language!

Using more complex vocabulary, higher grammar, and culture evidence write complex compositions with a minimum of 150 words incorporating higher level syntax, transitions and structures. You must be able to use AP specific phrases and idioms. Alles was auch Links steht, aber auch:

    • Globale Herausforderungen & Umwelt

    • Alltag

    • Familien & Geschellschaft

    • Indentitäten

    • Schönheit und Äesthetik

    • Wissenschaft & Technologie




Sprachfähigkeiten

SPEAKING is everything! JUST TALK!

Es wird von euch erwartet, dass ihr in DIV NUR auf Deutsch spricht!!!AUCH MIT EINANDER!!!!!

You must be able to maintain a random dialog on a random topic using evidence and idioms!






WORTSCHATZ DEUTSCH III

Be sure to know and understand the vocabulary from German I & II & III quizlet.com

  • Seite 14 in AP BOOK

    • Health

    • Gossip/Hearsay

    • Prejudgices

    • Rights

    • Responsibilites

    • Propaganda/Advertising

    • Historical Terminology

    • Environment

    • Occupations

    • Slang