German 10, version 03

Course Assessment: 40% send-in assignments, 60% tests

It is recommended that students complete:
• German 9

Module 1:

Section 1: Ordering; definite/indefinite article
Section 2: Asking for a bill; conjugation of verbs; preposition linking the two articles with the personal pronoun; separable verbs; the possessive adjective
Section 3: Buying and cancelling tickets; the accusative; zum/zur
Section 4:  Public transport; weather; and + dative; kšnnen; word order with modal verbs; an; in; auf + dative
Section 5:  Using “if” or “whenever;” gehen and fahren; the accusative with expressions of time; the wenn satz
Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.

Module 2:

Section 1:  Understanding simple weather forecasts; word order
Section 2:  Railway Stations; using 24-hour clock; buying a ticket; separable verbs; bitten um + accusative; warten auf + accusative; cardinal numbers 1–60
Section 3:  Interpreting a time table; Samstag, etc.; a.m. + part of day; mŸssen; order of time and place in a sentence; the definite article
Section 4:  Dates; booking accommodations; the accusative pronoun; am, vom + date; im + months; Lieber, Liebe; the accusative with dates; verbs using zu; possessive adjectives: mein, sein, ihr; accusative pronouns: ihn, sie, es
Section 5:  Letters, vor + dative (with expression of time); the perfect tense of: bekommen, schreiben, schicken und reservieren; nach + dative, nach oben (unten); personal pronoun, nominative: er, sie, es, sie (plural)
Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2.

Module 3:

Section 1:  Telephoning; greetings and introductions; use of capital letters on personal pronouns in letters; possessive adjective; reflexive verbs; the accusative with expressions of time
Section 2:  Expressing wishes; describing a journey; reflexive verbs, perfect tense
Section 3:  Names of various foods; offering, accepting, refusing, and requesting food; the accusative with expressions of time; talking about siblings and family
Section 4:  Asking for various foods in shops; names and titles of shops and shopkeepers; greeting people; schreiben an + accusative; sich freuen aug + accusative; mšchten; ich mag; magst du . . . ? mogen sie . . . ?; perfect tense of essen, hassen, trinken; darf ich . . . ? accusative pronoun
Section 5:  Minor ailments; idioms
Module 3 Test covers the work of Module 3.

Module 4:

Section 1: Illness, seit + dative; indirect object pronoun: mit, dir, ihm, ihr
Section 2: Using the 12-hour clock; telephone dialing and conversation; the perfect tense
Section 3: Negotiating a time and place to meet; building and places in a town; accusative definite article; time; reflexive verb
Section 4: Expressing a wish or a preference; accusative used with motion; inquiring about traveling time
Section 5: Describing how you spend your time; perfect tense; times; buildings and places in a town; travel; weather
Module 4 Test covers the work of Module 4

The textbooks and resources for this course are:

Deutsch Heute Teil 1
Schwarz, Rot, Gold (German Handbook)
Audio Deutsch Heute Teil 1
German/English Dictionary