Module 1:

Section 1: Giving your name and age and asking these of another young person; exchanging greetings; cardinal numbers 1–20; hei§en; sein (1st and 2nd person singular); interrogative form; saying where you live in Canada; wohnen; the definite article (dative feminine); in + dative

Section 2: Asking someone where he/she lives; sein; familiarizing students with the three European countries where German is the main language; using these three countries when explaining the whereabouts of a town; the definite article (dative feminine); saying where you come from and asking where someone else comes from; sein; kommen; wohnen; hei§en; (1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular); liegen (3rd person singular); aus der

Section 3: Saying if you have any brothers and sisters; haben (1st and 2nd person singular); the definite article (accusative); kein

Section 4: Saying what pets you have and asking others for the same information; haben; sein (3rd person singular, 1st person and 2nd person familiar plural)

Section 5: Saying what pets you have and asking others; haben; sein (3rd person singular of several verbs)

Section 6: Saying what you have in the way of records and audio tapes,; seeking and expressing an opinion on a group; weak verbs, verbs ending in -eln; strong verbs; fahren, lesen, sehen-present tense; sein, ihr; welche

Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.

The textbook and resources for this course are:

Deutsch Heute Teil 1 (1990 edition) (Sidwell/Capoore) (Nelson) (GE0905J) (7540001713)

Audio Deutsch Heute Teil 1 (GE0958J) (7540001075)

German/English Dictionary (GE0966) (7540001250)

Emphasis is given to simple conversational skills.

Use of an audio tape recorder is compulsory.

Audio tapes are available from your Distance Education School. To obtain them you submit a completed rental form and a deposit to the Distance Education School.