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Teil 6,1Wie spt ist es?

Kontrolle
Fill in the blanks with the correct information:
1.

When mentioning the time in a conversational setting, Germans usually base their
statement on the

-hour clock.

2.

The word for clock/watch and for oclock is

3.

Two German words that may be included or omitted, at your choice, when telling time are
and

4.

To state a time that involves a half hour, one uses the word

5.

On the half hour, Americans say its half past the hour. In contrast, Germans refer to the
previous / next hour. (circle correct choice)

6.

When indicating time on the quarter hour, use the word

7.

To indicate time after the hour use the word

8.

To indicate time before the hour use the word

9.

To indicate the time at which something takes place, use

10.

To indicate a point in time that lies ahead, use

11.

When you use two time expressions in the same sentence, generally put the
more

.
.
.
.

plus the amount of time.

or

time expression first.

Im Kontext - Wann treffen wir uns?

Christel and Marianne, are discussing their schedule for the coming day. Marianne is forgetful,
and Christel is reminding her of their plans. Write down what Christel tells Marianne:
1.

we are having breakfast at 7:30

2.

we will be taking the bus to the university at 8:45

3.

we will be there in twenty minutes

4.

Karl is supposed to meet us at 9:15

5.

we will be able to have lunch at quarter to one

6.

then well need to meet several friends at 2:00

7.

shortly after four we can take the bus back home

8.

were expected to be home at 4:30

Sie sind dran! Ein normaler Tag

Using the expressions below as cues, write FIVE sentences to describe what you do (or might do)
on a typical weekday and WHEN or HOW LONG you do it.
Here are some expressions you might find useful:
frhstcken
ins Bett gehen
zur Uni fahren/gehen
lernen
zu Mittag essen
fernsehen
kochen
aufstehen
zur Arbeit fahren/gehen
sich anziehen
Abendbrot essen
sich ausziehen
einen Roman lesen
ein Videospiel spielen
ins Restaurant gehen
Freunde treffen
Kaffee trinken
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Teil 6,2Jetzt machen wir es richtig!

Kontrolle: Fill in the blanks with the correct information:
1.

In order to draw attention to key information in a sentence in German, you may

it from its normal position.

2.

The most common way to emphasize a chunk of information is to move it to the

of the sentence.

3.

What happens to the subject when information is brought up front?

4.

Although virtually anything may be emphasized in first position,

are the items of information most often emphasized this way.

5.

An effective way to emphasize a chunk of information in a command is to put it

ben wir!
Write German sentences by using last-position emphasis for the italicized chunks of information.
These are commands, so remember to use exclamation marks!
1.

Bring your books tomorrow!

2.

Write the sentence again!

3.

Do your homework quickly!

Make these suggestions to your colleagues, with whom you are going to a restaurant:
4.

Lets order drinks now!

5.

Lets pay the bill now.

ben wir! Inverted Word Order

Rewrite the following sentences using inverted word order to emphasize the time expression:
1.

Jochen will das Auto bald waschen.

2.

Ich bringe meine Kinder morgen mit.

For the next two sentences, use inverted word order to emphasize the direct objects:
3.

Wir mssen das jetzt auswendig lernen.

4.

Ich muss heute Fleisch und Gemse kaufen.

Sie sind dran! Part A

Write complete answers to the following questions, using inverted word order where you can.
1.

Wie viel Uhr ist es jetzt?

2.

Wann beginnt Ihr Deutschkurs, und um wie viel Uhr endet er?

3.

Wie viele Studenten sind im Deutschkurs?

Sie sind dran! Neue Freunde Part B

You are travelling through Germany and meet a German student, at a youth hostel and engage
in conversation. Write in German what you are saying:
1. Ask him what his name is, where he is from, where his family now lives, if he has any
brothers and sisters, and if they are also students

2. Tell him that you are tired and thirsty. Suggest that the two of you go to a pub or
restaurant and drink a glass of wine or a coke together.

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Teil 6,3Nchsten Sommer reisen wir nach Deutschland

Kontrolle
1.

When a unit of time is used to form a noun phrase that denotes specific time,
the noun phrase is expressed in the

case.

2.

The general word in German for time is

3.

Express the following two sentences:

a.

I have a lot of time.

b.

I have no time now.

4.

When stating the date, we use ordinal / cardinal numbers (circle one).

5.

Ordinal numbers derive from counting / cardinal numbers, but add the ending _____ for
numbers 1-19, and the ending ______ for numbers 20+.

6.

Two ordinal numbers are slightly irregular: der __________ (the first) and der _________
the third).

7.

To state the date, we use the phrase Heute ist with the _________________ case or the
phrase Heute haben wir with the _______________ case.

8.

When stating the date, ordinal numbers behave like adjectives and take on the secondary
ending ________ for nominative masculine or the secondary ending ________ for
accusative masculine.

9.

To express on what date something is occurring, use the contraction ________ and the
secondary ending _________.

10. The German word for time, when time means occurrence is
11.

12.

Write the German equivalents of the following English specific time expressions:
a.

this time

b.

each time

c.

next time

The German word for every when used with plural nouns is

13. Write the German equivalents of the following English specific time expressions:
a.

every ten minutes

b.

every three hours

c.

every two weeks

d.

every ten years

14.

The general German question word for when is

15.

The German expression that is the equivalent of how often is

Vokabularbung: Fill in the blanks with appropriate elements of time.

1.

Eine Stunde hat sechzig

2.

Ein Tag hat vierundzwanzig

3.

Sieben Tage sind eine

4.

Vier Wochen sind (ungefhr) ein

5.

Zwlf Monate sind ein

6.

Ein Jahr hat vier

7.

Ein Semester dauert 14 oder 15

. Es dauert also fast vier

8.

Ein Monat hat vier

.
.
.

oder dreiig

Vokabularbung - Time Expressions

Write the German equivalent of these specific time expressions:
1.

this month

11.

every two days

2.

this week

12.

every five years

3.

this Wednesday

13.

every evening

4.

this winter

14.

every morning

5.

every hour

15.

every afternoon

6.

every day

16.

next week

7.

every year

17.

next month

8.

every Tuesday

18.

next year

9.

every weekend

19.

next semester

10.

each May

20.

next time

ben Wir! Time and Inverted Word Order

Rewrite each sentence using inverted word order to emphasize the specific time expression.
1.

Ich gehe jeden Morgen zur Uni.

2.

Unsere Verwandten fahren nchstes Jahr nach Europa.

3.

Meine Eltern sind diesen Sommer in Kanada.

4.

Sabine lernt jeden Nachmittag Englisch.

Im Kontext
We are well into the semester and Anita has just received a new planner and she asks her friend,
Inge, a number of questions about the schedule. Write questions in German that Anita asks to find
out from Inge:
5.

what day today is

6.

what todays date is

7.

when her (Inges) birthday is

8.

when she (Inge) has vacation

Sie sind dran! Write complete, logical answers to the following questions.
1.

Wann sehen Sie Ihre Eltern?

2.

Um wie viel Uhr gehen Sie zur Uni?

3.

Wie oft haben Sie Deutsch?

4.

Wie oft haben Sie eine Prfung in Deutsch?

5.

Was ist das Datum heute? Und morgen?

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Teil 6,4Was machen wir morgen Nachmittag?

Vokabularbung - Specific Time
Fill in the blanks with the German adverbial equivalent of the following English expressions:
1.

today

2.

tomorrow

3.

the day after tomorrow

4.

this morning

5.

tomorrow morning

6.

at noon the day after tomorrow

7.

this afternoon

8.

the day after tomorrow in the afternoon

9.

this evening

10.

tomorrow evening

Im Kontext
Write sentences in German as directed. When possible employ inverted word order for the time
expressions.
Situation: You are studying in Germany, and are currently on the phone talking with a German friend,
Martina. Some friends of yours who are studying in France will be visiting you shortly.
1.

Tell Martina some friends are coming tonight...

2.

and that you and your friends will be visiting the university tomorrow morning.

3.

Tell Martina that you and your friends will probably eat lunch tomorrow at twelve.

4.

Tell Martina that you would like to study a little tomorrow afternoon.

5.

Mention that your friends are going home in the afternoon the day after tomorrow.

ben Wir! nicht

Express the following in German:
1.

Shes not visiting us this year.

2.

He doesnt work every day.

3.

Were not going out this Saturday.

4.

I will not be home this evening.

5.

I dont need the car tomorrow.

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Teil 6,5Abends bin ich fast immer zu Hause.

Vokabularbung - Adverbs of regularity
Fill in the blanks with the German adverbial equivalent of the following German nouns:
Beispiel: jeden Tag => tglich
1.

jede Woche

6.

jeden Monat

2.

jeden Montag

7.

jeden Morgen

3.

jedes Jahr

8.

jeden Abend

4.

jeden Freitag

9.

jede Nacht

5.

jeden Sonntag

10.

jeden Vormittag

Vokabularbung - Adverbs of regularity II

Fill in the blanks with the correct German adverbial equivalent that expresses regularity:
1.

late in the afternoon

7.

at the latest tomorrow

2.

in the morning

8.

always

3.

early in the morning

9.

almost

4.

at the earliest

10.

almost always

5.

at the latest

11.

never

6.

at the earliest on Friday

12.

almost never

Im Kontext - Adverbs of regularity

Marcus is meeting a prospective new roommate who is looking for an apartment to share. Write
what Marcus tells this person about some of his regular activities:
1.

Marcus tells the new person that he gets up at 7 at the latest.

2.

Marcus says that he almost never studies on Saturdays.

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3.

Marcus asks what the new person likes to do on Saturdays.

ben wir! - dann

Join the two sentences with a comma and dann to form a two-state sequential statement. Remember to
use inverted word order in the second half of each compound sentence, since dann is like a time
expression.

1.

Ich habe bis vier Uhr Kurse an der Uni. Ich gehe einkaufen.

2.

Ich werde sptabends nach Hause gehen. Ich werde ein bisschen lesen.

3.

Ich werde bestimmt mde sein. Ich werde bald einschlafen.

ben wir! - nicht

Answer the following questions negatively.
1. Lesen Sie die Zeitung tglich?

2.

Sollen wir samstags um 6.00 aufstehen?

3.

Reisen Sie alle zwei Monate nach Deutschland?

Sie sind dran!

Write complete and logical responses to each of the following questions.
1.

Was machen Sie morgens, bevor Sie zur Uni gehen?

2.

Was machen Sie nachmittags? Bleiben Sie an der Uni? Gehen Sie nach Hause?
Arbeiten Sie? Lernen Sie?

3.

Was machen Sie abends zu Hause, wenn Sie keine Hausaufgaben haben?

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Teil 6,6Machen wir einen Bummel durch die Innenstadt!

Kontrolle
1.

is a word that both introduces and controls a phrase.

2.

It determines the

3.

The accusative prepositions are:

4.

A word that controls a phrase but comes at the end of its phrase is called a

of other words in the phrase.

.
5.

One such word is

6.

To negate a prepositional or postpositional phrase, use the negator

7.

Place it

the prepositional or postpositional phrase.

ben wir! - Akkusativprpositionen

Fill in the blanks with a preposition or a postposition that makes good sense.
1.

Wir machen einen Bummel

die Innenstadt.

2.

Dieses Paket ist

3.

Wir sind

4.

Die Kinder bleiben heute Abend zu Hause. Wir gehen

5.

Wir sitzen

6.

Frau Krause verdient viel Geld und reist diesen Sommer

7.

Wir machen einen Spaziergang den Fluss

8.

Das Kind luft

9.

Ich finde Ihre Idee sehr gut! Ich bin auch

10.

Sind Sie

meine Mutter.
den Plan. Er ist gar nicht gut.
sie aus.

den Tisch und essen und reden.

die Wand. Jetzt weint es.

oder

das Rauchverbot!

den Prsidenten?

die Welt.

ben wir! - negativ

Negate each of the following sentences.
1.

Werfen Sie Ihre Bcher gegen die Wand.

2.

Laufen wir durch den Wald.

3.

Gehen Sie ohne mich zur Uni.

4.

Ich bin gegen Ihren Plan.

Sie sind dran!

Write complete, logical answers to the following questions.
1.

Sie haben viel Geld und viel Zeit. Wohin mchten Sie reisen?

2.

Wo knnen Sie einen Bummel machen?

3.

Wo knnen Sie wandern?

4.

PolitikerInnen und Ideen: Fr wen (oder was) sind Sie? Gegen wen (oder was) sind Sie?
Warum?

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Teil 6, 7Wie viel Grad haben wir heute?

Wie viel Zucker und Mehl brauchen Sie?
Kontrolle
1.

A noun phrase is a cluster of words that center on a noun. Is there a preposition involved?

2.

A noun phrase that denotes duration of measure of time is in the

3.

For a bit of emphasis, the adverb

case.

is often tacked on to the end of the

expression of duration or measure.

4.

To express the English whole / entire / all + time, German uses the adjective __________.

5.

A German verb used to express how long something lasts is

6.

The interrogative expression

is used to elicit information about

duration of time.
7.

The

case is used for noun phrases that express measure: length, height,

width, depth, distance, age, weight, etc.

8.

The expression

is used with singular nouns to elicit information about

how much.
9.

The expression

is used with plural nouns to elicit information about

how many.

ben wir! - duration of time

Write the German equivalent for the following expressions of duration of time. Remember that
the accusative case is used without any preposition.
1.

for ten minutes

7.

all day

2.

for three hours

8.

all summer

3.

for six days

9.

all night

4.

for two weeks

10.

the whole time

5.

for four months

11.

during the day

6.

all my life

12.

for a while

ben wir! - interrogative expressions

Write the interrogative expressions for the German equivalents of the following:
1.

how long? (time)

7.

how wide?

2.

how long? (length)

8.

how thick?

3.

how far?

9.

how big?

4.

how far from?

10.

how high?

5.

how heavy?

11.

how tall?

6.

how deep?

12.

how short?

Sie sind dran! Write complete, logical answers to the following questions.
1.

Wo wohnen Sie jetzt und wie lange wollen Sie noch da wohnen?
_________________________________________________________________________

2.

Wie lange lernen Sie, wenn Sie Hausaufgaben haben?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.

Wie lange lernen Sie jeden Tag Deutsch?

_________________________________________________________________________

4.

Wie lang ist die Tafel im Klassenzimmer?

_________________________________________________________________________

5.

Wie weit ist es von Frankfurt am Main nach Berlin?

_________________________________________________________________________

6.

Wie schnell wrden Sie auf der deutschen Autobahn fahren?

_________________________________________________________________________

7.

Haben Sie ein Haustier? Was fr in Tier ist es, und wie viel wiegt es? Wie alt ist es?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

8.

Wie viel Grad haben wir heute?

_________________________________________________________________________