GERMAN I

By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Discuss topics pertaining to introductions, including exchanging personal greetings, sharing names and phone numbers, discussing what country you are from, and date, time, and age.
• Use subject pronouns and match them with conjugated verb forms; use adjectives and articles and match them (by gender and number) with nouns.
• Examine self-identification traits, including physical appearance and characteristics, personality traits, likes and dislikes, and personal thoughts and feelings.
• Construct and comprehend, orally and in writing, sentences in German in the present tense with a variety of regular and irregular verbs.
• Discuss scenarios pertaining to family life, including your immediate family, your friends, family gatherings with extended family members, and acquaintances from work.
• Know when to use the verbs wissen (to know facts) and kennen (to be acquainted with people and places) in several situations.
• Ask and answer questions about people's names and national origins, and discuss dates and time of day.
• Count and recognize the numbers in German up to 1,000.
• Describe situations pertaining to home life, including common household items, responsibilities, transportation options, and technology.
• Use verbs like wollen and möchten to express likes and dislikes.
• Make comparisons and express agreement and disagreement.
• Discuss topics pertaining to your social surroundings, including social networking, school happenings, trying out for school functions, and after-school events with friends.
• Discuss topics concerning the general community, including earning/saving, getting around town options, shopping choices, and libraries/parks.
• Recognize and use past tense verb forms (participles) of regular verbs, particularly those using the auxiliary verb haben (to have).
• Use present tense to describe different weather conditions and the associated foods, clothing, and activities.
• Review the verbs for “to need,” “to go,” and “to be able to.”
• Use the preterite tense of “buy,” “shop,” “pay,” and “receive” in the context of shopping.
• Use the verb sein (to be) with respect to weather conditions.
• Use the language to discuss situations pertaining to the arts, including museums, the theatre, music, and cinema.
• Use and review the future tense, werden + infinitive, to talk about what is happening now, and what is going to happen.
• Use reflexive verbs in both the present tense and in the imperative mode.
• Describe health/well-being concepts, including food choices, sports/exercise, doctor’s visits, and emergencies.
• Use verbs wehtun (it hurts), schmerzen (pain), and fühlen (to feel).
• Use the formal imperative to provide basic personal information.
• Discuss aspects of traveling, including within the German-speaking world, passport/travel requirements, the planning of a trip, and the various ways to travel.
• Use the imperfekt tense of sein (to be) to talk about past experiences in different countries.
• Use the prepositions nach, in, an, and auf to express direction.