German Course Part 2 Horan & Slinn: Textbook

CONTENTS

Lektion 1. Feste in München

Das Oktoberfest. Word Order – Basic, Inverted, Subordinate. Separable Verbs. Order of Words. The word nicht. “How to ask for something to eat or drink:’ Fasching.

Lektion 2. Die Alpen

Ziel Zugspitze. Olympiasieger? Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Imperfect Tense -Regular Verbs, Modal Verbs, Irregular Verbs, Compound Verbs. Imperfect Tense versus Perfect Tense in Conversation. “How to beat the numbers” Per Autostopp über die Deutsche Alpenstrasse.

Lektion 3. Bayern und die Bayern

König Ludwigs Super-Party. Traum oder Alpentraum? Und Sie spielen auch heute gem mit? Reflexive Verbs. Reflexive Verbs with Fixed Preposition. Dative Reflexive Pronoun. Reciprocal Function. Avoidance of Possessive Adjective. The Future Tense. Present Tense with Future Meaning. “How to use the telephone”Ein Tag in einer Kleistadt. Alles Sprilche– Proverbs.

Lektion 4. Weihnachten

Kleine Weihnachtsgeschichte. Der Weihnachtsbaum. Mitten im kalten Winter – Nürnberg an Weihnachten. Die Bescherung. Silvesterabend – Ende gut, alles gut! The Plural of Feminine Nouns – Words like Farbe, Inset, Antwort; Wurst. Compound Nouns. Noun Formations. Nouns of Nationality. Demonstratives – der, die, das. The words some and any. Introductory es. Irregular Verbs: Pattern 1 – singen. “How to find your way around:’ 0 du frohliche Weihnachtszeit!

Lektion 5. Der Schwarzwald

Die Familie sucht den Campingplatz. Freiburg im Breisgau. Gitarrenidylle. The Adjective after derand after dieser– Table I. Superlative Degree. Adjectives from Place Names. There is (are). Irregular Verbs: Pattern 2 – geben. “How you spent your time:’ Eines der beliebtesten Reiseziele Deutschlands.

Lektion 6. Schüler und Schulen

Schüler sprechen aus. Die Schüervertretung. Willst du mit zum Fest?Word Order.Juxtaposed Principal Clauses. Omission of dass. Inversion after Direct Speech. The words also,sonst. Inversion in Co-ordinate Principal Clauses. Special Notes on Word Order. The Past Participle and the Infinitive in Dependent Clauses. Dependent Clause Preceding. The words when, as, if, since. The translation of -ing. Relative Pronoun der. Irregular Verbs: Pattern 3 – helfen. “How to buy a ticket and travel on public transport:’ Jürgen berichtet über die Berlinreise. Programm für die Berlinreise. Tagebuch der Klasse – kurz gefasst.

Lektion 7. Ost und West

Liebe zwischen Ost und West. Grenzproblemchen – Tante Hildegard und Onkel Karl in Berlin. Am Grenzübergang – Checkpoint Charlie. Use of Prepositions. Prepositions governing the Accusative Case. Prepositions governing the Dative Case. Prepositions governing the Genitive Case. Prepositions governing the Accusative and Dative Case. Special notes on Prepositions. Contraction of the Definite Article. Prepositions in Time Phrases. Use of the Accusative Case – Time, Measurement, Direction. The word forin Time Phrases. Damit, daraut, daran, etc. Womit, worauf, woran,etc. Verbs with Fixed Preposition. Irregular Verbs: Pattern 4 – schlaten.“How to shop:’ Ein Briefwechsel mit der DDR. Letter-Writing.

Lektion 8. München

Himbeereis, Mozart und Sekt. Ein Floss und nasse Füsse. ,,Die Weisse Rose” – Studenten gegen Hitler. The Adjective after einand after mein – Table II. Comparison of the Adjective. The Adverb – Comparative and Superlative Degree. Nouns formed from Adjectives. Irregular Verbs: Pattern 5 –tun. “How to keep your car on the road:’ Das grösste Dorf Deutschands.

Lektion 9. Der Rhein

Liebesgeschichte mit Ende oder Die Loreleisage (Neue Version). O du wunder-schöner deutscher Rhein! Eine Rheintahrt – von Rüdesheim nach Kain. The Plural of Neuter Nouns. Words like Haus; Schiff; Miidchen; Geschenk; Hemd; Taxi. Compound Nouns. Irregular Verbs: Pattern 6 – tragen. “How to ask for things at the post office:’ Bonn ist kein Dorf.

Lektion 10. Jugendliche und ihre Eltern

Ein oftener Brief an Eltern – eine Bitte um Verständnis. Drei Mädchen und ein Junge aus Berlin diskutieren Ober ihre Probleme im Elternhaus. Ein Problem namens lngo.

Modal Verbs – Present and Imperfect Tense. Uses of the Modal Verbs. Simple Infinitive with gehen, lassenand verbs of sense perception. Modal Verbs used alone. Perfect Tense of Modal Verbs. Dative Verbs. Irregular Verbs : Pattern 7 – schliessen. “Communicating Information:’ Wenn einer eine Reise tut.

General Revision

Appendix

Adjectjve Tables 221; Asking Questions 222; Determinatives 222; The Imperative 223; The lfifinitive 223; Numbers 224; Plural of Nouns (Masculine, Feminine, Neuter) 224; Prepositions 228; Pronouns 228; Telling the Time 230; Word order 230; The German Alphabet 230; German Christian Names 231; German Punctuation 231; Use of ss and S 233; Irregular Verbs 223; Compound Verbs 235; Present Tense 236; Modal Verbs 236•; Perfect Tense 2361; Verbs Conjugated with sein 236; Imperfect Tense 237; Future Tense 238; Conditional Tense 238; Pluperfect Tense 238; Subjunctive Mood 238; Passive Voice 240.

Exercise Instructions

Reference for Conversation Sections Abbreviations used in the Vocabularies German-English Vocabulary English-German Vocabulary

General Index

Category: German Course

Description

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This book continues the basic approach of Book 1, and continued in Part 3. It provides oral-aural material for active

Use in the classroom. Follow-up in writing can consolidate the practised skills effectively. Students progress systematically, the language structures being presented in everyday situations. A wide range of exercises caters for the needs of all students. Sets of revision exercises keep structures under review and serve further as a foundation for the presentation of new material. A comprehensive appendix will be found useful as a key to the grammar of the German language.

Dialogues play a considerable role in order to afford practice in understanding and speaking. They present good up-to-date colloquial and idiomatic German. A wide range of speaking situations will consolidate the student’s ability to express ideas orally in German. particular attention has been paid to the vocabularly of Das Zertifikat – Deutsch als Freunddsprache.

An important element of the present book is the extensive reading-comprehension material. A rich cultural setting, evoking a picture of the German people, their ways and their land, is provided. Personal impressions of German folk, often presented in a lighhearted, humorous way, add a lively interest. The material has been selected and adapted from various sources. In particular we wish to thank the producers of Jugendscala. Such material provides an excellent basis for the development of both written comprehension and speaking skills as required by modern syllabi.

As with Book I, a set of listening skills for each lesson has been developed and these are available. The dialogue sections of each lesson have also been recorded.

These sections are coded throughout the book with a special sign.

We are pleased to express our gratitude for the assistance and contributions of Mr H. Sturm, Mrs I. Leake, Miss I. Gugger and Miss M. Springorum of the Fort Street High staff in the preparation of these materials. We would further like to acknowledge the many valuable comments made by the Language staffs of both Fort Street and Wiley Park Girls’ High Schools in their use of the book. For assistance with the preparation of the speaking skills and for helpful advice with the text, we are most grateful to Mr P. Gannsmann and Mr R Krieger, German advisers in New South Wales schools. The enthusiasm of teachers and of students using Part I in many schools has been most encouraging and we indicate our warm appreciation.

It is trusted that the book will serve its purpose for all learners of German, providing enjoyment and pleasure in the learning process and ensuring progress in language proficiency.

R. S. Horan

J. S. Slinn

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