EINFÜHRUNG
STRUKTUREN
Review of the nominative and accusative cases: Marking subjects and direct objects
Kurz notiert: -n and -en endings
Kurz notiert: es gibt
Review of infinitives and the present tense: Talking about doing things
Kurz notiert: Present tense
Two-part verbs: More on doing things
KAPITEL 25 - MITEINANDER
VIDEOTHEK
Eine Familiengeschichte: Meta Heyn, a 91-year old grandmother her family’s history to her granddaughter. She describes the various historical events that the family experienced over the century.
Lebensstile: Peter and Sabine Schenk give insights into why they wanted to marry and have a family, while Nora Bausch gives her views on living as a single person in Germany.
STRUKTUREN
The simple past tense: Telling about past events
Sprachspiegel: Strong, weak, and mixed verbs
Conjunctions: Connecting words, sentences, and ideas
Kurz notiert: und and oder
Kurz notiert: als and wenn
Negation: Negating words, sentences, and concepts
Kurz notiert: Negative answers to questions with schon and noch
KAPITEL 26 - JUGEND
VIDEOTHEK
Jugend in Bewegung: A retrospective on youth in Germany from the 1950’s to the present that shows how youth have had to fight for the liberty to choose different lifestyles.
Drei Jugendporträts: Three young people talk about their lives, their work, and their interests. All talk about why they chose their particular career path and what their expectations for their careers are.
STRUKTUREN
The accusative and dative cases: Marking direct and indirect objects
Kurz notiert: Special endings for masculine nouns
Kurz notiert: wer, wen, and wem
Genitive case: Showing relationships and possession
Sprachspiegel: Noun modifiers in the genitive case
Accusative, dative, and accusative/dative prepositions: Combining words and connecting ideas
Kurz notiert: Idiomatic expressions with dative prepositions
KAPITEL 27 - SCHULALLTAG
VIDEOTHEK
Geschichte eines Gymnasiums: A brief history of the Gymnasium in Bremen, which dates back to the 16th century.
Der Schulalltag: Karolin invites the viewers to a typical day at her school near Frankfurt to see the types of classes she takes and the activities in which she is involved.
STRUKTUREN
Der- and ein- words: Referring to specific or general persons or things
Kurz notiert: Accusative case in expressions that refer to specific time
Adjectives: Describing people, objects, places, and ideas
Indefinite numerals and the interrogative pronoun was für (ein) : Talking about amounts and asking about things
WIEDERHOLUNG 9
KAPITEL 28 - UNIVERSITÄT
VIDEOTHEK
Geschichte einer Universität: A look at the founding of the University of Heidelberg, and its history to the present day. This retrospective also presents famous people who either studied or taught at the university and looks at how the university weathered the political storms of the 1960s.
Ein Student aus Kamerun: Guy, a student from Cameroon describes his experiences at a university in Germany. He talks about his studies, his housing, and the Mensa (cafeteria).
STRUKTUREN
Subjunctive: Expressing polite requests and unreal situations
Sprachspiegel: wäre and were
Kurz notiert: an (deiner) Stelle
Present subjunctive of weak and strong verbs: More on expressing unreal events
Kurz Notiert: wollte or wünschte
Kurz Notiert: (doch) nur
Past subjunctive: Talking about unreal events in the past
Kurz notiert: als ob
KAPITEL 29 - ARBEIT UND WIRTSCHAFT
VIDEOTHEK
Wirtschaft im Wandel: A look back at Germany’s changing economy from the Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle) of the 1950s and 1960s to today.
Hilfe für Arbeitslose: Monika Schneider, an Arbeitsvermittlerin (employment officer), helps people find jobs that suit their qualifications. Viewers see her conduct an interview with an unemployed electrician and watch her visit a pharmacy owner to help him find a qualified employee.
STRUKTUREN
Comparatives: Comparing people and things
Sprachspiegel: Comparative of adjectives with -er
Superlatives: Expressing the highest degree
Verbs as adjectives; participial constructions; extended modifiers: More on describing people and things
KAPITEL 30 - FRAUEN-MÄNNER-FRAUEN
VIDEOTHEK
Die Frauenbewegung: Julia, who works in a feminist bookstore, introduces a retrospective on the women’s movement in Germany. It begins with a look at the lack of opportunity her great-grandmother and grandmother had and shows how things had changed for her mother.
Im Auftrag der Frauen: Christa Pieper, a social service worker, helps women settle issues or problems in the workplace. She tries to create better working conditions for women and works toward creating solidarity between men and women.
STRUKTUREN
Indirect discourse: Reporting what others say
Sprachspiegel: Contrasting subjunctive forms
Kurz notiert: Subjunctive II forms in speech
Indirect questions: Reporting what other people ask
Imperatives: Making direct requests
WIEDERHOLUNG 10
KAPITEL 31 - FREIZEIT
VIDEOTHEK
Ein grünes Hobby: As cities such as Berlin became overcrowded a hundred years ago and the people yearned for more green space, they began to plant gardens (Schrebergärten) outside of the city in order to enjoy nature.
Weiterbilden in der Freizeit: A perspective on leisure learning.
Today, many people in Germany take advantage of what the Volkshochschule (community college) has to offer them. Courses in painting, computers, and languages, among many others, are particularly attractive to many people.
STRUKTUREN
Modal Verbs I: Expressing abilities, likes, intentions, and desires
Kurz notiert: Subjunctive II forms of sollen and wollen
Modal Verbs II: Expressing permission or obligation
Sprachspiegel: können and dürfen
Da- and Wo- compounds: Referring to things and ideas
Kurz notiert: Modal verbs
Sprachspiegel: there and where in English
KAPITEL 32 - FERIEN UND URLAUB
VIDEOTHEK
Urlaub: Gestern und heute: The history of vacations. As Germans began to acquire more time and money, they started to travel to places within their own country, such as Bavaria and the Baltic Sea. After the1950s and 1960s, the tourist industry began to boom.
Abenteuerurlaub: Birgit has decided to go on an adventure vacation. She chooses canyoning, guided climbing into canyon caves and crevices. Viewers watch her experience the thrills of canyoning.
STRUKTUREN
The present perfect tense I: Talking about the past
The present perfect tense II: More on talking about the past
Sind Sie Wortschlau?: Past participles of verbs that share the same stem
Kurz notiert: Verbs of motion or change
Modal verbs in the perfect tense: Expressing desires, talents, and obligations in the past
KAPITEL 33 - GESUNDHEIT UND KRANKHEIT
VIDEOTHEK
Ein Kurort: A historical view of the spa culture and the concept of the Kur (spa therapy) in Germany.
Ein Arztbesuch: Sven Schüler goes to his general practitioner, whom he is seeing as part of his preventive medicine program.
STRUKTUREN
Reflexive verbs and pronouns: Doing something for oneself
Kurz notiert: Reflexive verbs
Two-way prepositions: Talking about direction and location
Verbs with two-way prepositions: More on contrasting direction and location
WIEDERHOLUNG 11
KAPITEL 34 - MULTI-KULTI?
VIDEOTHEK
Typisch Deutsch? : Erguen Cervik, a Turk living in Germany, narrates his view of the country. For him German cleanliness, order, and punctuality stand out. He comments on the system of traffic signs and lights as well as the tendency for Germans, in his opinion, to plan their time.
Vom Sauerkraut to Pizza: The history of food in Germany. While sauerkraut and Schweinebraten (pork roast) are not a thing of the past in Germany, other foods brought to Germany by immigrants have become very popular. Foreigners have not only brought new foods with them, they have essentially made Germany into a multicultural country.
STRUKTUREN
Relative clauses I: Describing people and things
Relative clauses II: Using prepositions with relative clauses
Kurz notiert: da- and wo- compounds
Infinitive clauses with zu: Stating goals and intentions
KAPITEL 35 - DER UMWELT ZULIEBE
VIDEOTHEK
Auf Kosten der Umwelt: For many years now Germans have taken pains to protect the environment. More and more laws to protect it are passed every year.
Umweltschutz zu Hause: Bärbel Barmbek lives in a community near Hamburg. She demonstrates for the viewers how her family’s house is a model of energy efficiency and environmental protection. From its grass roof to its wood floors, every aspect of the house was designed with the environment in mind.
STRUKTUREN
The passive voice I: Focusing on the effect of the action
The passive voice II: Focusing on events in the past
The future tense: Talking about what will happen
Kurz notiert: The conjugated form of werden
KAPITEL 36 - FOKUS AUF KULTUR
VIDEOTHEK
Theater für Jugendliche: Viewers visit the Grips (brains, intellect) theater, a children’s theater in Berlin that is featuring a musical called "Linie 1" about a young woman and her experiences in the big city.
100 Jahre deutscher Film: A history of German film from its beginnings nearly 100 years ago to the present. Silent films were an...
