B2 - Hedy Lamarr ist 1914 in Wien geboren. Sie war eine Erfinderin, die auch ...

Berühmte Deutsche: subject relative clauses, wh- pronouns in relative clauses

German

Die Vennbahn: perfect tense, imperfect tense, weak past participles

Traditionen in Österreich: comparative adverbs, postnominal superlatives

Traditionen in der Schweiz: abstract adjectival neuter nouns

Bertha von Suttner: perfect tense change of state verbs, superlative adjectives

Die Brüder Grimm: plural nouns, weak masculine nouns

This unit revisits previously taught grammar with  practice of the perfect tense (haben and sein) and simple past with früher, gern and lieber. Comparative adverb structures are consolidated along with plural nouns and irregular nationality nouns. 'wo' and 'was' in relative clauses are revisited.

Popular culture: Kulturszene

Match the famous individuals to the correct professions.

'Ich schreibe eine Geschichte, __________ sehr traurig ist.' Choose the correct relative pronoun.

Order the words to say: 'I don't understand what he said.'

'Er hat ein Werk geschrieben, {{}} sehr berühmt ist.' Write the missing relative pronoun.

Order the words to say: 'That's your new phone, isn't it?'

Write in English: 'Er wurde in Wien geboren.'

Starter Quiz

Which word means 'nevertheless'?