word or multi-word phrase that describes when something happens, e.g., 'am Montag'

word meaning 'to', used with place names, continents and most countries, never followed by the definite article

word meaning 'to', used with places that need articles and with people, professions and events, followed by the dative case

Task A1 -1 Länder

Task A1 -2 Schwimmbäder

Task A1 -3 Tode

Task A1 -4 Taten

Task A1 -5 Staaten

Task A1 -6 Hunde

Task A1 -7 Einzelkinder

Task A1 -8 Gründe

Task A1 -9 Soldaten

Task A1 -10 Hunderte

Plans for this weekend: present tense (future meaning), 'nach' vs 'zu' (dative)

German

This unit revisits and consolidates the present tense, including modal verbs and two-verb structures before introducing the future tense in singular persons. It also addresses the distinction between the German 'ich will' vs the English 'I want to'.

Making plans: present and future tenses

verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g., must, can, want

preposition meaning 'to', also used in two-verb structures

Task B1 Mia and Opa speak : Opa, ich will heute Abend einen Film anschauen, ...

Plans for the week ahead: modal verbs in present tense (future meaning)

verb of necessity or possibility ('must', 'can', 'want') used with a 2nd verb in infinitive, which goes to the end

modal verb meaning 'should', 'be supposed to', 'ought to'

A1 - 1 Apfel

A1 - 2 Pfund

A1 - 3 Pfeffer

A1 - 4 Pflaster

A1 - 5 Pfeife

A1 - 6 Pfannkuchen

A1 - 7 Krampf

A1 - 8 Pfefferminze

C1 - 1 [Sie] soll den Kuchen vorbereiten.

C1 - 2 [Du] sollst die Gläser kaufen.

C1 - 3 [Du] sollst die Geschenke organisieren.

C1 - 4 [Sie] soll keinen Fehler machen.

C1 - 5 [Sie] soll die Musik organisieren.

C1 - 6 [Du] sollst deine Gefühle verstecken.

C1 - 7 [Sie] soll Emails schreiben.

C1 - 8 [Du] sollst nicht die Wahrheit sagen.

Who should do what? Meanings of  'sollen', 'müssen', 'dürfen'

pronounced as in 'Knie'; both sounds are pronounced, unlike the silent 'k' in English

modal verb meaning 'should, be supposed to, ought', used to express obligation, expectation or probability

inverts the subject and verb in a sentence

word meaning 'to', used with a preceding comma to form two-verb sentences in German that do not involve a modal verb

A1 -1 Knopf

A1 -2 Pflicht

A1 -3 knapp

A1 -4 knall

A1 -5 knüpfen

A1 -6 Pfarrer

A1 -7 pfeifen

A1 -8 Knochen

A1 -9 Pfeil

A2 -1 Zungenbrecher: Kleine Nussknacker knacken knackig. Knackiger knacken ...

A2 -1 (faster version): Zungenbrecher: Kleine Nussknacker knacken knackig ...

A2 -2 Zungenbrecher: Pfarrers Pferd Pfiffig-Prinz pfeift auf Pfefferminz. ...

A2 -2 (faster version): Zungenbrecher: Pfarrers Pferd Pfiffig-Prinz pfeift ...

Who is supposed to do what? Modal verbs, two-verb structures, question words

tense used to refer to future time, e.g., 'I will do'

irregular verb meaning 'to become', used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive to form the future tense in German

A1-1 Audi

A1-2 Aldi

A1-3 Siemens

A1-4 Volkswagen

A1-5 Bosch

A1-6 Dr Oetker

A1-7 Puma

A1-8 BMW

A2 feedback - Bild Miele Rewe Porsche Rittersport Kaufland Schwarzkopf Haribo

B2 - Hallo! Kennen Sie schon den Bodensee? Unsere Firma Wassermann ...

C1-1 werde mit der Bahn fahren

C1-2 wirst mit dem Auto fahren

C1-3 willst morgen ein Hotel suchen.

C1-4 Am Samstagmorgen wirst [du] eine Freundin am Bahnhof treffen.

C1-5 will am Samstagmorgen schwimmen

C1-6 werde mit Mia in einem Zimmer schlafen

C1-7 willst ein Einzelzimmer haben.

C1-8 Am Sonntag will [ich] Oma anrufe

What you want to and will do: future tense singular (will) vs 'will' (want to)

preposition meaning 'to', used before the infinitive in most two-verb structures

auxiliary verb meaning 'to become', used to form the future tense

part of a verb that appears in all forms; often appears in nouns created from verbs

A2 - 1 Ich [plane], mit Spanisch anzufangen.

A2 - 2 Am Mittwoch [werde] ich mit Katja Sport machen.

A2 - 3 Ich [werde] mehr Gitarre spielen. Die neue Lehrerin ist ganz gut!

A2 - 4 Ich [plane], auch in einer anderen Band zu spielen.

A2 - 5 Ich [werde] in den Ferien im Café arbeiten.

A2 - 6 Ja, ich [plane], auch in den Ferien zu arbeiten.

B1 - Willkommen bei dieser Bootsfahrt! Wir sind ein wenig spät dran, aber ...

Future plans: future tense 'werden' + infinitive vs 'planen' + 'zu' + infinitive

Making plans: present and future tenses

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