Instructor spells the following words in random order. Students listen in order to determine which word is being spelled:
1. sie 2. sein 3. zehn
4. Wien 5. Wein 6. wann
7. wie 8. viel 9. weil
10. Bär 11. Bar 12. Berg
Pronounce the following acronyms/abbreviations: VW, BMW, BRD, DDR, USA, BSE, FKK, LSD, UPS, usw., km/h, ADAC, TÜV
Political party acronyms (“left to right”): SPD, FDP, CDU/CSU [and on the far right, since 2013: AfD]
Not listed here because the names are not abbreviated: die Grünen, full name Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, and die Linke [“the left”]
EITHER: Act out a dialogue consisting only of the letters of the alphabet, in order. Student 1 is trying to persuade Student 2 to go on a date with him or her. Student 2 is not interested, but Student 1 is persistent. Each pair can decide if the dialogue ends in a yes or no :)
Topic of the essay for test 1: In five (or more) sentences, describe a classmate in your German class. Include your classmate’s name, age, nationality, where they come from, and a physical description, e.g., eye color, hair color and length.
==> Ask a partner the necessary questions: Wie heißt du? Wie alt bist du? Bist du Amerikaner*in? Woher kommst du? Note their eye color, hair color and length!