People and lifestyle: wer sind wir?
Why this, why now
This unit revisits the present tense of 'sein' and 'haben', weak verbs, open and closed question formation and word order 1 and 2. It introduces nationality nouns and gender neutral language, and reinforces simple (I do) and ongoing (I am doing) functions of the present tense.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 1 / 18
People and lifestyle: wer sind wir?
This unit revisits the present tense of 'sein' and 'haben', weak verbs, open and closed question formation and word order 1 and 2. It introduces nationality nouns and gender neutral language, and reinforces simple (I do) and ongoing (I am doing) functions of the present tense.
6 lessons- Identität: language and gender, plurals, weak masculine nouns, 'seit'
- Die Schweiz, Deutschland, Bayern: numbers, word order- inversion
- Das Oktoberfest in Deutschland: plurals add umlaut/e, n, no change; translation
- Kultur in Deutschland: wh- question words
- Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs
- Wer ist Bella? Was macht sie? Present tense verbs, yes/ no questions