Vocabulary (22) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Kannst du die Jahreszeiten und Monate nennen? (Can you name the seasons and months?)
- Wie ist das Wetter in jeder Jahreszeit? (What is the weather like in each season?)
- Welche Monate gehören zu welcher Jahreszeit? (Which months are in each season?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Es gibt drei Monate im Sommer: Juni, Juli und August. There are three months in summer: June, July, and August. |
Im Sommer ist es heiß. In summer it is hot. |
September, Oktober und November sind im Herbst, und es regnet oft. September, October, and November are in autumn, and it often rains. |
Dezember, Januar und Februar sind die Wintermonate. December, January and February are the winter months. |
In den Wintermonaten schneit es manchmal. In the winter months it snows sometimes. |
März, April und Mai sind die Frühlingsmonate und das Wetter ist frisch. March, April and May are the spring months and the weather is fresh. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Der September
September
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Der August
The August
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Der Februar
February
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Der Dezember
December
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Der Winter
The winter
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Ordnen Sie die Wörter den beiden Kategorien zu: Jahreszeiten oder Monate, um ihren Gebrauch besser zu verstehen.
Jahreszeiten
Monate
Exercise 7: Zukunft im Präsens
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Future in the present tense
Show translation Show answersfahrt, machst, regnet, ist, fährst, beginnen, fährt, beginnt
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Sich freuen to look forward to Share Copied!
prasens
German | English |
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(ich) freue mich | I look forward to |
(du) freust dich | You look forward to |
(er/sie/es) freut sich | he/she/it looks forward to |
(wir) freuen uns | we look forward to |
(ihr) freut euch | you look forward to |
(sie) freuen sich | they look forward to |
Beginnen begin Share Copied!
prasens
German | English |
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(ich) beginne | I begin |
(du) beginnst | you begin |
(er/sie/es) beginnt | he/she/it begins |
(wir) beginnen | we begin |
(ihr) beginnt | you begin |
(sie) beginnen | they begin |
Bevorzugen to prefer Share Copied!
prasens
German | English |
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(ich) bevorzuge | I prefer |
(du) bevorzugst | You prefer |
(er/sie/es) bevorzugt | he/she/it prefers |
(wir) bevorzugen | we prefer |
(ihr) bevorzugt | you prefer |
(sie) bevorzugen | they prefer |
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