Freizeit
Semester Unit
What do Germans like to do with their free time? That's the question we wish to answer in this unit.
In doing so, you grow your cultural understanding and appreciation of the Germans and their way of thinking.
Competing the lessons in this unit will also help you improve your German reading, listening, writing, speaking and vocabulary skills.
Let's get started...
Course Description
FREE PREVIEWCULTURE: Brief Animated History of Germany- Must Watch!
Your Assignment Schedule = 9 Week Work Plan
Quizlet = Homework Every Day (Find Assigned Chapters in Vocab Section Below)
A Brief History of German Soccer
Video: What is FIFA?
Video: The Best and Most Fun German Soccer Game Ever (FIFA 2014 Germany v. Brazil = one hour and 45 minutes)
Video: Tactical analysis of Brazil - World Cup 2014 Germany
Video: Historical Event: June 27, 2018! Germany Loses the World Cup in the First Round of Games!
Germans Still Had Humor In Spite of the Disaster of FIFA 2018
Video: You Will Be So Surprised to See What It's Like Going to a Local Soccer Game in Germany (filmed in Stuttgart)
Video: Best American Soccer Player In Germany
Video: Bio of Next American Soccer Super Star
Listening Test: The World's Best Female Tennis Player in 2018 is a German!
The Basics Of The Game (auf deutsch)
Text: Was bedeutet "zocken"
Video: Take a Tour of the World's Largest Gaming Conference- GAMESCOM 2018 in Köln
Infomier Dich! VR
Realia: Look At This Real Ice Cream Menu from a German Eisdiele!
Read This Brief Bio of the Man Who Invented Spaghettieis
Read This English Article to Understand the Long History of Ice Cream in Germany
Video: The History of How Ice Cream Came to Germany (German Listening Comprehension Activity)
Quiz: Listening Comprehension Test Based on the Previous Video
Foto: Was für ein Eis isst du am liebsten?
Just for Fun: Ice Cream Test
Infoblatt- Urlaub und Ferien- Assignment = write down the translation of these facts and use some in your essay and oral activities
Video: Brief Report About the Importance of Vacation in Germany
Video: An American Living in Germany Explains Vacations and Holidays in Germany
Video: Comparison of Vacations in Germany and the USA
Video: Six Things That Germans Tend To Do Often When On Vacation
Video: British Commercial for Going on a Vacation in Germany
Articles and Statistics to Read: Wohin fahren die Deutschen am liebsten im Urlaub?
A Great Free Time Activity in the State of Rheinland-Palitinate is Visiting Castles
Article: Germany is the Second Best Travel Destination in the World - Read and list the reasons why!
Video: Celebrating Schrebergardens in East Germany (auf deutsch mit englischen Untertitel)
Video: Woher kommt der Schrebergarten? (auf deutsch-keine Untertitel und kein Manuskript)
Activity: Im Schrebergarten die Seele baumeln lassen (Higher Level Only)
Culture Summary Sheet- Print & Complete (Due at the End of Work Week 1)
Daily Flashcard Assignment (with Leitner Game Instructions)
Video: How to Build the Leitner Study System
Video: How To Run A Leitner Study Session = First 10 Minutes Of Every German Work Period
Instruction Sheet: How to Create and Play The Leitner Flashcard Game
Blank Leitner Schedule
Part 1 = Read This Project Instruction Sheet
Part 2 = Work With These Question Sheets First- Print A Copy, Highlight, Guess Answers
Part 3 = Print This German Text, Highlight, Circle, Draw Links
Part 4 = Correct & Score With This Markscheme (Do NOT Open Until Parts 1-3 Are Completed)
Test Prompt
Text-Handling Test for "Freizeit" (30 minute timed test- show it to your teacher when finished)
Antworten (use a red pencil to correct your answers- do not erase or change your original responses)
Text-handling Wrap-up Project (can also be done as a warm-up activity, if new to German language studies)
Overview of the TTLG German Essay Writing Process
The Most Popular Exam Text Types
23 Text Types: Study The Features and Put At Least 5 In Your Writing Assignment and Exam Paper
IB Writing Prompts for "Freizeit"
Alternative (non-IB formatted) Writing Prompts for "die Freizeit"
How to Fix Your First Draft- Checklist
Add 6 Cohesive Words- Usually Need Inverted Word Order After Each
Add a Few Satzanfänge und Konnektoren
Add Some Authentic German Phrases
You Must Add at Least One German Idiom
Video: Photo Gallery Of Some of The Most Popular German Idioms
Handout: Use This TRACTOR to Help You Improve Your Writing
Move Up the Skill Ladder - Add some of these higher level structures
Photo: What a Color-Coded Sentence Might Look Like
How to Color Code and Label the Parts of Speech
Color Coding Grammar Tips
Create Your Individual Oral Photo Prompt
Oral Exam Instructions and Script = Your Template For The Best Oral Exam Ever
Handout: Phrases of Disagreement (To Use In Your IO Script)
Audio: Pronunciation Help
Checklist of Most Common Errors- Use This To Improve Your Writing
Grammar Textbook Pacing and Topics- Go Do the Work That You Are Assigned
Grammar Help with Frau Doktor Bogard's Video Lessons
Teacher Error Coding Sheets. Shows You Every Possible Grammar Mistake That Can Be Made in German.
Print this Inventory of Errors Document- Add a Tally Mark for Each Teacher Error Code
How to Create Your Errors Report
Excellent Example of an Errors Report- Yours Can Even Be Better :)
Label Your Final Paper With Format Features & Grammar Codes Using This Grammar Structure Checklist
Rubric For Evaluating Your Final Essay (IB HL)
Print and Complete This Writing Project Cover Sheet- Staple to the Top of Your Writing Packet
The Practice Test
The German Audio For The Practice Test
Answer Key- Do Not Open Until You Have Completed The Warm-up Activity And The Test
Video Version Of The Audio- Do Not Open Until You Have Completed The Practice Test
Audio Transcript: For Additional Practice After The Test & Video (Track The Words With Your Eyes While You Listen)
List of Listening Projects- Only Do the 1 Assigned Project
Learn About the IB Oral Exam Happening in March of Your Senior Year
Handout: PALM Weather (A Mnemonic Device For The Opening of Your IA Oral Exam)
Sentence Builder For The Topic Of "Ferien" Using The Future Tense
Conversation Questions for "Freizeit" (Leisure)
Conversation Questions about "Ferien und Urlaub" (Vacation)
Conversation Questions about "Tourismus" (Tourism)
Handout: Listening Words (use these instead of saying "Ja" to everything)
Handout: Discussion Extenders
Handout: Grammar Checklist -How many of these show up in your oral?
Dr. Bogard