Intermediate Low German
Textbook: Wir – Grundkurs Deutsch für junge Lerner (Lehrbuch 3)
Trimester 1
Modul 7 – Pläne
Lektion 1 – Ich will Tennisspielerin werden
Lektion 2 – Was wirst du dann machen?
Lektion 3 – Eine Sprachreise nach England
Communicative Functions:
 Discussing what one wants to be when grown up
 Talking about professions
 Talking about belongings
 Asking for agreement
Communicative Functions:
 Talking about future plans and projects
 Making predictions
 Comparing people and things
Communicative Functions:
 Talking about prerequisites for an event
 Talking about what will happen at a future event
 Expressing an intention or goal
Structures:
 The future tense of verbs
 Comparatives and superlatives
Structures:
 The independent clause with wenn
 The independent clause with um … zu
Culture:
 How does scholastic achievement influence school
tracking and, therefore, later job opportunities?
 How are Germans prepared for their jobs? What
school/work preparation is there?
Culture:
 How important are foreign languages in Europe? in
German schools?
 Is it common for German kids to go abroad to
better learn a language?
 How does this compare to the US?
 Why is the attitude different in Germany and in the
US?
Structures:
 The genitive case
 The dependent clause with dass
Culture:
 What kinds of jobs do Germans have?
 What are major industries Germans are employed
in?
 How does the job sector (categories and
unemployment) in Germany compare to that in
the US?
Trimester 2
Modul 8 – Gestern, vorgestern, einmal
Modul 8 – Gestern, vorgestern, einmal
Lektion 1 – Wie hast du Mutti kennengelernt?
Communicative Functions:
 Telling past events and experiences
 Identifying where one was at a certain time in the
past
 Asking for reassurance
Structures:
 The conversational past with irregular verbs
 The simple past of sein
 The independent clause with dass
Culture:
 How are German family units the same or different
from the US?
Lektion 2 – Wie war es damals?
Lektion 3 –Es war einmal …
Communicative Functions:
 Talking about past experiences and adventures
 Talking about something particular to a certain
time in the past
Communicative Functions:
 Reading and telling fairy tales
Structures:
 The simple past of sein and haben
 The simple past of the modal verbs
 The independent clause with als
Culture:
 What kinds of things do the parents of German
teenagers remember that are different today?
 How do they consider their lives to be different
than that of their children?
 What did the parents of current teenagers in
Germany NOT have that is common place today?
Structures:
 The simple past of regular and irregular verbs
(introduction only)
Culture:
 What are some famous fairy tales German kids
know?
 Are there any modern fairy tales in German?
Which ones?
 Do German kids still read classic fairy tales?
 What is the name of the two brothers famous for
their collection of fairy tales?
Trimester 3
Modul 9 – Persönlichkeit, Mode, Beziehungen
Modul 9 – Persönlichkeit, Mode, Beziehungen
Lektion 1 – Was für ein Typ ist Thomas?
Lektion 3 – Verstehst du dich gut mit deinen Eltern?
Lektion 2 – Was soll ich anziehen?
Communicative Functions:
 Describing people
 Talking about zodiac symbols
Structures:
 Adjective endings after the indefinite article in the
nominative and accusative case
 Questions with was für ein … ?
Culture:
 How important are horoscopes for German teens?
 What kinds of character traits do German kids like
about their friends?
 How important is physical appearance of a friend
for German teens? How about a boy friend or girl
friend?
Communicative Functions:
 Describing clothing
 Talking about advantages and disadvantages of
certain clothing and fashion in general
 Giving advice
Structures:
 Adjective endings after the definite article in the
nominative and accusative
 Questions with welche …?
 The subjunctive II with würde + infinitive
Culture:
 How is fashion worn by German teenagers similar
or different from that worn by US teenagers?
 How important is it to fit in versus have one’s own
style for a German teenager?
 What are some fashion labels most German
teenagers know?
 How expensive are clothes in Germany?
 Where do German teenagers buy their clothing?
 Who pays for the clothes?
Communicative Functions:
 Describing relationships
 Giving advice
 Expressing wishes and assumptions
Structures:
 The relative pronouns in the nominative and
accusative
 The relative sentence
 The subjunctive II of sein, haben, and the modal
verbs
Culture:
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How do German teenagers relate to their parents?
Are German parents strict?
What kinds of curfews do German teenagers have?
How do German teenagers get around?
How much time do German teenagers spend with
their parents?