De7 Module 1 Lesson 1
Here you’ll find the work for this week
It is best to work through each session of the lesson in sequence. Languages are best learnt by doing
little and often, so the work is divided into sections (this week there are 3 sections) - it would be good
to do each section at a different time during the week (ie not all in one go!)
1.1 Deutschland…. Was weiss ich? What do I know about Germany? We’re going to see what we can
find out in this lesson!
See how many of these questions you can answer…
Where is Germany? (See Map:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/germany/
)
Which countries border Germany?
In which other countries in the world is German spoken?
What is the capital city of Germany?
What famous landmarks are found in this city?
Do we use any words in English which come from German?
What German words do I know already?
Can I find out 10 facts about Germany/the German language – that I didn’t know before….!
Deutsch ist…. fantastisch! prima! sehr gut! super! toll! wunderbar!
1.2 I’m also going to learn how to introduce myself: greetings, giving my name and saying how I am
feeling!
Echo 1, ch 1 Hallo!
p6 Hören 1
NB: Hören=Listening!
Read the dialogue, then listen to the conversations and work out who is talking each time.
Ich – I
Ich heiße – I’m called
du – you
du heißt – you’re called
p6 Hören 2
Listen to the rhyme and read the purple pronunciation box. Some letters in German sound different from the
English letters! Remember the w and the ß! (NB: the ß can also be written ss)
p6 Sprechen 3
NB: Sprechen= Speaking
Find someone at home to try out the dialogue with! Remember to check your pronunciation and teach your
partner too!
p7 Hören 4
Read and listen! Can you find some more examples of pronunciation differences? What do all these greetings
mean? Can you work it out? Check your answers with the vocabulary on p22!
p7 Sprechen 5
Now try out this dialogue!
p7 Schreiben 6
And now write one of your own!
1.3 I’ll learn Numbers 0-12 and how to give my age.
p8 Hören 1 Listen and repeat the numbers you hear.
Listen out for :
ü in fünf
ö in zwölf
The ¨ is a special accent called an umlaut. It changes the way we say the letter.
How do the letters u and o change here? Can you explain?
Have you come across any other umlauts yet?
Now go to: http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/beginner/year7.html
Go to the section: Za hlen 1-12 and work through the activities!
Now back to Echo 1
p9 Lesen 6
NB: Lesen= Reading
Do the sums and write your answers with the German numbers. Check your spellings carefully!
p9 Hören 7
Listen and note down the ages that you hear.
Ich bin – I am
du bist – you are
Bist du..? are you..?
p9 Sprechen 8
So now try this dialogue!
To learn this week:
Wörter (words), p22
Most weeks you will have some German words/phrases to learn. You will need to take several days to
learn them and you should test yourself every couple of days. At the end of the week, ask someone else
to test you too. Sometimes you could try writing them, sometimes try saying them. This week you should
learn and test the words on p22 in section Hallo and the numbers 0-12.