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CONTENTS

Introduction

PARTONECONVERSATIONBASICS

CHAPTER1GermanPronunciation

TheGermanAlphabetGermanPronunciation

SpecialCharacters

ConsonantCombinations

VowelCombinations

ShortandLongVowels

CHAPTER2TalkingAboutPeopleandThings

GreetingPeople:GrüßeundBegrüßungen

NamesandTitles

AskingHowSomeoneIsAskingWeristdas?(Whoisthat?)andWasistdas?(Whatis

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that?)

CHAPTER3AskingQuestions

AskingWasmachstdu?(Whatareyoudoing?)FormingYes/NoQuestionsNegationwithNicht

CHAPTER4GoingPlaces

Gehenwireinkaufen!Let’sgoshopping!AskingQuestionswithHabenAskingQuestionswithSeinAskingWhereSomeoneIsTravelingUsingWoandWohin

CHAPTER5CelebratingBirthdays

TalkingAboutderGeburtstag(theBirthday)

ZahlenNumbers

OrdinalNumbers

MonthsoftheYear

DescribingAgePARTONETEST

PARTTWOOUTANDABOUT

CHAPTER6GettingSick

DasKrankseinGettingSickExpressing“Like”UsingHaben…gernFutureTense

CHAPTER7DiningataRestaurant

AskingforBedienung(Service)

ExpressingFoodPreferencesUsingGernandLieber

UtensilsandDishesPresentPerfectTense

CHAPTER8GoingShopping

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ShoppingimEinkaufszentrum(attheMall)

ExpressingLikesUsingMirgefällt

BuyingandSelling

TheIdiomEsgibt

ColorsTellingTime

CHAPTER9TravelingbyTrain

AmBahnhof(attheTrainStation)GivingCommandswithImperativesModalAuxiliaries

PresentTenseofModals

SomeUsefulNewWords

SayingWhatOneShouldorShouldNotHaveDoneMakingComparisons

CHAPTER10ATriptotheBeach

PlanningderAusflug(theOuting)

TalkingAbouttheWeather

Weather-RelatedActivitiesUsingSuperlativesPARTTWOTEST

PARTTHREEDAILYLIFE

CHAPTER11RichandPoor

BuyingdasGeschenk(theGift)

ShowingPossessionwiththeGenitiveCaseUsingthePhraseWasfür(ein)…?

CHAPTER12CarTrouble

MakingdieReparatur(Repairs)AskingWho,Whom,andWhose

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CHAPTER13TakingTimeforFun

AufdiePaukehauenPaintingtheTownRedTalkingAboutToday,Yesterday,andTomorrowSimplePastTenseAskingSpecificQuestionswithInterrogatives

CHAPTER14HomeLife

UmzugsvorbereitungenGettingReadytoMoveRoomsandFurniture

IndicatingLocationorMovementwithThreeVerbPairs

CHAPTER15StayingInformed

ReadingZeitungenundZeitschriften(NewspapersandMagazines)

TelevisionandPrintMedia

FINALTEST

English-GermanDictionary

AnswerKey

Index

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INTRODUCTION

Asthetitlesuggests,GermanConversationDemystifiedisnotagrammarbook.Refertoourcompanionbook,GermanDemystified,fordetailsonallaspectsofGermangrammar.ButusethisuniquebooktodevelopyourconversationalskillsandtoincreaseyourGermanvocabulary.

Onoccasionineachchapter,youwillfindareferencetoabasicgrammarpointthatisessentialforunderstandingtheconversationalmaterial.However,forthemostpart,thisbookisdedicatedtoprovidingyouwithphrasesandstructuresusefulinbecomingconversantinyournewlanguage.

Variouskindsofsentencesarethevehiclesforillustratinghowaparticularstructureorgroupofvocabularywordsisused.Theyarenotpresentedatrandomorinanisolatedform.Instead,theyappearinrelatedgroupsandinpatternsthathelptoidentifyhowtheycanbeusedbyyou.

DialoguesEachchapterbeginswithadialoguebetweentwopeople.TheirconversationintroducesyoutothegeneraltopicofthechapterandprovidesyouwithlanguagethatisnaturalandnormalincontemporaryGermanywithoutbeingoverwhelming.Practicesayingthedialoguesoutloud.Studywhattheymeanandhowthewordsareused.Thenanswerthesimplequestionsthatfollowto

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checkyourcomprehensionbeforegoingontothenextsectionofthechapter.

PatternSentencesYouwillbeaskedtorepeatpatternsentencesasyousimultaneouslyseetheirEnglishmeanings.Thisistheintroductiontothenewstructuresandwordsofthechapter.Thesepatternsentencesarethenusedtoformdrills,bymeansofwhichyoucanpracticetheimportantaspectsofthesentences.Andfurtherdrillswillgiveyoutheopportunitytocreatenewphrasesbaseduponthepatternsentencesyouhavepracticed.Thedialogues,patternsentences,andmanyofthedrillsareonthedownloadableaudio.Usetheaudiotrackstohearcorrectpronunciationandthecorrectresponsesinthedrills.

AdditionalMaterialSomeofthematerialinthechaptersisnotdirectlylinkedtotheconversationaltargetofthatchapter.Instead,thepurposeistogiveyouabreatherfromtherigorsofspokenpractice.Forexample,sidebarssuchasCultureDemystifiedprovideyouwithculturalinformationnotnecessarilyrelatedtothepatternsentencesanddrillsgiveninthatsection.Instead,insuchasidebaryoulearnhowGermansrelatetooneanotherintheirownspecialway,howtheirlanguagemakesthemdifferentfromotherpeople,orhowtheyviewtheworldaroundthem.

ThereareWrittenPracticesectionsineachchapterthatpermityoutoshowinabriefwritingdrillthatyoucomprehendthebasicusageofaspecificpattern.Inaddition,insomewrittenpracticesyouwillencounteradialoguesimilartotheonethatintroducesChapters2–15.Butthesequenceofthelinesofdialogueisoutoforder.Youwillbeaskedtoputthelinesinthecorrectorderasacheckofyourunderstandingofthecontentofthedialogue.ThecorrectanswersforthesebriefwrittenpracticesareattheendofthisbookintheAnswerKey.

Asmallbutrathersignificantadditiontoeachchapteriscalled“PhrasesforSurvival.”InthisparagraphyouwillencounterwordsandphrasescriticalforgettingaroundtheGerman-speakingworldcomfortably.

QuizzesandTestsEachchapterendswithanopen-bookquizwithfivemultiple-choicequestionsandfivesentencecompositionquestionsthatreviewtheconceptsintroducedinthatchapter.Youshouldtrytoachieveascoreofeightcorrectoutoftenonthechapterquizbeforemovingontothenextchapter.

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Thisbookisdividedintothreeparts.Thefirsttwomainpartsarefollowedbyatestwithtwenty-fivequestionsthatreviewthecontentsofthechapterswithinthoseparts.Thesetestsareclosed-booktests,andyoushouldtrytogetascoreof75percentbeforemovingontothenextpart.Thesetestsaremeanttobeameasuringdevicetohelpyouunderstandhowwellyouhavelearnedtheconversationalcontentofthechaptersineachpart.FollowingPartThree,afterChapter15,thereisthentheFinalExam,whichyoucanuseasaculminatingmeasuringdevice.TheFinalExamstressestheinformationinthelastfivechaptersbutalsoincludesaspectsofthecontentfromthefirsttenchapters.Allthetestswiththetestquestionsandtheircorrectanswers.

ThisbookisintentionallycalledGermanConversationDemystified.Useitasitisdesignedtobeused:tolearntospeakGerman.Don’tthinkthephrasesorjustcomeupwithanswersinyourmind.Speakoutloudinafullvoice.Andifyoustumble,saythephraseagain.Imitatethenativevoicesontheaudio,andstrivetoperfectyouraccentandspeedofdelivery.Withregularpractice,themysteryofspokenGermanwillsoonberevealedtoyou.

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PARTONE

CONVERSATIONBASICS

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CHAPTER1

GermanPronunciation

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

TheGermanAlphabet

GermanPronunciation

SpecialCharacters

ConsonantCombinations

VowelCombinations

ShortandLongVowels

TheGermanAlphabet

TheGermanalphabetisderivedfromtheLatinalphabetjustasEnglishis.Althoughthelettersarethesameinbothlanguages,Germanhasitsownpronunciationforsomeofthem.

TRACK1

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Listentheaudiothataccompaniesthisbooktoheareachletterpronouncedandtohearasamplewordthatcontainsthatletter.Afteryouheartheletterorthesampleword,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

OralPractice1-1

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Sayeachwordoutloud.Lookatthepronunciationontherighttocheckyouraccuracy.

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GermanPronunciation

TheGermanlanguagehasspecialcharactersandlettercombinationsthatarepronouncedintheirownway.SomearesimilartoEnglishsounds,andothershaveacompletelyuniquepronunciation.

SPECIALCHARACTERS

ThreeGermanvowelsoftenhaveanumlautoverthem.Thesedotsindicateashiftinthenormalpronunciationoftheletters.

ÄäisverysimilartotheGermanletterEe,whichwasillustratedpreviously;Ääispronounceday.Forexample:

ÖöhasavowelsoundthatdoesnotoccurinEnglish.ItissimilartothevoweleintheEnglishwordher,butthefinalrsoundisnotvoiced.

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Üüispronouncedlikethesoundoowiththelipstightlypursed,butthevoiceissayingee.ThissamepronunciationisusedwiththeGermanletterYy.

GermanalsohasaspecialconsonantcombinationthatdoesnotexistinEnglish.ItisthecombinationofaGermansandazandispronouncedlikeadoubles(ss).Itreplacesadoublesafterlongvowelsoundsordiphthongs.Itsnameisess-tset,anditlookslikethis:ß.

Whenthelettersb,g,anddendawordinGerman,theyarepronouncedp,k,andt,respectively.Forexample:

OralPractice1-2

TRACK2

Listentheaudiotohearasamplewordthatcontainssomeuniqueletters.After

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youheareachsampleword,press“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

CONSONANTCOMBINATIONS

AfewconsonantcombinationsareidenticalinbothEnglishandGerman.Somecombinations,however,havetheirownuniquepronunciationinGerman.

1.ChstandsforthesoundofthefrictionofairatthebackofthethroatmuchlikethechsoundintheScottishwordloch.Forexample:ichmeansIandispronouncedeech.Theitalicizedconsonantschwillstandforthissound.

2.ChsinthemiddleofawordispronouncedliketheEnglishx.Forexample,SachsenmeansSaxonyandispronouncedzahx-en.

3.CkisalsopronouncedliketheEnglishck.Forexample,schickenmeanstosendandispronouncedshick-en.

4.Hthatfollowsavowelattheendofasyllableisnotpronounced.Forexample,gehenmeanstogoandispronouncedgay-en.

5.Withpf,boththepandthefaresoundedinthepronunciation.Forexample,pfiffmeanswhistledandispronouncedpfiff.

6.SchisliketheEnglishcombinationsh.Forexample:Schulemeansschoolandispronouncedshoo-leh.

7.Twoconsonantcombinations—spandst—addthesoundshtotheirpronunciation.Forexample,Sportmeanssportsandispronouncedshport.Stillmeansquietandispronouncedshtill.

8.ThexistsinGerman,butitispronouncedlikeat.Forexample,the

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GermannounTheatermeanstheater,butitispronouncedtay-ah-tuh.

9.TschsoundsliketheEnglishcombinationch.Forexample,TschechienmeansCzechRepublicandispronouncedchech-ee-en.

10.TzispronouncedasitwouldbeinEnglish.Forexample,letztemeanslastandispronouncedletz-teh.

VOWELCOMBINATIONS

Thefollowingvowelcombinationsstandforasinglesoundbut,inmostcases,haveasounddifferentfromasinglevowel:

1.Aaispronouncedasalongah.Forexample,Haarmeanshairandispronouncedhahr.

2.Auispronouncedtogetherasow.Forexample,kaufenmeanstobuyandispronouncedcow-fen.

3.Äuispronouncedoi.Forexample,FräuleinmeansMissandispronouncedfroi-line.

4.Eehasalongaysound.Forexample,Teemeansteaandispronouncedtay.

5.Eiispronouncedeye.Forexample,meinmeansmyandispronouncedmine.

6.Euisalsopronouncedoi.Forexample,Freudemeansjoyandispronouncedfroi-deh.

7.Ieispronouncedee.Forexample,siehtmeansseesandispronouncedzeet.

8.Oohasalongohsound.Forexample,Bootmeansboatandispronouncedbote.

OralPractice1-3

TRACK3

Listentheaudiotohearthepronunciationofwordswithspecialconsonantorvowelcombinations.Aftereachword,press“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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SHORTANDLONGVOWELS

Vowelstendtobepronouncedshortbeforeadoubleconsonantandlongbeforeasingleconsonantoraconsonantprecededbyh.Let’slookatsomeexamples:

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

TheGermanVowelUEnglishspeakerstendtousethelongoosoundforallwordsthathavethevoweluinGerman.ButtheshortandlongoosoundsmustbedistinguishedinGerman.InEnglishthatvowelcombinationhastwopronunciationsaswell.Forexample,longoo—moon,soon;andshortoo-look,shook.BesuretousetheappropriateooinGerman:tun(longoo);Suppe(shortoo).

OralPractice1-4

TRACK4

Listentheaudiotohearthepronunciationofwordswithlongorshortvowel

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sounds.Aftereachword,press“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

QUIZ

TRACK5

Listentheaudiotohearfivewords.Press“pause”torepeateachoneasyouhearit.Decidewhetherthewordcontainsaness-tset(ß)oradoubles(ss).Thenlistentothecorrectanswer.

1.ßorss

2.ßorss

3.ßorss

4.ßorss

5.ßorss

Listenyouraudiotohearfivewords.Press“pause”torepeateachword.Decidewhetherthewordcontainsalongorashortvowelsound.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer.

6.long/shortvowelsound

7.long/shortvowelsound

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8.long/shortvowelsound

9.long/shortvowelsound

10.long/shortvowelsound

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CHAPTER2

TalkingAboutPeopleandThings

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

GreetingPeople:GrüßeundBegrüßungen

NamesandTitles

AskingHowSomeoneIsAskingWeristdas?(Whoisthat?)andWasistdas?(Whatisthat?)

GreetingPeople:GrüßeundBegrüßungen

TRACK6

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueGrüßeundBegrüßungenoutloud.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

NAMESANDTITLES

Whenaskingsomeone’sname,usethephraseWieheißter?foramaleandWieheißtsie?forafemale(Whatishisname?/Whatishername?).SometraditionalGermannamesare:

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JustlikeintheUnitedStates,intheGerman-speakingworldtherearenamesthatcomefromdifferentcultures,manyofwhichareinvoguetoday.Sometimes,however,theirpopularityisoftenfleetingandnewnamessoonbecomethelatesttrend.Somecontemporarynamesstillinuseare:

Ifyouareonaformalbasiswithsomeoneandusetheperson’slastname,besuretousetheappropriatetitle:

Whenyousayhellotosomeone,usetheperson’sfirstnameinaninformalsituation.Usetheperson’stitleandlastnameinaformalsituation.Forexample:

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TheexpressionGutenTagliterallymeansgoodday.It’sthegeneralwayofsayinghellointhemiddleoftheday.InthemorningyousayGutenMorgen(goodmorning),andintheeveningyousayGutenAbend(goodevening).Whenit’slateoryou’regoingtobed,sayGuteNacht(goodnight).Practicesayingthesefourexpressionsoutloud:

OralPractice2-1

TRACK7

Lookatthefollowingnamesandthetimesofdayprovidedinparentheses,andsayhellotothatpersonwiththeappropriategreetingforthattimeofday.Listentheaudioforthecorrectanswers.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

Erik(morning)

HerrBenz(evening)

FrauBauer(night)

Ingrid(afternoon)

ProfessorSchneider(morning)

ASKINGHOWSOMEONEIS

ToaskhowsomeoneisinGerman,sayWiegeht’s?Thefollowingareafewtypicalresponses.Noticetheplussignsaccompanyingtheresponses.Theytell

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youhowpositivetheresponseis.You’lluseplussignsassignalsforyourownresponsesinthenextoralpractice.

OralPractice2-2

TRACK8

Lookateachnameprovidedandaskthepersonhowheorsheis.Then,baseduponthenumberofplussignsshown,givetheperson’slikelyresponsetoyourquestion.Listentheaudioforcorrectanswers.Forexample:Erik++++Yousay:Wiegeht’s,Erik?Likelyresponse:Gut,danke.Unddir?

Luise+++

Otto+

Angela++++

Gerhardt++

Sabine+++

Tanja++++

HerrBauer+

FrauSchneider++

AskingWeristdas?(Whoisthat?)andWasistdas?(Whatisthat?)

Toaskwhosomeoneis,sayWeristdas?(Whoisthat?)TheresponsebeginswithDasist…(Thatis…).Toaskwhatsomethingis,sayWasistdas?(Whatisthat?)Onceagain,begintheresponsewithDasist….

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

DefiniteArticlesTherearethreewordsinGermanforthe:der,whichreferstomasculinenouns;die,whichreferstofemininenouns;anddas,whichreferstoneuternouns.

Germangenderrulesarenotbasedexclusivelyonsexualgender.Somenounsthatrefertopeoplecanbeneuter.Andsomeobjectscanbemasculineorfemininenouns.Forexample:

WrittenPractice2-1

Thefollowingisalistofanimateandinanimatenouns.Ifthenounisanimate,writethequestionWeristdas?andgivetheappropriateresponse.Ifitisinanimate,askthequestionWasistdas?andgivetheappropriateresponse.Forexample:

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1.Sabine_____________________________________________________________

2.derProfessor________________________________________________________

3.derStuhl____________________________________________________________

4.dieSchule___________________________________________________________

5.dasKind____________________________________________________________

6.dasHaus____________________________________________________________

7.dieLampe____________________________________________________________

8.FrauBenz____________________________________________________________

9.Angela___________________________________________________

10.derWagen___________________________________________________

Studythefollowinglistofnewvocabularywords.Eachoneisusedinasentencesayingthatistheperson/thing.Lookateachwordandsentencecarefully;thengoontotheOralPracticethatfollows.

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OralPractice2-3

TRACK9

Usingthelistofnounsasyourcues,askeitherwhothatisorwhatthatis,andthenanswerthequestion.Listentheaudiotohearthecorrectanswers.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

apple

femaleteacher

jacket

cake

bread

tourist

glass

man

child

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school

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

UsingTitlesToaddressapersonwithatitlewithoutusinghisorherlastname,placeHerrorFraubeforethetitle.Forexample:

WrittenPractice2-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

______AufWiedersehen,FrauKeller.

______Weristdas,Felix?

______DasistdieLehrerin.

______SieheißtFrauBauer.

______GutenTag,Felix.

______AufWiedersehen,Felix.

______Wieheißtsie?

______GutenTag,FrauKeller.

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

GettingaNameRightAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

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QUIZTRACK10

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)derLehrer

(b)Gut,danke.(c)FrauBauer

2.(a)Erik

(b)FrauSchneider(c)Sabine

3.(a)DasistHerrBraun.

(b)DasistdieLehrerin.(c)DasistdieBluse.

4.(a)Nichtsogut.

(b)dieSchule(c)DasistdasGlas.

5.(a)DasistdasBrot.

(b)DasistdieJacke.(c)DasistderTourist.

Usingeachnounasyourcue,askeitherwhothatisorwhatthatis.Thenanswerthequestionappropriately.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsure

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torepeatwhatyouhear.

6.apple

7.femaleteacher

8.man

Sayhelloappropriatelyforthetimeofdayindicatedbythecue.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

9.morning

10.evening

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CHAPTER3

AskingQuestions

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

AskingWasmachstdu?(Whatareyoudoing?)

FormingYes/NoQuestions

NegationwithNicht

AskingWasmachstdu?(Whatareyoudoing?)

TRACK11

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueWasmachstdu?outloud.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

FormingYes/NoQuestions

FormingGermanquestionsisquitesimple.Ifthequestioncanbeansweredwithjaornein(yesorno),justplacetheverbinfrontofthesubjectandyouhaveaquestion.Reciteeachofthefollowingpairsofquestionsandtheirresponsesout

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loud:

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

UsingGehtThepronounserandsie(heandshe)canreplacemasculineandfemininenouns,respectively.

Noticethatgehtisusedintheexpressionthataskshowsomeoneisandthatitisalsoaconjugationoftheverbthatmeanstogo.IntheexpressionWiegeht’s?youareactuallysayingHowgoesit?That’showyousayHowareyou?inGerman.Geht’sinthisinstanceisacontractionofgehtes,formedinthesamewayascontractionsinEnglish.

TRACK12

Inthedialogue,Thomasisgoinghome.But,ofcourse,therearemanyotherplaceshecouldbegoing.Listentothefollowingphrasesofpossibledestinations

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onaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

Noteintheprevioussentencesthatthewordzum(tothe)isusedwithmasculineandneuternouns.Thewordzur(tothe)isusedwithfemininenouns.Thesearecontractionsofzudemandzuder(tothe),respectively.

OralPractice3-1

TRACK13

Listentothequestionsthataskwhatheisdoingonaudio.Press“pause”andrepeateachquestionoutloudbeforerespondingbytellingwhereheisgoingbaseduponthefollowingwords.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

school

restaurant

citypark

homeward

party

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trainstation

work

library

WrittenPractice3-1

Rewritethefollowingsentencesasquestions.Forexample:

1.ErgehtzumStadtpark._______________________________________________?

2.OttogehtzurSchule._________________________________________________?

3.AstridgehtzurParty._________________________________________________?

4.SiegehtzumBahnhof._______________________________________________?

5.HerrKellergehtzurArbeit.____________________________________________?

6.FrauBauergehtzumRestaurant.______________________________________?

7.DasKindgehtzurBibliothek.__________________________________________?

8.ProfessorSchneidergehtnachHause._________________________________?

NegationwithNicht

Whenyouansweraquestionwithnein,youcanincludetheadverbnicht(not)inyourresponse.Forexample:

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Thisuseofnichtfornegationoccurswithotherverbsaswell.

TRACK14

Listentothefollowingquestionsonaudio.Press“pause”aftereachquestiontorepeatwhatyouhear.Then,inthenegative,respondtothequestion.Covertheanswersintheright-handcolumnandcomparethemwithyourown.Forexample:

WohntFrauBenzinBerlin?Yousay:Nein,FrauBenzwohntnichtinBerlin.

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OralPractice3-2

Readeachquestionoutloud;thenrespondinboththepositiveandthenegative.Covertheanswersshown,andusethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

GehtHansnachHause?Yousay:Ja,HansgehtnachHause.Nein,HansgehtnichtnachHause.

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WrittenPractice3-2

Fillineachblankwiththemissingverb:geht,ist,orwohnt.

1.Es________________Astridganzgut.

2.Er________________inderHauptstraße.

3.DerMann________________inderBibliothek.

4.________________FrauKellerbeimStadtpark?

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5.________________dasProfessorSchneider?

6.DasKind________________zurSchule.

7.HerrSchäfer________________nichtderLehrer.

8.________________dieJackebraun?

9.Pierre________________inParis.

10.________________ErikjetztnachHause?

WrittenPractice3-3

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to9,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______Sabine,wiegeht’s?

_______Wieschön!

_______Ganzgut.Wasmachstdujetzt?

_______Hallo,Erik!

_______IchgehezurBibliothek.

_______Nein,beimStadtpark.

_______AufWiedersehen,Erik.

_______Tschüs,Sabine.

_______WohnstdunochbeimBahnhof?

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

ThePrepositionNachTosaythatyou’regoingtoacityoracountry,usetheprepositionnachtomeanto.Forexample:

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PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

FindinganEnglishSpeakerAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

QUIZ

TRACK15

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Nein,zumBahnhof.

(b)GutenAbend.(c)Nein,inHamburg.

2.(a)Nein,esgehtAstridgut.

(b)Ja,sieistLehrerin.(c)Ja,ganzgut.

3.(a)Ja,ergehtzumBahnhof.

(b)Nein,ergehtzurParty.(c)Ja,eristinAmerika.

4.(a)Nein,inderHauptstraße.

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(b)Ja,nachHause.(c)Ja,erwohntbeimBahnhof.

5.(a)Nein,ergehtnichtzurBibliothek.

(b)Ganzgut.(c)Ja,siegehtzumStadtpark.

TRACK16

Usingthepairofthenounsprovidedasyourcue,askwhetherthepersonisgoingtothedestination.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

6.dasKind,Schule

7.dasMädchen,Party

8.FrauSchneider,Restaurant

9.er,Bibliothek

10.derTourist,nachHause

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CHAPTER4

GoingPlaces

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

Gehenwireinkaufen!Let’sgoshopping!

AskingQuestionswithHaben

AskingQuestionswithSein

AskingWhereSomeoneIsTravelingUsingWoandWohin

Gehenwireinkaufen!Let’sgoshopping!

TRACK17

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueGehenwireinkaufen!outloud.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

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PronounsJustlikeEnglish,Germanhasavarietyofpronouns.ButthereisaslightdifferenceintheGermansecondpersonpronoun:thepronounyouhasthreeforms.Duisthesingularformofyouandisusedinformallywithchildren,familymembers,orclosefriends.Ihristhepluralformofdu.AndSie(alwayswithacapitalS)istheformalsingularorformalpluralformandisusedwithstrangers,peopleofauthority,orasameansofshowingrespectorcourtesy.

Manyoftheverbsinthepreviousdialogueareinthepresenttense.NotethatGermanhasdifferentverbendingsforthevariouspersons.Let’slookatafewverbconjugationswithallthepronouns.Noticehowtheendingsareconsistentfromoneverbtoanother.

Tosaygood-byetosomeoneyouarespeakingwithinperson,sayAufWiedersehen.(UntilIseeyouagain.)Butonthephone,sayAufWiederhören.(UntilIhearfromyouagain.)

TRACK18

Listentothefollowingquestionsandanswersonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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OralPractice4-1

TRACK19

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Listentheaudiotoheareachnewnounpronounced.Press“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear;thenaskwhetherDirkisbuyingthatitem.Listentheaudiotohearthecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

dieJackejacketYousay:KauftDirkdieJacke?

dasHemdshirt

dasKleiddress

dieSchuheshoes

derHuthat

dieHosepants

dieSockensocks

dieHandschuhegloves

derRockskirt

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

DefiniteandIndefiniteArticlesThedefinitearticlesder,die,anddasmeanthe.TheGermanindefinitearticles(a,aninEnglish)areeinformasculineandneuternounsandeineforfemininenouns:einMann(aman),einHaus(ahouse),eineLampe(alamp).Ifanounisplural,theindefinitearticleisnotused:Schuhe(shoes),Socken(socks).

TRACK20

Nowlistentothequestionsonaudiothataskwhatyouarebuying.Aftereachquestionpress“pause”torepeatwhatyouhear,andthen,usingthenouninparenthesesasyourcue,answerthequestionappropriately.Thenlistentothecorrectanswerandrepeatit.Forexample:

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WaskaufenSie?(shirt)

WaskaufenSie?(lamp)

WaskaufenSie?(shoes)

WaskaufenSie?(dress)

WaskaufenSie?(socks)

WaskaufenSie?(bread)

WaskaufenSie?(blouse)

WaskaufenSie?(skirt)

WaskaufenSie?(pants)

WaskaufenSie?(gloves)

OralPractice4-2

TRACK21

Readeachquestionoutloud.Then,usingthewordprovidedinparenthesesasyourcue,answerthequestionappropriately.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright,listentothemontheaudio,andrepeatwhatyouhear.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

Waskaufstdu?(shirt)Yousay:IchkaufeeinHemd.

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AskingQuestionswithHaben

Lookatthefollowingexamplesofaskingaquestionusingtheverbhaben.Practiceaskingandansweringeachquestionoutloud.

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

TheVerbsHabenandSeinTwoveryimportantverbsinGermanarehaben(tohave)andsein(tobe).

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Theyhaveaveryhigh-frequencyuseinGerman,andtheirconjugationsinthepresenttensebreakthepatternforverbsthatwasillustratedearlier.Let’slookatthesetwoverbswithallthepronouns.

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VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

ZuHause/NachHauseYouhavealreadylearnedthatnachHauseistheexpressionusedtosaythatsomeoneisgoinghome.TheexpressionzuHauseissimilarbutmeansthatsomeoneisathome.Toaskwheresomeoneis,usetheinterrogativewordwo(where).Commonresponsestowoare:hieranddaordort(hereandthere).

AskingQuestionswithSein

Theverbseinisusedinmanyquestionsthataskwheresomeoneorsomethingis.Reciteeachofthefollowingquestionsandanswersoutloudtopracticeusingtheverbsein.

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OralPractice4-3

TRACK22

UsingtheGermanverbsandEnglishnounsprovidedasyourcues,askwhatFrauSchneiderdoes.ThenListentheaudioforthecorrectquestion.Press“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.Thenrespondtothequestion.Listentothecorrectresponseontheaudio,andagainrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

kaufen,shirtYousay:WaskauftFrauSchneider?FrauSchneiderkaufteinHemd.

kaufen,bread

haben,blouse

brauchen,shoes

kaufen,chair

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haben,gloves

brauchen,dress

kaufen,lamp

haben,skirt

AskingWhereSomeoneIsTravelingUsingWoandWohin

Whentravelingtoacityorcountry,usetheverbreisenandtheprepositionnach(ichreisenach,dureistnach,erreistnach,[Itravelto,youtravelto,hetravelsto]andsoon):IchreisenachDeutschland.(ItraveltoGermany.)Toaskwheresomeoneistraveling,usetheinterrogativewordwohin(whereto):WohinreisenSie?(Whereareyoutraveling[to]?)Usewotoaskaboutlocations.

Lookatthefollowingquestionsandanswers,andnotethedifferentusesofwoandwohin:

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OralPractice4-4

TRACK23

Listentothequestionsonaudiothataskwheresomeoneistraveling.Aftereachquestion,press“pause”andrepeatthequestion.Then,usingthenameofthecountryorcityprovidedinparentheses,answerthequestionappropriately.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

WohinreisenSie?(DeutschlandGermany)Yousay:IchreisenachDeutschland.

Wohinreistdu?(AmerikaAmerica)

WohinreistErik?(ÖsterreichAustria)

WohinreistFrauKeller?(PolenPoland)

Wohinreisensie?(FrankreichFrance)

Wohinreistihr?(EnglandEngland)

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WohinreisenKarlundOtto?(ItalienItaly)

Wohinreisenwir?(ParisParis)

Wohinreiseich?(MünchenMunich)

Wohinreistsie?(RomRome)

WohinreistProfessorBenz?(ZürichZurich)

WrittenPractice4-1

Completeeachquestionbyfillingintheinterrogativewordwoorwohinappropriately.

1._________________wohnenSie,HerrKeller?

2._________________gehtDoktorSchmidt?

3._________________istdieSchule?

4._________________reistderTourist?

5._________________sindHerrBraunundFrauBauer?

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

PresentTenseEndingswithDuThetypicalpresenttenseendingusedwithverbsthatfollowduis-st.Butifthestemoftheverbendswithasibilantsound(-s,-ss,-ß),onlytheletter-tisaddedtothestem.

WrittenPractice4-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to9,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

________IstdeinBruderzuHause?

________Wiegeht’s,Felix?

________Tschüs,Sabine.

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________Ganzgut.Sabine,hastduheutenachmittagZeit?

________Ichmöchteeinkaufengehen.IchbraucheeinHemd.

________Nein,eristinFrankreich.

________AufWiederhören,Felix!

________Nein,ichmussheutenachmittaglernen.

________Wieschön!

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

GreetingsinaShopWhenyouenterashoporstoreinGermany,itiscommontosayhellototheclerk:GutenTag.Anduponleaving,youwillprobablyhearAufWiedersehen,whichyoushouldalsoofferasacourtesy.

QUIZ

TRACK24

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Nein,sieistinDeutschland.

(b)Nein,erhatmorgeneinePrüfung.(c)Nein,meinBruderisthier.

2.(a)Heutenachmittag.

(b)Wieschön!(c)EinKleid.

3.(a)EinHemd.

(b)AufWiederhören!(c)Frankreich.

4.(a)Nichtweitvonhier.

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(b)NachDeutschland.(c)ZumEinkaufszentrum.

5.(a)ErreistnachItalien.

(b)IchreisenachZürich.(c)SiereisennachHause.

Usingthecuewordsprovided,saythattheperson(orpersons)hastheitem.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

derMann,einHemdYousay:DerMannhateinHemd.

6.Renate,eineBluse

7.Sie,einenHut

8.ErikundFelix,einProblem

9.ich,eineLampe

10.ihr,SockenundSchuhe

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CHAPTER5

CelebratingBirthdays

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

TalkingAboutderGeburtstag(theBirthday)

ZahlenNumbers

OrdinalNumbers

MonthsoftheYear

DescribingAge

TalkingAboutderGeburtstag(theBirthday)

TRACK25

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueTalkingAboutderGeburtstagoutloud.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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ZAHLENNUMBERS

TRACK26

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingpairsofnumberspronounced.Aftereverytwonumbers,press“pause”andrepeatwhatyouheard.

Thenumbersfrom21to99inGermanhaveaslightlydifferentformfromtheirEnglishcounterparts.It’ssimilartothephrasefromthechildren’snurseryrhyme:“fourandtwentyblackbirdsbakedinapie.”InGerman,youwouldsayfourandtwentyratherthantwenty-four:vierundzwanzig.Thisoccurswithallnumbersfrom21to99.Lookatthefollowingexamplesandpracticesayingthemoutloud:

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Numbersarecommonlyusedinarithmeticexpressions.Inanadditionstatement,combinetwonumberswithplusorund:Zweiplusdreiistfünf.Vierundfünfistneun.Insubtraction,subtractonenumberfromanotherbyusingthewordsminusorweniger:Vierzehnminuszweiistzwölf.Achtwenigersiebenisteins.Questionsforadditionandsubtractionbeginwiththewordswieviel(howmuch).

Wievielistdreiplusdrei?Dreiplusdreiistsechs.

Wievielistneunminuszwei?(Howmuchisnineminustwo?)Neunminuszweiistsieben.(Nineminustwoisseven.)

WrittenPractice5-1

Writeeachequationasaquestion,andthenwriteoutitsappropriateanswerinacompletesentence.Forexample:

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ORDINALNUMBERS

Inthedialogue,Gabisaidthatherbirthdaywasonthetenthofthemonth:amZehntendesMonats.Tochangeacardinalnumbertoanordinalnumber,sayam…-tenwithnumbersundertwentyandam…-stenwithnumberstwentyandlarger.

amZweitenonthetenth

amElftenontheeleventh

amZwanzigstenonthetwentieth

amEinunddreißigstenonthethirty-first

Threeordinalnumbershaveaslightlyirregularform:

amErstenonthefirst

amDrittenonthethird

amSiebtenontheseventh

Lookatthefollowingquestionsandanswers,andpracticesayingeachoneoutloud:

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OralPractice5-1

TRACK27

Usingthenounandnumbercuesprovided,sayonwhatdayofthemontheacheventistakingplace.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio.Press“pause”and

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repeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

dieParty,11Yousay:DiePartyistamElftendiesesMonats.

dasFest,3

GabisGeburtstag,15

dieParty,22

diePrüfung,7

WernersGeburtstag,31

MONTHSOFTHEYEAR

TRACK28

Listentheaudiotoheardatesandmonthsinsomeusefulsentences.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

DatesCareful!WhenaGermandateisgiveninnumbers,thedayprecedesthemonth,whichistheoppositeofhowitappearsinEnglish.

PracticesayingthefollowingGermanwordsforthemembersofafamily:

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OralPractice5-2

TRACK29

Usethenounsprovidedasyourcuestoaskwheneachpersonwasborn.Listentheaudiotohearthecorrectquestion.Press“pause”torepeatwhatyouhear,andthen,usingthedatesinparentheses,answereachquestionappropriately.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

son(5/11)Yousay:WannistdeinSohngeboren?MeinSohnistamfünftenNovembergeboren.

father(1/1)

mother(16/9)

grandfather(4/7)

grandmother(24/12)

femaleteacher(28/2)

daughter(31/10)

parents(5/3)

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children(23/8)

DESCRIBINGAGE

Whendescribingtheageofapersonyoucanusejung(young)oralt(old).Lookatthefollowingquestionsandanswers,andpracticethemoutloud:

Wecanalsousethewordalttodescribetheageofsomething:

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OralPractice5-3

TRACK30

Listentoeachquestiononaudio.Press“pause”andrepeatthequestion.Answerthequestionwiththeappropriatewordthatistheoppositeofold:jungorneu.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

IstdeinHausalt?Yousay:Nein,meinHausistneu.

IstdeinBuchalt?

IstdeinWagenalt?

IstdeineMutteralt?

IstdeineLehrerinalt?

IstdeineBlusealt?

IstdeinProfessoralt?

SinddeineHandschuhealt?

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SinddeineElternalt?

SinddeineKinderalt?

SindWernerundGabialt?

CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

BirthdayPartiesIfyou’reinvitedtoaGeburtstagsfeier(birthdayparty),besuretotakealongalittletokenasaGeburtstagsgeschenk(birthdaypresent).YoucanexpecttofeastonaGeburtstagstorte(birthdaycake).BesuretowishtheGeburtstagskind(birthdayboyorgirl)a“HappyBirthday”:HerzlicheGlückwünschezumGeburtstag!

WrittenPractice5-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

______Sabineistsojung.

______Istsiezwanzigodereinundzwanzig?

______AmDrittendiesesMonats.

______HerrKelleristachtzig.

______Ichweißnicht.Ichglaubezwanzig.

______Ja,aberHerrKelleristalt.

______WannhatSabineKellerGeburtstag?

______Wiealtister?

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

AgeAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

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QUIZ

TRACK31

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)MorgenistderZehnte.

(b)AmElftendiesesMonats.(c)FrauBaueristvierzig.

2.(a)Nein,meineBluseistneu.

(b)Ja,sieistjung.(c)Nein,sieistbraun.

3.(a)Hundertdrei.

(b)Dreiundfünfzig.(c)Dreiundsiebzig.

4.(a)AmneunzehntenFebruar.

(b)HeuteistderDritte.(c)MorgenistderZweite.

5.(a)Eristalt.

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(b)Nein,eristnichtjung.(c)EristamAchtendiesesMonatsgeboren.

Usingthecuesprovided,saythatthepersonwasbornonthedateindicated.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

derMann,9/10Yousay:DerMannistamNeuntenOktobergeboren.

6.dieFrau,11/2

7.meinSohn,23/6

8.deinVater,3/11

Usingthenounsprovidedasyourcues,saythatthepersonisnotold.Heorsheisyoung.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

grandfatherYousay:MeinGroßvateristnichtalt.Eristjung.

9.grandmother

10.brother

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PARTONETEST

TRACK32

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)DerLehrer.

(b)NachHause.(c)Gut,danke.

2.(a)Erik.

(b)HerrSchneider.(c)Sabine.

3.(a)DasistFrauKeller.

(b)DasistderMann.(c)DasistdieJacke.

4.(a)DasistmeineMutter.

(b)DasistdieLampe.(c)DasistderHut.

5.(a)Nein,zumBahnhof.

(b)GutenMorgen.(c)Nein,inBerlin.

6.(a)Nein,esgehtSabinegut.

(b)Ja,sieistLehrerin.(c)Gut,danke.

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7.(a)Ja,siegehtzumRestaurant.

(b)Nein,siegehtzurParty.(c)Ja,sieistinDeutschland.

8.(a)EineBluse.

(b)Wieschön!(c)DasKind.

9.(a)Nichtweitvonhier.

(b)AufWiederhören!(c)EinenHut.

10.(a)InFrankreich.(b)NachDeutschland.(c)ZumEinkaufszentrum.

11.(a)ErreistnachItalien.(b)IchreisenachZürich.(c)SiereistnachÖsterreich.

12.(a)MorgenistderZehnte.(b)AmElftendiesesMonats.(c)Sieistvierzig.

13.(a)Nein,esistalt.(b)Ja,sieistjung.(c)Nein,eristbraun.

14.(a)Hundertdrei.(b)Dreiundfünfzig.(c)Achtundsechzig.

15.(a)AmdrittenJuni.(b)HeuteistderElfte.

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(c)MorgenistderZweite.

Usingeachwordorphraseprovidedasyourcue,askeitherwhothatisorwhatthatis.Thenanswerthequestionappropriately.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

touristYousay:Weristdas?DasistderTourist.

16.femaleteacher

17.shirt

18.lamp

SaythefollowingEnglishphrasesinGermanoutloud.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio.

19.Goodmorning.

20.Goodafternoon.

21.Good-bye.

Decidewhetherthefollowingquestionsbeginwithwoorwohinappropriately.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

22.WoorWohingehtHerrKeller?

23.WoorWohinistdeineTochter?

Usingthecuesprovided,saythatthepersonhastheitem.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

derMann,einHemdYousay:DerMannhateinHemd.

24.FrauSchäfer,eineBluse

25.Ich,einHemd

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PARTTWO

OUTANDABOUT

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CHAPTER6

GettingSick

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

DasKrankseinGettingSick

Expressing“Like”UsingHaben…gern

FutureTense

DasKrankseinGettingSick

TRACK33

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueDasKrankseinoutloud.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

Whenaskingwhatthematteriswithsomeone,thisusefulphrasecomesinhandy:Wasistmit…los?Justinsertaname(orpronoun)intothephrase.Forexample:

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Expressing“Like”UsingHaben…gern

Youalreadyknowtheverbhaben(tohave).Itisusedtogetherwiththewordgerntomeantolike.Forexample:

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

DirectObjectsWhenanactionisperformedonapersonorthing,thatpersonorthingiscalledadirectobject.InGerman,directobjectsaresaidtobeintheaccusativecase.AndjustasEnglishpronounschangeformwhentheyaredirectobjects,Germanpronounschangefromtheirnominativecaseformtotheiraccusativecaseformwhentheyaredirectobjects.Let’scomparethenominativecasepronouns(thesubjectofasentence)withtheaccusativecasepronouns:

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TRACK34

Onaudiolistentothefollowingsentencesthatusehaben…gern.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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OralPractice6-1

TRACK35

Sayeachquestionoutloud.Thenrespondusingtheappropriateaccusativepronoun.Listentothecorrectanswerstheaudioandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

HastduWernergern?Yousay:Ja,ichhabeihngern.

HastduGabrielegern?

HatErikSabineundTanjagern?

HatMartinJürgenundmichgern?

HabenSieThomasgern?

HatHerrKohlFrauKellergern?

HabendieKindermichgern?

HatderArztdichgern?

HabenwirErikgern?

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

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SomeUsefulNewVerbsThefollowingfourverbs,besuchen(tovisit),finden(tofind),hören(tohear),andsehen(tosee),willcomeinhandyinmanysituations.Noticethatfindenandsehenhaveaslightirregularitytoremember.

OralPractice6-2

TRACK36

Listentoeachofthefollowingnounspronouncedonaudio.Press“pause”torepeateachoneasyouhearit.Thenaskwhethertheyseethatobject.Listentothecorrectanswerstheaudioandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

derParkparkYousay:SehensiedenPark?

dasMuseummuseum

dasKinomovietheater

dieBrückebridge

derFlughafenairport

dasFlugzeugairplane

derBahnhoftrainstation

derZugtrain

dieBushaltestellebusstop

derBusbus

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derWagencar

WrittenPractice6-1

Usingthenounsprovidedasyourcues,writequestionsaskingwheresomeoneorsomethingis.ThensayJürgenseesthatpersonorthing.Forexample:

schoolYouwrite:WoistdieSchule?JürgensiehtdieSchule.

1.bus______________________________________________________________

2.jacket_____________________________________________________________

3.trainstation________________________________________________________

4.car_______________________________________________________________

5.bridge____________________________________________________________

6.gloves____________________________________________________________

7.airport____________________________________________________________

8.museum__________________________________________________________

9.movietheater______________________________________________________

10.busstop__________________________________________________________

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

MasculineDirectObjectsWhenamasculinenounisusedasadirectobject,thearticlesderandein

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changetotheiraccusativecaseforms:denandeinen.Feminine,neuter,andpluralnounsmakenochanges.Forexample:

OralPractice6-3

TRACK37

Reciteoutloudthefollowingsentencesthatcontaindirectobjects.Saythequestion;thenansweritappropriatelywithja.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright,listentothemontheaudio,andrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

SiehstdudenBus?Yousay:Ja,ichsehedenBus.

Nowanswerthequestionswithnein,andchangethedirectobjectineachquestiontotheoneinparentheses.Forexample:

SiehstdudenMann?(dieFrau)Yousay:Nein,ichsehedieFrau.

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WrittenPractice6-2

Fillineachblankwiththeappropriateformoftheverbinparentheses.

1.Er_____________denArzt.(sehen)

2._____________dueineBushaltestelle?(sehen)

3.Ich_____________FrauSchneider.(sehen)

4.Was_____________Gabriele?(finden)

5.MeineMutter_____________eineJacke.(finden)

6.Du_____________einenStuhl.(finden)

FutureTense

SayingthatsomethingoccursinthefutureisquitesimpleinGerman.Simplyuseaformoftheverbwerden(shall,will)plusaninfinitive.Forexample:

Noticethattheinfinitives(anrufen,gehen)arethelastelementsintheprevioussentences.

Thereisaslightirregularityintheconjugationoftheverbwerdeninthesecondandthirdpersonssingular.

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SimilartoEnglish,Germanoftenusesapresent-tensesentencetoimplythefuturetense.Thisoftenoccurswithanadverbsuchasmorgen(tomorrow).Forexample:

TRACK38

Listentothefollowingsentencesonaudio.Press“pause”torepeateachsentence.Thenrestatethesentenceinthefuturetenseusingwerden.Listentothecorrectanswerandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

ErgehtzumRestaurant.Hegoestotherestaurant.Yousay:ErwirdzumRestaurantgehen.Hewillgototherestaurant.

CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

DrogerieIfyouneedadrugstore,lookforaDrogerie,whereyoucanbuyhygieneproducts,over-the-countermedicines,andcosmetics.Butthere’salsotheApotheke.Thereyou’lloftenfindsimilarproducts,butit’salsotheplacewherelicensedpharmacistsprepareprescriptions.

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WrittenPractice6-3

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to6,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

______GuteIdee.

______Ja,undsiehatFieber.

______Ja,siefühltsichnichtwohl.

______IstFrauSchäferwiederkrank?

______Hatsiesichwiedererkältet?

______WirstdusienichtzumArztbringen?

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

EmergenciesAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

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QUIZ

TRACK39

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)SiegehtzurSchule.

(b)Sieistkrank.(c)Siehatihngern.

2.(a)Erwohntnichthier.

(b)ErfindeteinenHut.(c)ErbesuchtseinenVater.

3.(a)Ja,siehatmichgern.

(b)Nein,eristnichtalt.(c)Ja,siehatihngern.

4.(a)Ichweißnicht.Ichseheesnicht.

(b)Ichglaube,dusollstdenArztanrufen.(c)Ja,ichseheihn.

5.(a)Ja,ergehtinsKino.

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(b)Ja,sieistmüde.(c)Nein,ichwerdeihnzumArztbringen.

Usingthenounsprovidedasyourcues,saythatyouseetheobjects(Ichseheein…).Listentothecorrectanswersonaudioandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

dieJackeYousay:IchseheeineJacke.

6.dasMuseum

7.derBahnhof

8.derZug

9.dieBrücke

10.dasFlugzeug

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CHAPTER7

DiningataRestaurant

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

AskingforBedienung(Service)

ExpressingFoodPreferencesUsingGernandLieber

UtensilsandDishes

PresentPerfectTense

AskingforBedienung(Service)

TRACK40

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueAskingforBedienung(Service)outloud.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

SomeUsefulNewVerbsWhendiningout,itisgoodtoknowthewordsforordering,forconsumingyourfoodanddrink,andforpayingthebill.Thefollowingfourverbsarejustwhatyouneed:bestellen(toorder),essen(toeat),trinken(todrink),andbezahlen(topay).Noticethatessenhasaslightirregularityinthesecondandthirdpersons.

TRACK41

onaudio,listentothefollowingsentencesthatusethenewverbsyouhavejustlearned.Press“pause”aftereachandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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EXPRESSINGFOODPREFERENCESUSINGGERNANDLIEBER

Thewordsgernandliebercomeinveryhandy.Placeoneofthesewordsafteraverbtoexpresswhatyoulikeorwhatyouprefertodo.Forexample:

OralPractice7-1

TRACK42

Listentoeachofthefollowingfoodsandbeveragespronouncedonaudio.Repeateachoneasyouhearit.Thenaskwhethersheeatsitifitisafoodorwhethershedrinksitifitisabeverage.Listentothecorrectanswerandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

BierbeerYousay:TrinktsieBier?Doesshedrinkbeer?

Kartoffelnpotatoes

Salatsalad

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Eiereggs

Schweinefleischpork

Steaksteak

Fischfish

Suppesoup

Butterbutter

Eisicecream

Kompottstewedfruit

Obstfruit

Wasserwater

Milchmilk

Kaffeecoffee

Teetea

WrittenPractice7-1

Usingthenounsinparenthesesasyourcues,writesentencessayingthatthepersonreferredtoineachquestionprefersthatfoodorbeverage.Forexample:

1.TrinkstdugernSekt?(wine)___________________________________________.

2.TrinktErikgernLimonade?(water)______________________________________.

3.TrinktSabinegernTee?(coffee)________________________________________.

4.IsstdugernWurst?(fish)_______________________________________________.

5.IsstHerrBenzgernSchinken?(steak)____________________________________.

6.EssenSiegernKartoffeln?(salad)

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________________________________________.

7.EsstihrgernHähnchen?(soup)__________________________________________.

8.IsstFrauKellergernEier?(fruit)__________________________________________.

9.IsstdugernErdbeeren?(icecream)______________________________________.

10.IsstdugernGulasch?(pork)_____________________________________________.

11.EssenSiegernSchlagsahne?(butter)____________________________________.

12.TrinkenSiegernWein?(milk)____________________________________________.

UTENSILSANDDISHES

TRACK43

Foodsanddrinksareservedwithutensilsanddishes.Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingsentencespronounced.Press“pause”aftereachandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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PresentPerfectTense

InEnglishthereisatendencytorelatewhathappenedinthepastbyusingthesimplepasttense:Ilooked,hespoke,orwesang.InspokenGerman,thetendencyistousethepresentperfecttense.Thattenseiscomposedoftheauxiliaryhabenorseinplusapastparticiple.Mostverbsusehabenastheirauxiliary.Butifaverbshowsmotiontoaplaceorshowsaphysicalchangeorstate,itsauxiliaryissein.Manypastparticiplesrequiretheprefixge-andendwith-t.Forexample:

Iftheverbhastheprefixbe-,ent-,emp-,ge-,ver-,orzer-,theadditionoftheprefixge-isnotrequired,forexample:ichhabebestellt(Ihaveordered).

Ofcourse,therearesomeirregularpastparticiples,whichcomeinavarietyofforms.Someexamplesare:

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NotethatthepastparticipleinGermanisthelastelementinasentence:Dubistsehrkrankgewesen.(Youhavebeenverysick.)

ChecktheappendixofyourGermandictionaryorGermantextbookforafulllistofirregularpastparticiples.

TRACK44

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingsentencespronounced.Press“pause”andrepeateachone.

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WrittenPractice7-2

Fillineachblankwiththepastparticipleoftheverbinparentheses.

1.IchhabeRadio________________.(hören)

2.TinahatSuppe________________.(bestellen)

3.WirhabendieZeitung________________.(lesen)

4.MuttiistnachParis________________.(reisen)

5.WerhateineGabel________________?(brauchen)

OralPractice7-2

TRACK45

Listentothefollowingquestionsonaudio.Press“pause”andrepeateachone.Then,usingthenouninparenthesesasyourcue,answereachquestionwithnein.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

HabenSieSuppebestellt?(milk)Yousay:Nein,ichhabeMilchbestellt.

HabenSiedenGulaschbestellt?(soup)

HabenSieErdbeerenausgewählt?(icecream)

HabenSieBiergetrunken?(wine)

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HaterMineralwassergetrunken?(coffee)

HatsieOrangensaftgetrunken?(water)

HabtihrHähnchengegessen?(pork)

HastduSalatgegessen?(fish)

HabensieLimonadebestellt?(fruit)

HaterWürstchengegessen?(stewedfruit)

HabenSieSektgetrunken?(milk)

CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

KonditoreiTheGermanshaveawonderfulcustomofgoingoutforKaffeeundKuchen(coffeeandcake)inthelateafternoon.LookforthesignKonditorei(bakeryorcakeshop)inanytownorcityandsitdowntoyourfavoritebeverageandalargeassortmentofdeliciouspastries.Ifyoudon’twantcoffeeortea,youcanalwaysgetaglassofwineorbeer.Don’tconfuseKonditoreiwithBäckerei(bakery),whichsellsbreadsandrolls.

WrittenPractice7-3

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

______VielleichtKompott.

______SiebedientamnächstenTisch.

______DiesesRestaurantistfürdenGulaschbekannt.

______WoistunsereKellnerin?

______Ichweiß,aberGulaschkannfettsein.IchmöchtelieberSalat.

______IchwerdedasEisprobieren.Bedienung!

______IchhabeHunger.IchmöchteetwasLeckeresbestellen.

______UndzumNachtisch?

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

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DiningOut

AddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

QUIZ

TRACK46

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Nein,duisstgernButter.

(b)Ja,ichtrinkelieberTee.(c)Ja,ichhabeHunger.

2.(a)ErbedientamnächstenTisch.

(b)IchhabeErdbeerenmitSchlagsahnebestellt.(c)Zahlenbitte!

3.(a)Bier.

(b)HähnchenundSalat.(c)Milch.

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4.(a)NachHause.

(b)EinGlasRotwein.(c)ImRestaurant.

5.(a)DieSpeisekarte.

(b)EineGabelundeinenLöffel.(c)EineFlascheBier.

Usingeachnounprovidedasyourcue,saythatyouhaveorderedthatitem:Ichhabe…bestellt.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio.Forexample:

breadYousay:IchhabeBrotbestellt.

6.soup

7.icecream

8.tea

9.potatoes

10.fruit

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CHAPTER8

GoingShopping

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

ShoppingimEinkaufszentrum(attheMall)

ExpressingLikesUsingMirgefällt

BuyingandSelling

TheIdiomEsgibt

Colors

TellingTime

ShoppingimEinkaufszentrum(attheMall)

TRACK47

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueShoppingimEinkaufszentrum.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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EXPRESSINGLIKESUSINGMIRGEFÄLLT

Anotherwayofsayingthatyoulikesomethingiswiththeverbgefallen(toplease).Butbecausewhenusingthisverbyouareactuallysayingthatathingispleasingorthingsarepleasingtoyou,theverbmustbeusedappropriatelyinthesingularorpluralform.Sentencestructurechangessomewhatwiththeuseofgefallen:theactualsubjectoftheGermansentenceistheobjectoftheEnglishsentence.Forexample:inEnglishonewouldsayIliketheshirt.TheliteraltranslationoftheGermansentenceusinggefallenwouldbe:Tomeispleasingtheshirt.TheobjectoftheEnglishsentenceisshirt,butshirt(Hemd)isthesubjectoftheGermansentence.Practicesayingtheseexamplesentencesoutloud:

OralPractice8-1

TRACK48

Listentothefollowingnounspronouncedonaudio.Press“pause”torepeateachone,andthensaythatyoulikethatobject.Listentothecorrectanswerandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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dieJackejacketYousay:MirgefälltdieJacke.Ilikethejacket.

dasT-ShirtT-shirt

derRegenmantelraincoat

dieStiefelboots

derSchlafanzugpajamas

derAnzugsuit

dieSandalensandals

derBadeanzugbathingsuit

dieWindjackewindbreaker

dieArmbanduhrwristwatch

dieOhrringeearrings

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

UsingBitteThewordbitteisusedinafewdifferentways.Itsmostcommonmeaningisplease.Forexample:

Butitisalsousedintheresponsetothankyou:

Inaddition,itisthecustomaryexpressionasalespersonusestoaskwhetheryouneedhelp:Bittesehr?orBitteschön?(MayIhelpyou?)Anditisoftensaidwhenpassingsomethingtosomeone:

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BUYINGANDSELLING

TRACK49

Listentheaudiotohearsentencesthatdealwithbuyingandselling.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

THEIDIOMESGIBT

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Thephraseesgibtisusedidiomaticallytomeanthereisorthereare.Practicesayingoutloudthefollowingsentencesthatillustratetheuseofthisimportantidiom:

OralPractice8-2

TRACK50

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingquestions.Press“pause”torepeateachquestion.Then,usingthenouninparenthesesasyourcue,answerthatthepersoninthequestionhasonthatitemofclothing.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

TheVerbTragenTheverbanhabenmeanstohaveclothingon.Butanotherverbthatcanbeusedinitsplaceistragen(towear,tocarry).Forexample:

COLORS

TRACK51

Listentheaudiotohearsentencesthatdealwithcolors.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

AdjectivesWhenadjectives,suchascolors,areusedaspredicateadjectivesinGerman,theyhavenoendings.Butwhentheymodifyanoundirectly,theseadjectivesrequireendings.Forexample:

OralPractice8-3

TRACK52

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingquestions.Press“pause”torepeateachquestion.Then,usingthewordinparenthesesasyourcue,answerinthe

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negative.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

PossessiveAdjectivesEachoftheGermanpronounshasapossessiveadjectiveformjustastheEnglishpronounsdo.AndlikeGermandefinitearticles,thepossessiveadjectivesreflectthegenderofthenounstheymodify.Therefore,feminineandpluralpossessiveadjectiveswillendin-e,andmasculinepossessiveadjectivesthatmodifyadirectobject(whichrequirestheaccusativecase)willendin-en.

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WrittenPractice8-1

TRACK53

Listentheaudiotoheareachofthefollowingsentences.Usingthecuewordsinparentheses,rewriteeachsentence.Thenlistentothecorrectanswersonaudioandrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

1.SiehatdeineBlusean.(mein)______________________________________________.

2.IchtragedeinrotesHemd.(sein)____________________________________________.

3.SabinekauftunserenWagen.(euer)_________________________________________.

4.VerkaufstduihreOhrringe?(dein)___________________________________________.

5.VerkaufenSiemeinenRock?(Ihr)___________________________________________.

6.DeinAnzuggefälltmirsehr.(sein)____________________________________________.

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7.IhreLehrerinistzuHause.(unser)___________________________________________.

8.MeinKleidistsehrteuer.(ihr)________________________________________________.

9.ErwirdunserenVWkaufen.(mein)___________________________________________.

10.SieträgtmeineJacke.(sein)_________________________________________________.

WrittenPractice8-2

Fillineachblankwiththeappropriateformofthepossessiveadjectiveinparentheses(masculine,feminine,neuter,orplural).

1.____________________Sandalensindsehralt.(mein)

2.____________________SchuleistinBerlin.(unser)

3.Wowohnt_________________Bruder?(Ihr)

4.____________________GroßmutterverstehtkeinDeutsch.(sein)

5.Werhat____________________Kleidgekauft?(dein)

CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

MoneyTochangemoneyinaGerman-speakingcountry,theobviousplacetogoisdieBank.ButalsolookforsignswiththewordsSparkasse(savingsbank)andGeldwechselorWechselstube(currencyexchangeoffice).

TheEuroisnowthestandardcurrencyofmostofEurope,includingGermany.Justlikeadollar,oneEuroconsistsofhundertCent(100cents).BesuretochecktheWechselkurstolearnthelatestrateofexchange.AndtofindanATM,lookforthewordGeldautomat.Thefollowingwordsregardingmoneywillcomeinhandy:

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WrittenPractice8-3

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______Ja,wirhabenHemdenundHosenausRom.

_______Nein,danke.Blaugehtnicht.HabenSieschwarzeHosen?

_______IchmöchteeingrünesHemd.

_______Bitteschön?

_______Dasistsehrbillig.

_______HabenSieHerrenkonfektionausItalien?

_______Hemdeningrünhabenwirleidernicht.MöchtenSieblau?

_______Ja,schwarzhabenwir,undsiekostennurzwanzigEuro.

TellingTime

Germanusesthetwenty-four-hourclockwhentellingtimeandthereforedoesnotuseA.M.andP.M.Practicereadingthefollowingsentencesoutloud.

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OralPractice8-4

TRACK54

LookatthefollowingtimesprovidedinEnglish.TranslateeachoneoutloudintoGerman;thenListentheaudiotohearthecorrectanswers,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

3:30A.M.Yousay:Esisthalbvier.

2:00A.M.

2:00P.M.

5:15A.M.

9:15P.M.

4:30A.M.

11:30P.M.

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1:45A.M.

7:45P.M.

8:30A.M.

10:00P.M.

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

ALittleShoppingTripAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

QUIZ

TRACK55

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)EsistvierUhr.

(b)VierzigEuro.(c)Dasistbillig.

2.(a)EinrotesKleid.

(b)Dunkelblau.(c)UnserneuerVW.

3.(a)DasHemdgefälltmirsehr.

(b)ErkaufteinenschönenAnzug.

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(c)SieverkaufenihrenWagen.

4.(a)Nein,dasistmeineneueWindjacke.

(b)Ja,derRegenmantelistalt.(c)Nein,esistteuer.

5.(a)SiehabenHemdenausItalien.

(b)SieträgtschwarzeStiefel.(c)IchtrageeinweißesSweatshirt.

Usingthewordsprovidedasyourcues,saythatErikhasboughteachobject:Erikhat…gekauft.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio.Forexample:

JackeYousay:ErikhateineJackegekauft.

6.Badeanzug

7.Ohrringe

8.Sandalen

9.Regenmantel

10.Armbanduhr

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CHAPTER9

TravelingbyTrain

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

AmBahnhof(attheTrainStation)

GivingCommandswithImperatives

ModalAuxiliaries

PresentTenseofModals

SomeUsefulNewWords

SayingWhatOneShouldorShouldNotHaveDone

MakingComparisons

AmBahnhof(attheTrainStation)

TRACK56

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueAmBahnhof.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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GivingCommandswithImperatives

Imperativesareverbsinthecommandform.Sincecommandsaregiventothesecondpersonsingularandplural(you),Germanhasthreeimperativeforms:oneeachfordu,ihr,andSie.Thesethreeimperativeformsareusedforinformalorformalrelationshipsasdictatedbythepronounsdu,ihr,andSie.Theimperativeformslooklikethis:

Naturally,byaddingbitte(please)toacommand,itsoundsmorecourteous:MachenSiebitteschnell!(Pleasehurryup!)

Mostverbsasimperativesfollowthepatternsofdu,ihr,andSieasillustratedabove.Butifaverbhasavowelchangefrometoiorieinthesecondpersonsingularconjugation,thatirregularityoccursintheimperativealso.Let’slookatsomeexamples:

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Theverbseinisaspecialcase.Takenoteofitsimperativeforms:

Inwrittenform,aGermanimperativeisalwaysfollowedbyanexclamationpoint:Beeildich!(Hurry!)

OralPractice9-1

TRACK57

Listentheaudiotohearimperativesentencesgiveninthedu-commandform.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.ThenrestatethesentenceasaSie-command.Press“pause”toheareachcorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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ModalAuxiliaries

Thereareafewimportantverbsusedtomodifythemeaningoftheverbstheyaccompany.Thesearecalledmodalauxiliaries.Thefivemostcommonlyusedmodalauxiliariesaredürfen(may,tobeallowed),können(can,tobeable),müssen(must,tohaveto),sollen(should,tobesupposedto),andwollen(towant).You’vealreadyencounteredsomeoftheseverbsinthedialogues.Forexample:

PRESENTTENSEOFMODALS

Themodalauxiliarieshaveaspecialconjugationthatisabitdifferentfromotherverbs.

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Modalauxiliariesaremostoftenaccompaniedbyanyoneofalargevarietyofinfinitives,whichareplacedasthelastelementinasentence.Practicesayingoutloudthefollowingsentencesthatillustratetheuseofmodalauxiliaries:

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

MögenTheverbmögenisamodalauxiliaryusedinsomespecialways.Whenusedalone,itmeanstolike.

Whenmögenisusedwithanotherverbinitsinfinitiveform,itmeansmay.

Anotherverycommonusageofthisverbisinitssubjunctiveformmöchte(wouldlike).Thisformisoftenusedinplaceofwollentosoundmorepolite.

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OralPractice9-2

TRACK58

Listentoeachofthefollowingnounspronouncedonaudio.Press“pause”aftereachnounandrepeatwhatyouhear.Thenaskwhetheryoucanseethatobject.Listentothecorrectquestionontheaudio,makingsuretorepeatitoutloud.Forexample:

dieSchuleschoolYousay:KannstdudieSchulesehen?

dieStadtcity

dasDorfvillage

derHafenharbor

dieUniversitätuniversity

derZoozoo

dieBergemountains

derFlussriver

derSeelake

SOMEUSEFULNEWWORDS

Youhaveencounterednumerousnewverbsthatcanbeusedwithavarietyofusefulnouns.Chapter5addressedtheuseofthephraseist…geboren(wasborn)togetherwithdatesandmonths.Butthesamephrasecanbeaccompaniedbyseasons.Forexample:

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OralPractice9-3

Similartotheverbphrasepreviouslyillustrated,thefollowingverbsalreadyfamiliartoyoucanbeusedwithmanynewnouns.Thisexercisewillgiveyousomepracticewiththisconcept.Readeachquestionoutloud.Then,usingthenouninparenthesesasyourcue,answerthatsomeoneisphotographingthatobject.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

Thefollowingquestionsaskwhatsomeonelikes.Answereachquestion

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sayingthatthepersonlikeswhat’sindicatedbythenouninparentheses.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

Thefollowingquestionsaskwhatsomeonesees.Answereachquestionsayingthatthepersonseeswhat’sindicatedbythenouninparentheses.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

WassiehtAstrid?(jacket)Yousay:AstridsiehtdieJacke.Astridseesthejacket.

OralPractice9-4

TRACK59

Listentheaudiotoheareachofthefollowingsentences.Press“pause”torepeatwhatyouhear.Then,usingthemodalauxiliaryinparentheses,restatethesentence.Thenlistentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

ErikkaufteinenHut.(wollen)

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Yousay:ErikwilleinenHutkaufen.

SiekaufteineBluse.(wollen)

IchsprechenurDeutsch.(müssen)

WirhörenRadio.(wollen)

HelftihrFrauSchneider?(können)

ErlöstdieFahrkarten.(sollen)

Siekommennichtmit.(dürfen)

LaufenSieschneller?(können)

SiefährtmitdemZug.(müssen)

TrägstdudenKoffer?(können)

ErikverkauftdenVW.(sollen)

ErkauftdenVW.(möchte)

WirreisennachHeidelberg.(möchte)

IchbestelleErdbeeren.(möchte)

SiebleibtzuHause.(möchte)

WerneristeinDichter.(möchte)

SAYINGWHATONESHOULDORSHOULDNOTHAVEDONE

Thereisaveryusefulphrasetoemploywhentherearedoubtsaboutsomethingthathasjustoccurred.Thisphraseusesthemodalauxiliarysollenprecededbyaninfinitive.Practicesayingthefollowingsentencesoutloud:

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MakingComparisons

Comparativesarerelativelysimplebutextremelyusefulformsofadjectivesandadverbs.ToconstructthecomparativeformsinGerman—justasinEnglish—simplyaddthesuffix-ertoanadjectiveoradverb.Forexample:

Ifanadjectiveoradverbhasanumlautvowel,thereisatendencytoaddanumlauttoitscomparativeform:jung—jünger(younger),alt—älter(older).AndlikeinEnglish,thereareafewirregularcomparativeforms:

Thewordals(than)isusedtocomparetwothings:ItalienistkleineralsDeutschland.(ItalyissmallerthanGermany.)TinaschreibtbesseralsWerner.(TinawritesbetterthanWerner.)

OralPractice9-5

TRACK60

Listentheaudiotoheareachofthefollowingsentences.Press“pause”torepeat

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eachsentence,andthen,usingthewordinparentheses,restatethesentenceusingacomparative.Thenlistentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Tinaistklein.(Sabine)Yousay:TinaistkleineralsSabine.

Erikistgroß.(Christoph)

DieStiefelsindneu.(Sandalen)

DasHotelisthoch.(Museum)

Annaistschön.(Katrin)

MeineMutteristjung.(meinVater)

DeinKofferistleicht.(meinKoffer)

UnserWagenistbillig.(euerWagen)

Karllerntgut.(seinBruder)

Renatesprichtschnell.(ihreSchwester)

DerBuskommtbald.(derZug)

WrittenPractice9-1

Fillineachblankwiththecomparativeformoftheadjectiveoradverbshowninparentheses.

1.MeinWagenist_______________.(billig)

2.IstWerner_______________alsThomas?(alt)

3.MeineFreundinistviel_______________.(schön)

4.Martinläuft_______________alsChristoph.(schnell)

5.Istdas_______________?(gut)

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

BorderCrossingWhencrossingtheborderintoGermany,oneencounterstheGrenzpolizei

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(borderpolice).Theborder(dieGrenze)iswhereyou’llalsoseethesignZoll(customs).Attheborderavarietyofthingsmightbechecked.Forexample:

Inaddition,you’llprobablyhearthequestion:HabenSieetwaszuverzollen?(Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare?)

WrittenPractice9-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______AufwelchemGleisfährtderZugab?

_______MeinKofferistzuschwer.

_______DuhättestsievorgesternimReisebürokaufensollen.

_______Ja,vielleicht.Warumgehstdunichtschneller?

_______IchkanndenKofferfürdichtragen.

_______Beeildich!DaistderSchalter.IchmussdieFahrkartennochlösen.

_______Einsteigenbitte!

_______AufGleiseins.Dortdrüben.

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

TransportationAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

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QUIZ

TRACK61

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Esisthalbneun.Machschnell!

(b)DaistderSchalter.(c)GebenSiemirdieFahrkarten!

2.(a)Nein,seinKofferistzuHause.

(b)DerZugfährtschneller.(c)Nein,eristsehrleicht.

3.(a)Ja,ichmussinderStadtbleiben.

(b)Nein,sprechenSiebitteEnglisch!(c)Ja,wirwollenzweiGlasWeinbestellen.

4.(a)Nein,ichmöchteliebereinenSalat.

(b)Bitteschön!(c)Beeildich!

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5.(a)Ja,SabineistjüngeralsThomas.

(b)Nein,meinVateristnichtjung.(c)Ja,dasistvielbesser.

Usingthewordprovidedasyourcue,saythatyouhavevisitedthatplace:Ichhabe…besucht.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

libraryYousay:IchhabedieBibliothekbesucht.

6.zoo

7.university

8.city

9.harbor

10.village

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CHAPTER10

ATriptotheBeach

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

PlanningderAusflug(theOuting)

TalkingAbouttheWeather

Weather-RelatedActivities

UsingSuperlatives

PlanningderAusflug(theOuting)

TRACK1

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialoguePlanningderAusflug.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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TALKINGABOUTTHEWEATHER

ThephraseusedtoaskabouttheweatherinGermanis:WieistdasWetter?Howistheweather?Asinmanyplaces,theweatherisoftenatopicofconversationintheGerman-speakingworld.Whendescribingweather-relatedconditions,GermandoeswhatEnglishdoes:itreferstotheweatherasit—es.Practicesayingoutloudthefollowingsentencesthatrefertotheweather:

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OralPractice10-1

TRACK2

Listentheaudiotohearquestionsregardingweather.Press“pause”torepeateachquestionafteryouhearit.Thenanswerthequestionwithnein,usingthecuewordinparenthesesandtheadverbwieder(again).Listentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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WEATHER-RELATEDACTIVITIES

TRACK3

Goodweatherisrelative.Alotdependsuponwhetheryou’reabeachcomberoraskienthusiast.ToaskinGermanwhatonelikestodoingoodweather,say:WasmachtmanbeischönemWetter?Whatdoyoudoingoodweather?Let’slookatsomeweather-relatedactivitiesthatmightbeusedinaresponsetothisquestion.Listentheaudioandpracticesayingthefollowingsentences:

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Itisverycommontousetheverbgehen(togo)todescribeanactivity.Inthiskindofstructure,theverbgehenisconjugated,andthesentenceendswithaninfinitive.Forexample:

OralPractice10-2

TRACK4

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Usetheverbprovidedtosaythattheyaregoingtotakepartinthatactivitywithustomorrow.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright,listentothecorrectanswers,andrepeatwhatyouhear.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

UsingSuperlatives

Superlativesdescribethehighestlevelofthemeaningofanadjectiveoradverb.InGerman,superlativesmostoftenoccurinaprepositionalphraseintroducedbyam(thecontractionofan+dem).Thesuffix-stenisthenaddedtotheadjectiveoradverb.Forexample:

Ifanadjectiveoradverbhasanumlautvowel,thereisatendencytoaddan

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umlauttoitssuperlativeform:jung—amjüngsten(youngest),alt—amältesten(oldest).Iftheadjectiveoradverbendsint,d,s,ss,ß,sch,orz,an-e-isplacedbetweentheadjectiveandthesuffix:leicht→amleichtesten.And,likeinEnglish,thereareafewirregularsuperlativeforms:

Thesuperlativeexpressionwithamisusedasanadverborpredicateadjectiveinasentence.Forexample:

OralPractice10-3

TRACK5

Listentothesentencesonaudio.Aftereachsentence,press“pause”andrepeatitoutloud.Thenrestatethesentenceaccordingtothefollowingexample,changingthepredicateadjectivetothesuperlative.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Thenlistentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

WordOrderWhenanelementotherthanthesubjectbeginsasentence,theverbprecedesthesubject.Comparethesesentences:

WrittenPractice10-1

Sayeachquestionoutloud.Thengivethelogicalanswertothequestionusingoneofthefourresponsesprovided.Forexample:

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1.Wokannmanskilaufen?_______________________________________________.

2.Wokannmanschwimmen?____________________________________________.

3.Wokannmanwandern?_______________________________________________.

4.Wokannmaneinkaufengehen?________________________________________.

5.Wokannmanradfahren?______________________________________________.

6.Wokannmanklettern?________________________________________________.

7.Wokannmansurfen?_________________________________________________.

8.Wokannmansonnenbaden?__________________________________________.

9.Wokannmanjoggen?________________________________________________.

10.Wokannmanjagengehen?___________________________________________.

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

DievierJahreszeitenTheFourSeasonsThenamesoftheseasonsinGermanarederSommer(summer),derHerbst(autumn),derWinter(winter),andderFrühlingordasFrühjahr(spring).Tosayinaparticularseason,usetheprepositionim(thecontractionofin+dem):imSommer,imHerbst,imWinter,imFrühling.

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OralPractice10-4

TRACK6

Listentothesentencesonaudio.Aftereachsentencepress“pause”andrepeatitoutloud.Thenrestatethesentencewiththeappropriateseasonoftheyear.Listentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Esistsehrkalt.Yousay:ImWinteristessehrkalt.Inwinteritisverycold.

Esistsehrheiß.

Esschneit.

Esistregnerisch.

Esistamkältesten.

Esistsehrkühl.

Mankannschwimmengehen.

Mankannskilaufengehen.

Esistamheißesten.

Esregnet.

Esistschön.

WrittenPractice10-2

Fillineachblankwiththesuperlativeformoftheadjectiveoradverbshowninparentheses.

1.MeinWagenist______________.(billig)

2.SeineGroßmutterist______________.(alt)

3.IstIhrHaus______________?(groß)

4.MeineSchwesterist______________.(klein)

5.UnsereKindersingen______________.(gut)

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CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

ShakingHandsItisverycommoninallpartsoftheGerman-speakingworldtoshakehandswhengreetingsomeone.Evenifthereareseveralpeopletogreet,itiscustomarytogouptoeachpersonandshakehandswhensayinghello.Ataparty,shakehandswiththehostandhostessfirst,andthengreettheotherguestsaswellasthechildren.Ifyou’renotsurewhatisappropriateataspecificevent,watchyourhostorothersinthegroupandconformtowhattheyaredoing.Someusefulphrasesare:

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

DaysandMonthsAddtheseusefulwordsandphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

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HandyPhrases

WrittenPractice10-3

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______WieistdasWetter?

_______Erwillnichtaufstehen.Eristsehrmüde.

_______Ja,derZugistzuteuer.

_______Nichtgut.Esregnet,undesistsehrwindig.

_______Erik!Stehaufbitte!

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_______FahrenwirmitderStraßenbahnzumStrand?

_______Dasistschade,aberwirfahrenheutezumStrand.Rufihnwieder!

_______SchläftEriknoch?EsistschonsiebenUhr.

QUIZ

TRACK7

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Wirgehenmorgenradfahren.

(b)Esregnetwieder.(c)Erschläftnoch.

2.(a)Nein,mitdemZug.

(b)Ja,ichhabeschonangerufen.(c)Nein,ichkannnichtaufstehen.

3.(a)Nein,imSommeristesheiß.

(b)ImWinterkannmannichtschwimmengehen.(c)Ja,undesistsehrkalt.

4.(a)InderStadt.

(b)ImMärz.(c)ImWald.

5.(a)Skilaufen.

(b)Einkaufen.(c)Sonnenbaden.

Usingeachpairofwordsprovidedasyourcues,saythatinthemonthshown,theweatheristheadjectiveshown.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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January,coldYousay:ImJanuaristeskalt.ItiscoldinJanuary.

6.July,hot

7.October,windy

8.April,rainy

9.November,cool

10.May,foggy

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PARTTWOTEST

TRACK8

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)ErgehtzurSchule.

(b)Eristkrank.(c)ErtrinktlieberMilch.

2.(a)Ja,siehatmichgern.

(b)Nein,eristnichtalt.(c)Ja,erhatsiegern.

3.(a)Ichweißnicht.Ichseheesnicht.

(b)Ichglaube,dusollstdenArztanrufen.(c)Ja,ichhabeihngern.

4.(a)Nein,ichessegernBrotmitButter.

(b)Ja,ichtrinkelieberMineralwasser.(c)Ja,ichhabeHunger.

5.(a)Kaffee.

(b)Hähnchen.(c)Pilze.

6.(a)NachHause.

(b)EinGlasRotwein.(c)ImRestaurant.

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7.(a)EsistvierzehnUhr.

(b)FünfzigEuro.(c)Dasistteuer.

8.(a)EingrünesKleid.

(b)Dunkelblau.(c)UnserneuerVW.

9.(a)SiehabenSandalenausItalien.

(b)SieträgtschwarzeStiefel.(c)ErträgteinweißesSweatshirt.

10.(a)Esisthalbzehn.(b)DaistderSchalter.(c)HastdudieFahrkarten?

11.(a)Ja,ichmussinderStadtbleiben.(b)Nein,sprechenSiebitteEnglisch!(c)Ja,wirgehenzumRestaurant.

12.(a)Ja,siesindjung.(b)Nein,seinBruderistälter.(c)Ja,dasistvielbesser.

13.(a)Wirgehenmorgenskilaufen.(b)Esregnetwieder.(c)ImMärzistesnochkühl.

14.(a)Nein,imSommeristesheiß.(b)ImWinterkannmannichtschwimmengehen.(c)ImFrühlingistschönesWetter.

15.(a)InderStadt.(b)AmDienstag.

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(c)AmStrand.

Usingthewordorphraseprovidedasyourcue,saythatErikseesthatpersonorobject.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

femaleteacherYousay:EriksiehtdieLehrerin.

16.museum

17.trainstation

18.doctor

19.bridge

20.boots

Usingthewordsprovidedasyourcues,sayIdonoteatthefoodorIdonotdrinkthebeverageindicated.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

breadYousay:IchessekeinBrot.

21.milk

22.tea

23.fruit

24.eggs

25.coffee

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PARTTHREE

DAILYLIFE

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CHAPTER11

RichandPoor

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

BuyingdasGeschenk(theGift)

ShowingPossessionwiththeGenitiveCase

UsingthePhraseWasfür(ein)…?

BuyingdasGeschenk(theGift)

TRACK9

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueBuyingdasGeschenk.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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SHOWINGPOSSESSIONWITHTHEGENITIVECASE

ManyGermanpossessivesareformedinthesamewayasinEnglish:an-sisaddedtotheword,whichindicatespossession.However,Germandoesnotrequiretheuseofanapostrophewhenformingapossessive.Thistypeofpossessiveconstructionisusedwithnames.

ToshowpossessionwithothernounsinGerman,thegenitivecasemustbeused.Withmasculineandneuternounsinthegenitive,boththearticleorothermodifierandthenounwillhavean-(e)sending.

NOTE:An-esendingisgenerallyusedtomakeamonosyllabicwordeasierto

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pronounce.

Feminineandneuternounsinthegenitiverequirean-erendingonthearticleormodifierbutnoneonthenoun.

WrittenPractice11-1

Usingeachpairofwordsprovidedasyourcues,formapossessivewiththefirstpersonindicatedandsaythatthesecondpersonisgenerous.Forexample:

1.Britta,Mutter________________________________________________.

2.Tina,Onkel_________________________________________________.

3.Werner,Bruder_____________________________________________.

4.Andrea,Schwester__________________________________________.

5.Ralf,Freundin______________________________________________.

6.Gabi,Verlobter_____________________________________________.

7.Stefan,Arzt________________________________________________.

8.Angela,Kinder_____________________________________________.

9.Christoph,Tochter__________________________________________.

10.Sonja,Eltern______________________________________________.

OralPractice11-1

TRACK10

Listentheaudiotohearquestionsthataskwhose(wessen)friendorrelativeis

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finallywell.Press“pause”torepeateachquestion.Thenanswerthequestionusingthenouninparentheses,formingitinthegenitivecase.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

WessenBruderistendlichgesund?(derLehrer)

WessenTanteistendlichgesund?(derArzt)

WessenMutteristendlichgesund?(dasKind)

WessenFreundistendlichgesund?(dasMädchen)

WessenElternsindendlichgesund?(derSchaffner)

WessenKindersindendlichgesund?(derKellner)

WessenFreundinistendlichgesund?(meinBruder)

WessenTochteristendlichgesund?(deinFreund)

Followthepreviousdirections,butnowsaythattheperson’sfriendorrelativeisverytired.Forexample:

WessenMutteristsehrmüde?(deineTante)

WessenSohnistsehrmüde?(deineFreundin)

WessenKindistsehrmüde?(meineProfessorin)

WessenBruderistsehrmüde?(meineFrau)

WessenElternsindsehrmüde?(dieseKinder)

WessenProfessoristsehrmüde?(dieseStudentin)

WessenKindersindsehrmüde?(dieseTouristin)

OralPractice11-2

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TRACK11

Listentheaudiotohearaseriesofstatements.Press“pause”torepeateachone.ThenrestatethesentencewiththephraseIchweiß,dass…(Iknowthat…).Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

MartinwohntinHamburg.

Tinaistleichtsinnig.

BerlinistgrößeralsBonn.

DerZugkommtumzweiUhr.

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

ConjunctionsWiththeconjunctionsund(and),aber(but),oder(or),anddenn(because),thecommonwordorderinaGermansentenceisnotchangedwhentwosentencesarejoinedbytheconjunction.Inbothsentences,thesubjectwillprecedetheverb.Forexample:

Whenusingallotherconjunctions,suchasdass(that)andweil(because),theconjugatedverbbecomesthefinalelementinthesentence.Forexample:

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DieKinderspielenFußball.

DuhastgenugGeld.

Ihrkönntesnichtverstehen.

EristinderStadtgewesen.

Followthepreviousdirections,butnowusetheintroductoryphraseEristzuHause,weil…(Heisathome,because…).

Eristsehrkrank.

DasWetteristschlecht.

Esregnet.

Eshatgeschneit.

Ermusslernen.

Erkannnichtaufstehen.

ErliesteingutesBuch.

UsingthePhraseWasfür(ein)…?

TheexpressionWasfür(ein)…?comesinhandywhenaskingwhatsomethingislikeinGerman.Ifthenouninquestionisplural,omiteinfromthephrase,butwhethersingularorpluralnounsareinvolved,themeaningofthephraseisthesame:Whatkindof…?Forexample:

SingularNouns

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PluralNouns

NOTE:Thephrasewasfür(withoutein)isalsousedwithsingularcollectives:Geld,Brot,Eis,andsoon.

OralPractice11-3

TRACK12

Usingthepairsofnounsandadjectivesprovidedasyourcues,askwhatkindofthenoun.Thenrespondtothequestionusingtheadjectiveprovided.Listentheaudiotohearthecorrectquestionsandresponses,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Buch,altesYousay:WasfüreinBuchistdas?DasisteinaltesBuch.

Auto,neues

Schule,gute

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Schuhe,braune

Bahnhof,größer

Kinder,nette

Geld,amerikanisches

Autos,deutsche

Mädchen,schönes

Followthepreviousdirections,however,thistimeusingadifferenttypeofsentence.Besuretorespondtoeachquestionappropriately,andthenlistentothecorrectquestionsandresponsesonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Buch,altesYousay:WasfüreinBuchhabenSie?IchhabeeinaltesBuch.

Haus,kleines

Handschuhe,warme

Zeitung,englische

Wagen,roten

Stiefel,schwarze

Koffer,schweren

Armbanduhr,neue

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

IndirectObjectsIfanounisusedasanindirectobjectthatnounmustbeinthedativecase.(Toidentifytheindirectobjectinasentence,asktowhomorforwhomoftheverb.)Masculineandneuternounsaddtheending-emtoarticlesandothermodifiersinthedativecase.Masculine

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Neuter

Femininenounsaddtheending-erinthedativecase.

Andpluralnounsaddtheending-entothearticlesandothermodifiers.Inaddition,ifthepluralnounitselfdoesnotendin-n,an-nisadded.

Also,notethatiftheindirectobjectinasentenceisapronoun,itsdativecaseformmustbeused.

Forexample:

CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

TheEuro

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ManycountriesinEuropenowusethesamecurrency—theeuro.Becausetherearevariouslanguagesinvolvedwiththiscurrency,pricesarenotalwayswrittenwithwordsbutratherwithnumbers.Andthewordeuroissymbolizedby€.So,priceswilllooklikethis:

NoticeinthesenumbersthatacommaisusedwhereinEnglishadecimalpointwouldbeused.

OralPractice11-4

TRACK13

Listentheaudiotohearaseriesofquestionsthatasktowhom(wem)somethingisbeinggiven.Press“pause”torepeateachquestion.Thenanswerthequestionwiththewordsinparentheses.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

WemgibterdasGeld?(dieLehrerin)

WemgibterdieRose?(seineFreundin)

WemschenkterdieCD?(seinFreund)

WemschenkterdasHemd?(seinVater)

WemgibstdudieBluse?(meineMutter)

WemgibstdudasGeschenk?(dieKinder)

WemschenkstdudieHandschuhe?(unserOnkel)

WemschenkstdudieOhrringe?(unsereTante)

WemsendetsiedenBrief?(ihreEltern)

WemsendetsiedasGeld?(ihrProfessor)

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WrittenPractice11-2

Fillineachblankwiththedativeformofthewordorwordsinparentheses.

1.WasgebenSie_______________?(derMann)

2.Ichschenke_______________einHemd.(du)

3.Erhat_______________eineRosegegeben.(seineSchwester)

4.Wirwerden_______________einenBriefsenden.(Sie)

5.Ichwill_______________einBuchschenken.(dieKinder)

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

SignageAddtheseusefulwordsandphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

WrittenPractice11-3

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Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______Dasistwahr.AbereristnichtarmundhatimmergenugGeld.

_______Wieteuerdasist!AberDirkistsehrreich.

_______Nein,seinVateristreich.NichtDirk.

_______Ja,erkauftihrOhrringe,ausGold.

_______Undwie!GesternhatermirdreißigEurogeliehen.

_______EristaucheinsehrsympathischerundguterFreund.

_______Weißtdu,wasDirkseinerVerlobtenschenkt?

_______UndDirkistsehrgroßzügig.

QUIZ

TRACK14

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)DerBrudermeinerFreundin.

(b)DasKindseinesSohnes.(c)SabinesSohn.

2.(a)DieTochtermeinesBrudersschläftnoch.

(b)SieschenktihmeineArmbanduhr.(c)Eristnichtmüdeundarbeitetnoch.

3.(a)EinesFreundes.

(b)EinemFreund.(c)EinFreund.

4.(a)SiemöchteeinenrotenPulli.

(b)DerVaterdiesesMädchensmöchteeinenweißenPulli.

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(c)IchmöchteeinendunkelblauenPulli.

5.(a)SiegebenunsdasGeld.

(b)Nein,siehabenkeinGeld.(c)HerrKellergibtihmdasGeld.

Usingeachpairofwordsprovidedasyourcues,saythatyougivetheobjectshowntothepersonshown.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

meinVater,dasGeldYousay:IchgebemeinemVaterdasGeld.Igivemyfatherthemoney.

6.Werner,derBrief

7.deineFrau,eineRose

8.dieKinder,einBuch

9.du,einGeschenk

10.derProfessor,dieHandschuhe

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CHAPTER12

CarTrouble

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

MakingdieReparatur(Repairs)

AskingWho,Whom,andWhose

MakingdieReparatur(Repairs)

TRACK15

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueMakingdieReparatur.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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Theverbbetragen(tocometo,toamountto)isusedwithsingularorpluralsubjectstoidentifysumsofmoneyorcollectivessuchastime.Forexample:

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

AccusativePrepositionsChapter6discussedhowGermandirectobjectsareexpressedintheaccusativecase:IchsehedenBahnhof.Thatsamecaseisusedaftercertainprepositions,amongthemdurch(through),für(for),ohne(without),andum(around).Considertheseexamplesentences:

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Ifapronounfollowsoneoftheseprepositions,thepronounmustalsobeintheaccusativecase:IchhabeeinGeschenkfürihn.(Ihaveagiftforhim.)

WrittenPractice12-1

Respondtoeachquestionaskingforwhomthisinvitationisintended,puttingthenounorpronouninparenthesesintheaccusativecase.Forexample:

1.IstdieseEinladungfürdeinenFreund?(sie)__________________________________________.

2.IstdieseEinladungfürdeineFreundin?(du)__________________________________________.

3.IstdieseEinladungfürmeineMutter?(Sie)___________________________________________.

4.IstdieseEinladungfürdeinenOnkel?(meinProfessor)_________________________________.

5.IstdieseEinladungfürdenArzt?(dieÄrztin)__________________________________________.

6.IstdieseEinladungfürihn?(wir)____________________________________________________.

7.IstdieseEinladungfürMartin?(ihr)_________________________________________________.

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8.IstdieseEinladungfürFrauMann?(ich)_____________________________________________.

9.IstdieseEinladungfürdich?(meineCousine)_________________________________________.

10.IstdieseEinladungfürdeineSchwester?(meinBruder)________________________________.

OralPractice12-1

TRACK16

Usethenounsprovidedtotellwhatplacewewentthrough.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Thenlistentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Followthepreviousdirections;however,thistimeaskaquestion.Forexample:

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Usingthesamedirections,followtheexample.

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

CarCareAsinmanyplaces,therearegasstations(Tankstellen)inGermanythatofferself-service.Ifthat’swhatyouprefer,watchforthewordSelbstbedienungortheabbreviationSB.Mostofthesestationsofferonlygas(Benzin).Ifmajorrepairsareneeded,findaspecializedgarage(Reparaturwerkstatt).

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

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TranslatingPrepositionsSometimesEnglishandGermanusesimilarexpressions,anddirecttranslationscaneasilybemade.However,therearemanyinstanceswhenadirecttranslationbetweentheselanguagescannotbemade.Threesuchcasesarewiththeuseoftheprepositionsintheexpressionswartenauf(towaitfor),redenüber(totalkabout),anddenkenan(tothinkabout).Practicesayingthefollowingquestionsandanswersthatusethesethreeusefulexpressions:

AskingWho,Whom,andWhose

Ininformalstyle,Englishdoesn’talwaysdistinguishbetweenthesubjectivecasewhoandtheobjectivecasewhom,preferringtousewhoinbothinstances.ButGermanalwaysmakesthatdistinction.Forexample:

Toaskaboutthesubjectofasentence,usewer:

Toaskaboutthedirectobjectofasentenceoraboutthewordthatfollowsanaccusativepreposition,usewen:

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Toaskabouttheindirectobjectofasentence,usewem:

Andtoaskwhopossessessomething,usewessen:

OralPractice12-2

TRACK17

Listentheaudiotohearthesentences.Press“pause”torepeateachone.Then,usingtheunderlinedwordorphraseasyourcue,askaquestionwithwer,wen,wem,orwessen,appropriately.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

DerLehreristsehrjung.Yousay:Weristsehrjung?

MeineMutterhatdieReiseschecks.

IchgebeIhnenfünfEuro.

WirhabenunserenOnkelbesucht.

DiesesGeschenkistfürihn.

SeinVaterhatkeineVersicherung.

EriksendetmireinTelegramm.

TinakommtohneihreCousine.

ErlerntdenMechanikerkennen.

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DerBrudermeinesFreundesistkrank.

SiehatesfürihreTochtergekauft.

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DativePrepositionsChapter11addressedindirectobjects,whichrequirethedativecaseinGerman.Justasthereareaccusativeprepositions,therearealsoprepositionsthatrequirethedativecase.Someoftheseareaus(out),bei(at,by),mit(with),von(from,of),andzu(to).Considertheseexamplesentences:

Ifapronounfollowsadativepreposition,thepronoun’sdativeformmustbeused:Mitwemsprichstdu?Ichsprechemitihr.(Who[m]areyouspeakingwith?Iamspeakingwithher.)

NOTE:Tosayatortosomeone’shouse,GermanusestheprepositionsbeiandzubutomitsthewordHaus,whereasinEnglishthewordhouseisoftenincluded:beimeinerFreundin/zumeinerFreundin=atmygirlfriend’shouse/tomygirlfriend’shouse.

OralPractice12-3

TRACK18

Listentheaudiotohearquestionsthatcontaindativeprepositions.Press“pause”

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torepeateachquestion.Then,usingthewordorphraseinparenthesesasyourcue,answerthequestionappropriately.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Mitwemsprichtsie?(derLehrer)Yousay:SiesprichtmitdemLehrer.

Mitwemspielter?(seinBruder)

VonwemhastdudenBriefbekommen?(meinFreund)

Beiwemwohnensie?(ihreEltern)

Zuwemgehtsieheuteabend?(ihreTante)

MitwemredenSie?(er)

VonwemsinddieRosen?(ich)

Beiwemschläfstdumorgen?(meineGroßeltern)

Zuwemfährtsie?(wir)

Usingthesamedirections,followtheexample.

SprechenSiemitMartin?(derLehrer)Yousay:Nein,ichsprechemitdemLehrer.

KommtsieausdemHotel?(dasKrankenhaus)

FahrenSiejetztzurKirche?(dasRathaus)

SeidihrmitdemBusgefahren?(derZug)

IstdasGeschenkvondeinemOnkel?(meineTante)

KommendieKinderausderSchule?(dieKirche)

WohnstdubeiFrauMann?(meineCousine)

IstdaseinFreundvonihm?(sie)

WrittenPractice12-2

Fillineachblank,choosingtheappropriateprepositioninparentheses.

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1.MeineMutterarbeitet_________________einereicheFrau.(mit/für/zu)

2.Wohnstdunoch_________________deinerGroßmutter?(bei/ohne/um)

3.DasMädchenwillnicht_________________ihrenBruderspielen.(zu/von/ohne)

4.DeralteMannkommt_________________demKrankenhaus.(aus/mit/durch)

5.Ichmöchte_________________demChefsprechen.(um/mit/über)

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

StoppingataGasStationAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

WrittenPractice12-3

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______Gut.Dasistnichtzuteuer.

_______WirvermietenWagen.MöchtenSieeinenWagenmieten?

_______WielangewirddieReparaturdauern?

_______SiebraucheneineneueWindschutzscheibe.Dieseistgesprungen.

_______Schön!DieGebührfürdreiTagebeträgtneunzigEuro.

_______AberichmussheuteinMünchensein.

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_______Ja,bitte!EinenkleinenWagenfürzweiPersonen.

_______VielleichtzweiTage.

QUIZ

TRACK19

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)ErbekommtkeineEinladung.

(b)DieEinladungistfürdich.(c)Nein,erhatkeineEinladung.

2.(a)HiervermietetmanWagen.

(b)ManhateinengroßenWagengemietet.(c)FrauMannmusseinenWagenmieten.

3.(a)Heuteabend.

(b)AmFreitag.(c)VierStunden.

4.(a)DerMechaniker.

(b)DasKrankenhausunddasRathaus.(c)DerZugnachDarmstadt.

5.(a)IchmussmitdemChefsprechen.

(b)Erkannnichtsprechen.(c)Wirsprechennichtmitihr.

Usingeachpairofwordsinparenthesesasyourcues,saythatthefirstpersonshownworksforthesecondpersonshown.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

meinVater,FrauMann

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Yousay:MeinVaterarbeitetfürFrauMann.MyfatherworksforMs.Mann.

6.seineEltern,derLehrer

7.ich,seinOnkel

8.du,ihreTante

9.HerrBenz,wir

10.meineTochter,sie

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CHAPTER13

TakingTimeforFun

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

AufdiePaukehauenPaintingtheTownRed

TalkingAboutToday,Yesterday,andTomorrow

SimplePastTense

AskingSpecificQuestionswithInterrogatives

AufdiePaukehauenPaintingtheTownRed

TRACK20

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueAufdiePaukehauen.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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TalkingAboutToday,Yesterday,andTomorrow

WhentalkingaboutdifferenttimesofdayinGerman,thereisavarietyofadverbialexpressionsthatincludethewordsheute,gestern,andmorgen.SomearesimilartoEnglish,andothershavetheirownuniqueform.

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TRACK21

Listentheaudiotohearsentencesthatdealwithadverbsoftime.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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SimplePastTense

Anactionthattakesplaceinthepastisusuallyexpressedinthepresentperfecttense(seeChapter7)inspokenGerman.ThesimplepasttenseisusedinwrittennarrativesorinspokenGermanwhenrelatingaspectsofastoryoranevent.

Thesimplepasttenserequiresthesuffix-te+appropriateconjugationalendings.Forexample:

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Notethatifthestemoftheverbendsin-dor-t,anextra-e-isinsertedbeforethepasttenseendingisadded:arbeiten→icharbeitete,duarbeitetest;reden→ichredete,duredetest.

Numerousverbsareirregularinthepasttense.Somebecomeacompletelynewverb,othersmakeavowelchange,andstillothersmakeavowelchangeandaddasuffix.Herearesomeexamples:

ChecktheappendixofyourGermandictionaryortextbookforafulllistofverbirregularitiesinthepasttense.

TRACK22

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingsentencespronounced.Press“pause”andrepeateachone.

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OralPractice13-1

TRACK23

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingquestions.Press“pause”torepeateachone.Then,usingthewordinparenthesesasyourcue,respondwithnein,usingthecuewordinyourresponse.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.Forexample:

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KaufteereinHemd?(einBuch)Yousay:Nein,erkaufteeinBuch.No,heboughtabook.

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

ContractionsGermancontractionstendtobeformedbycombiningprepositionsandarticles.UnlikeEnglish,Germandoesnotrequireanapostropheinacontraction.Someexamplesare:

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OralPractice13-2

TRACK24

Listentheaudiotohearsentencesinthepresenttense.Press“pause”andrepeateachone.Thenrestatethesentenceinthepasttense.Listentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

IstdieseEinladungfürdenLehrer?Yousay:WardieseEinladungfürdenLehrer?Wasthisinvitationfortheteacher?

WirspielengernFußball.

IchhörejedenAbendRadio.

NiemandmachtdasFensterauf.

DieJungengehenindieKunstgallerie.

DerTanzklubistnebendemMuseum.

SiefragtdiejungeSchauspielerin.

FranziskatanztgernmitHorst.

IchhabekeineLustmitzugehen.

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BekommstdudieEintrittskarten?

WohinfahrendeineGäste?

LernendieKinderDeutsch?

IchbringeihrfünfgelbeRosen.

ImKinoläufteinneuerFilm.

Jemandwartetaufuns.

NiemandredetüberdasStück.

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

PrefixesIt’sverycommontoaddaprefixtoaGermanverbtochangeitsmeaning.Someprefixesarecalledinseparableprefixes,becausetheyremainattachedtotheverb.Othersarecalledseparableprefixes,becausetheyaredetachedfromtheverbwhentheverbisconjugated.Someexamplesare:

Withseparableprefixes,noticehowtheprefixseparatesfromtheverbduringconjugation,whiletheinseparableprefixesremainattached:

Theinseparableprefixesare:be-,emp-,ent-,er-,ge-,ver-,andzer-.Ofthenumerousseparableprefixes,manyareformedfromprepositionsandadverbs.Someofthemostcommonare:an-,auf-,aus-,bei-,mit-,vor-,weg-,zu-,andzurück.

NOTE:Separableprefixesarethelastelementinasentence:ErmachtedieTürunddieFensterauf.

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AskingSpecificQuestionswithInterrogatives

You’vealreadyencounteredavarietyofinterrogativesthathelptointroducequestions.Theyare:

Ifaquestionisaskingaboutsomethingingeneralandcanberespondedtobyusingayesornoanswer,itisaja-neinquestion.Butifaquestionasksaboutaspecificelementinastatement,oneoftheinterrogativewordsmustbeusedinthequestion.Forexample:

QuestionsinGeneral

QuestionsAboutaSpecificElement

OralPractice13-3

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TRACK25

Listentheaudiotohearavarietyofresponsestoquestions.Press“pause”torepeateachone.Thenasktheappropriatequestionbasedupontheelementthatisunderlined.Listentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

IchbekameineEinladung.Yousay:Wasbekamstdu?Whatdidyoureceive?

WirspielengernFußball.

Niemandwartetaufuns.

FrauMannfuhrnachÖsterreich.

IhrGeburtstagwarimJuni.

MeineGästekommenausderSchweiz.

Franziskasingtambesten.

Erkommtnichtmit,weilerkrankist.

TinamachtedieTürzu.

IchlernteHerrnKellerkennen.

JemandredeteüberdenKünstler.

KarlsprachmitdemSchauspieler.

DerZugkamumvierzehnUhr.

FrauMannmussinderStadtbleiben.

DieSchauspielerinwarsehrjung.

ErverkaufteihrHaus.

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

BuildingsinGermanyInGermany,thenumberingoffloorsinabuildingisdoneabitdifferentlyfromhowit’sdoneintheUnitedStates.Thefirstfloorisalwayscalledthegroundfloor.Thenthenumberingstartsfromthere.

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Andsoon.

WrittenPractice13-1

Fillineachblankwiththesimplepasttenseoftheverbinparentheses.

1.Er_________________füreinenneuenChef.(arbeiten)

2.Wo_________________du?(sein)

3.Niemand_________________LustinsKinozugehen.(haben)

4.Ich_________________alleFensterauf.(machen)

5.Warum_________________deineGästenachHause?(gehen)

WrittenPractice13-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines.

_______Selbstverständlich.GibteseineneueAusstellung?

_______Ja,aberdieEintrittskartensindsehrteuer.

_______IchgehelieberinsKonzert.EsgibteineSinfonievonBeethoven.

_______Schön.Ichgeheimmergerntanzen.

_______Ja,WerkevoneinerneuenKünstlerinausAmerika.

_______Duhastrecht.InteressierstdudichfürdieKunst?

_______Dasgeht.AbergehenwirlieberindieDiskothek.

_______HastduLust,heuteabendindieDiskothekzugehen?

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

RecreationAddtheseusefulwordsandphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyouget

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byintheGerman-speakingworld:

QUIZ

TRACK26

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Morgenfrüh.

(b)Heutenachmittag.(c)NächstenMontag.

2.(a)EinenneuenSpielfilm.

(b)VierWerkevonPicasso.(c)EineSinfonievonMozart.

3.(a)AufdemFest.

(b)Sehrgut.(c)InderKunstgallerie.

4.(a)Ja,ichtanztestundenlang.

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(b)Nein,ichgingnichtzumTanzklub.(c)Ja,ichtanzegernabernichtgut.

5.(a)Nein,ichinteressieremichfürRockmusik.

(b)Ja,sieinteressiertsichfür„Faust”.(c)Nein,siehörtlieberJazzmusik.

Usingeachofthephrasesprovided,saythatthejudgecarriedoutthatactioninthepasttense.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

einenAnzugkaufenYousay:DerRichterkaufteeinenAnzug.Thejudgeboughtasuit.

6.inderKunstgalleriesein

7.dieKünsterlingernhaben

8.inderStadtwohnen

9.mitdenKindernspielen

10.dasFensteraufmachen

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CHAPTER14

HomeLife

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

UmzugsvorbereitungenGettingReadytoMove

RoomsandFurniture

IndicatingLocationorMovementwithThreeVerbPairs

UmzugsvorbereitungenGettingReadytoMove

TRACK27

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueUmzugsvorbereitungen.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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ROOMSANDFURNITURE

Whenmovinginoroutofahouseorapartment,therearemanyimportantwordsandphrasesthathelpgetthejobdone.Itisimportanttoknowthewordsforpacking,fortheroomswherethefurnitureistobelocated,andforthefurnitureitself.Let’sgetacquaintedwithsomeofthisvocabulary.

TRACK28

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingsentences.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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NoticethatGermanhasavarietyofwaystosaywhichpiecesoffurnitureareinaroom:wirhaben(wehave),esgibt(thereis/are),andetwassteht(somethingisstanding).Whenyouuseesgibt,don’tforgetthattheaccusativecaseisrequired.

Notice,too,howthebasewordderSchrank(cabinet)isusedtoformthenewwordsderKleiderschrank(wardrobe)andderKühlschrank(refrigerator).

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

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ReflexivePronounsGermanoftenaddsareflexivepronountoasentenceinordertocompletethemeaningofaverb.Englishdoesthesamething,butnotwiththesamefrequencyasGerman.TheGermanreflexivepronounsaremich,dich,sich,uns,andeuch.Let’slookathowtheyfunctioninsomesamplesentences:sichfreuen

sichsetzen

OralPractice14-1

TRACK29

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Listentothequestionsonaudio.Press“pause”torepeateachone.Then,usingthecueprovidedinparentheses,tellwheretheobjectspecifiedinthequestionislocated.Listentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

WogibteseinenTisch?(kitchen)Yousay:InderKüchegibteseinenTisch.Thereisatableinthekitchen.

WohabtihreinRadio?(bedroom)

WostehtdeinWagen?(garage)

WogibteseinenSessel?(livingroom)

WohastdueinenKleiderschrank?(bedroom)

WogibteseinenSchreibtisch?(livingroom)

WostehtderKühlschrank?(kitchen)

WohabtihrvierStühle?(diningroom)

WogibteseineGeschirrspülmaschine?(kitchen)

WostehtdasBett?(bedroom)

WohabtihreinenaltenEsstisch?(basement)

WogibtesneueTapeten?(hallway)

WostehtdasSofa?(livingroom)

IndicatingLocationorMovementwithThreeVerbPairs

Therearethreepairsofverbsthatrequirealittleexplanation.Oneoftheverbsineachpairisfollowedbytheaccusativecasewithcertainprepositions,andtheotherverbisfollowedbythedativecasewiththesameprepositions.Theseprepositionsarean(at),auf(on),hinter(behind),in(in),neben(nextto),über(over),unter(under),vor(before),andzwischen(between).

Theverbpairsarelegen/liegen(lay,lie),stellen/stehen(place,stand),andsetzen/sitzen(set,sit).Noticethateachofthepairsdescribesaposition:lyingflat,standingupright,andbeinginasittingposition.Thefirstverbineachpairdescribesamovementtoaplace.Thesecondverbshowsalocation.Ifthereismovement(legen,stellen,setzen),usetheaccusativecasewiththeprepositionsdescribedpreviously.Ifthereislocation(liegen,stehen,sitzen),usethedative

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case.Forexample:

OralPractice14-2

TRACK30

Readeachquestionoutloud.Then,usingthewordinparenthesesasyourcue,respondwithneinputtingthecuewordinyourresponse.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright,listentothemontheaudio,andrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

AskingaQuestionwithaPrepositionWhenaskingaquestionwithapreposition,theprepositionprecedeswen(accusativecase)orwem(dativecase)whentheobjectoftheprepositionisaperson.Forexample:

Iftheobjectoftheprepositionisaninanimateobject,theprefixwo-isaddedtothepreposition.Iftheprepositionbeginswithavowel,theprefixiswor-.Forexample:

Iftheinanimateobjectisalocationoratime,woandwanntendtoreplacethewo-+prepositionconstruction.

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OralPractice14-3

TRACK31

Readeachsentenceoutloud.Then,usingtheunderlinedwordorphraseasyourcue,asktheappropriatequestion.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright,listentothemontheaudio,andrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

IchwarteaufdenZug.Yousay:Woraufwartestdu?Whatareyouwaitingfor?

WrittenPractice14-1

Fillineachblankwiththeappropriatereflexivepronoun.

1.Erfreut_________________aufdasneueHaus.

2.Dukannst_________________nebenFrauKellersetzen.

3.Ichstellte_________________ansFenster.

4.Wirhaben_________________sehrdaraufgefreut.

5.FreuenSie_________________nichtdarauf?

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

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TheMetricSystemSinceEuropeusesthemetricsystem,it’simportanttohaveanideaofthedifferencesbetweenthatsystemandtheEnglish/Americansystemofmeasurement.Someexamplesare:

WhenaGermansaysPfund(pound),thequantityis500gramsorhalfakilogramandnotthesamepoundmeasurementasintheUnitedStates:dreiPfundButter(threepoundsofbutter)=1.5kilograms.

Toconvertkilometerstomiles,divideby8andmultiplyby5.Toconvertmilestokilometers,divideby5andmultiplyby8.

Speedlimitsareusuallyshownintheirabbreviatedform:80km/h=achtzigKilometerproStunde(eightykilometersperhour).

GermansusetheCelsius(centigrade)thermometer.TakealookatsomeCelsiustemperaturereadingscomparedtotheFahrenheitthermometer:

ToconvertCelsiustoFahrenheit,divideby5,multiplyby9,thenadd32.ToconvertFahrenheittoCelsius,subtract32,divideby9,andmultiplyby5.

CULTUREDEMYSTIFIED

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GermanHomesHomesandapartmentsinGermanyaregenerallydescribedbythenumberofroomstheyhaveorintheirnumberofsquaremeters.

Thiskindofstatementisoftenabbreviated:

Dasisteine5-Zi.-Whg.

Oronemightsay:

Thisstatementcanalsobeabbreviated:

Eshatca.110m2.(ca.=circa,m2=Quadratmeter)

WrittenPractice14-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines._______IchfreuemichaufdenneuenHerdunddenKühlschrank._______AchtzehnJahre.AberwirhättenschonvorfünfJahreneingrößeres

Hauskaufensollen._______DieseErinnerungenwerdenmitunsinsneueHausziehen._______Nein,esliegtaufdemBettimSchlafzimmer._______Abervergissnicht,dassWernerundTinahiergeborensind._______DasneueHaushatkeineGarageabereinenschönenBlumengarten._______HastdumeinHandyschoneingepackt?_______WievieleJahrehabenwirindieserWohnunggewohnt?

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

HavingFunAddtheseusefulphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyinthe

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German-speakingworld:

Theprepositionvorcanbeusedtomeanago.Forexample:

QUIZ

TRACK32

Respondingtoquestions.ListentoTrack38toheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Ja,dasHandyistaufdemTisch.

(b)Nein,eristimWohnzimmer.(c)DieMöbelpackersindschonda.

2.(a)DasKrankenhausistsehrweitvonhier.

(b)EristimJunigestorben.(c)ErfreutsichaufdieneueGarage.

3.(a)Nein,ansFenster.

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(b)Ja,nebenderTerasse.(c)Nein,aufsBett.

4.(a)ZwischendemSesselunddemSchrank.

(b)UnterdemEsstisch.(c)ErstehtzwischenseinenEltern.

5.(a)Nein,derKühlschrankistinderKüche.

(b)ImEsszimmerhabenwirsechsStühle.(c)ImSchlafzimmerhabenwireinenSchreibtischundeinBett.

Usingthewordsprovidedasyourcues,saythatinthelocationgiventhereisthatpieceoffurniture.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

Wohnzimmer,SofaYousay:ImWohnzimmergibteseinSofa.Thereisasofainthelivingroom.

6.Küche,Herd

7.Schlafzimmer,Schreibtisch

8.Esszimmer,vierStühle

9.Flur,Kleiderschrank

10.Keller,Kühlschrank

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CHAPTER15

StayingInformed

Inthischapteryouwilllearn:

ReadingZeitungenundZeitschriften(NewspapersandMagazines)

TelevisionandPrintMedia

ReadingZeitungenundZeitschriften(NewspapersandMagazines)

TRACK33

Listentothefollowingdialogueonaudio.Afteryouhearaphraseorsentenceonatrack,alwayspress“pause”andrepeatwhatyouhear.

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DialogueReview

AnswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthedialogueReadingZeitungenundZeitschriften.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright.Usethemtocomparewithyourownanswers.

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NotethattheGermanpronounman(one)isusedwherethetendencyintheEnglishtranslationistousethelessformalyou.

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

-ierenVerbsTherearesomeverbsinGermanthatendin-ieren.ManyoftheseverbscomefromaforeignsourceandareoftensimilartoverbsinEnglishofthesamemeaning.TheyareconjugatedlikeregularverbsinGermanexceptthatintheperfecttensestheyrequirenoge-prefix.Hereareafewimportant-ierenverbstoknow:

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Theconjugationof-ierenverbsinthevarioustenseslookslikethis:

TelevisionandPrintMedia

TRACK34

Listentheaudiotohearthefollowingsentencesthatdiscussdifferentformsofmedia.Press“pause”aftereachsentenceandrepeatwhatyouhear.

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Notethattheverbkommen(tocome)isusedwithTVchannelstomeanonaparticularchannel:DerFilmkommtimerstenProgramm.Thefilmisonchannelone.Andtheverbstehen(tostand)isusedwithwrittenmaterialtosay

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thatsomethingisinaparticularpublication:DasFernsehprogrammstehtjedenTaginderZeitung.TheTVguideisinthenewspapereveryday.

OralPractice15-1

TRACK35

Listentothesentencesonaudio.Press“pause”torepeateachone.Then,usingthecueprovidedinparentheses,restatethesentenceappropriately.Listentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

WirhabeneineZeitungabonniert.(magazine)

WirhabeneinAbonnementfürdieOper.(theater)

IchhabeeinAbonnementfürdieOper.(concert)

DerBerichtwurdegesternveröffentlicht.(novel)

DieReklamewurdegesternveröffentlicht.(detectivestory)

SiesiehtsichdieKindersendungan.(documentaries)

IchsehemirdenSpielfilman.(news)

DerWetterberichtstehtinderZeitung.(TVguide)

DasKinoprogrammstehtinderZeitung.(news)

DerFilmkommtimzweitenProgramm.(channelone)

GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

PronounReplacementWhenananimatenounistheobjectofaprepositionandischangedtoapronoun,thepronounmustbeinthesamecaseasdesignatedbythepreposition.Forexample:

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Butwhentheobjectofaprepositionisaninanimatenoun,apronouncannotreplacethenoun.Instead,anewstructureisformed:theprefixda-isaddedtotheprepositionandthisnewwordservesastheprepositionalphrasewithapronoun.Iftheprepositionbeginswithavowel,theprefixusedisdar-.Forexample:

OralPractice15-2

TRACK36

Readeachsentenceoutloud.Then,restatethesentence,changingthenounintheunderlinedprepositionalphraseappropriately.Coverthecorrectanswersshownontheright,listentothemontheaudio,andrepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

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GRAMMARDEMYSTIFIED

UsingthePhraseum…zuWhenusingthephraseum…zu(inorderto…),umisnotbeingusedasaprepositionbutratherasaconjunction.Itcombinesanintroductorysentencewiththeonethatfollows.Forexample:

Thelastelementsofanum…zuphrasewillbethewordzufollowedbyaninfinitive.

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Iftheinfinitivehasaninseparableprefix,zuwillstandbetweentheprefixandtherestoftheverb:ansehenℯanzusehen,mitkommenℯmitzukommen.

OralPractice15-3

TRACK37

ListentothesentencesonTrack43.Press“pause”torepeateachone.Then,usingthephraseprovidedinparentheses,restatethesentenceusingthenewphraseinanum…zuclause.Listentothecorrectansweronaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

IchkommenachBremen.(IcharbeiteimAufnahmestudio.)

SiekommtnachBremen.(SiestudierthierDeutsch.)

WirkommennachBremen.(WirsehenunseinenSpielfilman.)

ErkauftsicheinProgramm.(ErweißdieNamenderSänger.)

SiekaufensicheinProgramm.(SieverstehendieOper.)

IchginginsKaufhaus.(IchkaufeeinenFernsehapparat.)

ErgingzurPost.(ErschicktSigrideinenBrief.)

WirfahrenindieStadt.(WirgehenindieOper.)

SieschaltetinszweiteProgrammum.(SiesiehteinenDokumentarfilm.)

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IchhöredieNachrichten.(Ichbininformiert.)

WrittenPractice15-1

Fillintheblankswiththeappropriatepronounreplacementofthenounineachprepositionalphraseprovidedinparentheses.

1.Erfreutsich_________________.(aufdasneueHaus)

2.Siekann_________________sitzen.(nebenHerrnKeller)

3.Jemandsteht_________________.(anderTür)

4.Mansollnicht_________________sprechen.(überihreProbleme)

5.Wirmüssen_________________warten.(aufSigridundHans)

VOCABULARYDEMYSTIFIED

TelevisionTheverbusedtosaythatyouarewatchingtelevisioninGermanseemsabitawkwardtoanEnglishspeaker.Englishusesaverbfollowedbyanoun:towatchtelevision.InGerman,thereisjustasingleverbtoconjugate:fernsehen(towatchtelevision).

WrittenPractice15-2

Thefollowinglinesofdialogueareoutofsequence.Placeanumber,from1to8,ineachblanktoshowtheappropriateorderforthelines._______Uminformiertzusein._______MorgenkannstdudarüberinderZeitunglesen.

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_______AberesgibteineÜbertragungderFußballmeisterschaft._______IchsehemirdasSpiellieberimFernsehenan._______Warumsiehstduwiederfern?KannstdunichteinpaarWortemitmir

reden?_______DieSendungbeginnt.WoistdieFernbedienung?_______ImmerSport!ImFernsehenkannstduauchausgezeichnete

Dokumentarfilmesehen._______WarumsollichmirDokumentarfilmeansehen?

PHRASESFORSURVIVAL

CommunicationsAddtheseusefulwordsandphrasestoyourlanguagearsenaltohelpyougetbyintheGerman-speakingworld:

QUIZ

TRACK38

Respondingtoquestions.ListentoTrack44toheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)Ja,dieFernbedienungistimWohnzimmer.

(b)Nein,zweiZeitschriften.

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(c)Ja,eineOpervonMozart.

2.(a)DenneuenFernsehapparat.

(b)EineneueKindersendung.(c)DieseneueFernbedienung.

3.(a)DieFußballmeisterschaft.

(b)IchhabedasFernsehprogramm.(c)ImdrittenProgramm.

4.(a)ImFernsehen.

(b)Ichbindaraufabonniert.(c)EinenKrimi.

5.(a)Nein,siefährtniedamit.

(b)Ja,siefahreninsKonzert.(c)Nein,dasTheateristsehrweitvonhier.

Usingthewordorphraseprovidedasyourcue,saythatthereisabroadcastofthatprogramtoday.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

dieFußballmeisterschaftYousay:HeutegibteseineÜbertragungderFußballmeisterschaft.Thereisabroadcastofthesoccerchampionshiptoday.

6.einTennisspiel

7.eineOper

8.dasFußballspiel

9.dasBallett

10.eineSinfonievonBrahms

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TRACK39

Respondingtoquestions.Listentheaudiotoheareachquestion.Press“pause”torepeatthequestionoutloudandselectyouranswer—a,b,orc.Thenlistentothecorrectanswer,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.

1.(a)DieSchwestermeinerFreundin.

(b)DieKinderseinesFreundes.(c)SabinesSohn.

2.(a)DerSohndesRichtersschläftnoch.

(b)SieschenkteihreinenPulli.(c)Siewarnichtmüdeundarbeitetnoch.

3.(a)EinesFreundes.

(b)EinFreund.(c)EinemFreund.

4.(a)SiemöchteeinneuesHemd.

(b)SeinVatermöchteeinweißesHemd.(c)IchmöchteeinrotesHemd.

5.(a)EinBus.

(b)DasKrankenhausundderBahnhof.(c)ErkommtausFrankreich.

6.(a)Ichmussmiteuchsprechen.

(b)Erkannnichtsprechen.(c)WirmöchtenmitdemChefsprechen.

7.(a)Gesternabend.

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(b)VorzweiTagen.(c)NächstenMontag.

8.(a)EinneuesKinoprogramm.

(b)EinKünstlerausderSchweiz.(c)EineSinfonievonBeethoven.

9.(a)AufdemFest.

(b)InderOper.(c)Ausgezeichnet.

10.(a)Ja,derLaptopistaufdemTisch.(b)Nein,esliegtnochaufdemBett.(c)DieMöbelpackerkommenamFreitag.

11.(a)Ja,ichhabeoftvoneuchgesprochen.(b)Allewerdenmitunsreden.(c)Nein,ichhabenichtdavongesprochen.

12.(a)MitdemMädchenausAmerika.(b)EineneueSportsendung.(c)WoistdieFernbedienung?

13.(a)DieFußballmeisterschaft.(b)IchhabedieFernbedienung.(c)ImerstenProgramm.

14.(a)Morgenfrüh.(b)Gesternnachmittag.(c)NächstenMärz.

15.(a)Nein,derKühlschrankistinderKüche.(b)ImEsszimmerhabenwirsechsStühle.(c)DahabenwireinSofaundeinenSessel.

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Usingthewordorphraseprovidedasyourcue,saythatTinaphotographsthatpersonorobject.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

femaleteacherYousay:TinafotografiertdieLehrerin.

16.museum

17.trainstation

18.doctor

19.apartment

20.actor

Usingthephraseprovidedasyourcue,saythatnoonecarriedoutthataction,usingthesimplepasttense.Listentothecorrectanswersonaudio,makingsuretorepeatwhatyouhear.Forexample:

einenAnzugkaufenYousay:NiemandkaufteeinenAnzug.Nooneboughtasuit.

21.inderKunstgalleriesein

22.seinenFreundgernhaben

23.indieserWohnungwohnen

24.daraufwarten

25.dieTüraufmachen

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ANSWERKEY

CHAPTER1

Quiz

1.ss

2.ß

3.ß

4.ß

5.ss

6.long

7.long

8.long

9.short

10.short

CHAPTER2

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WrittenPractice2-1

1.Weristdas?DasistSabine.

2.Weristdas?DasistderProfessor.

3.Wasistdas?DasistderStuhl.

4.Wasistdas?DasistdieSchule.

5.Weristdas?DasistdasKind.

6.Wasistdas?DasistdasHaus.

7.Wasistdas?DasistdieLampe.

8.Weristdas?DasistFrauBenz.

9.Weristdas?DasistAngela.

10.Wasistdas?DasistderWagen.

WrittenPractice2-2

8

3

4

6

1

7

5

2

Quiz

1.b.Gut,danke.

2.a.Erik

3.c.DasistdieBluse.

4.a.Nichtsogut.

5.c.DasistderTourist.

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6.Wasistdas?DasistderApfel.

7.Weristdas?DasistdieLehrerin.

8.Weristdas?DasistderMann.

9.GutenMorgen.

10.GutenAbend.

CHAPTER3

WrittenPractice3-1

1.GehterzumStadtpark?

2.GehtOttozurSchule?

3.GehtAstridzurParty?

4.GehtsiezumBahnhof?

5.GehtHerrKellerzurArbeit?

6.GehtFrauBauerzumRestaurant?

7.GehtdasKindzurBibliothek?

8.GehtProfessorSchneidernachHause?

WrittenPractice3-2

1.geht

2.wohnt/ist

3.ist

4.Wohnt

5.Ist

6.geht

7.ist

8.Ist

9.wohnt/ist

10.Geht

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WrittenPractice3-3

2

7

3

1

4

6

8

9

5

Quiz

1.c.Nein,inHamburg.

2.a.Nein,esgehtAstridgut.

3.b.Nein,ergehtzurParty.

4.a.Nein,inderHauptstraße.

5.a.Nein,ergehtnichtzurBibliothek.

6.GehtdasKindzurSchule?

7.GehtdasMädchenzurParty?

8.GehtFrauSchneiderzumRestaurant?

9.GehterzurBibliothek?

10.GehtderTouristnachHause?

CHAPTER4

WrittenPractice4-1

1.Wo

2.Wohin

3.Wo

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4.Wohin

5.Wo

WrittenPractice4-2

5

1

8

2

4

6

9

3

7

Quiz

1.b.Nein,erhatmorgeneinePrüfung.

2.c.EinKleid.

3.a.EinHemd.

4.a.Nichtweitvonhier.

5.a.ErreistnachItalien.

6.RenatehateineBluse.

7.SiehabeneinenHut.

8.ErikundFelixhabeneinProblem.

9.IchhabeeineLampe.

10.IhrhabtSockenundSchuhe.

CHAPTER5

WrittenPractice5-1

1.Wievielistvierplusfünf?Vierplusfünfistneun.

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2.Wievielistsiebenminusdrei?Siebenminusdreiistvier.

3.Wievielistzehnplussechs?Zehnplussechsistsechzehn.

4.Wievielistzwanzigminusneun?Zwanzigminusneunistelf.

5.Wievielistvierzigplusdreißig?Vierzigplusdreißigistsiebzig.

6.Wievielistneunzigminusfünfzig?Neunzigminusfünfzigistvierzig.

7.Wievielistdreiunddreißigpluszwei?Dreiunddreißigpluszweiistfünfunddreißig.

8.Wievielistachtzigminuseinundvierzig?Achtzigminuseinundvierzigistneununddreißig.

9.Wievielistelfpluszwölf?Elfpluszwölfistdreiundzwanzig.

10.Wievielisthundertminusneunundneunzig?Hundertminusneunundneunzigisteins.

WrittenPractice5-2

5

3

2

8

4

6

1

7

Quiz

1.b.AmElftendiesesMonats.

2.a.Nein,meineBluseistneu.

3.c.Dreiundsiebzig.

4.a.AmneunzehntenFebruar.

5.a.Eristalt.

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6.DieFrauistamelftenFebruargeboren.

7.MeinSohnistamdreiundzwanzigstenJunigeboren.

8.DeinVateristamdrittenNovembergeboren.

9.MeineGroßmutteristnichtalt.Sieistjung.

10.MeinBruderistnichtalt.Eristjung.

PARTONETEST

1.c.Gut,danke.

2.c.Sabine.

3.c.DasistdieJacke.

4.a.DasistmeineMutter.

5.c.Nein,inBerlin.

6.a.Nein,esgehtSabinegut.

7.b.Nein,siegehtzurParty.

8.a.EineBluse.

9.c.EinenHut.

10.a.InFrankreich.

11.c.SiereistnachÖsterreich.

12.b.AmElftendiesesMonats.

13.a.Nein,esistalt.

14.c.Achtundsechzig.

15.a.AmdrittenJuni.

16.Weristdas?DasistdieLehrerin.

17.Wasistdas?DasistdasHemd.

18.Wasistdas?DasistdieLampe.

19.GutenMorgen.

20.GutenTag.

21.AufWiedersehen.

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22.WohingehtHerrKeller?

23.WoistdeineTochter?

24.FrauSchäferhateineBluse.

25.IchhabeeinHemd.

CHAPTER6WrittenPractice6-1

1.WoistderBus?JürgensiehtdenBus.

2.WoistdieJacke?JürgensiehtdieJacke.

3.WoistderBahnhof?JürgensiehtdenBahnhof.

4.WoistderWagen?JürgensiehtdenWagen.

5.WoistdieBrücke?JürgensiehtdieBrücke.

6.WosinddieHandschuhe?JürgensiehtdieHandschuhe.

7.WoistderFlughafen?JürgensiehtdenFlughafen.

8.WoistdasMuseum?JürgensiehtdasMuseum.

9.WoistdasKino?JürgensiehtdasKino.

10.WoistdieBushaltestelle?JürgensiehtdieBushaltestelle.

WrittenPractice6-2

1.sieht

2.Siehst

3.sehe

4.findet

5.findet

6.findest

WrittenPractice6-3

6

4

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2

1

3

5

Quiz

1.b.Sieistkrank.

2.b.ErfindeteinenHut.

3.c.Ja,siehatihngern.

4.a.Ichweißnicht.Ichseheesnicht.

5.c.Nein,ichwerdeihnzumArztbringen.

6.IchseheeinMuseum.

7.IchseheeinenBahnhof.

8.IchseheeinenZug.

9.IchseheeineBrücke.

10.IchseheeinFlugzeug.

CHAPTER7

WrittenPractice7-1

1.Nein,ichtrinkelieberWein.

2.Nein,ertrinktlieberWasser.

3.Nein,sietrinktlieberKaffee.

4.Nein,ichesselieberFisch.

5.Nein,erisstlieberSteak.

6.Nein,ichesselieberSalat.

7.Nein,wiressenlieberSuppe.

8.Nein,sieisstlieberObst.

9.Nein,ichesselieberEis.

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10.Nein,ichesselieberSchweinefleisch.

11.Nein,ichesselieberButter.

12.Nein,ichtrinkelieberMilch.

WrittenPractice7-2

1.gehört

2.bestellt

3.gelesen

4.gereist

5.gebraucht

WrittenPractice7-3

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Quiz

1.c.Ja,ichhabeHunger.

2.b.IchhabeErdbeerenmitSchlagsahnebestellt.

3.c.Milch.

4.c.ImRestaurant.

5.a.DieSpeisekarte.

6.IchhabeSuppebestellt.

7.IchhabeEisbestellt.

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8.IchhabeTeebestellt.

9.IchhabeKartoffelnbestellt.

10.IchhabeObstbestellt.

CHAPTER8

WrittenPractice8-1

1.SiehatmeineBlusean.

2.IchtrageseinrotesHemd.

3.SabinekaufteurenWagen.

4.VerkaufstdudeineOhrringe?

5.VerkaufenSieIhrenRock?

6.SeinAnzuggefälltmirsehr.

7.UnsereLehrerinistzuHause.

8.IhrKleidistsehrteuer.

9.ErwirdmeinenVWkaufen.

10.SieträgtseineJacke.

WrittenPractice8-2

1.Meine

2.Unsere

3.Ihr

4.Seine

5.dein

WrittenPractice8-3

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1.b.VierzigEuro.

2.a.EinrotesKleid.

3.c.SieverkaufenihrenWagen.

4.a.Nein,dasistmeineneueWindjacke.

5.b.SieträgtschwarzeStiefel.

6.ErikhateinenBadeanzuggekauft.

7.ErikhatOhrringegekauft.

8.ErikhatSandalengekauft.

9.ErikhateinenRegenmantelgekauft.

10.ErikhateineArmbanduhrgekauft.

CHAPTER9

WrittenPractice9-1

1.billiger

2.älter

3.schöner

4.schneller

5.besser

WrittenPractice9-2

6

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1.a.Esisthalbneun.Machschnell!

2.c.Nein,eristsehrleicht.

3.b.Nein,sprechenSiebitteEnglisch!

4.a.Nein,ichmöchteliebereinenSalat.

5.a.Ja,SabineistjüngeralsThomas.

6.IchhabedenZoobesucht.

7.IchhabedieUniversitätbesucht.

8.IchhabedieStadtbesucht.

9.IchhabedenHafenbesucht.

10.IchhabedasDorfbesucht.

CHAPTER10WrittenPractice10-1

1.IndenBergen.

2.AmStrand.

3.ImWald./IndenBergen.

4.InderStadt.

5.InderStadt.

6.IndenBergen.

7.AmStrand.

8.AmStrand.

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9.AmStrand./InderStadt./ImWald.

10.ImWald./IndenBergen.

WrittenPractice10-2

1.ambilligsten

2.amältesten

3.amgrößten

4.amkleinsten

5.ambesten

WrittenPractice10-3

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Quiz

1.b.Esregnetwieder.

2.a.Nein,mitdemZug.

3.c.Ja,undesistsehrkalt.

4.c.ImWald.

5.c.Sonnenbaden.

6.ImJuliistesheiß.

7.ImOktoberisteswindig.

8.ImAprilistesregnerisch.

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9.ImNovemberisteskühl.

10.ImMaiistesneblig.

PARTTWOTEST

1.b.Eristkrank.

2.c.Ja,erhatsiegern.

3.a.Ichweißnicht.Ichseheesnicht.

4.c.Ja,ichhabeHunger.

5.a.Kaffee

6.c.ImRestaurant.

7.b.FünfzigEuro.

8.a.EingrünesKleid.

9.c.ErträgteinweißesSweatshirt.

10.a.Esisthalbzehn.

11.b.Nein,sprechenSiebitteEnglisch!

12.b.Nein,seinBruderistälter.

13.b.Esregnetwieder.

14.a.Nein,imSommeristesheiß.

15.c.AmStrand.

16.EriksiehtdasMuseum.

17.EriksiehtdenBahnhof.

18.EriksiehtdenArzt.

19.EriksiehtdieBrücke.

20.EriksiehtdieStiefel.

21.IchtrinkekeineMilch.

22.IchtrinkekeinenTee.

23.IchessekeinObst.

24.IchessekeineEier.

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25.IchtrinkekeinenKaffee.

CHAPTER11

WrittenPractice11-1

1.BrittasMutteristgroßzügig.

2.TinasOnkelistgroßzügig.

3.WernersBruderistgroßzügig.

4.AndreasSchwesteristgroßzügig.

5.RalfsFreundinistgroßzügig.

6.GabisVerlobteristgroßzügig.

7.StefansArztistgroßzügig.

8.AngelasKindersindgroßzügig.

9.ChristophsTochteristgroßzügig.

10.SonjasElternsindgroßzügig.

WrittenPractice11-2

1.demMann

2.dir

3.seinerSchwester

4.Ihnen

5.denKindern

WrittenPractice11-3

5

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Quiz

1.c.SabinesSohn.

2.a.DieTochtermeinesBrudersschläftnoch.

3.b.EinemFreund.

4.c.IchmöchteeinendunkelblauenPulli.

5.a.SiegebenunsdasGeld.

6.IchgebeWernerdenBrief.

7.IchgebedeinerFraudieRose.

8.IchgebedenKinderneinBuch.

9.IchgebedireinGeschenk.

10.IchgebedemProfessordieHandschuhe.

CHAPTER12

WrittenPractice12-1

1.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürsie.

2.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürdich.

3.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürSie.

4.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürmeinenProfessor.

5.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürdieÄrztin.

6.Nein,dieseEinladungistfüruns.

7.Nein,dieseEinladungistfüreuch.

8.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürmich.

9.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürmeineCousine.

10.Nein,dieseEinladungistfürmeinenBruder.

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1.für

2.bei

3.ohne

4.aus

5.mit

WrittenPractice12-3

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Quiz

1.b.DieEinladungistfürdich.

2.a.HiervermietetmanWagen.

3.c.VierStunden.

4.c.DerZugnachDarmstadt.

5.a.IchmussmitdemChefsprechen.

6.SeineElternarbeitenfürdenLehrer.

7.IcharbeitefürseinenOnkel.

8.DuarbeitestfürihreTante.

9.HerrBenzarbeitetfüruns.

10.MeineTochterarbeitetfürsie.

CHAPTER13

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WrittenPractice13-1

1.arbeitete

2.warst

3.hatte

4.machte

5.gingen

WrittenPractice13-2

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Quiz

1.a.Morgenfrüh.

2.c.EineSinfonievonMozart.

3.b.Sehrgut.

4.c.Ja,ichtanzegernabernichtgut.

5.c.Nein,siehörtlieberJazzmusik.

6.DerRichterwarinderKunstgallerie.

7.DerRichterhattedieKünstleringern.

8.DerRichterwohnteinderStadt.

9.DerRichterspieltemitdenKindern.

10.DerRichtermachtedasFensterauf.

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CHAPTER14

WrittenPractice14-1

1.sich

2.dich

3.mich

4.uns

5.sich

WrittenPractice14-2

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Quiz

1.b.Nein,eristimWohnzimmer.

2.b.EristimJunigestorben.

3.c.Nein,aufsBett.

4.a.ZwischendemSesselunddemSchrank.

5.c.ImSchlafzimmerhabenwireinenSchreibtischundeinBett.

6.InderKüchegibteseinenHerd.

7.ImSchlafzimmergibteseinenSchreibtisch.

8.ImEsszimmergibtesvierStühle.

9.ImFlurgibteseinenKleiderschrank.

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10.ImKellergibteseinenKühlschrank.

CHAPTER15

WrittenPractice15-1

1.darauf

2.nebenihm

3.daran

4.darüber

5.aufsie

WrittenPractice15-2

7

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Quiz

1.b.Nein,zweiZeitschriften.

2.b.EineneueKindersendung.

3.c.ImdrittenProgramm.

4.c.EinenKrimi.

5.a.Nein,siefährtniedamit.

6.HeutegibteseineÜbertragungeinesTennisspiels.

7.HeutegibteseineÜbertragungeinerOper.

8.HeutegibteseineÜbertragungdesFußballspiels.

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9.HeutegibteseineÜbertragungdesBalletts.

10.HeutegibteseineÜbertragungeinerSinfonievonBrahms.

FINALTEST

1.c.SabinesSohn.

2.a.DerSohndesRichtersschläftnoch.

3.c.EinemFreund.

4.c.IchmöchteeinrotesHemd.

5.a.EinBus.

6.c.WirmöchtenmitdemChefsprechen.

7.c.NächstenMontag.

8.c.EineSinfonievonBeethoven.

9.c.Ausgezeichnet.

10.b.Nein,esliegtnochaufdemBett.

11.c.Nein,ichhabenichtdavongesprochen.

12.b.EineneueSportsendung.

13.c.ImerstenProgramm.

14.b.Gesternnachmittag.

15.c.DahabenwireinSofaundeinenSessel.

16.TinafotografiertdasMuseum.

17.TinafotografiertdenBahhof.

18.TinafotografiertdenArzt/dieÄrztin.

19.TinafotografiertdieWohnung.

20.TinafotografiertdenSchauspieler.

21.NiemandwarinderKunstgallerie.

22.NiemandhatteseinenFreundgern.

23.NiemandwohnteindieserWohnung.

24.Niemandwartetedarauf.

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INDEX

Pleasenotethatindexlinkspointtopagebeginningsfromtheprintedition.Locationsareapproximateine-readers,andyoumayneedtopagedownoneormoretimesafterclickingalinktogettotheindexedmaterial.

Aber,144Accusativecase,182directobjects,67,68–69masculinedirectobjects,71masculinepossessiveadjectives,97prepositions,155–57,184,185

Adjectivesmodifying,96possessive,97–98predicate,96

Adverbsoftime,167–68Age,53–55Alphabet,4Als,113

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Alt,53–55Am,124–25AmBahnhof,104–5Am…-sten,49Am…-ten,49An-(prefix),173An(preposition),184Anhaben,95Animatenouns,198Anrufen,73Apostrophe,omitting,141,171Apotheke,74Arbeiten,169Arrangieren,195Articlesdefinite,16,35indefinite,35–36

Auf-(prefix),173Auf(preposition),184AufdiePaukehauen,165–67AufWiederhören,33AufWiedersehen,33,43Aus-(prefix),173Aus(preposition),160Ausflug,der,119–21

Bäckerei,85Bank,die,99Be-,83,173Beachtrip,119–31oralpractice,122,123–24,125–26,127phrasesforsurvival,129quiz,130–31writtenpractice,126,128,129–30

Bedienung,78–79

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Beeildich!,106Bei-(prefix),173Bei(preposition),160Benzin,157Bestellen,79–80Besuchen,69Betragen,155Bezahlen,79–80Birthdays,45–57oralpractice,50,52,54parties,54phrasesforsurvival,55quiz,56–57writtenpractice,48,55

Bitte,92,105Bitteschön,92Bittesehr,92Bordercrossing,vocabularyfor,114Brauchen,33Bringen,169Buildings,numberingoffloorsin,175

Cartrouble,153–64oralpractice,159–60,161phrasesforsurvival,162quiz,163–64vocabularyrelatedtocare,157writtenpractice,156,162–63

Celsius-Fahrenheitconversion,188Colors,95–96Commands,givingwithimperatives,105–6Comparisons,112–14Conjunctions,144Consonantcombinations,7–9Contractions,171

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-d,169Da(adverb),38Da-(prefix),198Dar-,198Das,16,35Dass,144Dates,usingcorrectly,51Dativecaseindirectobjects,147,149prepositions,160–61,184,185

Daysoftheweek,129Definitearticles,16,35Den,71Denkenan,158Denn,144Der,16,35,71Dich,183Die,16,35Diningout,77–87foodpreferences,80–82oralpractice,80–81,84–85phrasesforsurvival,86quiz,86–87utensilsanddishes,82writtenpractice,81–82,84,85–86

Directobjects,68–69defined,67masculine,71–72

Dort,38Drogerie,74Drugstore,finding,74Ducommandswith,105–6correctuse,33presenttenseendingswith,42

Durch,155

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Dürfen,107

-e,97Ein,35,71Eine,35Einen,71-em,147Emergencies,phrasesfor,75Emp-,83,173-en,97,147Englishspeaker,finding,29Ent-,83,173Er-(prefix),173Er(pronoun),23,33-er(suffix),112–13,141,147EristzuHause,weil…,144–45Es(pronoun),33,121-es(suffix),141Esgibt,93–94,182Essen,79–80Ess-tset(ß),6,10Etwassteht,182Euch,183Euro,99,148Exclamationpoint,106

Femininenounsdativecase,147definitearticles,16genitivecase,141indefinitearticles,35

Femininepossessiveadjectives,97Fernsehen,201Finden,69Frau,18

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Frühling,der/Frühjahr,das,127Funtime,165–78oralpractice,170–72,174–75phrasesforsurvival,177,190quiz,177–78writtenpractice,176

Für,155Futuretense,72–74

Ge-,83,173,195Geburtstag,der,45–46Geburtstagsfeier,54Geburtstagsgeschenk,54Geburtstagskind,54Geburtstagstorte,54Gefallen,91–92Gehen,33,73,123–24Gehenwireinkaufen!,31–32Geht,23–25,27–28Geldautomat,99Geldwechsel,99Genderrules,16.Seealsofeminine;masculine;neuterGenitivecase,141–44Gern,80–82Geschenk,das,139–41Gestern,167Goingplaces,31–44oralpractice,39–40,41quiz,43–44writtenpractice,41–42

Greetingsbasics,12–15inashop,43

Grenze,die,114Grenzpolizei,114

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GrüßeundBegrüßungen,12GuteNacht,14GutenAbend,14GutenMorgen,14GutenTag,14,43

Habenaskingquestionswith,37–38presentperfecttensewith,83

Haben…gern,67–69Hat…gekauft,102Haus,omitting,160Herbst,der,127Herr,18HerzlicheGlückwünschezumGeburtstag!,54Heute,167Hier,38Hinter,184Homelife,179–91describingthehouse,189oralpractice,184,185–86,187quiz,190–91roomsandfurniture,181–84writtenpractice,187,189

Hören,69

Ich,33Ichhabe…bestellt,87Ichhabe…besucht,116–17Ichweiß,dass…,143–44-ierenverbs,195Ihr,33,105–6Im,127ImEinkaufszentrum,89–91Imperatives,105–6

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In,184Inanimatenouns,198Indefinitearticles,35–36Indirectobjects,147–49Information,193–203newspapersandmagazines,193–95oralpractice,197,198–99,200phrasesforsurvival,202quiz,202–3televisionandprintmedia,196–201writtenpractice,200,201

Inseparableprefixes,173Interessieren,195Interrogatives,173–75Ist,27–28Ist…geboren,109–10

Ja,22–23,25–27,71–72,174Jung,53–55

KaffeeundKuchen,85Kaufen,33Kleiderschrank,der,183Kommen,33,169,197Konditorei,85Können,107Kranksein,Das,65–67Kühlschrank,der,183

Legen/liegen,184–87Lernen,169Lieber,80–82Like(s)haben…gerntoexpress,67–69

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mirgefällttoexpress,91–92

Machen,169Man,195Marschieren,195Masculinedirectobjects,71–72Masculinenounsdativecase,147definitearticles,16genitivecase,141indefinitearticles,35

Masculinepossessiveadjectives,97Metricsystem,188Mich,183Minus,47Mirgefällt,91–92Mit-(prefix),173Mit(preposition),160Möchte,108Modalauxiliaries,107–12presenttenseof,107should/shouldnotwith,112

Modifyingadjectives,96Mögen,108Money,termsrelatedto,99,148Monthsoftheyear,50–51,129Morgen,73,167Müssen,107

-n,147Nach,28,40NachHause,38Names,13–14,19Neben,184Nein,22–23,25–27,72,84–85,122,170,174,185–86

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Neu,54Neuternounsdativecase,147definitearticles,16genitivecase,141indefinitearticles,35

Neuterpossessiveadjectives,97Nicht,25–27Nominativecase,67,147Nouns.SeeAnimatenouns;Femininenouns;Inanimatenouns;Masculine

nouns;Neuternouns;PluralnounsNumbersordinal,49–50zahlen,47–48

Objects.SeeDirectobjects;IndirectobjectsOder,144Ohne,155Ordinalnumbers,49–50

Pastparticiples,83Pasttense,169–72Peopleandthings,11–20oralpractice,14,15,18phrasesforsurvival,19quiz,19–20writtenpractice,17,19

Pfund,188Pluralnouns,145,147Plus,47Possessionwithgenitivecase,141–44Possessiveadjectives,97–98Predicateadjectives,96Prefixes,173Prepositions

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accusative,155–57,184,185askingquestionswith,186dative,160–61,184,185translating,158

Presentperfecttense,83–85,169Presenttenseendingswithdu,42habenandseinin,37ofmodals,107

Pronouns,33–34,69,79accusativecaseand,155withhabenandsein,37withmodalauxiliaries,107nounreplacementwith,198–99,200pasttenseand,169possessive,97–98reflexive,183,187

Pronunciation,3–10alphabet,4consonantcombinations,7–8oralpractice,5,7,8–10quiz,10shortandlongvowels,9–10specialcharacters,6–7vowelcombinations,8

Protestieren,195

Questions,21–30withhaben,37–38withinterrogatives,173–75oralpractice,24,26–27phrasesforsurvival,29withprepositions,186quiz,29–30withsein,38–39

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writtenpractice,25,27–28yes/no,22–23,174

Quizzes.SeealsoTestsbeachtrip,130–31birthdays,56–57cartrouble,163–64dining,86–87funtime,177–78goingplaces,43–44homelife,190–91information,202–3peopleandthings,19–20pronunciation,10questions,29–30richandpoor,150–51shopping,101–2sickness,75–76travelingbytrain,116–17

Redenüber,158Reflexivepronouns,183,187Reisen,40Reparatur,die,153–55Reparaturwerkstatt,157Richandpoor,139–51oralpractice,142–43,146,148phrasesforsurvival,149quiz,150–51writtenpractice,142,149–50

-s,141Schrank,der,183Seasons,109–10,127Sehen,69Sein

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imperativeform,106pasttense,169presentperfecttense,83presenttense,37questionswith,38–39

Selbstbedienung(SB),157Separableprefixes,173Setzen/sitzen,184–87Shakinghands,128Shopping,31–36,89–102buyingandselling,93oralpractice,35,36,39–40,91–92,94,96–97,100–101phrasesforsurvival,101quiz,101–2writtenpractice,98,99

Should/shouldnot,112Sich,183Sickness,65–76oralpractice,68–70,71–72phrasesforsurvival,75quiz,75–76writtenpractice,70,72,73–74

Sie(she),23,33Sie(they),33Sie(you),33,105–6Signage,149Simplepasttense,169–72Sollen,107,112Sommer,der,127Sparkasse,99Specialcharacters,6–7-st,42Stehen,197Stellen/stehen,184–87-sten,124–25Studieren,195

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Subject,orderofinsentences,126Superlatives,124–26,128

-t,42,83,169Tankstellen,157-te,169Television,watching,201Tensefuture,72–74past(simple),169–72present(seePresenttense)presentperfect,83–85,169

Tests.SeealsoQuizzesconversationbasics,59–61final,205–7outandabout,133–35

Timeadverbsof,167–68telling,100–101

Titles,13–14,18Tragen,95Traveldestination,asking,40–42Travelingbytrain,103–17oralpractice,106,109,110–12,113–14phrasesforsurvival,115quiz,116–17writtenpractice,114,115

Trinken,79–80

U(pronunciation),9über,184Um,155Um…zu,199–200Umlaut,6,113Umzugsvorbereitungen,179–81

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Und,47,144Uns,183Unter,184

Ver-,83,173Verbs.SeealsoTense-ieren,195imperatives,105–6indicatinglocationormovement,184–87irregular,69,79,169orderinsentences,126useful,69,79–80

Von,160Vor-(prefix),173Vor(preposition),184,190Vowelscombinations,8–9shortandlong,9–10

Wann,174,186Wartenauf,158Warum,174Was,173Wasfür(ein)…?,145–46Wasistdas?,15–18Wasistmit…los?,66–67Wasmachstdu?,21–22WasmachtmanbeischönemWetter?,122Weatheractivitiesrelatedto,122–23talkingabout,121–22

Wechselstube,99Weg-,173Weil,144Wem,148,158–59,173,186

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Wen,158–59,173,186Weniger,48Wer,158–59,173Weristdas?,15–18Werden,72–74Wessen,142–45,158–59,173Who,whom,andwhose,158–60Wie,174Wiegeht’s?,14–15,23Wieheißter/sie?,13WieistdasWetter?,121Wieviel,48Wieder,122Winter,der,127Wir,33Wirhaben,182Wo(interrogative),38,40–42,173,186Wo-(prefix),186Wohin,40–42,174Wohnt,27–28Wollen,107,108Wor-,186Wordorder,126

Zahlennumbers,47–48ZeitungenundZeitschriften,193–95Zer-,83,173Zoll,114Zu-(prefix),173Zu(preposition),160,199ZuHause,38Zum,24Zur,24Zurück,173Zwischen,184

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