Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Suggestion: Use Spitzweg’s painting as a starting point to review vocabulary from previous chapters and introduce the topic Freizeit. Some questions you
might ask are, e.g. Was macht dieser Mann gern? Wo ist er? Was hat er in der linken Hand? und in der rechten Hand? Was hat er unter dem linken Arm
und zwischen den Knien? Was hat er in der Tasche? Wie fühlt sich der Mann? Ist das Bild lustig?
K A P I T E L 1
1 2
popular example
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Wer ich bin und
was ich tue
K A P I T E L 1
Themen In Kapitel 1 you will learn to talk about how
you spend your time: your studies, your
Freizeit
recreational pursuits, and what you like and
Schule und Universität
Tagesablauf don’t like to do.
Persönliche Daten
Kulturelles
Freizeit
Schule und Universität
Videoblick: Christkindl
Videoecke: Tagesablauf
Lektüren
Brief eines Internatsschülers
Guten Tag, ich heiße...
GOALS
Strukturen This chapter extends sts.’ listening and speaking skills to ex-
change personal information. Sts. will continue to respond
1.1 The present tense with single words, but short phrases will become increasingly
common in their speech, and they will use more complete
1.2 Expressing likes and dislikes: gern / nicht gern sentences in guided activities. They will learn to recognize
and understand the various forms of the present tense, in-
1.3 Telling time cluding verbs with separable prefixes.
1.4 Word order in statements
PRE-TEXT ACTIVITIES
1.5 Separable-prefix verbs Provide input by using yourself as a model: Am Wochenende
1.6 Word order in questions spiele ich oft Tennis. Ich spiele auch Karten mit meinem
Freund Peter. Ich spiele gern Karten, aber Peter nicht. Er
spielt gern Gitarre. Mime the meaning of words sts. don’t rec-
ognize. Make sure sts. understand the meaning of gern: Ich
tanze gern. Tanzen Sie gern, Melanie? (Nein.) Melanie tanzt
nicht gern. (Ja.) Monika tanzt gern. usw.
Review the present-tense forms that were introduced in
the preliminary chapters with sein, haben, heißen, and kom-
men. In Kapitel 1 the sts. need to understand and use many
more present-tense forms. Note that regular present-tense
forms are introduced in grammar Section 1.1, and verbs with
separable prefixes and associated nouns in 1.5. It is unlikely,
however, that you will be able to maintain this neat separation
of categories within an activity when the focus is on meaning.
Most sts. have no trouble with present-tense endings in Ger-
man and quickly become accustomed to the variation of verb
forms owing to person-number agreement. However, for
those sts. with no prior foreign language experience, the con-
cept of verb endings may take some time to grasp. In any
case, sts. will not be able to use verb forms easily until they
have had multiple opportunities to hear them used in commu-
nicative contexts.
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S ituationen
Vocabulary Display
First state the infinitive of each activity, Freizeit
then read the sentences and have sts.
repeat: wandern—Peter und Stefan
wandern gern usw. After pronouncing
each activity, do an association activ- ■ Grammatik 1.1–1.2
ity. (See the IM for suggestions on
using association activities in Stage
III.) Peter und Stefan wandern gern.
Wer von Ihnen wandert gern? Heben
Sie bitte die Hand. Associate one st.
with each activity. Lisa wandert gern
usw. After going through all the activi-
ties, see if sts. can remember the
names matched with each hobby: Wer
wandert gern? (Lisa.) Then ask stu-
dents to produce the sentences by
asking: Was macht Lisa gern? (Sie
wandert gern.) usw.
Thomas segelt gern. Herr und Frau Ruf gehen gern spazieren.
Situationen 51
Sit. 3. This situation gives sts. the
chance to use the 1st-person singular
form of the verb. Model the interview
S I T UAT I O N 3 Interview: Was machst
questions yourself, and ask sts. to re-
peat after you. Quickly read through
du gern?
1–10, again having the sts. repeat.
Use your PF or mime to clarify and re- MODELL S1: Ich spiele gern Karten. Du auch?
inforce the meaning of the phrases. S2: Ja, ich spiele auch gern Karten.
Sts. then conduct the interview in
pairs, taking notes about each other’s Nein, ich spiele nicht gern Karten.
likes and dislikes. Afterward, ask sts.
to tell you what their partner enjoys 1. Ich spiele gern Schach.
doing: Steve, was macht Ann gern?
Ann spielt gern Schach und geht gern
2. Ich wandere gern.
spazieren. If sts. quickly become 3. Ich gehe gern spazieren.
adept at using the first-person form of
the verb and they want to be able to
4. Ich reite gern.
talk about each other, you could also 5. Ich singe gern.
have them do the situation in groups
of three:
6. Ich spiele gern Volleyball.
S1: Ich spiele gern Karten. Du auch? 7. Ich höre gern Musik.
S2: Ja /Nein, ich spiele auch /nicht
gern Karten.
8. Ich koche gern.
S1: (to S3, who could act as the note- 9. Ich tanze gern.
taker) Ann spielt gern Karten.
10. Ich lerne gern Deutsch.
fernsehen
Musik
hören
Zeitung
lesen
Bücher
lesen
Ausflüge
machen
reisen
1
Guess
KLI. (1) Establishing the topic: Use your PF and show a few leisure time activities, asking sts. what they are. While sts. have their books closed, ask them
the prereading questions at the top of the KLI to sample a few responses. (2) Prereading: Ask sts. to work in groups of 3–4 and to answer these questions
for their group. Ask them to report back to the whole class. (3) Cultural analysis: Ask sts. again
52 KAPITEL 1 Wer ich bin und was ich tue to work in groups and to report back to the class. Information. Germans have on average
4 hours of leisure time per day, 2 of which they spend watching TV.
Sit. 4. This is an autograph activity.
(See the IM for suggestions on the
use of autograph activities.) Sts. move
S I T UAT I O N 4 Umfrage
around the classroom and try to find
MODELL S1: Schwimmst du gern im Meer?
someone who can answer ja to a
question in the activity. 1 asks 2 a S2: Ja.
question, and if 2 answers ja, he/she
S1: Unterschreib bitte hier.
signs the line next to that activity.
Once 2 answers ja, 1 moves on and
asks a different person the next ques- UNTERSCHRIFT
tion. If 2 answers nein, 1 can then ask
another question. Sts. try to get as 1. Schwimmst du gern im Schwimmbad? ______________________________
many signatures as possible within a ______________________________
certain time limit, perhaps 5 minutes.
2. Trinkst du gern Kaffee?
The person who gets the most signa- 3. Spielst du gern Gitarre? ______________________________
tures wins. ______________________________
Follow-up. Ask sts. about their re-
4. Hörst du gern Musik?
sponses. Wer spielt gern Gitarre? Wer 5. Gehst du gern zelten? ______________________________
schwimmt gern? Then address the ______________________________
person identified and ask for confirma-
6. Arbeitest du gern?
tion. Schwimmen Sie gern, Katy? 7. Gehst du gern joggen? ______________________________
8. Tanzt du gern? ______________________________
9. Spielst du gern Golf? ______________________________
10. Machst du gern Fotos? ______________________________
Situationen 53
Sit. 5. (See the IM.) Set the scene and
introduce the characters. Work either
with sts.’ books open or closed. With
S I T UAT I O N 5 Dialog: Was studierst du?
books closed, ask the following focus Cultural note (Sit. 7). This
questions: 1. Woher kommt Rolf?
Stefan trifft Rolf in der Cafeteria der Universität Berkeley.
chart represents a typical
2. Was macht er in den USA? 3. Was Gymnasium schedule for 7th
studiert Stefan? At the end, have sts. STEFAN: Hallo, bist du neu
___ hier? to 10th grade, including
work in pairs to produce a similar ROLF: Ja, ich kom me aus Deutschland.
_____ breaks and regular school
dialogue. hours. Most sts. go home at
STEFAN: Und was machst du __ hier? 1 o’clock. In the upper grades,
Cultural note. In Germany, Austria, ROLF: Ich stud iere Psychologie. Und du?
______ there is no afternoon instruc-
and Switzerland, sts. decide on their tion apart from physical
field of specialization before entering STEFAN: ___
Che___
mie.
education. Two foreign lan-
the university. There is no period of guages are mandatory,
general study as in the U.S. Sts. then besides German and math
take their MA (Diplom, Magister, or (Hauptfächer, usually 4 les-
Staatsexamen) exam after at least
4 years of study. Those who decide to
S I T UAT I O N 6 Wie spät ist es? sons per week). Nebenfächer
such as history, biology, and
write a doctoral dissertation start their physics are taught twice a
research right after their exams. Doc- S1: Wie spät ist es? week. Every student in a
toral candidates do not take courses. S2: Es ist _____. given grade takes the same
Future teachers must take the courses.
Staatsexamen in 2 fields, along
with pedagogy.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Photo questions. Wer sind diese Leute? Was machen sie? Wie alt
sind sie? Was fragen sie? Welche Jahreszeit ist es?
1
required subjects Große Pause an einem Gymnasium in Berlin
and 5 years of a second foreign language; certain kinds of Gymnasien (e.g., Humanistisches
Gymnasium, Neusprachliches Gymnasium) require the study of a third foreign language.
While Jutta doesn’t go to school on Saturdays, some sts. still do. Then, they usually get off 1
or sometimes 2 Saturdays per month. See also the IM for additional instructor’s notes.
Situationen 55
Vocabulary Display
(See the IM for suggestions on
using vocabulary displays.) Pre-
Tagesablauf
sentation. Receptive recall
(random order): Um wie viel Uhr
geht Herr Wagner ins Bett? Um ■ Grammatik 1.4–1.5
wie viel Uhr steht er auf? usw.
Choral response. Productive
recall (random order): Was macht
Herr Wagner um sieben Uhr
abends? Was macht er morgens
um Viertel nach sieben? usw. Per-
sonalization: Wann stehen Sie
auf? usw.
Also, have your sts. formulate
interview questions (with your
help) modeled after the display:
Wann stehst du auf? Wann
duschst du? usw. and ask them to
interview 2 other sts., copying
down the answers in a notebook.
Herr Wagner steht auf. Er duscht. Er frühstückt. Er geht zur Arbeit.
Situationen 57
Sit. 12. (See the IM.) Sts. ask ques-
tions using the 2nd-person singular
verb form while also increasing their
S I T UAT I O N 12 Interview
skill at using time expressions. Before
having sts. work in pairs on their own, 1. Wann stehst du auf?
model pronunciation and have sts. re-
peat. Answer the questions yourself. 2. Wann duschst du?
Then have sts. close their books, and 3. Wann frühstückst du?
elicit the questions by acting out the
activities: mime getting up in the morn- 4. Wann gehst du zur Uni?
ing, eating breakfast, etc. If sts. enjoy 5. Wann kommst du nach Hause?
performing for one another, have the
first st. who asks the question cor- 6. Wann machst du das Abendessen?
rectly perform another example. 7. Wann gehst du ins Bett?
L ektüre
Lektüre. The reading in each Lektüre
section is introduced by a variety of
Vor dem Lesen
reading strategies and exercises. (See A. Think back to when you were in the ninth grade and answer the following
the IM for more on reading.) The most
important strategies are explained in questions.
detail when they are first introduced.
In later chapters, the skills are just Welchen Tagesablauf haben Schüler in Ihrem Land in der 9. Klasse?
practiced. Besides global strategies
such as anticipating content, sts. are 1. Wann stehen die Schüler und Schülerinnen während der Woche auf?
introduced to specific foreign-
language reading skills such as 2. Wann frühstücken sie?
contextual guessing or recognizing 3. Wann beginnt der Unterricht?
cognates and compounds. This read-
ing is a letter that a boarding school 4. Wann ist Mittagspause?
student writes to a friend about his 5. Wann ist der Unterricht zu Ende?
daily routine at the school. (1) Estab-
lish the context by asking 2 or 3 sts. 6. Wann essen die Schüler und Schülerinnen zu Abend?
about their daily routines during the 7. Wann gehen sie ins Bett?
school week. Use questions like:
Wann stehen Sie während der Woche B. In the following text, underline the words that are English or that seem to
auf? Wann frühstücken Sie? Wann
beginnt der Unterricht an der Uni? be closely related to English. If you are unsure about a word that looks similar
Wann machen Sie Mittagspause? etc. to an English word, look it up in the glossary in the appendices of this book.
(2) Focus sts.’ attention on the
Lesehilfe box next to the reading so Then write it in the margin of the text next to the German word.
that they have a feel for the text type.
Then let sts. read Vor dem Lesen Part
A and work on questions 1 through 7
with a partner while jotting down their Arbeit mit dem Text
answers. Wrap up by briefly discuss-
ing their answers. (3) Ask sts. to read A. You can guess the meaning of many words from context. Guessing from
through the text before they work on context is a very useful skill, especially when reading. Try to guess the mean-
Vor dem Lesen Part B individually. Do
a wrap-up on the board by sorting the ing of the following words by looking at the sentences in which they appear.
words that they find into two lists: Some hints are provided.
1) words that are actually English, and
2) words that are cognates. (4) Ex-
plain Arbeit mit dem Text Part A and 1. Morgentoilette (line 5) HINT: the first things you do after getting up to get
demonstrate the task in class. Ask sts. ready for the day
to read the sentence in line 7 and then
guess what von... bis means in this 2. von... bis (line 7) HINT: used to express time periods
context. Proceed similarly with 3. meistens (line 8) HINT: used to express frequencies; related to English
Morgentoilette. Let sts. read lines 4
and 5. Then you might want to help “most”
the guessing along by miming that you 4. Brötchen (line 10) HINT: something to eat for breakfast on which you may
comb your hair, wash your face, and
so forth. Assign the rest of the task put jam
and Part B of Arbeit mit dem Text as of Arbeit mit dem Text lends itself to groupwork in class after Part B has
homework. Emphasize that sts. need been completed. Explain the task, then ask sts. to work in groups of 2 or 3
to read the text at least one more time and determine on what information from the text they base their inferences.
before they start on Part B. (5) Part C Do a quick wrap-up in class before you assign Nach dem Lesen as homework.
25
30
5. Mittagessen (line 14) HINT: what do you eat after six hours of school
6. üben (line 16) HINT: what you do with a piano to improve proficiency
7. ungestört (line 21) HINT: The reason for the slience is so that students may
work _____; notice the prefix un-.
8. Kopfhörer (line 23) HINT: gadget that fits on your head for listening to
music
9. ausmachen (line 29) HINT: what you do to the lights when you go to bed
1 2
probably different 3das Gebet prayer 4finished 5because 6
piano 7
pass 8
are allowed 9
so that
10 11
Whoever board games 12das... turn off the light
Situationen 59
B. What is Felix’s day like? What does he do, and when? Read the text and
match the activity to the time.
Was macht Felix wann?
1. h
_____ 6.55 Uhr a. Er macht sein Morgengebet.
2. a
_____ 7.20 Uhr b. Es gibt Tee und Kuchen.
3. i
_____ 7.20–7.40 Uhr c. Der Unterricht beginnt.
4. c
_____ 7.55 Uhr d. Er macht das Licht aus.
j
5. _____ 13.10–13.40 Uhr e. Silentium: er macht
Hausaufgaben.
f
6. _____ 13.40–15.30 Uhr f. Er hat Freizeit.
b
7. _____ 15.30 Uhr g. Es gibt Abendessen und dann
ist Abendfreizeit.
e
8. _____ 16.00–18.00 Uhr h. Er steht auf.
g
9. _____ 18.00–21.00 Uhr i. Er frühstückt.
d
10. _____ 21.30 Uhr j. Er isst zu Mittag.
C. Zwischen den Zeilen lesen.1 When reading and listening, we usually un-
derstand more than what is being said. We come to conclusions based on
particular information or indications. When we do this we are drawing inferen-
ces. What are possible answers to the following questions? On what
information from the text do you base your inferences?
Was glauben Sie? Was steht im Text dazu?
1. Auf welche Art2 von Internat geht Felix?
2. Wann schreibt er den Brief?
3. Wer ist Ana?
1 2 3
Zwischen... Reading between the lines welche... what kind salutation
Situationen 61
Videoblick
Christkindl
Der Christkindlmarkt1 in Nürnberg wird jedes Jahr
zur Weihnachtszeit2 vom Christkindl eröffnet. In
diesem Clip lernen Sie das Christkindl kennen.
■ Wer spielt die Rolle des Nürnberger Christkindls?
■ Wie alt ist diese Person?
am ■ Was für Fragen stellen ihr die Kinder?
stkindl
b e rg er Chri u nd ■ Was sind ihre Hobbys?
s Nü rn chuhe
a s b ra ucht da h l, w arme S
W Jawo Videoecke. The video segment focuses on holiday traditions, particularly on the
dsten?
dringen n .
Southern German and Austrian tradition of the Christ child and on various regional
er ve Easter traditions. The clip on the Christ child features views of the Christkindl-
gute N markt in Nürnberg, one of the most famous Christmas markets in the world.
1 2
Christmas market Christmas time
Paul Steckel
Spitzname: ___________________-Paule
___________________: graublau
Akzent: ___________________
1 2
Wanted information
Situationen 63
L ektüre Vor dem Lesen
Welche Informationen geben Sie, wenn Sie sich vorstellen1? Kreuzen Sie an.
LESEHILFE
Name Freunde Herkunft
In this reading, several Alter Geburtsdatum Schulnoten3
of the characters of Beruf/Studienfach Gewicht2 Interessen
Kontakte are intro- Familie Hobbys Adresse
duced. Before reading,
look at each of the pic-
tures and say as much Minwörterbuch
as you can about the
das Fahrrad bicycle
characters, based on
die Gärtnerei nursery (gardening)
the drawings. Now read
der Geschäftsmann businessman
the text once through.
der Lastwagen truck
How closely do the pic-
der Ort town
tures reflect what is in
seit for
the text?
die Sozialkunde social studies
Lektüre. This reading consists of die Speditionsfirma trucking company
three short first-person introductions of unterrichten to teach
three of the characters in Kontakte. (1)
Establish the context, e.g., by asking unterwegs on the road
2–3 students to say as much about
themselves as they can. (2) Explain
the prereading task, allow your stu-
dents about one minute to complete
the task, and discuss their answers
briefly. Ask: Welche Informationen
geben Sie, wenn Sie sich vorstellen?
Guten Tag, ich heiße...
G
Sagen Sie ja oder nein, and read all
options one by one. (3) Explain the uten Tag, ich heiße Veronika Frisch. Ich bin verheiratet und habe drei
reading task Arbeit mit dem Text 씮
Töchter. Sie heißen Natalie, Rosemarie und Lydia. Ich lebe mit meinem
Mann Bernd und unseren Töchtern in der Schweiz. Wir wohnen in Zürich. Ich
komme aus Zürich und mein Mann kommt aus Luzern. Ich bin dreiundreißig
5 Jahre alt und Bernd ist fünfzig. Bernd ist Geschäftsmann hier in Zürich und
ich bin Lehrerin. Ich unterrichte Französisch und Sozialkunde. Meine Freizeit
verbringe ich am liebsten mit meiner Familie. Außerdem reise ich gern.
10
G uten Tag, ich heiße Sofie Pracht, bin 22 und komme aus Dresden. Ich
studiere Biologie an der Technischen Universität Dresden. Ein paar Stun-
den in der Woche arbeite ich in einer großen Gärtnerei. In meiner Freizeit
gehe ich oft ins Kino oder ich besuche Freunde. Ich spiele Gitarre und tanze
sehr gern. Mein Freund heißt Willi Schuster. Er studiert auch hier in Dresden
an der Technischen Universität. Er kommt aus Radebeul. Das ist ein kleiner
Ort ganz in der Nähe von Dresden. Am Wochenende fahren wir manchmal mit
15 dem Fahrrad nach Radebeul und besuchen seine Familie.
1 2 3
sich... introduce yourself weight grades
Wortschatz 67
der Personalausweis, -e (personal) ID card der Brief, -e letter
der Spi.tzname, -n nickname
der Wohnort, -e residence das Abendessen, - supper, evening meal
das Ha.lstuch, -̈er bandanna
das A
. lter age das Motorrad, -̈er motorcycle
Motorrad fahren to ride a motorcycle
ledig unmarried
verheiratet married
Ähnliche Wörter Verben mit Verbs with
die Adre.sse, -n; die Augenfarbe; die Haarfarbe; trennbaren Separable Prefixes
die Nu.mmer, -n; die Hausnummer, -n; die Präfixen
Telefonnummer, -n; die Person, -en; die Präfere.nz,
-en; der Name, -n (R); der Familienname, -n (R); der a.bⴢholen to pick (somebody) up
Vorname, -n (R); geboren; wann sind Sie geboren? (from a place)
a.nⴢkommen to arrive
Tagesablauf Daily Routine a.nⴢrufen to call up
aufⴢhören (mit) to stop (doing something)
die Wo.che, -n week aufⴢräumen to clean (up)
in der Wo.che during the week aufⴢstehen to get up
ausⴢfüllen to fill out
der Abend, -e evening ausⴢgehen to go out
der Tag, -e day einⴢkaufen (gehen) to (go) shop(ping)
den ga.nzen Tag all day long einⴢpacken to pack up
der Montag Monday fe.rnⴢsehen to watch TV
der Dienstag Tuesday er/sie sieht fe.rn he/she is watching TV
der Mi.ttwoch Wednesday
der Do.nnerstag Thursday
der Freitag Friday Sonstige Verben Other Verbs
der Sa.mstag Saturday a.rbeiten to work
der So.nntag Sunday besuchen to visit
das Wo.chenende, -n weekend bleiben to stay, remain
am Wo.chenende over the weekend brauchen to need; to use
duschen to (take a) shower
früh early fliegen to fly
spät(er) late(r) frühstücken to eat breakfast
kaufen to buy
um wie viel Uhr... ? at what time . . . ? ke.nnen lernen to get acquainted with
wa.nn? when? mögen to like
um halb drei at two thirty ich mag I like
um se.chs (Uhr) at six o’clock du magst you like
um sieben Uhr zwa.nzig at seven twenty spazieren gehen to go for a walk
um Viertel vor vier at a quarter to four suchen to look for
um zwanzig nach fü.nf at twenty after/past five unterschreiben to sign
welcher Tag ist heute? what day is today?
wie spät i.st e.s? what time is it? Ähnliche Wörter
wie viel Uhr i.st es? what time is it? begi.nnen, reparieren, tri.nken
Ähnliche Wörter
die Seku.nde, -n; der Mome.nt, -e; im Mome.nt Sonstige Wörter Other Words and
und Ausdrücke Expressions
Sonstige Other Nouns
Substantive ge.rn gladly, with pleasure
wir si.ngen gern we like to sing
die Ta.sche, -n bag; purse; pocket ihr(e) her
die Wohnung, -en apartment sein(e) his
Note. You might wish to point out to Gabi und Jutta spielen gern Gabi and Jutta like to play
sts. that Appendix F summarizes verb
conjugations. Appendix E contains Karten. cards.
summaries of other important gram-
mar points. Verbs whose stems end in an s-sound, such as -s, -ss, -ß, -z (-ts), or -x (-ks),
do not add an additional -s- in the du-form: du tanzt, du heißt, du reist.
—Wie heißt du? What’s your name?
—Ich heiße Natalie. My name’s Natalie.
Verbs whose stems end in -d or -t (and a few other verbs such as regnen [to
rain] and öffnen [to open]) insert an -e- between the stem and the -st or -t
endings. This happens in the du-, ihr-, and er/sie/es-forms.
Reitest du jeden Tag? Do you go horseback riding
every day?
reiten
ich reite wir reiten
du reitest ihr reitet
Sie reiten Sie reiten
er
sie reitet sie reiten
es
ÜBUNG 3 Minidialoge
Ergänzen Sie die Verbendungen.
1. CLAIRE: Du tanz ___a gern, nicht?
MELANIE:Ja, ich tanz___b sehr gern, aber mein Freund tanz___c nicht gern.
2. FRAU SCHULZ: Richard geh___a im Sommer in den Bergen wandern.
b
STEFAN: Und was mach___ seine Eltern?
c
FRAU SCHULZ: Seine Mutter reis___ nach Frankreich und sein Vater
d
arbeit___.
3. JÜRGEN: Wir koch___a heute Abend. Was mach___b ihr?
c
KLAUS: Wir besuch___ Freunde.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
*The complement provides additional information and thus “completes” the meaning of the verb: ich spiele 씮 ich
spiele Tennis; ich höre 씮 ich höre Musik.
1. 2.
3. 4.
The expressions Viertel, nach, vor, and halb are used in everyday speech. In
German, the half hour is expressed as “half before” the following hour, not as
“half after” the preceding hour, as in English.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
1 2 3 4 5
Underline before after Pay attention to word order
In statements, verb second, When you use a present-tense form of these verbs, put the conjugated form in
prefix last. second position and put the prefix at the end of the sentence. The two parts
of the verb form a frame or bracket, called a Satzklammer, that encloses the
rest of the sentence.
1 2
things food
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
*The endings of welcher vary according to gender, number, and case of the following noun. They are the same
endings as those of the definite article. Therefore, welcher is called a der-word.
(M) (N) (F) (Pl)
welcher Name welches Alter welche Adresse welche Studienfächer