Hallo alle zusammen.

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to express the sports you prefer playing and watching, as well as how to inquire about the sports others play. Let’s review.

Lektionsüberblick

For most of us, being online is a significant component of our lives. That means we should acquire the vocabulary to talk about those online activities that are the most important to us. In the end, you will be able to 1) name some online hobbies, 2) ask what someone’s favorite hobbies are, and 3) state which online hobbies you like the best.

Was weißt du schon?

Let’s start with out skills check.

1) Online-Hobbys

Zocken

Spielst du Minecraft oder League of Legends? If so, you will appreciate knowing how to talk about this hobby.

Medien produzieren

Bist du Content Creator oder Blogger? Maybe you do it for fun or for money, or maybe you don’t do anything on social media but would like to know the words and phrases that are important in that world. Read and listen.

Medien konsummieren

Hörst du gern Musik or Podcasts? Most of us consume some type of audio or visual content on our devices. Look for the phrases below that are relevant to you.

Let’s practice using these online activities in sentences.

Österreich im Blickpunkt

Nach einer Umfrage aus dem Jahr 2021 zockt mehr als die Hälfte der Österreicher*innen mindestens 1x/Woche und ein Drittel der Bevölkerung spielt täglich. In dem Jahr waren die beliebsten Videospiele FIFA, Call of Duty und Minecraft (statista.com). Videospiele werden von Österreicher*innen nicht nur gespielt, sondern auch entwickelt. Das erste österreichische Videospiel ist aus dem Jahr 1989 für den Commodore 64 und heißt Der verlassene Planet (Wikipedia). Seitdem wurden 363 Videospiele in Österreich entwickelt (GameCompanies.com). Das neueste Spiel ist ein Action-Rollenspiel namens No Rest for the Wicked von Moon Studios aus dem Jahr 2024 (EA).

According to a 2021 survey, more than half of the Austrian population plays video games at least once a week and one third play daily. In that same year, the top three games were FIFA, Call of Duty and Minecraft. Austrians do not just play video games, they also develop them. The first Austrian video game was Der verlassene Planet (=the abandoned planet) from 1989 for the Commodore 64. Since then, 363 video games have been developed in Austria. The newest game is an action role-playing game called No Rest for the Wicked developed by Moon Studios and released in 2024 (EA).

2) Was machst du am liebsten? Was sind deine Lieblingshobbys?

Let’s continue to build a set of questions we can ask others to get to know them better. Listen to the questions below and repeat:

Let’s practice these questions.

3) Was ich am liebsten mache…

Ich programmiere am liebsten.	Ich mache am liebsten Content-Creation.	Mein Lieblingshobby ist Podcasts hören.

Let’s practice talking about favorite online hobbies.

*As you conclude this lesson, don’t forget to check Canvas!*