Hallo!

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to describe what you and your friend want to do on your ideal day. Let’s review what you have learned.

Read the text and complete the activity below. Mein bester Freund Josh will den Tag mit mir verbringen. Er will nicht arbeiten. Er will nur Spaß haben. Josh will früh aufstehen und laufen. Er will schon um 8hr frühstücken. Später will er Carcassone mit mir spielen. Nach dem Spiel will er mit mir ins Kino gehen. Danach will er mit mir zu Abend essen. Nach dem Abendessen will er Mario Kart mit mir spielen. Später will er früh ins Bett gehen.

Lektionsüberblick

Obst, Obst und immer mehr Obst! We will start our food unit with the healthiest of foods. In the end, you will be able to 1) name at least 5 kinds of fruit, 2) make some comparisons of fruit, and 3) say which kinds of fruit you prefer to eat.

Was weißt du schon?

Let’s do a quick skills check before we begin.

1) Obstsorten kennen

You might already recall some Obstsorten from your previous work with German. Remember that many are cognates. Look at the images and labels below. You will notice that the singular form of the fruit is given (when there is one piece of fruit) and then the plural form (when there is more than one).

Let’s practice.

2) Über Obst reden

Let’s look at words and their opposites that can describe fruit. Notice the cognates (think reif = ripe, sauer = sauer)

reif		unreif
süß		sauer
saftig		nicht saftig

Read the sentences below. See if you can guess the meaning based on the images.

	Die grünen Bananen sind unreif. Die gelben Bananen sind reifer als die grünen Bananen.
	Orangen sind saftiger als Äpfel.
	Himbeeren sind süßer also Brombeeren.

Let’s practice.

3) Lieber und am liebsten

Sometimes you simply like one fruit more than another. You’ve learned in the past how to express preference (lieber) and how to express a favorite (am liebsten). Let’s use those words to discuss the fruits we enjoy.

	Ich esse lieber Orangen als Äpfel.
	Ich esse Himbeeren am liebsten.

Let’s practice.

For fun take this little quiz to determine what fruit you would be if you were a fruit!

Zum Schluß

In this lesson, you learned to  1) name at least 5 kinds of fruit, 2) make some comparisons of fruit, and 3) say which kinds of fruit you prefer to eat. If you are feeling unsure about any part of the expanded introduction, go back to that section and review.

Now look at the pictures below. Write a sentence for each picture using the words and structures you saw in this lesson. Then record yourself in your audio journal. If you can do it immediately without reading, that’s great! Otherwise, practice saying it a couple times before recording. Or rerecord, if you are not satisfied.

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

Before you go, check out this brief slide show from Deutsche Welle with idiomatic expressions featuring fruit.

Here is a large collection of idiomatic expressions featuring fruit with German explanations.