1.2 Mein Wochenende
Lektionsüberblick
Now that you can talk about your everyday tasks and morning routines in the past and present, this lesson shifts the focus to the weekend. We often do things a bit differently on the weekend. We may have a different routine or no routine at all. We often try to catch up on homework or studying, but we also want to make time for our hobbies and friends. Many of these topics should be familiar to you from your first year of German.
In this lesson, we will work on recalling those topics and learning how to talk about them in the context of last weekend. In the end, you will be able to 1) talk about last weekend and 2) understand others talking about their weekends.
1) Was ich am Wochenende gemacht habe
“What did you do over the weekend?” is a common Monday morning topic of discussion. So, let’s learn to say common activities done over the weekend in the past tense. The following thematic overviews should be, at least in part, a review. New will likely be how to talk about these things in the past. As you listen to and read the many phrases on hobbies and other free time activities, pay special attention to – and take note of! – the phrases that are meaningful to you. Those are the words you should work on committing to memory.
Kreative Hobbys
Sportarten
Zocken, Spiele und andere Aktivitäten
BECKI – I ADDED GEARBEITET TO THE FINAL SLIDE ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE NICE TO BREAK OUT SOME OF THESE SLIDES INTO A SEPARATE COURSE PRESENTION THAT IS JUST OTHER ACTIVITIES BEYOND GAMING AND GAMES. THE ONE ABOUT WORKING AT A GAS STATION IS THERE BECAUSE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS HAS THAT AS ONE OF HIS JOBS. 🙂
BECKI – THERE WAS NO PRACTICE SO I ADDED THIS PRACTICE.
Let’s practice.
Jetzt bist du dran!
Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht? Using the models above, write about your last weekend in your journal. What did you do? Where did you go? Remember to stay in your German mind while writing. When you are done, check your spelling and structures against the models and presentations.
If the models above do not provide all of the words you need, 1) try circumlocution (write about it) or, if that does not work, 2) write the closest German equivalent. If the issue is the verb – e.g. you know what the verb is, but you do not know the past form, then guess. Once you are done writing and you have checked your spelling and structures against the models, look up any missing words or forms in one of the recommended online dictionaries (e.g. Leo, Linguee, Dict.cc) or ask your instructor.
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.
Zürich im Blickpunkt
Zurichs No Show Museum zeigt die Kunst des Nichts mit leeren Leinwänden und leeren Räumen. Das Museum hat verschiedene Ausstellungsräume zum Thema Nichts wie “Nichts als Verweigerung” und “Nichts als Vorstellung”. Das Museum wurde vom Schweizer Künstler und Kurator Andreas Heusser gegründet.
Zurich’s No Show Museum displays the Art of Nothing with empty canvases and empty rooms. The museum has a variety of exhibits spaces featuring the topic of Nothingness like “Nothing as Refusal” and “Nothing as Notion”. The museum was founded by Swiss artist and curator Andreas Heusser.
2)PLACEHOLDER TITLE Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht? – Understanding others talking about their weekends
Being able to talk about your weekend is important, and equally important is being able to understand your German-speaking your friends as they tell you about their past weekend. To get us started, let’s look at what Maren, Ina, Luca, and Sofia did last weekend. For each person, you will have an audio recording and a text. Before you open any of the activities, think in German about the kind of words and phrases you can expect to hear, when someone is talking about their weekend, and write down what comes to mind in your class journal. If you are stuck remembering some words – don’t worry! Just write down the English equivalent.
Then listen to the recording without looking at the text and take note (in German or English) of whatever parts you understand. For at least one of the texts, plan to listen to the recording a second time before reading. Los geht’s!
Maren, was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?
Was hat Ina am Wochenende gemacht?
Luca, was hast du letztes Wochenende gemacht?
Sofia, was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?
Jetzt bist du dran!
Review Maren’s description of her weekend above. Go through the story and in your journal write down at least 5 sentences that are similar to something you did last weekend. Feel free to change the details to match your own. For example, Maren sagt, “Ich habe viel Sport gemacht.” If you also played a sport, write this sentence down. You may customize it by saying the sport you played. Continue in this manner through Maren’s sentences.
Jetzt kombinieren!
In this lesson, you learned to 1) talk about last weekend and 2) understand others talking about their weekends. If you are feeling unsure about any part of this lesson, go back to that section and review.
Imagine a conversation between you and classmate. You didn’t see each other over the weekend, and you like to spend the time before your instructor arrives to class talking about your weekend. This time, you’re going to do it in German! How do you ask about the classmate’s weekend? What do you say when your classmate asks you about yours? During your conversation, you both discover that you forgot to charge your cell phones, so you are “stuck” using the German you know in your heads! Write down your conversation.
When you are done, record your conversation in your audio journal. For more practice: meet up with a classmate or communicate online about your weekend! Record your conversation in your audio journal.
Media Attributions
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- Image of No Show Mobile Museum by Andreas Reto Heusser – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76318147
