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5.3 Wie viele Kurse hast du?

Guten Tag!

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to say how long you’ve been studying German and also how to say the other languages that you speak. Let’s review what you have learned.

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Imagine that you are building your resume for an international business internship in Germany. How would you describe your foreign language skills in your cover letter? Kannst du andere Sprachen sprechen? Write your response to this question using the models in the Wiederholung above as a guide.

Lektionsüberblick

In this lesson, we will expand on your ability to talk about your studies to include talking about how many courses you are taking. Along the way, you will learn about some of the similarities and differences between German and US universities. In the end, you will be able to 1) say how many courses you are taking, 2) name the days of the week, and 3) say on which days you have class.

1) How to talk about your course load

Saying how many courses or credit hours can be a badge of honor of sorts. Let’s learn to say how many courses we are taking this semester.

Kleiner Hinweis

Other words for classes include:

die Lehrveranstaltung/der Kurs = the course

das Seminar = smaller, discussion style class

 die Vorlesung = lecture

das Praktikum = lab

Let’s practice.

Remember: You can ask the question back with “Und du?“

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Wie viele Kurse hast du? How many courses do you have? Write your answer down in your written journal using the model above in the comic.
Then record 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.

 

Österreich im Blick – Goldenes Dachl

Das Goldene Dachl ist ein berühmtes Bauwerk in der Innsbrucker Altstadt. Das Wahrzeichen wurde 1500 fertiggestellt und ist mit 2.657 feuervergoldeten Kupferziegeln für Kaiser Maximilian und seine Braut Bianca Maria Sforza verziert. Gemeinsam standen sie auf dem Balkon und beobachteten das Geschehen auf dem Platz darunter.

The Golden Roof is a famous structure located in the Old Town section of Innsbruck. The landmark was completed in 1500 and is decorated with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles for Emperor Maximilian and his new bride Bianca Maria Sforza. Together they stood on the balcony to watch events in the square below.

 

2) Die Wochentage

In order to talk about your classes, you will need to feel confident with the days of the week in German (die Tage der Woche). The good news is that you have seen the days of the week in the Tagesminiplausch at the beginning of every lesson. Let’s do a quick review with the following activity.

 

Just like in English you can add a little 2-letter word before the day of the week to mean on: Am Montag, am Dienstag, etc.

 

Let’s practice that now.

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Was ist dein Lieblingstag? Wann ist dein Deutschkurs? Answers in your written journal. Then record yourself saying the answers aloud.

 

3) Name your class days

Let’s put it all together to say when we have our classes. Read the comic below.

How does Phillip say that he has Music on Friday? Am Freitag habe ich Musik. You can also say, Ich habe Musik am Freitag.

Let’s practice.

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Wann hast du Kurse? When do you have classes. Using the model “Ich habe Kurse am…” complete the sentence and write the sentence in your written journal.
Then record yourself saying the sentence 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.

 

Zum Schluß

In this lesson, you learned  1) say how many courses you are taking, 2) name the days of the week, and 3) say on which days you have class. If you are feeling unsure about any part of the expanded introduction, go back to that section and review.
Now write out your class schedule like the one here. Then record yourself telling a German friend or classmate when you have classes. 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!*

 

 

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