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6.5 Das ist ein schönes Frühstück!

Guten Morgen!

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned about Getränke. Let’s review what you have learned.

Jetzt bist du dran!

Open your written journal and write these headings over three columns: Ich trinke gern… and Ich trinke nicht gern… and Ich trinke kein/keine/keinen… Then write down in German as many beverages as you can remember in the columns. When you are done, check the previous activity to ensure you have written down all of the beverages.

When you are done, record your lists. Start each list with the respective heading. Be sure to practice before your record or re-record, if your recording does not sounds fluid.

Lektionsüberblick

Das ist ein schönes Frühstück! literally means “That’s a lovely breakfast”, but would be said sarcastically, if you’re day is off to a bad start. In this lesson, we will talk about what makes for a schönes Frühstück in Germany (but without the sarcastic tone). In the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1) recognize words for breakfast foods and 2) list what you typically eat for breakfast.

 

1) das Frühstück (Breakfast)

Was isst du zum Frühstück? What do you eat for breakfast? Isst du herzhaft oder süß? Do you eat something savory or sweet? We’ll start by looking at the various kinds of breakfast foods in Germany and other German-speaking countries, as well as in the US. Listen to and read along with the slides. Be sure to click through to the end.

Das Frühstück im Blickpunkt

Many of the breakfast words in Germany and Austria are the same, but there are some differences. Here are a few:

Deutschland Österreich/Süddeutschland
das Brötchen die Semmel
der Quark der Topfen
der Milchkaffee/Cappuccino die Melange
das Hörnchen* das Kipferl* image

Durch Marie Antoinette, eine Tochter der österreichischen Kaiserin Maria Theresia, kam die Halbmondform der Kipferl angeblich im 18. Jahrhundert nach Frankreich. Sie wurden jedoch aus Hefeteig (Brioche) hergestellt und nach der Sichelform des zunehmenden Mondes (croissant de lune) umbenannt. Erst Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts kam in Frankreich das heutige Croissant aus Plunderteig auf.

The crescent-shaped Kipferl supposedly came to France in the 18th century through Marie Antoinette, a daughter of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. However, they were made from yeast dough (brioche) and renamed after the crescent shape of the waxing moon (croissant de lune). At the end of the 19th century, the modern-day croissant, made from Plunderteig (a variant of puff pastry made of laminated yeast-leavened dough that creates a layered texture) emerged in France.

 

Jetzt bist du dran!

Was isst du zum Frühstück? Answer the question in your written journal, listing the breakfast foods you most commonly consume.
Now record this in German 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.

2) Was ich zum Frühstück esse

Listen along as you read the comic. Do you understand what they are saying?

Let’s practice!

 

Kleiner Hinweis

Do you observe religious food restrictions? Then you might need one of these sentences:

  • Ich esse nur koscher.
  • Ich esse nur halal.

 

Jetzt bist du dran!

Was isst du zum Frühstück? Answer the question with a complete sentence using the modeled language above.
Then record yourself spelling your first and last name 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 how to 1) recognize words for breakfast foods and 2) list what you typically eat for breakfast. If you are feeling unsure about any part of the expanded introduction, go back to that section and review.
Imagine you are in a German-speaking country on a study abroad and you are having breakfast in a local café. Your new friend asks you Was isst du zum Frühstück in den USA? How can you answer that question? What can you ask back to keep the conversation going? (Check the comic above, if you can’t remember.) Once you’ve decided which country you are in, look back at the presentation of breakfast foods and pick a typical breakfast for your new friend. Then write out the dialogue in your written journal.
When you are done, record the dialogue 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 always, you can record the dialogue with a classmate!

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

 

Here are some videos featuring interviews with Germans talking about their breakfast habits.

Media Attributions

Media Attributions

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  • Photo of Brötchen by Andreas Kaiser, CC BY SA 3.0, https://www.kochwiki.org/wiki/Datei:Sternsemmel.jpg
  • Photo of Quark by Sargoth, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40183131
  • Photo by coffee by hito, https://www.pexels.com/photo/cappuccino-on-teal-ceramic-cup-and-saucer-904343/
  • 6.5 was isst du zum fruehstueck make-beliefs-comix

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