Hallo alle zusammen!

Let’s warm up with our Tagesminiplausch und Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to say how big your family is, what members are in your nuclear family, and which are not. As a review, read and listen to Sofia’s introduction. Then, read Sofia’s introduction aloud and answer the question that follows.

Listen to Sofia’s introduction.

A friendly reminder that repetition is an important part of language learning. If you are having any doubts about how to say something or the meaning of a word, your instructor is a great resource and would love to help.

Lektionsüberblick

In this lesson, we will talk more in-depth about our families. In the end, you will be able to talk about some of your family members by 1) saying their names, 2) saying their ages, and 3) talking about your pets.

1) Saying family member names

Volker gives information about his family. Answer the questions next to the image (be sure to click through to each question).

Ich heiße Volker. Ich bin 26 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus Deutschland. Ich wohne in Berlin. Meine Mutter heißt Rita. Mein Vater heißt Holger. Ich habe einen Bruder. Er heißt Tim. Er ist 18 Jahre alt.

2) Saying family member ages

Since we are talking about ages, let’s review the numbers, paying special attention to the numbers that represent the ages of your family members.

Now let’s read what the following people say about their brothers and sisters. Can you tell what words they use to talk about their siblings’ ages?

• In the last lesson, Adan talked about his family. He said this about his brothers: Ein Bruder ist 21, der andere ist elf.
• Above, Volker says this about his brother: Er heißt Tim. Er ist 18 Jahre alt.
• Do you remember Johannes? He says this about his siblings: Ich habe einen Bruder und zwei Schwestern. Mein Bruder ist 25 Jahre alt. Meine große Schwester ist 27 und meine kleine Schwester? Sie ist 13 Jahre alt.

Let’s practice!

3) Meine Haustiere (My pets)

Pets are important members of many families, and we don’t want to over look their importance here. So, let’s talk Haustiere!

Look at the conversation below, and then answer the question.

Have other types of pets? See if you can match these pets in the following activity using what you already know. (If you click on the information icon, you can read how the animals describe themselves.)

Based on what you have learned so far, can you guess what these two sentences mean?

Meine Katze heißt Keks.

Mein Hund heißt Waldi.

(You can visit Deutsche Welle’s page on popular German pet names to learn more.)

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

Media Attribution

• Haustier image, Public Domain.