Guten Tag!

Zum Aufwärmen machen wir unseren Tagesminiplausch und eine Wiederholung.

Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned how to say the activities that you want to do. Let’s review what you have learned.

Lektionsüberblick

In German, you don’t compare apples to oranges but instead you could Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen (compare apples with pears)! In this first Mahlzeit! and Prost! lesson, you will be introduced to a large variety of fruits (Obst) typically consumed in the US , which are organized into two groups: cognates and not cognates, to reduce the confusion between Äpfel and Birnen. In the end, you will be able to 1) recognize words for fruits among other food words, 2) name at least two fruits that you like to eat, and 3) name at least one fruit that you do not eat.

1) Äpfeln, Birnen und anderes Obst

As you begin to learn the names of different types of fruit, you will notice many words share similarities with their English counterparts. Read and listen to the fruits in the presentation below. Be sure to click through to each slide. The plural forms of each fruit are shown because we will need the plural form to discuss our preferences today (think: I like apples).

🎥 You can watch this Easy German video to listen to Germans talk about their Lieblingsobst.

2) Ich esse gern…

Read and listen to the comic below, paying special attention to the question being asked. Can you tell what information is being requested by the answer given?

Let’s practice.

3) Ich esse keine…

Recall the little word kein and what it means in a sentence. Take a look at the comic below to get a hint if you can’t remember.

	Here are some other examples: Ich esse keine Birnen. Ich esse keine Bananen.

Let’s practice.

Zum Schluß

In this lesson, you learned to 1) recognize words for fruits among other food words, 2) name at least two fruits that you like to eat, and 3) name at least one fruit that you do not eat. If you are feeling unsure about any part of the expanded introduction, go back to that section and review.

Take a look at the pictures below. Choose at least two pictures and write down the fruits that you see in your written journal. Then practice saying them aloud in your audio journal.

*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.