Deutsch 1 Lesson 5

den 16. April 2014

In der Cafeteria

• Textbook page 18-19:5 ALL

• Textbook page 19:6a

An der Kasse

• Textbook page 21:11 ALL

• €1,80 = eins achtzig, ein Euro achtzig or ein Euro achtzig Cent.

Telefonnummern und Uhrzeiten

• Textbook page 22:12.

• Some dialogues are word-for-word, others require some interpretation.

• Discuss meaning.

Angebote im Supermarkt

• Textbook page 22:13.

• Discussion about German supermarkets (cost, the environment)

• Mineral water

Fragen und Bitten im Kurs

• Textbook page 23:15.

What is a noun?

Identifying nouns

• Identify all nouns in the following sentence: According to research, on average, people who use languages in their jobs earn around 8% more.

• Rewrite the sentence so that every noun begins with a big letter.

Nouns with a capital N!

• According to Research, on Average, People who use Languages in their Jobs earn around 8% more.

• All nouns written in German begin with a capital letter, regardless of where they are in a sentence.

Another complication

• In the German language, all nouns have a gender attached to them.

• der – masculine

• die – feminine

• das – neuter

Identifying the gender

• Genders are sometimes, but not always, logical.

• Logical: der Bruder; die Schwester

• Illogical: das Mädchen

• There are some patterns, but the best way to learn a gender is to memorise it with the noun.

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/comedy/gender_bender.shtml

Der

• Days of the week, months, seasons and cardinal directions are all masculine nouns.

• Words with the following endings are usually masculine: -el; -en; -er; -ig; -ich; -ling; -and; -ant; -ar; -är; -ast; -ent; -eur; -ier; -ist; -ismus; -or; -us

Die

• Most trees, fruits and flowers are feminine.

• Words with the following endings are usually feminine: -age; -e; -ei; -heit; -keit; -schaft; -ie; -ek; -eke; -ik; -in; -ion; -tät; -ung; -ur

Das

• Names of cities and most countries are neuter.

• Words with the following endings are neuter: -chen; -lein

• Words with the following endings are usually neuter: -tum; -ment; -eum; -ium; -um; -ett

• Infinitives used as nouns are always neuter.

Name the gender

• Sprechen Deutschland

• Museum Fräulein

• Zucker Brisbane

• Millionär Montag

• Universität Sommer

• Banane Dezember

Name the gender key

• das Sprechen das Deutschland

• das Museum das Fräulein

• der Zucker das Brisbane

• der Millionär der Montag

• die Universität der Sommer

• die Banane der Dezember

Implications

• Knowing the correct gender of nouns is important because gender affects articles and adjectives in sentences.

• Mein Familienname ist... [der Name]

• Meine Telefonnummer ist... [die Nummer]