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THE GERMAN ABC

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Fer Donnerstag, den 10. September: know how to spell a word and
write a spelled word: Test! Practice pronouncing /h/ (Hund), /ch/ (ich).
Practice writing the.
WHO IS YOUR IDOL?

MISSION: Youplay the role of your


idol. A journalist from "Freunde"
magazine interviews you.

Mini-Mission1: You greet someone you know


Hello!
the Umlaut les trémas

Today we have Monday, the 14th (fourteenth) September

Vocabulary
Good morning! Bonjour (matin)
Hallo! / Hi! Hello / Hi!
Good morning! Bonjour!
Good evening! Bonsoir!
Tschss! Goodbye / Hi!
Goodbye! Au revoir!
Auf Wiederh-ren! Goodbye (on the phone)!
Bis morgen! See you tomorrow!
Good night! Bonne nuit!
Thank you! Merci!

Capital
In German, a capital letter is put at the beginning of the sentence, with
its own names and ALL common names.
for example: the labyrinth

Moin, Moin!
In northern Germany, they say Moin, Moin! In the south and in Austria:
Gre Gott! or Servus! In Switzerland: Greezi!
For Thursday, September 17: be able to greet and take leave orally, spell
and write a spelled word

Today we have Tuesday, the 15th (fifteenth) September

How are you?


How do you do it? / How are you? Comment vas-tu?
How are you? Comment allez-vous? (vouvoiement)
:-D Super!
:-) Good!
:-! I know the
:-( Not so good.
:-(((Bad!
And you? Et
toi?
Und Ihnen? What about you? (wish)
I'm fine / I'm fine. Je vais bien.

Good Morning (Song)


Good morning, good
day Say all children
Big kids, small kids thick
kids, skinny kids
Fer Donnerstag (for Thursday): To be able to sing the nursery rhyme
with good intonation and good pronunciation.
Being able to ask how it goes and
answer the question

Today we have Thursday, the 17th (seventeenth) September

Mini-Mission 2: You're inventing a new identity


Happy Birthday!
Name Sascha Philipp Max Marie
Age 14 13/14 13 13
I am / My name is ... Je suis / Je m'appelle ...
I am... (years old). J'ai ... To. I'm ... Years old.
That's my girlfriend. C'est mon amie.
That's my friend. C'est mon ami.

Vocabulary
the birthday l'anniversaire
the friend (-e) l'ami
the girlfriend (-nen) l'amie
the first namele prénom
der Nachname the surnam
Fuer Montag, den 21. September: train for oral evaluation: know how to
greet, ask how it goes and answer, spell his name.

Today we have Monday, the 21st (twenty-first) September

I bin's
NAME Edelstein Hoffman Netzer
Name Also Jan Hannah
Date of birth 21.02.1999 28.12.2000 03.04.2002
Age 16 15 13
… German Austria Switzerland
Berlin boy (Bern), pupil,
7D, Einstein-
High school

Vocabulary
das Geburtsdatum date of birth
der Geburtsort the birthplace
the signature la signature
der Personalausweis ID card
der Schulerausweis the pupil card
gultig bis valid until/at
die Telefonnummer phone number
the school l'école
the class la classe

Capital
Hello! How are you? Hi!
Thank you, good. And
you?
I'm doing great! See you later!
Bye!
Fer Donnerstag, den 24. September: reread the expressions and
vocabulary from the beginning of the mission. Know how to writeand
pronounce the new vocabulary.

Today we have Thursday, the 24th (twenty-fourth) of September

The questions
Questions
How are you? Comment vas-tu?
Wo wohnst of the? Where do you live?
Wie bitte? How please?
What is your name? Comment t'appelles-tu?
Who are you? Qui es-tu?
Wie alt bist of the? How old are you?
Kannst of the buchstabieren bitte? Can you repeat, please?
In order to obtain information, a question is asked by a
interrogative pronoun beginning with W-.
If the question begins with a conjugated verb, the answer is yes or no.
Who? qui?
How? comment?
wie alt? How old?
Wo? Where?
and oui
no non
a. How old are you?
b. What is the baby's name?
c. How's Max doing?
d. How do you spell 'Wolf'?
e. Who are you? What is their name?
f. Who are you? What is your name?
Fuer Montag, den 28. September: know how to use
interrogative pronouns and ask a person questions.

Today we have Monday, the 28th (twenty-eighth) september

The numbers from 0 to 19


1 null
11 Ten
2 One
12 Eleven
3 Two
13 Twelve
4 Three
14 threeten
5 Four
15 fourten
6 Five
16 fiveten
7 sechs
17 sechzehn
8 sieban
18 theybe ehn
d
19 eightten
9 eigh
20 nineten
t 10
nine
* Starting at 13, the figure is preceded by the number of tens of the
number of units.
* -zehn is used to form the numbers from 13 to 19.

The school bag


There is a tradition in Germany related to the start of school: on the
day of their first school start(Grundschule),children receive a cardboard
cone (Tet)covered withgift paper, closed with a string that resembles
the 'surprise' cones.
The child who receives his Schult't goes to school with his cone in the
and musthold until the end of his first morning of school before opening
it (The little Germans only go to school until 1pm or 1.30pm).

Today we have Tuesday, the 29th (twenty-ninth) september

School supplies
School affairs
the book le livre
the booklet le cahier
the homework booklet l'agenda
the pencil case la trousse
das Lineal la règle
the scissors les ciseaux
der Spitzer waist pencils
the eraser la gomme
of the stick (glue) la colle
the school bag le
cartable
the filler le stylo plume
the Kuli le stylo bille
the pencil le crayon paper
der Textmark the marker, highlighter
In my school bag I have

Today we have Monday, october 5th (fifth)

Tongue breaker
In Hamburg, a hundred dogs are called Hasso.

Improving the test


Christmas cookies ; Yes
good Morgen ! Hello! good Neight ! Bye! see on Wiedersehen ! good
Tag! good Abend!
Wie alt bist of the? Wie geht's (ed)? Wo wohnst of
the? the tremas, thank you, to tomorrow, friend,
birthday der Personalausweis
the (after)name
of the first
name
the date of birth
of the place of
birth
the phone number
is valid until
the signature

Today,Tuesday, October 6th (6th)

Mini-Mission3: You introduce your best friend


Celebrities from the D-A-CH countries

Celebrity comes from lives in

Franka Potente Gelsenkirchen (in Los Angeles


Germany) (Amerika)
Mesut Özil Cologne (Germany) Madrid
Roger Federer Basel (in Switzerland) Wollerau

Moritz Bleibtreu Munich (Germany) Hamburg


(Germany)
Robert Stadlober Friesach (Austria) Berlin
Diane Krüger Hildesheim (Germany) Paris
Angela Merkel Hamburg (Germany) Berlin

Vocabulary
the celebrity (-s) la personnalité
the country ( )le pays
kommen aus come from
wohnen in living in
Frankreich France
Deutschland Germany
Austria l'Autriche
Switzerland la Suisse
She comes from Germany. He comes from Switzerland.
She lives in Germany. He lives in Switzerland.

The D-A-CH countries


D : Germany
A : Austria (Austria)
CH : Confédération Helvétique (Switzerland)
the roof le toit
the capital la capitale
Fuer Montag, den 12. Oktober: know the sentence by ♥. Know
vocabulary: know how to say it and write it.

Today we have Monday, the 12th (twelfth) October

Personal pronouns
I
wil
l
be
lo
oki
ng
for
er (Maskulinum)
it (Neutrum)
she (Femininum)
we (plural : I + ....)
her (plural : you +
...)
she (plural of masculine / neutrum / femininum)
you (courtesy formula : siezen : for Mrs. Ruel...)

Conjugation in the present


I hote residenti Am mag
ale
Of hott residenti bist magst
alst
er, it, they hott livingt ist mag
We hoten residenti Are graveb
alen ut
Your hott livingt Are possibl
et
she /you hoten residenti Are graveb
alen ut
Infinitive: hoten residenti ben graveb
alen ut
French: call Live Be To
yourself love
→ To combine a verb with the present, we use the radical infinitive
(infinitive without EN) and add the endings:
Radical - e / st / t / en /t /en
When the radical ends with -s/ -- or -z, the ending for DU is -t.
I am ableto combine verbs with the present.
I am able to construct a sentence in the present, to indicate where a
person lives, where they come from and what they love. I spot a few
cities on the map of Germany.

Todaywe have Tuesday, the 13th (thirteenth) October

Multiculti in the D-A-CH countries

This is... Comes... Lives... Mag...


1 Hundred from Turkey in Dresden Dönerkebab - Tee
2 Piero from Italy in Leipzig Pizza - Ice cream
3 Magalie from France in Hanover Wands-Croissants
4 John aus England in Bremen fish and chips

5 Veronica from Spain in Vienna HipHop and Flamenco


Waltz
6 Natalia from Russia in Lübeck Russian dolls,
singing
His name is Piero. He is from Italy. He lives in Leipzig. He likes pizza
and ice cream.
I wish you "beautiful autumn holidays" !
Fuer Montag, den 2. November: I am able to introduce myself or
introduce someone in writing: assessment of the writtenexpression.

Today we have Monday, November 2nd

Grammar : Exercises
2A.
a. hot - am - means - be
b. hot - means - are
c. hot - is
2B.
Mario is 18 years old. He is from Spain. Maia is 14 years old. She
comes from Germany. My name is William. I come from
Switzerland. We live in Munich. Mario and I like tennis and hip-hop.
Maria likes handball and flute.
is his
coming is his
come come
hotcome come
come to
live may
may like
2A.
like, come, live / live, likes
2B.
a. Is
b. Is
c. Are
d. are / is
e. Hot
f. are / is
g. are / magst / means
3.
a. Where does Nils come from?
b. Where do you live ?
c. What does Petra like? What do you like, Petra ?
When I'm done:
I present in writing my best friend. I draw up his record: NAME,
Vorname
Old
place of
residenc
e Origin
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Address
Hobbies
Fuer Montag, den 9. November: Send a text about his/her best
friend for the blog

Improve
Hello!
How are you?
My name is Milo J. I am eleven years old. I live in La Motte Servolex. I
come from France. I like pizza and baguettes / chocolate
/ Judo... Spätzle
Tschüs(s). See you
tomorrow. Signature
My email: ...

Today we have Monday, 9th (ninth) November

Debate
1. Bthenn 3. Düsseldor 6. Dänemar
4. München 7. Kassel
2. Köln f k
5. Stuttgart 8. Fulda
9. Rumänien
10. Ägypten 13. Ulm
11. Zürich 14. Görlitz
12. Basel 15. Bochum
16. Graof 17. Dortmund
a - ä (is/è) - o - ö (i) - u (or) - ü

Today we have Thursday, the 12th (twelfth) of November

The Umlaut
In German, the tremas can only be put on A, O, U. They
change the pronunciation of the vowel.
ä:é/è
ö : eu
ü:u
for example, :d ie countries, twelve, five

Diphttongue /ei/
hei-en: /ei/ pronounces as in "straw"
hot, write, you seid, three, France, Austria, Turkey, Switzerland
Fuer Montag, den 16. November: Sign the sheet for the PDA. I know
how to write and pronounce words with Umlaut or diphttongue. I
practice oral to introduce my idol.

Today we have Monday, the 16th (sixteenth) November


On Friday 13 November: terrorist attacks (attacks) in Paris against
France.
FREEDOM, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY
peace la paix

The school subjects


German
French
English
Math (Mathematics)
Music
Kunst plastic art
Sport
Religion
Greek / Latin
Geography =
Geography
History histoire
Biology
Chemis
try
Physics
Italian
Spanish
Technology

Today we have Thursday, the 19th (nine-toned) November


the subject (the compartments) la matiére
How often ? → once / twice / three times....
1. Anna has German four times.
2. Anna has maths on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
3. The school is at 4 p.m. 15 aus.
4. The school starts at 7:55 a.m.
5. Anna has sports in the first hour on Thursday.
6. Anna did physics at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Fuer Montag, den 23. November: I know the vocabulary of school
subjects (say and write); I complete Anna's schedule and mine.
WE ARE ALL STUDENTS

MISSION: I present on the blog my college.

Today we have Monday, the 23rd (twenty-third) of November

Vocabulary
die Schule (-n) school
die Schulsache (-n)school materials
die Pause (-n) recess
the Gymnasium collége
der Schler (-) pupil (boy)
the student (-nen) él've (fille)
die Grundschule (-n) primary school
class (-n): first/second/third/eighth class
Fuer Dienstag, den 24. November: I know the vocabulary about school.

Today we have Thursday, the 26th (twenty-sixth) Of


November

The numbers

The ordinal numbers


Today is the twenty-sixth of November.
Today we have the twenty-sixth of November. I have my
birthday on the twenty-sixth anniversary of November.
Today is the thirtieth of November 2015.
Today we have the thirtieth of November.
Tomorrow is the first of December.
Tomorrow we have the first of December.
Ich had a birthday on the twenty-fourth of December.
The twenty-fifth of December is Christmas.
Lisa is the first.
Max is the second.
Leo is the third.

Today we have Monday, the 30th (thirtieth) of November

The days of the week


Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday
der Tag (-e)the day
die Woche (-n) the week
the weekend (-n)le week end

The Months
the month (-e) le mois
the year (-) l'année
January April July October
Februar May August November
y June September December
March
Fuer Montag, den 7. Dezember: I know how to count, indicate a date, I
know the vocabulary of the school, I know how to compose or break
down a word and use the article defined by the name.

Today we have Thursday, the 3rd (third) December

In the Gymnasium

NAME Age Class


Sabine 14 years 8th class
Josef 13 years 7th class
Purple 16 years 10th class
Bonus: Gutenberg-Gymnasium
→ I'm called .... I am 11 years old. I'm in sixth grade. What class
are you in? Dans quelle classe es-tu ?

pronunciation : [∫]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

[∫] x x x x x
/sch/
History, bad, the school auditorium

Tongue breaker
Fischer's Fritz fishes fresh fish.

Diphttongue /au/
Diphttongue /au/ pronounces [ao] as in chaos.
forexample: the space, the homework
Blue cabbage remains blue cabbage and wedding dress remains wedding
dress.
For Monday : Je peux réciter le nouveau virelangue.

Today we have Monday, December 7th (7th)

Mini-Mission1: I present my college in photo on the site.


Here's my school
Die Mensa the cellars
the sports hallle gymnase
der Raum the room, the room
die Aulathe party room
der Pausenhof the playground
das Klassenzimmer the classroom
calculer reckon
learn apprendre
arbeiten work
read lire
This is the classroom. We learn and calculate here.

The article defined in the nominative (subject)


The nominative is the case used for the subject and the subject's
attribute.
There are three singular genres: the masculine (DER), the neutral (DAS)
and the feminine (DIE).
There is only one article defined in the plural: DIE
forexample: la table: thetable; le tableau: the board; le cahier: the
booklet
You have to learn the defined article when you learn a new common name.
There are different plural brands.
forexample: the pupil → the pupils; the booklet → booklete;the class
→ classn
Fer morgen: complete the picture with the bular vocaencountered in
the mission

(masculin) das (neutral) die (female)

the room the gymnasium the school


the pausenhof the weekend of the school
of the day the year thing the
of the students the classroom break
the month the compartment the student
the primary school
the table the class
the week
the
canteen
the sports hall
the auditorium

Today we have Tuesday, December 8th (eighth)

Nicholas

Today we have Monday, the 14th (fourteenth) December

Compound words
forexample: the Pausenhof, the classroom, the sports hall, the computer
room
To translate from French to German, we start from the end and
complete: der Informatikraum → itslle of computer science
In German, the most important term is at the end. The above word
specifies this term.
the German room → der Deutschraum
German teacher → der Deutschlehrer
the Danube SteamShip Company Captain's Wife
It is the last term of the compound word that gives its genre and plural to
the whole word.
New names can be formed by juxtaposing two simple names.

Break bread and kiosk


das Pausenbrot the snack / the snack
the caretaker le concierge

The rooms in the gymnasium


der Deutschraum the German room
SVT Biology
Die Mensa the cellars
Kunst plastic art
French Franzesisch
Office of the supervisorle bureau de la CPE
English anglais
Technology techno
History histoire
Musikraum music room
Math math
Informatikraum info room
Aufsichtspersonen school life
Sekretariat secretariat
Arbeitsraum study room
Office of the headmaster bureau du principal
Physik-Chemie Physics, Chemistry
Fuer Montag, den 4. Januar: I'm seeing the whole notebook again.
By pronote, indicate the name of the place photographed and its
function. Do the activity on the blog.

Today we have Monday, the 4th (fourth) of January

I wish you a happy New Year secondand sixteen!


Erfolg (-e) success, success
love l'amour
those Gesundheit la santé
das Gluck luck, happiness
peace la paix
the friendship l'amitié
the money l'argent
the joy la joie

Improving the test

Today we have Thursday, the 17th (seventeenth) December. I


made birth on seventeen November.
My birthday is on the secondmost of November. l'éléve
garon
primary school
school
the girl student
school materials
Learn
the canteen
the Pausenhof
the classroom the
auditorium
the room
read the
gymnasium in
the sports hall
Work
The The The

the room the gymnasium the the


the Pausenhof classroom canteen
the
auditoriu
m
the sports hall
homework maths: it's translated backwards. We break down: we separate
the words. The most important in German is at the end.
Math House Tasks
Today we have Monday, the 11th (eleventh) Of January

Mini-Mission2: I write my schedule


The hoursplan of Lena
Wortschatz
the 1st (first) hour la 1're heure
→ in the first hour en 1're heure
die Stunde (-n) time (duration)
in the morning le matin
am Nachmittag in the afternoon
der Klassenlehrer the head teacher

Situating in time
Is it Wann? When's it going to be?
Wann hast of the Franzisch? When are you French?
How much clock ? A quelle heure ?
How much clock do you have history ? A quelle heure as-tu histoire ?
Day/daytime: am Vormittag in the morning
* um - precise time: um 8 Uhr 10 (8.10) at 8:10 a.m.
* von - hour - bis - time: von 8.10 bis 8.55 from 8:10 a.m. to 8:55 a.m.
for example : Lena has German on Monday morning from 8am to
8.45am.

Today we have Thursday, the 14th (fourteenth) January

The present of haben


To have
I haband We habin
Of hast Your habt
er, it, her, man (on) hat you, habin
you
The radical loses its /b/ to the 2nd and 3rd people of the singular.
Fuer Montag, den 18. Januar: I know the lexicon, the conjugation of
haben. I know how to talk about my schedule.

Today we have Monday, the 18th (eighteenth) January

Tongue breaker
A smiling llama runs slowly.

Exercise

s 2.
I have English at10am55 on Thursday morning. I did
sports at 10am05.
I have break from 9am50am to 10am05 in the
morning. I have art from 2pm30pm to 3pm20.
I have history at 1pm30.
I have biology on Monday afternoon from 1.30 p.m. to 2.50 p.m.

3.
have, have,
have, have
Der Dienstag: I know the new
Zungenbrecher by heart (intonation, pronunciation,
rhythm)
I repeat the song for the PDA
For Thursday: test sur la conjugaison de have. Revoir pour le PDA.

Today we have Monday, the 25th (twenty-fifth) of January

My favorite subject
My favourite subject
das Fach ('on)the school subject
The best score inGermany is 1+.
The worst score in Germany is a 6.3- is the
average.

The Testimony of Lena


das Zeugnis (-se)the school reportcard
Lena has good grades in mathematics, French and English.
Lena has poor grades in music, religion/ethics and art. Lena's
favorite subject is French.
I have good grades in ...
My favorite subject is ...
In German I have a ...

Vocabulary
the teacher (-) le professeur
the teacher (-nen) la professeur
der Stundenplan the schedule
die Note (-n) note
good bon
bad mauvais
What grade do you have in ... ? Source note as-tu en ... ?
Fer Donnerstag, den 28. Januar: I speak about my schedule and my
favorite subjects on the notebook. I'm getting my test signed.
Fuer Montag, den 01. Februar: I send on Pronote my text about
school (time, notes, favorite subject, ...).

Exercises
There are many different plurals.
The
Computer Science Room, Teacher, Physics Room, Room, Student
The
Rooms, Classrooms, Teacher's Room
The
Teacher, Hour, Student, School
-er: male
-in, -e: feminine
-zimmer: neutral
-raum: male

Situating in time
Wann and am are used to ask for and indicate a date or day.
... at how much clock et around ... un horaire.
... von ... bis to indicate a duration.
a→ Anna has religion on Wednesday and Thursday.
b→ The breaks are from 10.10am to 10.35am and 12.50pm.c→
Anna has French on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
d→ Anna has sport on Thursday at 7am55. e→
Anna has geography on Wednesday and Friday.

4.
How much time did you German ?
When does he have karate?
How much clock do you have
maths ? When is it coming?

6.
I have... I have... We do... When do you have sports ? Did you...? He
has... We have

Mini-Mission 3: I create a club poster


Today we have Thursday, the 4th (fourth) of February

The project week


In all German schools, a themed week is organised every year. During
this event, the clubs present their work, projects, shows or offer
workshops and various events.

So many talents
the AG = the club in the school
What class are you in? → I'm in the 8B/in the eighthK. Which
grammar schooldo you go to? → I go to
De Boigne High School.

The AGs
das Kino the cinema
die Probe (-n) rehearsal
die Auff-hrung (-en)the theatrical performance
write* écrire
are interested in s'intéresser
after the lessonsapr s les cours

The AGs in the Gymnasium


In my school there is a ...-AG.
theater, cinema, rugby, basketball, swimming, skiing, manga, choir,
graffiti, orchestra, dance, chess (échecs), hip hop, drawing (dessin)

Active and creative


Fer Donnerstag, den 11. Februar: I know vocabulary by heart
(pronunciation and writing)
train
spielen play
proben repeat
sprayen tagging
That's great! c'est super!
But that's interesting! Mais c'est intéressant!
Cool! Cool!

The rental
It is a circumstantial complement of place that indicates where you
are. He answers the question: Wo?
forexample: in the AG, in the auditorium; in the stadium, on the
pausenhof. En allemand, on utilise le datif apr s les prépositions.
in = in + the
dem: for the masculine and the neutral
dative der: for the feminine dative
I train in the (in) gymnasium / in the stadium / in the footballhall
basketball.
We play in the Aula Theater.
I play with my friends in the yard / in the stadium. I learn
history in the work room / in the history room.

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