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German Week 2 - Wednesday 6 May Today's lesson we looked at Germany and its culture. What Can you Remember about today's lesson? List everything by filling in the table below. Remember to add as much as you can.

There are many beautiful castles in Germany. There were dangerous gangs that came up from Germany e.g:Nazi. Jewish people celebrate a. German and Jewish people are pretty different even though the are born in the same place. || The word "kindergarten" is from Germany The German language is similar to the English. Some words in German are spelt the same in English. || The German flag is Black,Red and Gold ||
 * German Culture || German Language || Other ||
 * German people celebrate Christmas early and finish at a different time.

German Week 3 - Wednesday 13 May Today's Lesson we looked at The Alphabet and how the letters of the alphabet sound.

Below write your name using the letter sounds of the alphabet. Once you have written you name, also write down the letter of the Alphabet you were given, and see if you can find 3 words that begin with that letter in German and write their English meaning beside. (The school library has a dictionary, there are also online ones) E.g. Miss Donaldson - m-e-s-s Dey-oh-n-ah-l-dey-s-oh-n Letter s - Der Schloss - Castle, Schokolade - Chocolate, Schmitterling - Butterfly.

Anihera- ah-n-e-h-ey-rrrrr-ah

Jacke-Jaket Jetzt-now Ja-yes

Jade - Yacht - Ah = Dey - Eh

Auto - Car Apfel - Apple Acht - Eight

German Week 3 - Wednesday 20 May

Todays Lesson we looked at days of the week and Greetings.

This week you need to Write down activities you do and the days of the week that you do them in correct German. Choose at least 3. Jazz-Mittwoch-(Wednesday) Hip Hop-Donnerstag(Thrusday) Netball-Samstag-(Saturday)

Nina Montag - Jazz Dienstag - Drama Mittwoch - Deutsch

Montag Dienstag

Hiphop - Dienstag Famine - Sonntag & Samstag Netball - Samstag Rocksolid - Donnerstag

Challenge : Everytime you see myself or a fellow German student, you must greet them with the correct greeting. Well done to those who already have.

Reasearch your group topic of - Celebrations. Try to write about 2 celebrations in more depth. B ring all this information with you to the next lesson to work on your posters.

German Week 5 - Wednesday 27 May Today we looked at all the different ways of greeting people, and Germany's recent History

Below write down a greeting, and give a scenario when you would use it. E.g. Guten Morgen - Greeting Frau Donaldson in the corridor in the morning. RESEARCH: In order to find out more about Germany's recent History, Find and interesting fact or story about East and West Germany or Berlin, or the Berlin Wall. There is lots of information out there. Mrs Beard, will be able to help you in the Library. Write it Below with your name in front so i can identify who has written what statement. E.g. Miss Donaldson - The wall came down in 1989 and germany was reunified in 1990

Jade - The Berlin wall was about 12 feet high Guten Tag - Greeting Frau Donaldson After 12 o'clock so the afternoon at lunch on wards

Nina - There were about 5000 successful attempts to cross the Berlin Wall Tag - Greeting a friend informally

Anihera - Hallo - Whenever during the day The Berlin wall was more than 140 km long (87 miles)

Petra - Guten morgen- in the morning The wall seperated lots of families

So far, you have all displayed positive attitudes in class, and a good wilingness to learn. KEEP IT UP! it is great to see.
German Week 7 - Wednesday 10th June 2009 Today we looked at our fantastic posters, to learn a little bit more about German culture and some of the different letters they have ä ö ü and ß. We learnt some phrases that matched our posters.

This week you need to:
 * choose a poster and in the space below write down a piece of German culture you learnt about from that group sharing

Jade - Lot's of people and children in Germany play tennis.It is the second most played sport in Germany. Nina - Lederhosen is a type of German clothing Anihera - soccer is the main sport played in Germany as well as tennis.


 * Write a conversation in the space below between you and a Famous person (of your choice or see Miss Donaldson for a piece of paper with one written on). Make sure both of you have a greeting and farewell and that you use the correct formal or informal language. (when talking to someone older, it is polite to use formal language, and greet them with their last name (Herr = Mr, Frau = Mrs) when someone is speaking to someone of the same or younger age they can use informal)

Jade - Guten Tag / Auf Wiedersehen

Nina - Hallo Monsieur Mangetout Hallo Nina Bis bald Monsieur Bis bald nina

Anihera - Tag / Auf Wiedersehen

Remember to keep up the hard work you are doing in class, and don't forget to finish the crosswords. TOLL!

German Week 8 - Wednesday 17th June 2009

Today we looked at how to ask what's your name? both formally and informally and how to correctly reply. We also looked at numbers between 1 and 10. Remember to practice, practice, practice your pronunciation.

This week you need to:-


 * Using your conversation from last week, or create a new one if it was not correct and add asking the famous person's name and the correct reply and asking your name and the correct reply.

E.G. Null = Zero - I will remember this number because it is similiar to the word nil which is used to describe zero when someone does not get any points in a game.
 * Choose a number that we learnt today. Write it out correctly in German then add a line next to it to say how you will remember it.

Jade - Zehn - I will remember this number because it sounds and looks a bit like the number 10.

Nina - Neun - I will remember this number because it sounds like nine.

Anihera - Sechs - I will remeber this number because it sounds the same to the English 6.


 * What is something you learnt from watching the video about the first day for new entrants in Germany?

Jade - Something I learnt from the video is that they get cones that have presents and lollies in them. They start when they are seven.

Nina - They all start on the same day and get treated really nicely!

Anihera - I learnt from the video that the year 2s put on a concert for the beginners to make them feel welcome!!!

**German Week 11 - Wednesday 22 Jul****y**

This week we looked at how to ask someones age.

Using the conversation you created on the last week of school last term, add in asking the person's age before saying good bye. Type your name - then the whole conversation below.

Nina - Hallo. Guten Tag. Wie Heiße Margaret. Und Wie Hießen Sie? Ich Heiße Sally. Wie gehts? Wunderbar. Wie geht es ihnen? Geht so. Wie alt Bist du? Ich bin zwolf jahre alt. Auf Wiedersehen. Bis Bald.

Cultural Aspect - Germany has many of the same film's as us but they also make their own films. Research and see if you can find the names of any recent films that have been made in Germany. Can you watch German films in New Zealand? if yes when?

Nina - I'm not too sure what you meant by recent, but the closest I could find to today, was about 2006. I got: - Die Wieße Rose (The White Rose) - Die Wolke - Elementarteilchen I know New Zealanders can watch German films on the Internet, but I don't think we can go to the Cinema to see a German movie, or go to Video Ezy and get out a German movie. We could probably get a German movie off the internet illegally. references: http://en.allexperts.com/q/World-Film-3088/recent-German-films.htm.

Extra (optional) - If you gain permission from your parents, see if you can find a trailer or clip of your favourite movie in German. Bring the info to class next week and we can have a look at it.

Remember to start your Question Chain - Don't worry about the spelling just give it a go as best you can!!!!!

Jade_wie alt bist du? Nina_Ich bin zwölf Jahre alt zwölf. Wie gehts? Anihera_Ich bin elf Jahre alt. was ist euer name?

Jade and Anihera where is your conversation? Remember to read and complete the whole thing.

**Wednesday 29 July - Week 12**

This week we looked at asking where you come from.

Using the conversation you used last week, or if you did not do it last week the conversation in your book that you wrote with me in the last 2 weeks of term Add extra lines about where your characters come from. Be creative. I have a map in my room if you would like to look up countries around Germany.

Nina - Hallo Guten Tag Wie heißt du? Ich heiße Sally. Wie gehts? Wunderbar. Wie geht es ihnen? Geht so. Woher kommst du? Ich komme aus Neuseeland. Wie alt sind sie? Ich bin zwanzig jahre alt. Auf Wiedersehen Bis bald!

Anihera - Hallo Tag Wie heisst du? Ich heisst Amanda. whoer Kommen Sie? Ich America kommen sie. wie gehts? wunderbar. Bis Bald

an not get your licence until you are 18 years old. Bikes are really really popular in Germany. There are many reasons for this. Why do you think it could be? If you were on an exchange in Germany how would this affect you?

dehyana_ i think bikes are popular because it is aother way to get around.this would affect me because my legs might get saw after a while.

Nina - If you can't drive, how else are you supposed to get around? If I was on an exchange in germany, it would affect me as I don't normally use my bike (sadly). I think it would be great though.

Anihera - I think bike are so popular because that is the only transport for people under 18 years old. This would affect me because I hate riding bikes because I would look nerdy..

Jade_ I think bikes are popular because they are fun to ride on at the same time you are excercising while geting around. This would effect me because I like to ride bikes and it would be easy for me to get around.

** Wednesday 5 August - Week 13 **

Today we looked at how to say where someone lives and Farben.

1) Continue your conversation to include where the person lives, remember to make sure it is a city found in the country your people come from. Remember to include it for each person as well.

Jade_P1_Hallo P2_Guten Tag P1_Wie hießt du? P2_ Ich hieße Margret, und Wie hießen sie? P1_Ich hieße Sally. Wie geht's? P2_Wunderbar! Wie geht's es ihnen? P1_Geht so.Wie alt bist du? P2_Ich bin sechzehn Jahre alt, und Wie alt sind sie? P1_Ich bin fünfzehn Jahre alt. Woher kommst du? P2_ Ich komme aus Neuseeland. Woher kommen sie? P1_ Ich komme aus Neuseeland. Wo wohnst du? P2_ Ich wohne in Lower Hutt. Wo wohnen sie? P1_ Ich wohne in Maungaraki. Auf Wiedersehen. P2_ Bis bald!

Anihera P1_Hallo P2_Tag P1_Wie hiesst du? P2_Ich hiesse Peter, und Wie hiessen sie? P1_Ich hiesse Mandy, Wie gehts? P2_Wunderbar!.

Nina - Hallo Guten tag Wie heiße du? Ich heiße Sally. Wie gehts? Wunderbar. Wie geht es ihnen? Geht so. Woher kommst du? Ich komme aus Neuseeland. Wo wohnen sie? Ich wohne in Petone. Auf Wiedersehen. Bis bald!

2) Choose 3 new words from this weeks lesson and write how they are similar to your mother tongue (this does not necessarily mean english). Why are they similar what links can you make?

3) Try out this game - there are others as well below if you wish to try those as well all about colours [|German Colours Games] Jade_I palyed the game Nina - i played it too found it a bit odd first time it was __Silber__ i hadnt heard of that. Also i had a 7 letter word & there was only 1 vowel in it! Is that right?

Cultural Corner - As you saw on the video German houses are different from ours. Compare and contrast, your house to a German house, this could be one on the video or if your remember my pictures from the first week or you could research about some on the internet. What is different?, what is the same? if you were on an exchange in Germany what would you expect to see?

Nina - Well, the houses are quite similar really, except for the darkness at night with those curtains. I can't remember what they were called, but they made the whole house go black at night.

German Week 6 - Wednesday 26 August

This week we looked at birthdays, find out the Geburtstag of everyone in your family and record them in the correct way below. Remember to include Namen and Datum. you could also ask your friends and record these.

Nina - Namen - Mutter (steph) Datum - Zwanzigundviersten September Namen - Vater (rick) Datum - Zwanzigundneunsten Mäi Namun - Bruder (conor) Datum - Neunten Juni

Jade _ Namen _ Taylor (older brother) Datum_achtundzwanzigten Juli Namen_Harrison(younger brother) Datum_siebzehnten September Namen_Riley (youngest brother) Datum_zehnte Juni Namen_Dennise (mum) Datum_achten April Namen_Daniel (dad) Datum_vierte oktober

Anihera_ Namen_Shauni (sister) Datum_ drienten April Nmaen_ Michael (dad) Datum_ funfzwanzigten Febuary. Namen_ Harata (mum) Datum_ sicten marz. Remember to write a new question Chain (this is to happen every week)

Cultural Corner - Birthdays in Germany, you watched a video about birthdays in germany. Also do some internet research.

What is different? what is the same? what surprised you? if you were in Germany on an exchange what would it mean for your birthday? (Think about seasons as well)

Nina - Well, most birthdays I go to involve heaps of friends, not so much relatives, and we end up going somewhere like LazerStrike or Bowland. And we probably wouldn't stay home all day Though things like cake and prezzies are basically the same What surprised me was the fact that no kids were against this! If you take a kid from HERE, and say "For your birthday we're just inviting Aunty Ellis and Uncle Bob, and maybe Great Granmama And Granpapa, and we aren't going to LazerSquadron-ExtremeAmmunition-Stunting Grounds like you wanted." they'd probably have an ExtremeScream and shoot LazerTears out their eyes!

dehyana_ well some of my birthdays iv'e hade, have been with my family but then i do have a least 4-5 friends the most friends i have had has been 7-12, then we always go out and don't send alot of time at home. the difference between NZ and gremany is that gremany only have relitives most of the time and in NZ we always/mostly have friends over. the things are the same is we celebrate our birthdays and have cake and presants and people to celebrate with you.The things that surprised me was that New Zealand and Germany have a lot of things in comen and one of the things is how we celebrate our bithday's

Jade_ Well my birthday's have always been with friends and on my birthday I have family over but a couple of friends then I have the party with friends. The presents would be the same. But here we would go to paintballing or gocarting as apposed to sitting at home with Uncle Jo and Aunt Elda. What supprised me would have to be that the children dont mind having only family and no friends over or just relatives!!

Anihera-_ In Germany for birthdays they don't always have many friends over its just usually with the family to celebrate the birthday. The same thing that German people do as well as us is we sing "Happy Birthday" in the same languge. What suprised me was how much food they have made for the birthday.

German Week 18 - Wednesday 9 September REVISE REVISE REVISE

Next week in your test, remember to reivse all your work, use the wiki to look back.

Create a really long question chain... how long can you make it this week?

Write a biography for someelse, using this weeks example to help you. This person could be completely made up or it could be someone famous, or even just a friend. Remember to watch out for spelling!

SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK! GOOD LUCK!