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Page 1: Die Nachbarn
Page 2: Interpersonal Speaking Bounce Cards
Expressing Your Opinion:
Ich bin der Meinung/Ansicht, dass... (In my opinion)
Meiner Meinung nach... (In my opinion)
Ich glaube... (I believe that)
Ich denke... (I think that...)
Ich meine, dass ... (By that I mean that...)
Agreeing:
Ich bin ganz/völlig deiner/Ihrer Meinung. (I totally agree with you)
Das finde ich auch. (I agree with you)
Ich denke darüber genauso. (I agree!)
Ich bin damit einverstanden. (I agree!)
Ich bin dafür. (I agree).
Disagreeing:
Ich bin ganz/völlig anderer Meinung. (I completely disagree)
Ich stimme mit dir/Ihnen nicht zu. (I don't agree with you)
Ich bin damit nicht einverstanden. (I don't agree with that)
Ich bin dagegen. (I disagree).
Saying You Have No Idea:
Ich habe keine Ahnung. (I have no idea)
Mir fällt nichts ein. (I have no clue)
Responding to a Suggestion:
Gute Idee! (Great idea!)
Nicht schlecht! (Not bad!)
Vielleicht! (Maybe!)
Meinst du? (Do you think so?)
Du spinnst! (You are crazy!)
Making an Observation:
Ich merke, dass (VK)... (I notice that...)
Es fällt mir auf, dass (VK)... (It occurs to me that...)
Es scheint, als ob... (It seems as if...)
Expressing Doubts:
Ich bin nicht sicher, ob (VK)... (I am not sure if...)
Das stimmt nicht. (It is not true.)
Asking for Clarification:
Wie meinst du das? (What do you mean by that?)
Kannst du es bitte verdeutlichen? (Can you please clarify?)
Asking Someone to Repeat Something:
Wie bitte? (How is that again? What did you say?)
Offering Solutions:
Es wäre besser, wenn ... (It would be better if...)
Ich schlage vor, dass ... (I suggest that...)
How to Actively Listen:
Echt?/Ach ja?... (Really?)
Wie auch immer.. (Anyway...)
Das hört sich gut an. (That sounds good.)
Saying Someone is Right or Not:
Du hast Recht. (You are right.)
Es stimmt. (It is true.)
Es stimmt nicht. (It is not true.)
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Page 4: Writing a Letter to a Friend or Relative in German
Parts of the Letter:
Date:
Starts with the place from where you are writing.
Example: Wellesley, den 3. September 2020
Greeting:
Use Liebe for female, and Lieber for male people.
Example: Liebe Natascha,
Body:
Start your body with the reason why you are writing.
Concluding Sentence:
Example: Ich warte auf eine Antwort von Dir.
Closing:
Use dein if the person who is writing the letter is a boy.
Note that the closing is always on the left side.
Example: Liebe Grüße, Deine Marie
Additional Useful Phrases for Letters:
Greeting:
Hallo Julia/Paul
Concluding Sentence:
Ich warte auf eine Antwort von Dir/Euch/Ihnen.
Closing:
Viele Grüße
Herzliche Grüße
Bis bald
Ich hoffe, du antwortest bald.
Tschüss
Page 5: Expanding Sentences Using Verb Bringers
Verb Position in a Sentence Introduced by a Verb Bringer (VB):
When using a "Verb Bringer" (such as time expressions), the verb comes directly after the verb bringer and before the subject.
Word Order:
Verb Bringer → Verb → Subject → Rest of the sentence
Examples of Verb Bringers:
Zuerst, erstens (first)
Anfangs: (at first/first)
Zunächst (to begin with)
Im Gegensatz zu... (in contrast to...)
Zusammenfassend: (in summary)
Sequencing Events:
zuletzt (finally)
schließlich (finally/in conclusion)
zum Schluss: (At the end)
später (later on)
Expressions of Opinion:
Meiner Meinung nach (In my opinion)
In anderen Worten (In other words)
Listing Things Out:
Einerseits... andererseits... (On one hand... on the other hand...)
Deshalb/deswegen: (That's why / therefore)
Other adverbs and conjunctions:
Auf alle Fälle: (in any case)
In diesem Fall: (in this/that case)
trotzdem: (nevertheless)
jedoch: (however)
nun: (now)
plötzlich: (suddenly)
vor langer Zeit: (A long time ago)
Page 6: Expanding Sentences Using Verb Kickers
Verb Position in a Sentence Extended by a Verb Kicker (VK):
When expanding a sentence with a subordinating conjunction (Verb Kickers), move the conjugated verb to the end of the sentence.
Main Clause and Verb Kicker Clause:
Example: Wir lernen viel, weil wir gute Noten haben wollen. (We learn a lot because we want to have good grades)
Verb Kicker Clause:
Obwohl wir viel für die Prüfung lernen, bekommen wir nie eine gute Note. (Although we study a lot for the exam, we never get a good grade)
Other Verb Kickers:
damit: so that
obwohl: although
weil: because
wenn: whenever/if
dass: that
ob: whether
bevor: before
nachdem: after
solange: as long as
während: while
falls: in case
sodass: so that
zumal: especially as
Learning Goals:
I can identify the character of a story.
I can narrate a story: Die Nachbarn.
Introduction: Introduce your topic by addressing the points below:
What: (what happened)
Where: (where did this occur)
Who: (who was involved here) - How: (how did events unfold?)
Questions to consider during reports.