The videos were on places to visit in Switzerland and Austria. Elise texted that Ben was here and I tried calling several times right up to the end, but I never received a reply back so I'm writing down what was expected during class time.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Ben did not show up for his lesson today, but I understand he was at school. Thank you.
Went over a PowerPoint presentation on clothing with pictures and vocabulary to help Ben translate his worksheet on vocabulary. Then began working on a word search for Kleidung. At the end of class reviewed the terms with a Blooket.
Schnitzel Presentation - Ben's Cooking Show in German
Lesson Outline
Watched Ben's excellent German video presentation and description in German of him cooking a Schnitzel mit Kartoffeln und Beeren.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
The last 15 minutes I was unable to get reconnected to Ben after we were disconnected. An alert came up that the network quality was bad and then I lost connection to him. For the rest of the class time I was unable to reach him.
Kleidung - Clothing - vocabulary new
Video on clothing styles and culture in Germany followed by a powerpoint on main terms for clothing. Short conversation describing what we were wearing ie ich trage ein T-shirt und Jeans.
Meet the Germans 7 weird Things about Germany - Clothing Vocab.
Lesson Outline
Video - Meet the Germans - 7 unusual things about Germany - Kohlrabi to seasonal tires. discussion. Then Blooket on new vocabulary - Clothing- Kleidung
Discussion - what Germany thinks of USA/Canada - Begin Projekt - Schnitzel
Lesson Outline
Discussed pros and cons of stereotyping in the videos Easy German what do Germans think of US and Canada. Then time to work on project - How to cook a schnitzel - ingredients etc.
German stereotypes of culture/people in US/Canada - Cooking project prep
Lesson Outline
Discussion following German videos with English sub-titles from "Easy German" on differences between US/Canada and Germany - and their opinions on what it's like to live in those countries. Advantages-disadvantages - stereotypes - true/false. Bullying in school - appearances - less important in Germany.
Begin brainstorming for cooking project - Schnitzel