Watch authentic German Treffpunkt Berlin Video and have discussion about the characters and content of meeting in Cafe Julia. New vocabulary discussion and review of previous viewing and vocabulary discussion. Listening for specific details/content ie words we know - numbers, etc.

Practiced German numbers using own address, telephone number and age to ask each other questions. German culture when answering telephone - say name. Discussed in English authentic German video we were going to watch. Gave key words and names. Watched once and discussed 3 things Ben remembered from it. Rewatched sections asking Ben to listen for certain information only - number for class, and what drinks the students were ordering.

Reviewed vocabulary for Land, Adresse, Stadt, cultural differences in how Germans write their addresses. Learned new numbers 20-30, practiced speaking in German doing addition and subtraction with the numbers. Watched counting video as well to refresh memory.

Reviewed hmwk from last day - Wie geht's, Gesten u Ben's drawing from his presentation. Watched video and practiced counting to 20 and pronunciation tips. Started pg 16 in the textbook with an authentic contact list "die Kontaktliste" to go over the cultural differences with addresses and numbers while practicing to use them.

Presentation project continuation for Irish Heritage - relation of German history to Ireland's in the context of potatoes and their affect on culture and why and how they became so popular and important to both peoples. Artwork accompanying presentation - sketch.

Tied in the historical significance of the potato to Germany, following upon Ben's heritage presentation on its significance to Ireland. Discussed the significances to both countries and their citizens. Touched on the grammatical differences of nouns in English to those in German - capitalization and gender. das Buch. die Kartoffel (potato)

Heritage Presentation on Dublin, Ireland and the Potato War, reason for migration, how it shaped the culture and people of Ireland; resources grain, barley fish - oral description of religious divide and colonization by Britain accompanied by a beautifully sketched depiction of the same.

Reviewed vocabulary using 2 Blooket games. Then watched Octoberfest video on the historical significance of the 16 day celebration and its origins and what it means for Germans today. Then reviewed numbers and our birthdays and sang Happy Birthday song in German.

Discussed the history of how Germany became two Germanys - East and West - after WWII and then its reunification and impact on the Germans. Watched a video documenting the events and listening to people's reactions and feelings about it. Filled out a timeline of events leading up to October 3, 1990 and also discussed the 33 years since the reunification.

Watched video of young German teenagers talking about where they are from. Matching and fill in the blank exercises using new and known vocabulary words. Then we practiced new vocabulary asking each other where we are from. new verb - sein to be. kommen to come