Kapitel 3 Quiz 3 - 7 completed in Class - up to Q 8 Hmwk and 9 Essay question for Tuesday.

Completed Kapitel 12 review online questions in prep for quiz/test Thursday. Discussed TV system in Germany - advantages and disadvantages as compared with American tv programs.

5 sentences in German about the weekend.

P 390 - 391 Reviewed Subjunctive 1 - indirect discourse vs Subjunctive 2 - polite requests, wishes, hypothetical situations
Online exercises 9 and 10

Kapitel 13 - online questions 3-5 - fill in the blank vocabulary questions on news and media and computer work ie bloggen, schicken etc and grammar um zu constructions. Then watched two videos in German - one on Germans and their ideas about Canada and then the second on Germans and America. Short discussion to be continued Tuesday.

Deutsch Na Klar - Kapitel 13 Review online - Exercises 1-3 Vocabulary Medien - authentic listening exercises news and headlines questions - matching vocabulary questions.

Discussed the five sentences in the past tense of what Joshua did on the weekend. Then Joshua completed his "Wanderlust" project on why Germans love the outdoors and travelling, and the historical and cultural role that hiking plays for them, and handed it in.

Discussed some geographical and cultural differences between Canada, USA and Germany. Then watched Meet the Germans West Germany and Joshua took notes of significant cultural factors.

Joshua worked on facts about West Germany, including key cities, where they are located, what they are known for, and points of interest. Joshua viewed YouTube videos to assist him in his research (The Germans Road Trip West). He worked independently and completed the assignment. Joshua noted that the area of South Germany is his favorite part of the country as he has already studied it and identified Bavaria in particular, as he enjoys its nature and quaint villages.

5 sentences - was hast du am Wochenende gemacht? Viewed short clip of Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman - Con te partiro.
Discussed video Southern Germany - Meet the Germans - Watched part 4 West Germany meet the Germans.

We watched the Meet the Germans Road Trip 2 Southern Germany video and discussed the cultural traditions and important points about the south. Discussed vocabulary such as dirndl, Tracht etc.