Topic Two (1.2): Wie schmeckt’s?
Objectives for this topic
- Buying food
- Using mir and dir
Introduction
In this topic, you will learn how to buy food in German. You will also discover the dative case of the personal pronouns ich and du.
Working through your coursebook
Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:
- Complete exercise 1 on page 100. Listen to the audio and state the price for each item.
LISTEN – Audio Exercise 1 Links to an external site.
Extra: for extra listening practice, why not listen to the audio again once you have corrected your answers?
- Complete exercise 2 on page 100. Write dialogues about what to buy and how much it is. Read the Tipp box to help you.
Extra: why not add several items, rather than just one? Then translate the sentences into English.
- Complete exercise 3 on page 101. Read the text and complete the table.
- Read the Strategie box on page 101 to find out more about how to justify opinions.
Review
- Complete exercise 4 on page 101. Write a paragraph about what you like eating. Aim for at least 50 words.
Extra: why not give a reason for your opinion? To add more depth, you could also add what you don’t like eating.
Interactive Kerboodle activities
Log into Kerboodle and complete the following activities for this module:
- Complete this grammar activity to practise mir and dir:
PRACTISE – Using mir and dir (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete this listening activity about buying food:
LISTEN – Buying Food (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete this reading and translation worksheet:
COMPLETE – Reading and Translation Worksheet (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete this speaking activity:
PRACTISE – Talking about what you eat and drink (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete this strategy worksheet on giving opinions on German:
COMPLETE – Strategy Worksheet on Justifying Opinions (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
Support and extension exercises for this topic
- Watch the following video for a song about was isst du gern:
WATCH – Was isst du gern (YouTube) Links to an external site.
Check your answers
If you would like to check your answers for this topic, you can do so by consulting the Echt module answers for Topic 1.2.
CHECK – Answers 1.2 Download CHECK – Answers 1.2
CHECK – Worksheet Answers 1.2 Download CHECK – Worksheet Answers 1.2
CHECK – Audio 1.2 Links to an external site.
Grammar Alert
Study the Grammatik box on Page 101 to learn about mir and dir
Vocabulary
Study the vocabulary section Wie schmeckt’s? on page 116 of your textbook.