This slidecast is to present information to German 1 students while I am absent. The information is basically an introduction to the German language

1. An Invitation to
Learn German!
Lesson for Thursday, August
30th

2. Alle Willkommen!
 German as a picturesque language
 Compound nouns
 German words that we use in English
 Cognates (English words with German
roots)
 Possible careers
 Those listed on the paper, but a whole
lot more! Any job that can be performed
in English can be performed in German

3. Best guess activity (pp. 3-6)
 With a partner, try to answer the multiple choice
questions in this section.
 Some of the words discussed in this segment are:
Kindergarten Landhaus
Jahrhundert Gasthaus
kaputt Stillstand
Gesundheit Volkswagen
wunderbar Achtung
falsch Hilfe
 Write down three things you noticed about the
German language by completing this activity

4. Partner Activity (p. 7)
 Witha partner (one that can access Internet
through a Mobile Learning device—cell phone)
 Answer the questions listed on the page based on
researching a specific region of Germany. You may
choose from:
Bavaria North Rhine-Westphalia Berlin
Bremen Baden-Wurttemberg Saxony
Hamburg Lower Saxony Hessen
Rhineland-Palatinate Mecklenburg-Pomerania
Thuringia Saxony-Anhalt Saarland
Schleswig-Holstein Brandenburg
 Write the answers in the blanks. Be sure your name is
on the paper. You will be turning this in for a grade.

5. To sum up:
 Introduction to German language
 Best guess activity (partner/group of 3)- try to use
what you know to guess what German words
might mean
 Partner activity (group of three if necessary)-
learn a little more about a specific region of
Germany (your group may choose whichever
region they want—even if another group is
researching that region)
 SCHÖNES WOCHENENDE!!!! Bis Dienstag!!!
 (the squeaking was my dog playing with a toy)