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8 | (7) |
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Speech intentions: introducing yourself or s.o. else; asking s.o.'s name; asking for a room |
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Situations/Topics/Places: introducing the actors; hotel reception; Freiburg |
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Grammar: statements; questions with and without a question word; conjugation: Present Tense Singular; personal pronouns: ich, du, sie, Sie; definite article: der, die, das; indefinite article: ein; negation: nicht |
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15 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: asking and giving the time; asking for and giving information |
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Situations/Topics/Places: getting up; in the cafeteria; Nuremburg |
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Grammar: modal verb: mussen; personal pronoun: wir; conjugation: Present Tense Singular; Wie spat? |
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21 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: asking about, choosing and buying things; asking the price and reacting to it; refusing s.th. |
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Situations/Topics/Places: in an antique shop; in a clothing store; Hamburg |
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Grammar: modal verb: mogen; declension: plural of nouns; indefinite article: eine; negation: keine; definite pronoun: die, das; Wieviel? Wo? Was? |
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27 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: introducing yourself; saying how you feel; asking and determining who s.th. belongs to; addressing people |
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Situations/Topics/Places: arguing about clothes; show; plant nursery in Dusseldorf |
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Grammar: verb: sein; possessive pronouns: mein/e, dein/e; declension: accusative singular (definite and indefinite article); preposition: fur |
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33 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: asking about and discussing vacation plans; deciding where to go; suggesting s.th. |
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Situations/Topics/Places: talking about vacations; leaving for a trip; picnic near Lake Constance |
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Grammar: modal verbs: wollen, mussen; preposition: nach; verbs with separable prefix; personal pronoun: ihr; Wohin? Wann? |
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39 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: saying thanks for a gift; expressing likes and dislikes; saying you're sorry; insisting on s.th.; refusing s.th. |
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Situations/Topics/Places: giving presents; in a boutique; playground/parking lot |
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Grammar: declension: accusative (personal pronouns: mich, dich, uns; definite/indefinite article: den, einen); negation: nicht vs. kein; es gibt |
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45 | (7) |
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Speech intentions: prohibiting s.th.; asking s.o. to do s.th.; expressing inability to do s.th.; asking for help; asking for and giving directions |
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Situations/Topics/Places: parking problems; finding your way in the city; Berlin |
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Grammar: modal verbs: durfen, konnen; verbs with dative complement; adverbs of location and direction: rechts, links, geradeaus; declension: dative (personal pronouns: ihm, mir, lhnen); Wem? |
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52 | (5) |
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Speech intentions: expressing past actions and events; asking where s.th. is; giving information |
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Situations/Topics/Places: before leaving the house; playing with a model airplane; wedding; soccer game in Munich |
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Grammar: conjugation: Imperfect Tense (haben, sein); declension: accusative (personal pronouns: ihn, sie, es); prepositions taking either dative or accusative: auf, neben, in + dative |
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57 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: talking about past actions and events; asking for s.th.; |
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Situations/Topics/Places: waking up; in a cafe; sightseeing in Bonn |
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Grammar: conjugation: Perfect Tense with haben (regular verbs); verbs with dative and accusative complements |
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63 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: describing s.th.; comparing s.th.; expressing preference(s) |
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Situations/Topics/Places: furnishing an apartment; looking for and renting an apartment; Freiburg |
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Grammar: adjective: attributive and predicative position; comparison; comparative sentences; diese, andere; prepositions taking either dative or accusative: auf, neben, in + accusative |
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69 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: looking for s.o.; expressing like and dislike; refusing; contradicting; asking questions |
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Situations/Topics/Places: buying a house; TV interview; employees' meeting |
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Grammar: conjugation: sein; fur, dafur/gegen, dagegen; verbs with prepositional complement; Worauf? Woruber? Worum? |
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75 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: expressing a wish; asking whether a wish can be fulfilled; ordering food and drinks; making suggestions |
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Situations/Topics/Places: marriage bureau; restaurant; birthday celebration in Hamburg |
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Grammar: Subjunctive: ich mochte, ich hatte gern, ich ware; adjective: attributive position |
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81 | (7) |
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Speech intentions: referring to s.th. in the future; expressing change |
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Situations/Topics/Places: weather forecast; the first day at a new job; violin lesson; a car factory in Bremen |
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Grammar: conjugation: Future Tense; verb: werden; subordinate clause with da? |
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88 | (7) |
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Speech intentions: asking politely; asking for help; asking s.o. to do s.th. |
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Situations/Topics/Places: library; stroll through Salzburg |
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Grammar: conjugation: Subjunctive (wurde + infinitive); imperative |
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95 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: expressing time; giving reasons for s.th.; asking how s.o. is; locating pains |
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Situations/Topics/Places: selling newspapers; colors; buying a car; visit to the doctor's; churches and castles in Bavaria |
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101 | (5) |
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Speech intentions: telling about past actions and events |
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Situations/Topics/Places: beach; burglary; Berlin |
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Grammar: conjugation: Perfect Tense with sein and haben (regular and irregular verbs) |
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106 | (5) |
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Speech intentions: making suggestions; rejecting suggestions; expressing a wish |
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Situations/Topics/Places: looking at the movie and theater program; in a cafe; visit to the opera in Munich |
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Grammar: Subjunctive (possibility: wir konnten; wish: ich hatte gern/lieber); von, davon |
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111 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: greeting s.o.; giving reasons for s.th. |
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Situations/Topics/Places: fitness center; art gallery; skiing in Austria |
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Grammar: reflexive verbs; conjugation: Imperfect Tense (modal verbs) |
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117 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: expressing and qualifying an opinion; reporting past actions and events |
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Situations/Topics/Places: at the hairdresser's; making a statement to the police; in an old castle; village fete near Freiburg |
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Grammar: particles: etwas, ziemlich, viel, ein bißchen; conjugation: Imperfect Tense; temporal clause with als |
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123 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: expressing conditional relationships; comparing; making suggestions; describing processes |
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Situations/Topics/Places: travel agent's; shopping; invitation; harvesting hops in Bavaria |
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Grammar: temporal clause with bis; conditional clause with wenn (Indicative); present participle; passive voice |
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129 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: giving instructions; asking why s.th. doesn't work |
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Situations/Topics/Places: car showroom; post office/telephone; Hamburg/North Sea |
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Grammar: mussen vs. brauchen zu; indirect questions |
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135 | (8) |
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Speech intentions: describing s.o.; naming parts of the body; asking about the time and the date; describing and asking about characteristics |
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Situations/Topics/Places: describing people; wedding plans; birthday party; coal mine in the Ruhr area |
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Grammar: adjective: attributive position (dative/accusative); days of the week, months of the year; ordinal numbers; Wann? im, am, um |
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143 | (5) |
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Speech intentions: asking about time; describing amounts |
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Situations/Topics/Places: passport control at the border; visiting a sick person; trip to Schaffhausen (Switzerland) |
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Grammar: Seit wann? Der wievielte? Bis wann? Wie oft? Wie lang? |
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148 | (7) |
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Speech intentions: expressing wishes; expressing prohibition; expressing unreal situations |
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Situations/Topics/Places: museum; signs expressing prohibition; election for mayor in Konigstein (Hesse) |
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Grammar: indefinite pronoun man; indirect questions; Subjunctive (irreality: ich ware so gern/ich hatte); conditional clause with wenn (Subjunctive) |
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155 | (6) |
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Speech intentions: making comparisons |
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Situations/Topics/Places: film scene in stuio; talk show on TV |
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Grammar: adjective/superlative: attributive position; relative clauses |
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161 | (3) |
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Speech intentions: making arrangements to see s.o. |
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Situations/Topics/Places: Carnival in Colongne |
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| Reference Grammar |
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164 | (8) |
| Alphabetical Word List |
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