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Deutschauthentic materials and targeted listening and speaking activities, contemporary culture and communicative building blocks, providing the tools they need to build a solid foundation in introductory German.Communicative Competence: The program supports the communicative goals of the course by engaging students with authentic materials in print, audio, and video and puts the students into the kinds of situations they would encounter in any German-speaking environment. The program has been carefully designed to get students to communicate in a controlled way at first, then in a progressively more open-ended fashion, on a variety of topics that affect their own lives. In Connect German, students have full access to the digitally enhanced eBook, the online Workbook/Lab Manual activities, LearnSmart, and all of the accompanying audio and video resources, giving them the ability to interact with the materials as often as they wish.Cultural Competence: Deutsch: Na klar! engages students in cross-cultural comparisons and analysis- express opinions, summarize, and synthesize texts, and narrate events- throughout the program. The cultural program's meaningful and extensive exploration of the German-speaking world is fully supported in Connect German through audio and video resources and interactive activities.Mobile Tools for Digital Success: Connect German, McGraw-Hill's digital teaching and learning environment, is now mobile enabled for tablets, allowing students to engage in their course material via the devices they use every day. The digital tools available in the Connect German platform facilitate student progress by providing extensive opportunities to practice and hone their developing skills. These learning opportunities include online communicative activities, instant feedback, peer-editing writing tools, sophisticated reporting, and a complete e-book with embedded audio, video, and grammar tutorials. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.*Connect German, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, LearnSmart, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.
Contents
Kapitel 1 Das bin ichWoerter im KontextPersoenliche AngabenSprach-Info: Stating one's heightSich erkundigenSprach-Info: The particle dennSprach-Info: Ways to say to studyEigenschaften und InteressenSprach-Info: Using gernGrammatik im KontextNouns, Gender, and Definite ArticlesPersonal PronounsThe Verb: Infinitive and Present TenseUse of the Present TenseSprach-Info: Using infinitives as nounsThe Verb seinSprach-Info: The prefix un-Word Order in SentencesAsking QuestionsWord QuestionsYes/No QuestionsKulturKapitel 2 Wie ich wohneWoerter im KontextAuf WohnungssucheSprach-Info: The indefinite article einenSprach-Info: Attributive and predicate adjectivesMoebelsuche auf dem FlohmarktSprach-Info: The negative article keinSprach-Info: The definite article denWas wir gern machenSprach-Info: Recognizing verbs with stem-vowel changesSprach-Info: Turning down an invitationGrammatik im KontextThe Verb habenThe Nominative and Accusative CasesThe Indefinite Article: Nominative and AccusativeThe Definite Article: Nominative and AccusativeThe der-Words dieser and welcherSprach Info: The definite article as a demonstrative pronounNegation: nicht and keinVerbs with Stem-Vowel ChangesThe Plural of NounsSprach-Info: Gender-inclusive nouns in writingKulturKapitel 3 Familie und FreundeWoerter im KontextEin FamilienstammbaumSprach-Info: Using Stief-, Halb-, or Ur-Der Kalender: Die Wochentage und die MonateSprach-Info: Stating when using am and imSprach-Info: Ordinal numbersFeste und FeiertageSprach-Info: Using namlichGrammatik im KontextPossessive AdjectivesPersonal Pronouns in the Accusative CasePrepositions with the Accusative CaseThe Verb werdenThe Verbs kennen and wissenKulturKapitel 4 Mein TagWoerter im KontextSprach-Info: Common SMS texting abbreviationsDie UhrzeitSprach-Info: The 24-hour clockSprach-Info: Asking when using Um wie viel Uhr?Plane machenSprach-Info: Indicating periods of the daySprach-Info: How to say that you do something regularlyKino, Musik und TheaterSprach-Info: Using ins or in dieGrammatik im KontextSeparable-Prefix VerbsThe Sentence BracketModal Auxiliary VerbsThe Present Tense of ModalsSprach-Info: The pronoun manThe ImperativeFormal ImperativeParticles and bitte with the ImperativeInformal ImperativeKulturKapitel 5 EinkaufenWoerter im KontextKleidungsstuckeSprach-Info: The expression es gibtBeim Einkaufen im KaufhausSprach-Info: Expressing opinions about clothing using gefallen, passen, and stehenSprach-Info: Stating that something is too much using zu with an adjectiveLebensmittel: Essen und TrinkenSprach-Info: Time adverbs like zuerst and dannGrammatik im KontextThe Dative CasePersonal Pronouns in the DativeArticles and Possessive Adjectives in the DativeThe Dative Case for Indirect ObjectsVerbs with a Dative Object OnlyPrepositions with the Dative CaseInterrogative Pronouns wo, wohin, and woherKulturKapitel 6 Wir gehen ausWoerter im KontextLokaleSprach-Info: Making suggestions: Lass uns doch ...Die Speisekarte, bitte!Im RestaurantGrammatik im KontextTwo-Way PrepositionsDescribing LocationDescribing PlacementSprach-Info: Sitting down: sich setzenSprach-Info: What's been stated in print: Das steht ...Expressing Time with PrepositionsExpressing Events in the PastThe Simple Past Tense of sein and habenThe Simple Past Tense of ModalsKulturKapitel 7 Freizeit und SportWoerter im KontextSportSprach-Info: Saying how often you do somethingFreizeit und VergnugungenJahreszeiten und WetterGrammatik im KontextConnecting Ideas: Coordinating ConjunctionsExpressing a Contrast: aber vs. sondernExpressing Events in the Past: The Present Perfect TenseWeak VerbsStrong VerbsThe Use of haben or sein as an AuxiliaryMixed VerbsPast Participles of Verbs with PrefixesExpressing Comparisons: The ComparativeSprach-Info: The particle nochExpressing EqualitySprach-Info: The adverb genausoKulturKapitel 8 Wie man fit und gesund bleibtWoerter im KontextFit und gesundDer menschliche KoerperSprach-Info: Expressing how you're feelingMorgenroutineGrammatik im KontextConnecting SentencesSubordinating ConjunctionsIndirect QuestionsReflexive Pronouns and VerbsVerbs with Accusative Reflexive PronounsVerbs with Reflexive Pronouns in the Accusative or DativeExpressing ReciprocityKulturKapitel 9 In der StadtWoerter im KontextUnterkunft online buchenSprach-Info: Interpreting abbreviations concerning lodgingIm HotelRingsum die StadtGrammatik im KontextThe Genitive CaseProper Names in the GenitivePrepositions with the GenitiveAttributive AdjectivesAdjectives after a Definite ArticleSprach-Info: Using two or more attributive adjectivesAdjectives after an Indefinite ArticleAdjectives without a Preceding ArticleAdjectives Referring to Cities and RegionsKulturKapitel 10 Auf ReisenWoerter im KontextIch moechte verreisenIm ReiseburoSprach-Info: Compound adjectives with -stundig, tagig, -woechig, and -monatigEine Fahrkarte, bitte!Grammatik im KontextExpressing Comparisons: The SuperlativeAttributive Adjectives in the ComparativeAttributive Adjectives in the SuperlativeAdjectival NounsNarrating Events in the Past: The Simple Past TenseWeak VerbsStrong VerbsMixed VerbsSprach-Info: The conjunction alsThe Past Perfect TenseKulturKapitel 11 Der Start in die ZukunftWoerter im KontextMeine Interessen, Wunsche und ErwartungenBerufeStellenangebote und BewerbungenGrammatik im KontextFuture TenseExpressing ProbabilityDescribing People or Things: Relative Pronouns and Relative ClausesThe Interrogative Pronoun was fur (ein)Negating SentencesSummary: The Position of nichtNegation: noch nicht / noch kein(e); nicht mehr / kein(e) ... mehrKulturKapitel 12 Haus und HaushaltWoerter im KontextFinanzen der StudentenUnsere eigenen vier WandeUnser ZuhauseGrammatik im KontextVerbs with Fixed PrepositionsPrepositional Objects: da-CompoundsAsking Questions: wo-CompoundsThe SubjunctiveEspressing Requests PolitelyThe Present Subjunctive II: haben, warden, koennen, moegenThe Use of wurde with an InfinitiveExpressing Wishes and Hypothetical SituationsThe Present Subjunctive II: Strong and Weak VerbsSprach-Info: The expression an deiner StelleTalking about Contrary-to-Fact ConditionsThe Past Subjunctive IIKulturKapitel 13 Medien und TechnikWoerter im KontextFernsehenZeitungLeben mit TechnikGrammatik im KontextInfinitive Clauses with zuSprach-Info: The verbs brauchen and scheinenInfinitive Clauses with um ... zu and ohne ... zuIndirect DiscourseSubjunctive I: Present TenseSubjunctive I: Past TenseKulturKapitel 14 Die oeffentliche MeinungWoerter im KontextGlobale ProblemeUmweltGrammatik im KontextThe Passive VoiceFormation of the Passive VoiceExpressing the AgentExpressing a General ActivityThe Passive with Modal VerbsUse of man as an Alternative to the PassiveThe Present ParticipleKulturNER(01): WOW
