This post is for the German Improvers Class at the City of Portsmouth College (Highbury Campus) on Thursday evenings from January to March 2025. RG
A shortened link to this page is rebrand.ly/cgeb
The classes are due to run on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 pm on:
January 16th
January 23rd
January 30th
February 6th
February 11th
February 20th - Half Term - no class
February 27th
March 6th
March 13th
March 20th
March 27th
Outside the classroom
>> German Socials - Practice your language in a social setting. German Speakers in Portsmouth on Facebook or this blog post. tinyurl.com/0520ectc
We have a twin city in Duisburg. I am the Chair of the Twinning Association for France and Germany. To find out more about our twin cities, visit this website.
In August, we will have a week's visit from our German Twin City of Duisburg
Use the internet to improve your listening skills and begin to tune your ear to spoken German outside of the classroom.
Tagesschau - click on "Sendung verpasst" at the top, and it will load the most recent programme you can watch via streaming - Pictures etc. will help you to follow what is being said.
Deutsche Welle - 24/7 news channel like BBC 24
Many of the leading online TV channels are blocked outside of Germany/EU. However, some programmes, such as news and documentaries, are often available. Again, it is valid more as something to put on in the background to 'tune your ear' to the sound of German.
ZDF Leichtnachrichten - Simpler German news from ZDF (Germany's BBC Two)
ARD (Germany's BBC One)
Arte (A Franco-British TV Channel)
German Music
This link is to the blog where I collect German singers and bands from across time. If you have no or few German favourites, why not have a look? They may pique your interest, and you can explore others by yourself, making your discoveries.
This padlet is where I collect many online German Language Learning Resources.
Very useful tools ...
linguee.de For context and more in-depth ideas.
The topic of non-binary terminology in German (I have never heard, read or seen them anywhere but here, though).
We have two coursebooks available at the college, and I also have a few other coursebooks at my disposal to choose the odd theme.
Das Leben A1 (Beginners)
Das Leben A2 (Beginners/Intermediate)
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This Improvers class runs from 7:30 to 9 pm in April on Thursdays. The classes are due to run on:
Thursday: 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd May, 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th June.
(provided the minimum number of attendees is reached).
Some grammar will likely be covered again; however, the themes and topics will differ.
You can register your interest in classes in April by emailing Jennifer Parr, the Adult Ed courses administrator. Alternatively, use the link above to register via the college website.
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Donnerstag, den 23. Januar
Tonight, we will look at what you can remember from last week...
Can you give and spell your names and the names of your street and home town?
From the coursebook Das Leben today, we will look at the German Alphabet and spellings.
(Use 4, 5 & 6) Hören Einheit 0
We will also look at some basic greetings. (Use 7, 8, & 9) Hören Einheit 0
We may look at classroom items...
Was bedeuten diese Fragen? (What do these questions mean?)
Wie heißt das auf Deutsch?
Was heißt ... auf Deutsch?
Entschuldigung, kannst du das bitte buchstabieren?
Ich verstehe das nicht. Kannst du das bitte wiederholen?
Können Sie/Kannst du das bitte an die Tafel schreiben?
Können Sie/Kannst du das bitte buchstabieren?
Wie schreibt man das?
Was bedeutet das?
Was gibt es im Klassenzimmer? PPT Das Federmäppchen
Donnerstag, den 16. Januar
Tonight, as we have not met before, we will look at beginning to learn German. - We will answer the German questions for:
Who are you? Why are you learning German? What does Germany mean for you?
Wer sind Sie? Warum lernen Sie Deutsch? Was bedeutet Deutschland für Sie?
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
Introduce yourselves and spell your name (possibly the name of your street, city, or place of birth).
Can you give me your age? Your nationality? What about your occupation* (i.e. student)?
What else?
What can you tell someone a little about German Grammar?
Gender, adjectives...?
Wie heißen Sie? Wie heißt du?
Wie schreibt man das?
Woher kommen Sie? Woher kommst du?
Wo wohnen Sie? Wo wohnst du?
Was sind Sie von Beruf?* Was bist du von Beruf?*
Ich heiße...
Das schreibt man ....
Ich komme aus...
Ich wohne in ..... in England/ in Großbritannien/ im Vereinigten Königreich.
Ich bin...*
ich arbeite bei...*
Today, we will begin learning to speak, read and write in German and listen to spoken German.
Wo in Deutschland kennen Sie?
Wo sind Sie schon gefahren?
Wo in Deutschland kennen Sie?
Wo sind Sie schon gefahren?
In the first class, we will introduce ourselves and find our reasons for learning German as we do not all know each other yet.
Das Alphabetlied is a German children's song to learn the alphabet.
Grobi - Sesamstraße - Unser Alphabet ist das...
Die Zahlen von 1. bis 100. (A bit like smurfs on helium!)
Basic counting in German from 1 to 100.
Die Tage der Woche (Lied) - Die Tage der Woche
Die Monate des Jahres
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