Learning approximately 200 strong and weak verbs with the auxiliaries sein and haben. Reading, translating and discussing articles from Deutschland and Neue Freunde, and clippings from daily papers. Auxiliary verbs, passive voice, the subjunctive, pronouns, sentence structure and word order. Third year German is marked by a gradual movement away from studying grammar toward more writing and reading. After studying the intricacies of grammar during the first half of the school year, emphasis shifts to reading short pieces of literature and articles on history and culture.
Students continue daily conversations on everyday topics.
They write short to medium length essays in order to become more skilled in constructing precise and coherent sentences. Students receive daily homework assignments of thirty to forty minutes. Deutschland and Neue Freunde, the two youth magazines used in German 2. Articles from daily newspapers and other magazines. Course Objectives 1.