Here´s an audiovisual comprehension about the sea. Watch the video and answer the questions afterwards. Attentions: This one might be for advanced learners!
Here are the questions:
1. How many percent of the oxygen is produced by plants living in the sea?
2. What is the alternative word for „Ebbe und Flut“?
3. The sea is important for us. Why is this? Name three keywords.
4. Beside pollution, we also harm the sea by … it.
5. What can we do to participate in the protection of the sea?
This is an audiovisual comprehension about tools. Watch the video and answer the questions below.
Answer the following questions (in German):
1. What do you usually hit with a hammer?
2. What can you use to fix screws? (2 possibilities)
3. With a „Schraubenschlüssel“ you can connect or disconnect „Schrauben“ and …. ?
Here´s the solution to the „Lückentext“ that I published some days ago. You can compare your solution with the right one here:
1. essen
2. Nudeln
3. Soße
4. Tomaten
5. Idee
6. Wohnung
7. Zimmer
8. sind
9. genau
10. Fußgängerzone
11. Silvester
12. eingeladen
13. Leute
14. Fest
15. gekommen
Hey there! Today we go for another „Lückentext“ (cloze). For those who didn´t get the older ones, here´s a little explanation.
How does it work?
Look at the text below. There are some gaps in the text that you have to complete. You can find a hint in the bracket. The solution should be in German of course.
Here´s an example:
Dieser Satz dient als Beispiel (example) für die nachfolgende Übung.
Got it? So here we go:
1. Was sollen wir denn heute zu _____ (eat) machen?
2. Vielleicht einfach ein paar _____ (pasta).
3. OK. Und was für eine _____ (sauce) sollen wir dazu machen?
4. Wir haben noch jede Menge _____ (tomatoes). Sollen wir die einfach dazu nehmen?.
5. Ja, das ist eine gute _____ (idea). Zwiebeln sind auch noch da.
6. Wir haben endlich eine neue ______ (apartment) gefunden!
7. Echt? Das ist ja toll. Wie viele _____ (rooms) hat sie denn?
8. Insgesamt hat sie drei Zimmer und einen Balkon. Das reicht uns aber. Wir _____ (are) ja nur zu zweit.
9. Stimmt. Und wo _____ (exactly) ist die Wohnung?
10. Die ist ziemlich zentral, gleich neben der _____ (pedestrian area).
11. Was habt Ihr denn an _____ (New Year´s Eve) gemacht?
12. Wir waren bei Freunden _____ (invited). Und ihr?
13. Wir waren auf einer Party in der Stadthalle. Da waren über 500 _____ (people).
14. Wow, das hört sich nach einem großen _____ (party) an!
15. Ja, es war super und wir sind auch erst morgens um sechs Uhr nach Hause _____ (came)!
Use the comment field to write down the missing words. I will publish the correct solution in a couple of days, so you can compare it to yours. So stay tuned.
Good luck!
self-portrait 1894 (source: Wikipedia)
Today I want to introduce another German character to you. This one is for sure not as bekannt (famous) as Albert Einstein for example. But anyway he made his contribution to German poetry, humor and language.
Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch was born on April 15th 1832 in Widensahl. He was one of the most influentual humorous Dichter (poets) and Zeichner (drawers) in Germany. His first picture story was released in 1859. Already in the 1870´s he was one of the most famous characters in Germany. At the time of his death, he was seen as a „Classic of German humor“ who reached a great popularity with his satiric Bildergeschichten (picture stories).
Today he is also seen as a Pionier (pioneer) in comic strips. Some of his most famous Werke (creations) are:
- Max und Moritz
- Die fromme Helene
- Plisch und Plum
- Hans Huckebein, der Unglücksrabe
- Die Knopp-Trilogie
Many of his two-liners like „Vater werden ist nicht schwer, Vater sein dagegen sehr“ (To become father is very easy, but to be a father is not easy at all) or „Dieses war der erste Streich, doch der zweite folgt sogleich“ (This was the first coup, but the second one will follow immediately) became figures of speech in German Sprachgebrauch (linguistic usage). His satires mock attributes of certain people or groupings. So he often offends the self-satisfaction and doubtable moral opinions of Spießbürger (philistines) and the bigotry of civil and clerical persons with his picture stories.
Busch was an earnest and close-mouthed man who lived many years in provincial Zurückgezogenheit (reclusiveness). He didn´t cherish his own picture stories. For him they were just a way to earn some money to advance his financial situation after unfinished studies of arts and a long lasting financial Abhängigkeit (dependency) on his parents.
Max & Moritz, the most famous characters of Wilhelm Busch
His attempt to become a serious painter failed with his own demands on quality. So he destroyed most of his paintings. That things that were left couldn´t be related to a special style. His lyrical compositions and Prosa (prose) unfortunately were not accepted by the audience because the people clearly associated Wilhelm Busch with his picture sories.
The failure of becoming a serious artist was something that bothered him until his death in Mechtshausen on January 9th 1908. He stopped working long before that, because based on using eyeglasses and having a shaky hand, he was feeling old.
Some vocabulary to this post:
bekannt – famous
der Dichter – poet
der Zeichner – drawer
die Bildergeschichte – picture story
der Pinoier – pioneer
das Werk – creation
der Sprachgebrauch – linguistic usage
der Spießbürger – philistine
die Zurückgezogenheit - reclusiveness
die Abhängigkeit – dependency
die Prosa – prose
