German/Deutsch III

Course Objectives

During this course you are going to use the textbook “Deutsch Aktuell 2”. During level 3 you will complete chapters 2-7. By the end of level 3 you will be able to do the following (in both the formal and informal tenses):

• Talk about youth hostels and camping facilities in Germany;
• Use reflexive verbs to talk about daily routines;
• Use more advanced word order to express your ideas;
• Discuss trips that you have taken in the past;
• Use the Narrative Past Tense as well as the Present Perfect Tense (using both regular and irregular verbs) to express events that have taken place in the past;
• Describe the weather using more advanced terminology;
• Describe popular vacation destinations in Germany;
• Identify animals found on a typical farm;
• Talk about daily activities, including chores;
• Talk about activities that take place in different rooms of the house;
• Discuss what it would be like to live in a large city in Germany;
• Use infinitives as nouns;
• Talk about the principality of Liechtenstein;
• Order from a menu;
• Use the Genitive Case to show possession;
• Describe eating establishments in Germany;
• Describe the various objects on a dinner table;
• Talk about and describe food;
• Talk about places to go shopping and the specific items you can buy at each location;
• Talk about your hobbies and interests; and
• Use adjective endings when connected with definite and indefinite articles.