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A. Stellen Sie sich vor! Answer the following questions in complete German sentences. Please write out numbers as words,
for practice.
1. Wie heit du?
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_______
2. Woher kommst du?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______
3. Wie alt bist du?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______
4. Bist du Student oder Studentin hier?
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5. Was ist deine Telefonnummer?
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B. Mathe macht mir Spa! Solve the math problems given. Please spell out the numbers, for practice.
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2.
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C. Imperative. Match the verbs (in command form) to the pictures given.
D. Du kannst schon Deutsch! After listening to The Sounds of German in your lab manual (p. 139), practice saying the
following words aloud, and see if you can match them up with their English meanings.
_____ 1.
Bruder
_____ 8.
dachte
_____ 15.
Dieb
_____ 2.
dnn
_____ 9.
Eis
_____ 16.
Freund
_____ 3.
grn
_____ 10.
hier
_____ 17.
Hund
_____ 4.
Jahr
_____ 11.
letzt
_____ 18.
Licht
_____ 5.
Mutter
_____ 12.
neu
_____ 19.
Salz
_____ 6.
Schule
_____ 13.
Seite
_____ 20.
tanzen
_____ 7.
ber
_____ 14.
Vater
_____ 21.
Wasser
a.
thief
h.
green
o.
ice
b.
year
i.
new
p.
over
c.
salt
j.
here
q.
brother
d.
friend
k.
thin
r.
mother
e.
dog
l.
father
s.
page
f.
thought
m.
water
t.
last
g.
school
n.
dance
u.
light
until ____________________
after ____________________
Mahlzeit!
when? _______________________
Servus!
where? _______________________
Gr Gott!
where? _______________________
Gr dich!
Grezi!
where? _______________________
Hallo!
who? _________________________
Hi!
who? _________________________
Moin!
where? _______________________
Auf Wiedersehen!
Tschss!
Gute Nacht!
when? _______________________
B. Du, ihr oder Sie? Which form of you would you use in the following situations?
1.
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2.
____________________
3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
Youre praying.
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6.
2.
7.
Wo __________________ Jens?
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
D. Which SIE? Remember that sie can mean she or they, and that the capitalized Sie means you, formal.
Sometimes youll need to check the verb conjugation to determine who is being referenced. Are the following sentences
talking about she, they or you, formal?
1.
____________________
2.
____________________
3.
____________________
4.
____________________
5.
____________________
6.
____________________
a.
24 Jahre alt.
_______ 2.
b.
263-2590.
_______ 3.
c.
_______ 4.
Guten Morgen!
d.
Auf Wiedersehen!
_______ 5.
e.
Aus Kanada.
_______ 6.
f.
Gr Gott!
_______ 7.
g.
_______ 8.
h.
Er ist interessant.
_______ 9.
Tschss!
i.
B. Am Telefon. You overhear someone talking on the telephone but you can only hear her answers. Write down the likely
questions that elicited these responses.
1.
- _______________________________________________________________________________________?
- Ich heie Amy Schmidt.
2.
- _______________________________________________________________________________________?
- Ich komme aus Chicago.
3.
- _______________________________________________________________________________________?
- Ja, ich bin Amerikanerin.
4.
- _______________________________________________________________________________________?
- Ich bin 23 Jahre alt.
5.
- _______________________________________________________________________________________?
- Meine Telefonnummer ist 263-2590.
C. Du, Sie, ihr. Which of the forms of you would you use when talking to the following people? Write du, Sie or ihr in
each blank.
1.
____________
5.
two policemen
____________
2.
a hotel receptionist
____________
6.
your cat
____________
3.
7.
____________
4.
two classmates
8.
____________
____________
D. Pronomen. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun, such as er, sie, es, ich, du, etc.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
E. Sein und heien. Make complete sentences out of the following elements. Be sure to use the correct form of sein or
heien to match the subject!
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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9.
du / sein / hier.
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10.
1.
_____________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
5. ___________________
6. ___________________
7. ___________________
8. ___________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
G. Pronomen, Artikeln und Adjektive. Provide the proper article (der/die/das) in each of the following questions. Then
describe the object in an answer. Replace the object with a pronoun and use an adjective or color.
BEISPIEL:
Wie ist
der
Tisch?
Er ist braun.
1.
_______________________________________________
2.
_______________________________________________
3.
_______________________________________________
4.
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5.
_______________________________________________
2.
Wie ist ____________ Universitt in Deutschland? --- ____________ ist historisch und schn.
3.
4.
Professor Schmidt, lesen ____________ das Buch? --- Nein, ____________ lese es nicht.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Wie ist ____________ Leinwand? --- ____________ ist gro und wei.
12.
13.
14.
15.
B. Du, Sie, ihr. What form of you would you use when talking to the following people?
1.
____________
2.
____________
3.
____________
4.
____________
5.
____________
6.
____________
7.
____________
8.
____________
C. Kein, Ein. Provide the proper forms of ein- and kein- in the blanks below according to the example.
BEISPIEL:
ein
Buch?
Du sagst: Nein, das ist kein Buch. Das ist eine Tr.
1.
Your sister points to a window and says: Ist das _____ Papierkorb?
Du sagst: ____________________________________________________________________________
2.
Your classmate points to a television and says: Ist das ________ Tafel?
Du sagst: ____________________________________________________________________________
3.
Your father points to a desk and says: Ist das ______ Stuhl?
Du sagst: ____________________________________________________________________________
4.
Another student points to a classroom and asks: Ist das ______ Universitt?
Du sagst: ____________________________________________________________________________
D. Fragewrter. Provide the proper questions to go along with the following answers. Use question words like was, wo, wer,
wann, wie, etc.
BEISPIEL:
__________________________________________________
2. Er heit Tobias.
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__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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E. Imperative. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb. Choose from the list below.
gehen
lesen
setzen
kommen
machen
sprechen
lachen
laufen
ffnen
schreiben
springen
stehen
2. ______________ Sie!
3. ______________ Sie!
8. ______________ Sie!