Auf geht’s! beginning German language and culture fourth edition live oak multimedia created by: Lee Forester and David Antoniuk research, writing, and production by: Lee Forester David Antoniuk Tin Wegel Sara Budarz Jacob Douma photography by: David Antoniuk distributor: evia learning Book to be used in conjunction with companion online Interactive. Access can be purchased at: www.aufgehts.com Auf geht’s! Copyright © 2005, 2009, 2015, and 2018 by Live Oak Multimedia, Inc. First edition, 2005. Second edition, 2009. Third edition, 2015. Fourth edition, 2018. Published by: Live Oak Multimedia, Inc. 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Special thanks to those who’ve contributed with texts, comments, testing, and encouragement: Eva Meilaender Greta Wirtz Helene Zimmer-Loew Nick Ostrau Brian Gibbs Donna Van Handle Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim Jiri Burgerstein Bob Fischer Samantha Riley Barbara Gügold Karin Schuerch Andrea Dortmann Giselher Klose Andrea Larson Jim Danell Federica Guccini Annemarie Wegel Richard Langston Sandra Günther Helmut Wegel Brigitte Rossbacher Diana Rosenhagen Theodor Rathgeber Joseph Magedanz Charlotte Werrmann UNC Chapel Hill TAs Hartmut Rastalsky Julia von Bodelschwingh Patience Graybill Jill Gabrielsen-Forester And we remain indebted to the people at FIPSE for their support and encouragement with the 1st edition (2001-2004), though some have now moved on: Mike Nugent, Frank Frankfort, and the rest of the staff. 1 Table of contents Unit 1 Smalltalk 1.1 Hallo! 18-27 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to manage basic conversations (greetings, asking for and giving personal information, goodbyes), understand a basic introduction, consider definitions of culture, spell and pronounce German names, count to 10, talk about your courses, spell words in German and consider the idea of “friendliness” in Germany. Grammatik 1.1a Subject pronouns 24 1.1b Present tense verbs 25 1.2 Wer sind Sie? 28-35 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to understand when German speakers introduce themselves, introduce yourself, count to 20, tell what courses you are taking and learn to give more personal information. You will also learn the basics of German pronunciation, how to ask questions and the role that gender plays with German nouns. Grammatik 1.2 Nouns and gender 34 1.3 Wie viel? 36-43 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn to describe things and people in basic terms, describe your family, ask German speakers about their fields of study, write a more detailed description of yourself and count to 100. You will also learn about studying in Germany, basic differences in university life and describing your height and weight using the metric system. Grammatik 1.3a Yes-no questions 42 1.3b W- questions 43 1.4 Wie ist das Wetter? 44-52 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to understand weather maps in German, talk about the weather in basic terms (both current and typical weather for your home region), express days of the week and months, practice calculating temperatures in degrees Celsius, discuss weather changes according to seasons, and count to 1000. You will also learn where German is spoken as an official or unofficial language and look at basic word order in German. Grammatik 1.4 Basic word order 50 2 Table of contents Unit 2 Familie und Freunde 2.1 Familie 54-63 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to describe your family network, terms for various relatives, how to describe your family make-up, how to talk about your pets and describe unusual traits in your family. You will also learn how to ask questions about family and how to use the word gern to talk about things you do or don’t like to do. Grammatik 2.1a Stem-changing verbs 60 2.1b gern + verb 62 2.2 Persönlichkeit 64-73 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to describe your friends and family members, compare the personalities of people you know and describe the characteristics of a good friend. You will also learn about differences in the concept of friendship and how this is expressed differently in German, how to describe what belongs to whom using possessive adjectives and basic information about J. S. Bach. Grammatik 2.2a Definite and indefinite articles 70 2.2b Possessives 71 2.3 Interessen 74-81 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to talk about your interests and tastes, describe what you do to relax and how often, and give more details about sports that you play. You will also learn about differences in attitudes toward work and leisure, the importance of soccer in German-speaking countries, and how to describe which sports your prefer. Grammatik 2.3 Plural forms 80 2.4 Ich über mich 82-90 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn to give more details when describing your family and friends, especially using comparisons. You will learn to explain musical preferences and introduce yourself with more details and confidence. You will also learn more about Vereine and the role they play in German culture. Grammatik 2.4 Comparisons 88 3 Table of contents Unit 3 Wohnen 3.1 Studentenleben 92-101 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to talk about your belongings and your room, explain what sorts of technology devices you use, what you bring to class, give more details on your daily schedule and the basics of campus life, including the Mensa. You will also learn more differences between university systems in the USA/Canada and Germany and reflect on how words have meaning and the complexities of translation between languages. Grammatik 3.1a Accusative for direct objects 98 3.1b Negation with nicht and kein 100 3.2 Bei mir 102-109 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to identify articles of clothing, talk about what people are wearing, describe things using color words, describe what you wear for different seasons and occasions and describe what you do to prepare for free-time activities and vacation. You will also practice describing personal appearance and learn how to express what you would like using möchte. Grammatik 3.2 Möchte 108 3.3 Haus und Wohnung 110-117 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to talk about furniture that you have or might want, how you have your living spaces arranged, your preferences about what kind of house or apartment you live in, your preferences about various living arrangements and describe what kind of roommate(s) you prefer (if any). You will also learn about differences in how houses and apartments are arranged in Germany and concepts of personal space and privacy. Grammatik 3.3 Prepositions with accusative 116 3.4 Zu Hause 118-126 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to describe who does which household chores. You will also learn about cultural items such as frische Luft, Schrebergärten, Mehrgenerationenhäuser and Gartenzwerge. Finally, you will learn how to use German verbs that come with separable and inseparable prefixes and how these prefixes change the meaning of their verbs significantly. Grammatik 3.4a Separable-prefix verbs 124 3.4b Inseparable-prefix verbs 125 4 Table of contents Unit 4 Ausgehen 4.1 Restaurant 128-135 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to describe basic foods and dishes using ingredients, describe your cooking and eating habits and those of your family, and talk about types of food you prefer and what country they come from. You will also learn how eating out differs in Germany and how to describe restaurants you like and how to order food. Grammatik 4.1 Modal verbs 134 4.2 Trinken 136-143 Kultur und Kommunikation You will learn how to describe what you drink at various times and your beverage preferences. You will also learn about various beverages specific to German- speaking countries and how to identify different beer types by color and glass shape.