Travel Plans and Activities
Countries and Nationalities
Asking For and Giving Directions
German 2 > Vacation and Travel
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Discuss and make travel plans.
- Ask and answer questions about travel and vacations, to include transportation schedules, modes of transportation, destinations and activities.
- Discuss past travel experience.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Interpret materials providing travel information.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe past travel experiences and future travel plans.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss common modes of transportation in German-speaking countries.
- Discuss typical vacation spots and resorts in German-speaking countries.
- Discuss what teens in German-speaking countries enjoy doing while on vacation.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss temperature and weather in German-speaking countries.
- Discuss the use of the 24-hour clock German-speaking countries.
- Identify the geographical locations of German-speaking countries and their neighboring countries.
- Do mathematical computations to figure travel costs.
- Discuss the impact of current events on foreign travel.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Compare travel and vacations in the U.S. and German-speaking countries.
- Identify cognates and false cognates related to travel.
- Compare the importance of public transportation in the U.S. and in German-speaking countries.
Communication Across Communities
- Utilize authentic materials to make travel plans to go to or travel within German-speaking countries.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for making travel arrangements
- Modes of transportation
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Vocabulary related to expressing opinions
- Use of prepositions nach, an, in, auf, in the accusative when expressing direction
- Interrogatives wo and wohin
German 2 > Vacation and Travel
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about nationality and country of origin.
- Ask and answer questions about countries.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify various countries and nationalities.
- Interpret maps of German-speaking regions.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Discuss countries, cities, and languages spoken in German-speaking regions.
- Give geographical locations for countries, cities, and geographical features in German-speaking countries.
- Present information about nationalities and/or origins in German-speaking countries.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss the impact of geography of daily life.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss or write about news events related to the geography of German-speaking countries.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Increase the awareness of various socioeconomic groups in German-speaking countries and in the United States.
- Identify cognates for countries and nationalities.
- Contrast the use of capitalization with adjectives of nationality and languages in English and in German.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate and use resources with information about German-speaking countries (Internet, brochures, etc.).
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for geography and geographic terms
- Names of major cities
- Use of the prepositions nach, in, and aus with cities and countries
- Use of the definite articles with some countries
German 2 > Vacation and Travel
Communication
Person to Person Communication
- Ask for and give directions.
- Discuss where various places are located within a German-speaking city.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand written and spoken directions.
- Interpret directions with the assistance of a map.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Tell about going to specific places using various time frames (past, present and future).
- Give directions to a destination.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss typical modes of transportation and places found in German-speaking cities and countries.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Use map-reading skills to interpret a map of a German-speaking city or region.
Cultural and Linguistics Comparisons
- Identify similarities and differences between American cities and German-speaking cities.
Communication Across Communities
- Access and interpret maps from German-speaking countries.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Places of interest in German-speaking cities
- Places to go for directions in German-speaking cities
- Typical modes of transportation in German-speaking cities
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