Ecology

German 3 > Environment

Ecology

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

• Participate in a sustained conversation about environmental and ecological issues such as pollution, recycling, acid rain, and the destruction of rain forests.
• Ask and give information about environmental and ecological concerns.

Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Comprehend spoken and written information on environmental and ecological issues as presented in the media.

Oral and Written Presentation

• Communicate problems about and propose solutions to environmental and ecological issues.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

• Explain practices related to environmental and ecological issues in German-speaking countries.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Relate knowledge of environmental and ecological issues gained in science, social studies and health classes to information learned in German class.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare environmental practices among various world cultures.
• Identify cognates related to ecological issues.

Communication Across Communities

• Access information on the Internet and environmental and ecological issues in German-speaking countries.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to cities and development (traffic, etc.)
• Vocabulary related to environmental concerns
• Subjunctive forms of all modal verbs and sein
• Use of the passive voice
• Use of the modal verbs in the passive
• Use of conditional sentences

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