DAS REPORTERTEAM 2

Das Reporterteam 2 Scope and Sequence

COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE CULTURE

Es geht wieder los!

Meine Woche

 How do daily routines of young people vary?

 How do young people spend their leisure time?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Eine Klassenumfrage und ein Poster über den Alltag von Jugendlichen

MINIPROJEKT 2 Ein Rollenspiel für eine gemeinsame Aktivität

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Eine Präsentation mit Bildern für ein Wochenendprogramm in München

Unterwegs

 Why do young people travel?

 What makes traveling memorable?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Eine Broschüre über eure Region

MINIPROJEKT 2 Ein Post über deine letzte Reise

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Ein Podcast über einen vergangenen Klassenausflug

Wohn(t)räume

 How do homes reflect a country’s culture?

 How do households share chores?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Eine Präsentation zu einem perfekten Zuhause für eine Familie in Frankfurt

MINIPROJEKT 2 Ein Poster für eine Kampagne zu Hausarbeit und Teamwork

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Eine Präsentation von eurer Wohnung und eurem Haushaltsplan

Review of communicative goals presented in Level 1

• asking and responding to questions about daily routines and schedules

• telling what one may and must do

• describing what people do in their free time and telling how often they do things

• making plans for a musical event

• exchanging opinions about music

Review of vocabulary and structures presented in Level 1

VOCABULARY

Review of people, places, products, and practices in German-speaking countries

• describing the geography of a region or country

• saying where you want to travel

• recounting past activities

• describing the weather

• reading about and describing travel experiences

• interpreting an infographic about travel experiences and creating your own

• describing interior design

• expressing housing preferences

• describing housing needs

• understanding descriptions of objects in a house and saying where to put them

• asking for help with chores

• making and understanding excuses

• parts of the day, daily routines

• expressing frequency

• leisure activities

• expressing preferences with gern, lieber, am liebsten

• expressing opinions and hypotheses

• inviting, accepting, refusing, and reacting to suggestions

STRUCTURES

• separable verbs

• the verbs müssen and dürfen

• the prepositions vor, nach, bei, zu

• object pronouns

• subordinate clauses with wenn

• pronouns in the dative

VOCABULARY

• cardinal directions, landscapes

• traveling and accommodations

• time markers

• expressions of quantity

• expressions to describe an experience

STRUCTURES

• expressing a cause with weil 3 2 1

• the prepositions in, an, and nach

• the Präteritum of sein, haben

• the Perfekt with haben and of the irregular verbs

• the Perfekt with haben and sein

• the Perfekt of separable verbs

• word order

VOCABULARY

• housing, parts of a house

• describing a space

• rooms in a house

• furniture and objects

• household chores

• living together

STRUCTURES

• two-way prepositions

• the verbs stehen, liegen, hängen

• plural forms

• the verb gefallen + dative

• the comparative

• the verbs stellen, legen, hängen

• the verb helfen + dative

• cycling in Germany

• daily routines in a sports boarding school

• interesting places in Munich

• family festivals

• the Olympic Park in Munich

• the cultural and musical scene in Munich

• the Bavarian region Das Blaue Land

• the Interrailticket

• landscapes in Germany

• popular destinations in German-speaking countries

• school trips in Germanspeaking countries

• places of interest in Leipzig and its surroundings

• the specialty Leipziger Allerlei

• the composer J. S. Bach and the Thomanerchor

• the city of Frankfurt am Main

• the architecture of Frankfurt

• different ways of living together: the Wohngemeinschaft

• the German cartoonist Uli Stein

• German Gemütlichkeit

• sharing household chores in German families

• the architecture of Friedensreich Hundertwasser

5 4

Ich fühle mich gut

 What are the benefits of sports

 What factors contribute to emotional well-being?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Ein Poster für ein Sport- oder Spielevent

MINIPROJEKT 2 Ein Elfchen über Glück

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Eine Werbekampagne für gesunden Lifestyle

• interpreting an infographic on sports and comparing sports habits

• understanding a fitness campaign and naming some parts of the body

• interpreting a video about sports and associations

• telling why you like the sports you play

• describing moods and saying what makes people happy

• expressing your opinion about the use social media

VOCABULARY

• describing sports disciplines

• statistics

• parts of the body and injuries

• feelings and emotions

• personal relationships

• digital media and media usage

• expressing opinions

STRUCTURES

• the comparative and the superlative

• suffixes for noun formation

• expressing time with vor, seit, mit, and von bis

• reflexive verbs: sich freuen , sich streiten, sich ärgern

• the subordinate clause with dass

Feste feiern

 How do we make people feel welcome at our homes?

 How do celebrations reflect the culture of a society?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Ein Interview mit Tipps für die perfekte Party

MINIPROJEKT 2 Ein Blogeintrag über ein Schweizer Fest

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Eine Präsentation über ein besonderes Fest in unserer Region / unserem Land

Zusammen leben

 How do tradition and history influence modern lifestyles?

 What can people do to improve their community?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Eine Willkommensmappe für die Austauschklasse

MINIPROJEKT 2 Ein Poster und eine Präsentation für ein Nachbarschaftsevent

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Eine Broschüre über euer Traumviertel

• extending an invitation in writing and responding to an invitation

• describing how to host a private event

• understanding and giving instructions for following a recipe

• understanding information about cultural events

• exchanging opinions about celebrations

VOCABULARY

• accepting and rejecting an invitation

• planning and hosting a party

• describing the steps of a recipe

• describing traditions, celebrations, and festivals

• nationalities and adjectives

STRUCTURES

• expressing consequences with deshalb

• expressing contrast with trotzdem

• sollten to give tips

• the quesion word welch-

• the verb wissen

• the declination of adjectives with ein, eine

• the article dieser, diese, dieses

• understanding the description of a city’s major attractions and a documentary about urban development

• expressing preferences about lifestyles

• understanding a description of a community initiative and suggesting ways to contribute to your own community

• understanding a description of a college campus and expressing your opinion on alternative student lodging

VOCABULARY

• describing a city and a neighborhood

• urban development and housing projects

• community initiatives

• lliving together and student lodging

STRUCTURES

• the declination of adjectives with der, die, das

• superlative adjectives

• expressing contrast with obwohl

• plural form of nouns

• verbs with prepositions

• question words with prepositions (wofür?, wobei?, womit? wozu?)

• expressing wishes with würde+ infinitive

• sports traditions and the Snowfest in Innsbruck

• Joggen für Anfänger, tips for jogging

• Vereine in Austria

• famous Austrian athletes

• Wie geht es dir?, a campaign for mental health

• #OnlineAmLimit, a campaign for digital balance

• the best places to live in Austria

• the illustrator and book author Janosch

• Tag der Nachbarschaft

• Apéro, a Swiss social event

• Schinkengipfel, a typical Swiss recipe

• Wilhelm Tell, a symbol of Switzerland

• Swiss traditions and celebrations

• Flâneuer Festival

• Superblock Fest

• Basler Fasnacht and carnival in German-speaking countries

• the old town of Heidelberg

• Heidelberg University

• the transformation of the city district Südstadt

• Heidelberg as former US Army base

• castles and palaces on the Burgenstraße

• Nachbarschaftsvereine

• Studentenstadt Heidelberg and self-managed student housing