Course detail
German for pre-intermediate students
FAST-BYN2Acad. year: 2012/2013
Grammar: past tense (perfektum) of verbs with separable and inseparable prefixes, past tense of modal verbs, prepositions with names, local prepositions with dative and accusative, the subjunctive, reflexive verbs, verbs with prepositions, question words, dative and accusative objects and their position in the sentence, conjunctions weil, wenn, dass
Vocabulary: travelling, eating habits, in the restaurant, at work, sport and fitness, education and career, celebrations and gifts
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Prerequisites
Grammar: conjugation of verbs to be, to have and other basic verbs, separable prefixes, personal and possessive pronouns, word order in a sentence, negation, definite and indefinite article, plural, numbers, time expressions, modal verbs, local and temporal prepositions, past tense ("Perfekt"), conjugation of the verb "werden", possessive and demonstrative pronouns in dative and accusative, ordinal numerals, adverbs - comparatives, imperative and past tense of auxiliary verbs
Vocabulary: meeting others, introducing yourself, family, food and drink, living in a house or a flat, my day, free time, learning, jobs, asking for directions, travelling - hotels, timetables, body parts and health, clothes and shopping, holidays
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Course curriculum
2nd week - genitiv of names, prepositions von and bei used with names, topic: family, family tree
3rd week - local prepositions with dativ and akkusativ and the verbs used with them, adverbs rein, raus, ..., topic: giving directions, neighbours
4th week - indefinite pronouns in dativ and akkusativ, topic: household, in a restaurant, eating habits
5th week - Konjunktiv II. (the subjenctive), the preposition wenn, topic: advice
6th week - reflexive verbs, topic: sport and fitness
7th week - verbs with prepositions, question words, topic: expressing of feelings
8th week - past tense of modal verbs, topic: education
9th week - preposition dass, topic: expressing of opinion
10th week - dativ object, topic: ideas, gifts
11th week - word order of objects in the sentence, topic: wedding habits, planning of a party
12th week - revision, eventually test
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Aims
forming of simple texts on basic common topics,
target level according to the CEFR: A2 lower
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
- Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
- Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's
branch G , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
- Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's
branch G , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
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2nd week - genitiv of names, prepositions von and bei used with names, topic: family, family tree
3rd week - local prepositions with dative and accusative and the verbs used with them, adverbs rein, raus, ..., topic: giving directions, neighbours
4th week - indefinite pronouns in dative and accusative, topic: household, in a restaurant, eating habits
5th week - Konjunktiv II. (the subjunctive), the preposition wenn, topic: advice
6th week - reflexive verbs, topic: sport and fitness
7th week - verbs with prepositions, question words, topic: expressing feelings
8th week - past tense of modal verbs, topic: education
9th week - preposition dass, topic: expressing opinions
10th week - dative object, topic: ideas, gifts
11th week - word order of objects in the sentence, topic: wedding habits, planning of a party
12th week - revision, test