Bist du __ Jahre alt? -
Are you __ years old?
Ist er/sie __ Jahre alt? -
Is he/she __ years old?
Sind sie __ Jahre alt? -
Are they __ years old?
Note the inversed order between "Wie alt bist du?" und "Bist du __ Jahre alt?" This is exactly the same
as in English!
Possessives
Person
Singular
Plural
English
German
English German
1st
my
mein
our
unser
2nd
your
dein, Ihr
your
euer, Ihr
3rd his, she, its
sein, ihr, sein
their
ihr
Note
: 'Euer' is irregular. When 'euer' has to have a different ending the
e
before
r
is dropped, so it turns
into 'eur-'.
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Lesson 1.05 • Volk und Familie
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Section 1.02 ~ Berlin, Germany
Lesson 1.06 • Schule
Hello from Berlin!
School in Germany
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School is not regulated nationwide, but by each Land
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German "Kindergarten" is optional - it translates rather to "play school",
"Vorschule" being roughly the equivalent to "Kindergarten"
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From the age of six on, all Germans attend a "Grundschule" (elementary
school) for four or six years, depending on the Land.
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After that, they go to either
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the "Hauptschule" which is industrially oriented,
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the "Realschule", which is ... oriented,
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the "Gymnasium", which is academically oriented,
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or the "Gesamtschule", or comprehensive school.
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Schooling is obligatory until the age of 16, but the Gymnasium diploma "Abitur" can only be
obtained after 12 or 13 years, i.e. at age 18 or 19.
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Latin and sometimes even ancient Greek are regularly taught at the Gymnasium. For the
"Abitur", at least two foreign languages as well as some calculus and analysis classes have to be
taken.
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School days often are from 8-13h. In most 'Länder', only the older students have additional
classes between about 14-15.30h (thats 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. ;-)
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In most schools, Extracurricular Activities are offered, such as Drama Club or School Choir, but
they are less common than in the U.S. Though many students feel some sort of identification
with their school, most are just happy when they can go home ;-)
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Generally speaking, many schools still are more formal than US or Canadian schools.
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The marking system uses
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1 (very good, 87,5%),
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2 (good 75%), **
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3 (satisfactory, 62,5%),
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4 (sufficient 50%).
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5 (faulty) is failed.
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6 (not sufficient) is only used when the student literally hands in a blank sheet.
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These marks can be modified with a "+" or a "-" to indicate a tendency, so e.g. 2+ is a fairly
good mark that corresponds to about 80%.
Dialog
Silke: Jetzt haben wir Mathe.
Torsten: Oje, ich habe überhaupt keine Lust...
Silke: Hast du die Aufgaben gemacht?
Torsten: Ja, vorhin im Bus.
Silke: Super! Kann ich noch schnell von dir abschreiben?
Lehrer (Betritt den Raum): Guten Morgen!
Klasse: Guten Morgen!
Lehrer: Setzt euch.
Lehrer: Wer möchte die Aufgaben an der Tafel rechnen? Florian?
Florian geht zur Tafel, schreibt an und liest vor:
"5 plus 8 ist gleich 13"
"8 minus 5 ist gleich 3"
"3 mal 8 ist gleich 24"
"24 geteilt durch 12 ist gleich 2"
Lehrer: Sehr gut, Florian!
Die Glocke läutet. Es ist Fünfminutenpause.
Silke: Schnell, wir müssen in den Musikraum!
Torsten: Au ja, darauf freue ich mich schon!
Silke: Weißt du denn, was wir heute machen?
Torsten: Wir wollten doch heute ein Lied von Grönemeyer singen!
Silke: Ach ja? Welches denn?
Torsten: "Alkohol", glaube ich...
Nach dem Musikunterricht:
Torsten: Schau noch mal auf den Stundenplan!
Silke: Jetzt haben wir nur noch Geschichte...
Torsten: Komm, wir schwänzen und gehen ins Bistro.
Silke: Schon wieder!
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