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Textbook Contents - 'Vorsprung'

Main Grammar Points Covered in Vorsprung:

Chapter 1

·         Formation of the formal imperative

·         The verb sein

·         Subject pronouns

·         The pronoun “you”

·         The verb heißen

·         Forming yes/no and information questions

·         Noun gender and number

·         The nominative case of definite and indefinite articles

·         Pronoun substitution

Chapter 2

·         The verb haben

·         Present tense of regular verbs

·         Accusative case of definite and indefinite articles and pronouns

·         Negation with nicht

Chapter 3

·         Present tense of stem-changing verbs

·         Coordinating conjunctions

·         The modal verb form möchte

·         The modal verb können

·         The verb kennen

·         Accusative case of possessive adjectives

·         Noun plurals

Chapter 4

·         The informal imperative

·         The modal verbs sollen, mögen, dürfen, müssen and wollen

·         Prepositions with the accusative case

Chapter 5

·         The conversational past tense

·         Subordinating conjunctions

·         Infinitive phrases with zu

Chapter 6

·         The dative case

·         Prepositions with the dative case

·         Dative-taking verbs

·         Der-words

Chapter 7

·         Two-way prepositions

·         The directionals hin and her

·         Time expressions with the accusative and dative cases

·         Word order with time, manner and place

·         Subordinating conjunction damit

Chapter 8

·         Reflexive verbs

·         Future time

·         Expressing probability

·         Verbs with prepositional objects

·         Da- and Wo-compounds

Chapter 9

·         Relative clauses

·         Present tense of subjunctive II

·         Adjective endings

·         Comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs

Chapter 10

·         Simple past tense

·         Genitive case

Chapter 11

·         Past tense of subjunctive II

·         Passive voice

Vorsprung

Don't forget about the school’s annual Rouladen Dinner which is scheduled for this coming Sunday, February 22, in the clubhouse at Germania Park. This delicious homemade German feast features Rinderrouladen with Spätzle, red cabbage,parsleyed potatoes, and mixed salad and is topped off with coffee or tea and Servatii’s Bienenstich. A full cash bar will slake your thirst, and we’ll make sure you’re entertained, too, with some mood music, a German trivia contest, chances at a Split-the-Pot kitty, and raffle prizes galore. Contact Michael Geers at 513-673-4709 or Bill Sampson at 513-515-7775.