⛷️German Level 1, Activity 10: Hobbys / Hobbies (Online)

Warm Up

What do you prefer to do?

• Was machst du lieber?

1. Students will be shown a variety of slides with two pictures. They can identify what the activities are in the pictures and which activity they would prefer to do.

• Studenten werden Slides anschauen die zwei Bilder drauf haben von verschiedene Hobbies. Sie müssen identifizieren welchen sie lieber machen wurden.

Possible answers for slides:

• Skifahren, Winter, Outdoor, Kälte, Schnee, Berge, Trails, Eis, Gefrieren, Spaß, Schnelligkeit, Gefahr (Skiing, Winter, Outdoors, Cold, Snow, Mountains, Trails, Ice, Freezing, Fun, Fast, Danger)
• Lesen, Studieren, Fenster, Licht, Sonnenschein, Bett, Gemütlich, Friedlich, Ruhig (Reading, Studying, Window, Light, Sunshine, Bed, Comfortable, Peaceful, Quiet)
• Reisen, Fliegen, Bus, Flugzeug, Zug, Wandern, Städte, Länder, Ausland, Inland, Reisepass, Denkmäler, Sehenswurdkeiten, Spaß, Müde (Travel, Flying, Bus, Plane, Train, Walking, Cities, Countries, Foreign, Domestic, Passport, Monuments, Sightseeing, Fun, Tired)
• Fisch, Angeln, See, Meer, Teich, Fluss, Bach, Freunde, Familie, Essen, Dock, Angelrute (Fish, Fishing, Lake, Sea, Pond, River, Stream, Friends, Family, Food, Dock, Fishing Pole)
• Wandern, Hund, Welpe, heiß, Pfade, Berge, Bäume, Wüste, Hut, Rucksack, Wasser, Wolken, Bewegung (Hiking, Dog, Puppy, Hot, Trails, Mountains, Trees, Desert, Hat, Backpack, Water, Clouds, Exercise)
• Stricken, Basteln, Garn, Nadeln, Pullover, Mütze, Entspannen (Knitting, Handicraft, Yarn, Needles, Sweater, Hat, Relaxing)
• Hausaufgaben, Nickerchen, Lernen, Kaffee, Lehrbücher, Kugelschreiber, Bleistift, Schreibtisch, Schlafsaal, Abschlussarbeiten, Prüfung (Homework, Nap, Study, Studying, Coffee, Textbooks, Pen, Pencil, Desk, Dormitory, Finals, Exam)
• Lager, Camping, Sterne, Dunkel, Ruhe, Freunde, Lagerfeuer, Im Freien, Wasser, Land, Meer, Sternschnuppe, Mond (Camping, Stars, Dark, Quiet, Friends, Campfire, Outdoors, Water, Land, Sea, Shooting Star, Moon)

2. Ask students to follow up with why they prefer one of the activities over the other.

• Frage die Studenten wieso sie diese Hobbies lieber als den anderen haben .

Main Activity

1. Put students in breakout rooms. Have students in pairs/groups of 2 to 3.

• Studenten sollen in Breakout Zimmern gehen. Sie sollen in Paaren oder Gruppen von 2 bis 3 Personen sein.

2. Have them ask each other questions about their hobbies and which hobbies they do not like at all.

• Sie müssen einander Fragen stellen über ihre Hobbies. Welche sie gern haben und welche nicht.

3. Partners should also ask about how often the person does the activity.

• Partnern sollen auch fragen wie oft sie diese Hobbies tun. 

• For example, if the person says they like to go hiking, there should be follow-up questions of where and how often the person does the activity. So the person could ask: Where do you hike? How often do you go hiking?
• Zum Beispiel, wenn Jemand sagt dass, sie wandern mögen, sie sollen Folgefragen stellen.
  • Ich wandere gern.  (I like to hike.)

• • Wo gehst du wandern? (Where do you go hiking?)

• • Ich gehe in den Foothills wandern.  (I go hiking in the Foothills.)

• • Wie oft gehst du wandern?  (How often do you go hiking?)

• • Ich gehe zwei Mal pro Woche wandern.  (I go hiking twice a week.)

4. When students are done going through their hobbies, have them come back to the main room. In the main room, ask students to talk about/introduce the hobbies of their partners.

• Wenn sie fertig sind, sollen die Studenten zurück zum Hauptzimmer kommen und über die Hobbies von ihre Partnern sprechen.

Wrap Up

Ask students the following question to finish the activity:

• Wenn du ein Prominente wärst, was wären deine Hobbys? (If you were famous, what hobbies would you have?)

End of Activity:

• Read can-do statements and have students evaluate their confidence. (Use thumbs up/thumbs down)
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

cultural Resources

Here is a video in English, with German subtitles, on German hikers.  The second video is an Easy German video, How do Germans Spend Their Summer.