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

 

Warm-Up

1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity and ask students the following question:

• Was machst du Lieber? (What do you prefer to do?)

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

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

Possible answers for slides:

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

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

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

Main Activity

1.  Put the students in pairs/groups of 2 to 3.

• Studenten 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.
  • I like to hike.
    • Ich wandere gern. 
  • Where do you go hiking?
    • Wo gehst du wandern?
  • I go hiking in the Foothills.
    • Ich gehe in den Foothills wandern. 
  • How often do you go hiking?
    • Wie oft gehst du wandern? 
  • I go hiking twice a week.
    • Ich gehe wandern zwei Mal pro Woche wandern. 

4. When students are done going through their hobbies, have them come back together . Ask students to talk about/introduce the hobbies of their partners.

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

Wrap-Up

Ask students the following question to finish the activity:

• Du bist ein Prominente, was würdest du machen? (If you were famous, what hobbies would you have?)

End of Activity:

• Read Can-Do statements once more 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 activities!

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.