German Level 2, Activity 02: Österreich Reisen / Travel (Face to Face)

Picture of a Lufthansa airplane flying.
Joe Ambrogio
Description: In this activity, students will practice talking about travel and where they would like to visit. Students will pretend to be another person and respond to questions about travel as if they were that person.
Semantic Topics: travel, reisen, character, charakter, person, globe, globus, vacation, urlaub, dative, dativform

Products: Maps, Landkarten, Knowledge of an area in the Österreich., Kenntnisse in einem Gebiet in Österreich..

Practices: Supporting a German speaking individual to plan a trip to Österreich.  Unterstützung einer deutschsprachigen Person bei der Planung einer Reise in Österreich.

Perspectives: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” ― Nelson Mandela  „Wenn man mit einem Mann in einer Sprache spricht, die er versteht, steigt ihm das zu Kopf. Wenn man ihn in seiner Sprache anspricht, geht es ihm zu Herzen. ”- Nelson Mandela  Helping others in their native language is one benefit of learning a foreign language.   Anderen in ihrer Muttersprache zu helfen, ist ein Vorteil beim Erlernen einer Fremdsprache.

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written language on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.
  • Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through German.

Idaho State Content Standards:

  • Objective: COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
  • Objective: COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • Objective: CLTR 1.1: Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.
  • Objective: CLTR 1.3: Function appropriately in diverse contexts within the target culture.
  • Objective: CONN 1.1: Compare and contrast information acquired from other content areas.
  • Objective: CONN 1.2: Relate information studied in other subjects to the target language and culture.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can plan a trip.
  • I can talk about travel details.
  • I can understand other people’s preferences and plan accordingly.

Materials Needed:

Warm-up

1. Begin by opening the Google Slideshow and introducing the Can-Do Statements for today’s activity.

Öffnen Sie zunächst die Google Slideshow und stellen Sie die Can-Do-Statements für die heutige Aktivität vor.

 

2. Ask the students the following questions for the warm-up.

Stellen Sie den Schülern die folgenden Fragen für das Warm-up.

  • Wohin seid ihr in den USA gereist? (Where have you travelled in the USA?)
  • Was nehmt ihr mit, wenn ihr reist? (What do you take with you when you travel?)
  • Würdet ihr lieber in einem Hotel oder Airbnb übernachten? (Would you prefer to stay at a hotel or Airbnb?)
  • Womit fahrt ihr lieber? (Mit dem Bus, mit dem Auto, mit der Bahn usw.) (How do you prefer to travel? (By bus, by car, by train.))

Main Activity

There are four people who want to travel to Salzburg. Read through to see what people like. You should find a perfect place that your person would definitely like.

Hier sind vier Personen, die nach Salzburg reisen wollen. Lest mal durch, um zu sehen was die Personen mögen. Ihr sollt einen perfekten Ort finden, den eure Person bestimmt mögen würde. 

1. Divide students into pairs.

Teilen Sie die Schüler in Paare auf.

 

2. Each pair will be assigned a person from the slideshow (Michael, Saskia, Sebastian or Jule).

Jedem Paar wird eine Person aus der Diashow zugewiesen (Michael, Saskia, Sebastian oder Jule).

 

3. The students then have to come up with activities for the person to do in whichever city in Austria they choose.

Die Schüler müssen sich dann Aktivitäten einfallen lassen, die die Person in der von ihnen gewählten Stadt in Österreich durchführen kann.

 

4. iPads can be used.

iPads können verwendet werden.

 

5. The students should make sure to include where the person will be staying, what they will be doing, what they should bring, and anything else and write it on the whiteboard.

Die Schüler sollten sicherstellen, dass sie angibt, wo sich die Person aufhalten wird, was sie tun werden, was sie mitbringen sollen und alles andere und es auf der Weißwandtafel schreiben.

 

6. The students then share with the group.

Dann werden die Schüler mit der Gruppe teilen.

Wrap-up

Ask students the following question(s) to finish the activity:

  • Wohin wollt ihr gerne reisen? (Where do you want to travel?)
  • Was macht ihr, wenn ihr im Urlaub seid? (What do you do when you’re on vacation?)
  • Was ist eure Lieblingsstadt? (What is your favorite city?)

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!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can plan a trip.
  • I can talk about travel details.
  • I can understand other people’s preferences and plan accordingly.

Cultural Resources

Easy German video on traveling by train in Germany.

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