Introduction to the lesson

When you have finished this lesson you can:

Ask for help
Offer your help

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When you have finished this lesson you can:

Ask for help
Offer your help

Listen to the conversation

Bob meets Paula again, the family's daughter. Elisabeth asks Paula to help set the table. Notice the words for the different things which are needed. Also notice that Steve offers Bruno to extend the table.

Touch the video to start it.

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Touch the video to start it.

Exercise to the video

What should Paula get from the kitchen?

	Knives, forks and small spoons
	Glasses and plates

Something is missing

Answered

schon

already

Answered

Ich habe schon Teller und Gläser.

I already have plates and glasses.

Answered

noch

still

Answered

brauchen reg. + accusative - part.II: gebraucht

to need

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Wir brauchen noch Servietten.

We still need napkins.

Substantives in majority

In German, there are no short rules as to how the majority of nouns are formed. Of course there are rules, but it would be very complicated to learn and apply these rules. The good news is that dictionaries often specify the plural form of a noun.

Here in our Skill Builder, we are also mentioning the plural for every new noun.

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Here in our Skill Builder, we are also mentioning the plural for every new noun.

Tableware

! Note:“Geschirr” means all things (plates, cups, glasses …) together, that’s why you use this word in singular although you mean many things.

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! Note:“Geschirr” means all things (plates, cups, glasses …) together, that’s why you use this word in singular although you mean many things.

Answered

das Geschirr n

the tableware

Answered

die Tasse f - die Tassen pl.

the cup/s

Answered

der tiefe Teller

the soup plate

Answered

das Glas n - die Gläser pl.

the glas/ses

Answered

der Teller m - die Teller pl.

the plate/s

Answered

das Schälchen n - die Schälchen pl.

the (little) bowl/s

Cutlery

Answered

das Besteck n - die Bestecke pl.

the cutlery/s

Answered

die Gabel f - die Gabeln pl.

the fork/s

Answered

der Löffel m - die Löffel pl.

the spoon/s

Answered

das Messer n - die Messer pl.

the knife/s

Answered

die Kuchengabel

the pastry fork

Answered

der Teelöffel

the teaspoon

Kitchen Things

Answered

die Schüssel f - die Schüsseln pl.

the bowl/s

Answered

der Topf m - die Töpfe pl.

the bowl/s

Answered

das Tablett n - die Tabletts pl.

the tray/s

Answered

die Platte f - die Platten pl.

the platter/s

Answered

die Pfanne f - die Pfannen pl.

the pan/s

! Don’t confuse it with “Tablette/n” what means “pill/s”.

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! Don’t confuse it with “Tablette/n” what means “pill/s”.

Exercise 1

Say the noun with the correct article.

Click the button to record your answer, with microphone.
For example: _?_ Glas

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Say the noun with the correct article.

Click the button to record your answer, with microphone.
For example: _?_ Glas

_?_ Messer

Xz9fIE1lc3Nlcg==

_?_ Messer

Correct

Wrong

Answered

_?_ Gabel

Xz9fIEdhYmVsIA==

_?_ Gabel

Correct

Wrong

Answered

_?_ Löffel

Xz9fIEzDtmZmZWwg

_?_ Löffel

Correct

Wrong

Answered

_?_ Besteck

Xz9fIEJlc3RlY2sg

_?_ Besteck

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 2

Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the correct picture of the verb on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the correct picture of the verb on the right side.

		die Platte
		die Teller
		das Schälchen
		die Schüssel

Standing and lying

Tableware are standing:

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Tableware are standing:

Answered

Das Glas steht auf dem Tisch.

The glass is (Lit: stands) on the table.

Answered

Die Teller stehen auf dem Tablett.

The plates are (Lit: stand) on the tray.

Cutlery and napkins are lying:

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Cutlery and napkins are lying:

Answered

Die Servietten liegen neben den Tellern.

The napkins are (lie) next to the plates.

Answered

Das Besteck liegt schon auf dem Tisch.

The cutlery is (lies) already on the table.

Exercise 3

Tell Paula that they are on the tray.

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Tell Paula that they are on the tray.

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 4

Tell Paula that they are on the tray.

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Tell Paula that they are on the tray.

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Eating together

Answered

essen part.II: gegessen

to eat

Answered

mit + dative

with

Answered

bei + dative

at, with

! Note: “essen” is a regular verb with change in the 2./3 person singular e ⇒ i

ich esse; du isst; er/sie/es isst

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! Note: “essen” is a regular verb with change in the 2./3 person singular e ⇒ i

ich esse; du isst; er/sie/es isst

Answered

Er isst mit uns.

He eats with us.

Answered

Ich esse bei den Nachbarn.

I eat at the neighbors.

Exercise 5

Paula asks you if you eat with them. What does she say?

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Paula asks you if you eat with them. What does she say?

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Rudeness

Ask for help - get help with something:

It seems that Austrians and Germans think it's most polite to let people be at peace, not interfere and not get involved unless they need it or are asked for it.

You can not automatically count people asking if you're lost or helping you carry your stuff. They assume you'll be in control of it. But if you need help, you just have to ask - Germans as well as Austrians really want to help.

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Ask for help - get help with something:

It seems that Austrians and Germans think it's most polite to let people be at peace, not interfere and not get involved unless they need it or are asked for it.

Help!

Answered

helfen - part. II: geholfen

to help

! Note: “helfen” is a regular verb with change in the 2./3 person singular e ⇒ i

ich helfe; du hilfst; er/sie/es hilft

! Note: The person who receives the help stands in dative.

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! Note: “helfen” is a regular verb with change in the 2./3 person singular e ⇒ i

ich helfe; du hilfst; er/sie/es hilft

! Note: The person who receives the help stands in dative.

Offering help

Answered

Ich helfe dir.

I help you.

Answered

Kann ich Ihnen helfen?

May I help you? (formal)

Answered

Kann ich helfen?

Can I help?

Answered

Kann ich euch helfen?

May I help you? (informal, plural)

Asking for help

Answered

Hilfst du mir bitte, den Tisch zu decken?

Do you help me to set the table please

Answered

Entschuldigung, können Sie mir bitte helfen?

Excuse me could you help me please

Exercise 6

Who helps whom?

	She helps him.
	He helps her.
	She helps me.
	I help her.

Exercise 7

Ask Elizabeth if you can help. (You are familiar with her.)

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Ask Elizabeth if you can help. (You are familiar with her.)

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 8

Say: They help us.

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Say: They help us.

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz - Start

Congratulation, you've nearly done this chapter!

Now pass the 10 question quiz - you'll get your results at the end.

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Congratulation, you've nearly done this chapter!

Now pass the 10 question quiz - you'll get your results at the end.

Quiz 1

What does she say?

	We still need tea and coffee.
	We already have tea and coffee.
	We always need tea and coffee.
	We need tea and coffee again.

Quiz 2

Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the correct picture of the verb on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the correct picture of the verb on the right side.

		das Messer
		die Gabel
		die Gabeln
		der Teelöffel

Quiz 3

Say the nouns in the correct plural forms with articles.

For Example: die Schüssel

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Say the nouns in the correct plural forms with articles.

For Example: die Schüssel

das Glas

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das Glas

Correct

Wrong

Answered

der Teller

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der Teller

Correct

Wrong

Answered

die Tasse

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die Tasse

Correct

Wrong

Answered

der Topf

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der Topf

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 4

Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the correct word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the correct word on the right side.

die Kuchengabel		the pastry fork
das Tablett		the tray
die Pfanne		the pan
der Teller		the plate

Quiz 5

Was steht auf dem Tisch?

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Was steht auf dem Tisch?

Click on the correct things. Note: There is more than one correct answer.

	der Teller
	das Messer
	der Topf
	die Tasse

Quiz 6

Was liegt auf dem Tisch?

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Was liegt auf dem Tisch?

Click on the correct things. Note: There is more than one correct answer.

	die Serviette
	der Löffel
	die Schüssel
	die Gabel

Quiz 7

Ask your guest if s/he eats with you.
(Use the courtesy form.)

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Ask your guest if s/he eats with you.
(Use the courtesy form.)

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 8

In Austria and Germany you have to ask if you need help.

	Right
	Wrong

Quiz 9

Arrange correctly: Click at the pronoun on the left and drag them to the correct form of the verb on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the pronoun on the left and drag them to the correct form of the verb on the right side.

sie		hilft
ihr		helfen
du		hilfst
wir		helft

Quiz 10

You are at the street and you need some help. What do you say after you stopped somebody at the street?

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You are at the street and you need some help. What do you say after you stopped somebody at the street?

Correct

Wrong

Answered

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Kursus oversigt

Introduction

Introduction implemented

Kapitel 1

1.1 Hello and bye implemented

1.2 Order at the Café implemented

1.3 Describe yourself implemented

1.4 Make an appointment implemented

1.5 Making purchases not started

Scene 1: Vienna Train Station implemented

Aufgaben zu Kapitel 1

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Listening A1 1 out of 21

Mix A1 1 out of 21

Kapitel 2

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2.5 Modes of transport not started

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Kapitel 3

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3.4 Children and age 1 out of 45

3.5 Food not started

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Kapitel 4

4.1 Dates and Holidays 37 out of 46

4.2 Family relationship not started

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4.4 Weather not started

4.5 Borrow something not started

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Kapitel 5

5.1 At the museum 4 out of 37

5.2 Health not started

5.3 At the tram - historical views not started

5.4 At the cemetery 1 out of 34

5.5 Steve’s exam not started

Scene 5: Beethoven's Grave not started

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