Richtungen

Richtungen

Learning Objective: students are learning directions and phrases in German to navigate

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​Progress through the lesson at your pace. Feel free to look back at previous slides to answer questions. You will receive a work ethic grade for fully completing this lesson.

Phrases to describe directions

• ​die Richtung - direction

• geradeaus = straight

• rechts = right / nach rechts = to the right

• links = left / nach links = to the left

• rückwärts = back / backwards / reverse

Multiple Choice

Welche Richtung ist das?

• rechts

• geradeaus

• links

• rückwärts

Fill in the Blanks

Jetzt bieg nach

.

(bieg = turn)

Fill in the Blanks

...und dann nach

.

Multiple Choice

Welche Richtung fährt das Auto?

• geradeaus

• rechts

• links

• rückwärts

Phrases to describe navigation in a city

• an ... vorbei = go past -- an die Kirche vorbei = go past the church

• über = cross / over -- über den Platz = cross the plaza --- über die Brücke = over the bridge

• durch = through -- durch den Park = through the park

• an = to (accusative case) -- an den Strand = to the beach

  an = at / "on" (dative case) -- an der Ecke = at the corner

• zu (zur / zum) = to -- zur Kirche = to the church ---- zum Museum = to the museum

• bis zum/zur = up to ... -- bis zur Ampel = up to the stoplight

• in = in / into = in die Stadt = into the city​

• ______ entlang = along -- die Straße entlang = along the street

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best defines: past the train station

• an den Bahnhof vorbei

• an dem Bahnhof

• den Bahnhof entlang

• durch den Bahnhof

Multiple Choice

Das Auto fährt __________ die Brücke.

• durch

• über

• an

• zur

Multiple Choice

Olaf geht gern ___ den Strand.

• an

• durch

• über

• zum

Fill in the Blanks

Wir fahren ___ ____ Ampel und dann nach rechts. (two words)

Fill in the Blanks

Type the correct prepostition.

Der Mann geht die Straße

.

Fill in the Blanks

Type this phrase into German: through the park

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best defines: into the city

• zum Landkreis

• an den Strand

• auf dem Land

• in die Stadt

Using zum and zur = to the

• zum = zu + dem -- is only used with masculine and neuter nouns -- zum Museum (das--> dem) = to the museum

• zur = zu + der -- is only used with feminine nouns -- zur Kirche (die--> der) = to the church

• zu is a dative prepositions so all objects that follow it should be in the dative case

Multiple Select

For which 3 places would you use zum? Select all three choices that apply.

• das Restaurant

• der Bahnhof

• der Supermarkt

• die Bank

Multiple Select

For which 2 places would you use zur? Check the two choices that apply.

• die Bank

• der Supermarkt

• die Kirche

• der Bahnhof

Poll

How well did this lesson help you to practice / understand directions in German?

• I understand it well! I could do another activity on this.

• I understand it but I need more practice.

• It did not help - I need additional teaching.