German advanced 2:
Book and material:
·
Sicher C1.2 coursebook (unit 7-12)
·
Sicher C1.2 workbook (unit 7-12)
·
Sicher C1: Online platform of Hueber.de
Topics and vocabulary:
· economy news
· tips for
emotional intelligence
· Wladimir
Kaminer: The perfect German small town
· ingredients
of a successful poetical text
· business
trips; business experiences abroad
· experiments
Grammar and structures:
· verbal
style – nominal style; syntax: causal relations; derivation: adjectives
· the
gerundive as an alternative to passive; aspect shift with modal verbs: active –
passive; alternative to passive: verb “bekommen” + past participle; derivation:
suffixes in adjectives
· syntax:
conditional and concessive relations; adjectives and participles with
prepositions; specifiying conjunctional adverbs
· variations
of the syntactical order; suffixes in nouns; syntax: temporal and final
relations
· syntax:
consecutive and modal relations; comparisons; derivation: the prefixes “er-”
and “re-”
· prepositions
with genitive; participial phrases; derivation: the prefixes “durch-”, “über-”,
“um-”, “unter-”
Language skills:
·
audio & video comprehension:
animation film: “Rap: Wake up”;
radio contribution: the unified European payment transaction; interview: psychiatrist
for children and young adults; reading: personality and behaviour; info film: the
“garden of princesses” in Berlin; radio reportage: the eco-social exemplary settlement;
interview with a screenwriter; photo reportage, portrait of a writer: Beatrix
Mannel; radio contribution: intercultural misunderstandings in business
communications; book-presentation: small talk; interview: What is good science;
the production of a technical film director
·
speaking:
round table: measurements against poverty; psycho test: Do you have
knowledge of human nature; debate: Living in a city has a/no future; short
presentation: a novel that you have read; negotiating; commentary: opinions on
ethically controversial methods;
·
reading:
happy without money; interview: Out of the debts; scientific article: The
EQ – a parameter for success in life; blurbs: psychological advisor; scientific
article: Tomorrow’s city; newspaper article: Downshifter with High-tech; commentary:
Reading is the pure happiness; a short story, Martin Sutter: “Business Class”;
newspaper article: How the world negotiates; newspaper article: the real
endurance test is the return; newspaper report: “Invention competition”; reportage:
Hey, let’s chat
·
writing:
project: comparing countries; write a blog post about a graphic; forum’s
contribution: Living in a metropole; small writing workshop for poetry; e-mail:
tips for correct behaviour on business trips; write an advert for an invention
