https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7 German Padlet Semester 2 en-us 2017-02-13 14:21:04 UTC 2017-05-07 16:03:41 UTC hello@padlet.com blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/153427922 This week I created a set of flashcards on Quizlet for vocabulary about the town and for clothing. I used vocabulary I had learnt in class, as well as vocabulary I looked up for myself that I thought would be helpful. Once the flashcards were compiled, I used the Learn activity to review them. I found this helpful as I was able to figure out what vocabulary I already knew, and what I need to review again in the future. For example, I found that I had particular trouble with some of the longer words, such as der Lebensmittelhändler (grocer's shop) and die Fußgängerzone (pedestrian zone). I plan to follow this up by starring and reviewing the vocabulary I struggled with again in the coming days and weeks.]]> 2017-02-13 14:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/153427922 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/154942570 http://joycep.myweb.port.ac.uk/verbs/imperat.html
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~deutsch/Grammatik/Imperative/Imperativ.html
http://german.net/exercises/tenses/imperative/#
This week I reviewed the imperative tense, which we had covered in the previous week. Whilst I had no trouble with the Sie form, I felt I needed to review the irh and du forms. I did this by finding looking at a couple of explanations of the imperative online. I then did an exercise to consolidate my learning. I feel I understand the imperative better now and feel more comfortable in using it.]]> 2017-02-20 14:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/154942570 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/155781876 http://german.about.com/od/onlinecourses/fl/German-Adjective-Endings-The-Nominative-Case_2.htm
https://www.thoughtco.com/masculine-feminine-or-nueter-in-german-4068442
In order to consolidate what we had covered in class, I decided to spend some time looking over alternative explanations on adjective endings. I find that seeing the same thing explained differently is quite helpful as I often pick up on something which I had missed the first time. In doing this, I also realised the importance of knowing what gender nouns are as this is something I often stumble on- as such I decided to look for hints on how to determine what gender a noun is. Whilst I knew some of these already, it was helpful to know that any word ending in -chen for example will be neuter, and those ending -ner will be masculine.]]> 2017-02-23 15:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/155781876 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/162161896 Memrise
This week I decided to try the language learning platform Memrise. I went through a variety of vocab learning exercises covering topics such as restaurants and ordering food which provided me with vocab like die Vorspeise (starter) and die Nachspeise (dessert). I also reviewed the town which let me revise vocab like die Apotheke (pharmacy) and der Supermarkt (supermarket). I found this helpful as the repetition helps to ingrain vocabulary in my mind and I plan to use Memrise again in the coming weeks.]]> 2017-03-23 15:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/162161896 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/162163552 Duolingo: clothing, places, adjectives. 
I decided to review some of the vocabulary I've learnt this semester on duolingo this week. I found this helpful as it reminded me of some vocab I had forgotten, as well as introducing me to some that I hadn't seen before such as der Knopf (button), die Kosmetik (make-up), der Bahnhof (railway station) and die Brücke (bridge). I plan to use duolingo more as I revise vocab ahead of my exam as this review demonstrated to me that I have forgotten some of the vocabulary covered earlier on in semester.]]> 2017-03-23 15:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/162163552 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/165647786 http://germanforenglishspeakers.com/verbs/perfect-tenses/
http://germansteps.com/perfect/perfect-tense-of-irregular-verbs/exercise-1-perfect-tense-of-irregular-verbs/
This week I reviewed the perfect tense. As the formation is very similar to the French perfect I found it reasonably easy to pick up but thought it would be helpful to do some review exercises in order to cement the formation of the past participle in general as well as memorising some of the less regular past participles, such as: gedacht (denken), gesprochen (sprechen), gegessen (essen), genommen (nehmen), etc. I plan to review past participles again in the future as irregular participles are often not intuitive and so I feel it is important to memorise the common ones. ]]> 2017-04-10 12:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/165647786 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/165653087 This week I decided to do some speaking practice. In order to this I convinced one of my friends studying German at post-A-level to spend some time speaking with me. I had him test me on some vocabulary to do with the town, as well as asking me questions where I would have to use the perfect or imperative tenses so that I could get more practice in using these new tenses. I found this helpful as my pronunciation is not always the best as I am concentrating on what I am saying rather than how I am saying it and this can only really be overcome through practice, and my friend was able to pick up on these pronunciation errors and correct me.]]> 2017-04-10 12:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/165653087 blfox1 https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/165655109 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGkxCwVqh_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV4E71qaQaw
In class this week I realised I had forgotten the rules of word order following weil and so I decided to review the topic of subordinating clauses today. The first video reminded me that whilst denn does not change word order, weil is a subordinating conjunction- a fact that I had forgotten. Remembering that weil moves the conjugated verb to the end is essential and so I found that this video was helpful. The second video included other subordinating conjunctions including dass (that) and ob (whether). Having reviewed this grammar point I then spent some time attempting to form sentences with these conjunctions in order to cement the word order in my own mind. I know that this will be essential for my exam so I found these activities very helpful.]]> 2017-04-10 12:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/blfox1/6iyhwoj36fy7/wish/165655109