https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u Spring 2016/2017 en-us 2017-05-12 00:34:05 UTC 2017-05-12 09:59:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388547 I practiced saying the year in german such as "Jahre zweithousandundneun" and "neunzehnhundertzweiundneunzig".
I also practiced the conjunctions of main clauses such as und, aber, denn and oder. 
As I learned how to describe people recently, I tried describing people with descriptive words regarding height and/or size such as schlank and dick. 

I then tried listening to DW-TV to see if i could understand basic sentences. As the speakers are wuick speakers, i did manage to grasp certain aspects of the sentence but not all the time. ]]> 2017-05-12 00:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388547 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388568 It was the due date for the Essential Homework so I did revision prior to submitting the homework. 

I learned the personal pronouns on the nominative, accusative and dative cases such as ich, mich and mir.  I learned that dative pronouns need to be used whenever they are the indirect object, after dative prepositions and after dative verbs. 

I also tried to read a news article. As the article had complex sentences and words, i had struggled with the reading but i could understand the sentence in general. ]]> 2017-05-12 00:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388568 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388577 I learned how to ask questions on opinions on clothes such as " Gefällt dir diese Jacke? " and an example reply to that would be " Nein, sie gefällt mir nicht ".
I also could further describe the object such as " Gefällt dir dieses blaue Kleid"  

I also compared two sentences that were similar but were written in two different cases. I learned that  if the article carries the signal, the adjective won’t. 
" Ein netter Mann mit einer schwarzen Hose soll eine blaue Jacke anprobieren. " " Der nette Mann mit der schwarzen Hose soll die blaue Jacke anprobieren "

I later played a quick game of Quizlet. I practiced on asking directions and simple replies and phrases. ]]> 2017-05-12 00:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388577 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388591 Learned on how to ask and give directions such as "Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zum Goethehaus?". Learning to reply was also done that day. I managed to learn to give simple directions such as " auf der linken Seite " and " die nächste Straße links "

Revision on dative cases were also done. Phrases that were practice was " Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zum Goethehaus ?" " Das Goethehaus ist gleich  neben der Post "

I also watched videos on YouTube of Basic German. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO0jWxhVW1A]]> 2017-05-12 00:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388591 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388610 As it was only the first week of the new semester, a revision of content from previous semester was done. Practiced the basics such as numbers, comparative, furniture in the house and reviewing past essential homeworks.
I also listened to German music to get back to getting used to the German language. The band i was listening to was Rammstein which is from Berlin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3q8Od5qJio ]]> 2017-05-12 00:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388610 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388633 I did not do much during Easter break therefore I had to revise on the most recent topics i learned. I revised phrases such as " Ich habe Schokolade gegessen " where I need to describe a past event. 
I also revised on the past tense of certain special words such as "finden - gefunden" and "sterben - gestorben"

Besides that, i also tried talking to my friends who could speak the german language. I tried my best to keep a conversation going but were having difficulty and was talking very slowly. 

I then practiced on how to describe a person by using descriptive words such as "kurz, lang, klein and schlank"]]> 2017-05-12 00:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171388633 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171440163 I learned perfect tenses and talking about events in the past.
I also played quizlet to revise and reflect on the past participle of common verbs.
https://quizlet.com/195726001/ubung-past-participle-all-form-the-perfect-with-haben-flash-cards/
While learning how to describe about past events, i also concentrated on the pronunciation as getting the pronunciation right were proving to be difficult for me. I recorded my voice and then compared it to recordings of german speakers on YouTube. 
I also practiced previous practices on Duolingo such as the accusative cases.

]]> 2017-05-12 09:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171440163 mmohdnoh1 https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171443988 As I've gotten back my second essential homework, i reviewed the mistakes i have gotten and realised i got many mistakes in terms of word endings and grammar. Also quizzes on quizlet were played. This time, the questions were more difficult than simple games such as Scatter. 

I then revised for the oral exam. I came up with phrases that could be used when making small conversations with other people such as "Woher kommst du?" ]]> 2017-05-12 09:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmohdnoh1/w3ahd7n0rp2u/wish/171443988