The Texts in Learn German! Get Me Writing – Ich heiss Edward!
Was Magst du? Wie heisst du?……
The other day I wrote about the materials that I am using to help me learn German, They include regular textbooks, one on verbs and one on grammar, As well as, a more traditional foundation text book. In addition I have also been using a book of story stories, titled German Short Stories for Beginners. I find that reading these short stories is a great way to see vocabulary and grammar put into use! And more fn than doing exercises in a textbook. (actually exercises do have their place, and I will continue to do them) With that thought in mind, I started to look for books with stories. I found Learn German! More than 100 didactic texts to learn and improve your German. Learn vocabulary and grammar while you are reading. by Dominik Waxenberger. I read the introduction yesterday and I when I read the following I agreed with what he was saying and he supported my thoughts about using children’s books as a place to start my study of German. Dominick writes……
….The problem of many students I met was that they didn’t know what to read or better which texts suited their level and wouldn’t make them feel frustrated. I always told them that I would try to find first children’s books, fairytales and suchlike in order to get used to the language and broaden my vocabulary and understanding of grammar. Then I would go for books for 10 to 12 years olds. After a while I would go for books for adolescents. At this point you have actually already won the match. But for many students it seemed harder to find and select literature than I thought. That is why I decided to write this book for them and everyone who would like to learn German
I read the first three texts that were Prasentation in the texts many questions are asked like How are you? Where are you from? Where do you work and What do you like? After reading the texts I immediately set out to write answers to his questions and I found myself writing even more….. so here are my responses and an introduction to me in German……
Mir geht is gut. Ich heisse Edward Karn. Ich bin 64 jahren alt. Meine Frau ist Kathleen and wir haben vier kinder. Ihre Namen sind Nicholas, Andrew, Peter and Elizabeth. Wir haben zwei Enkelkinder, Zoe und Oliver. Wir wohnen in Riverside, N.J
Unsere Enkelkinder Oliver und Zoe
Mein Vaters Mutter and ihr Elter kam von Dresden. Sachsen. Sein Grosseltern kam von Hesse and Sweiz.
Meine Hobbys sind: Lesen, Sports, und anhoren von Musik.Ich mag lernen auch Ich mag sehr hot wetter nicht. Ich mag Rap Musik oder Tomaten nicht
Ich spreche Englisch and Ich lerne Duetsch!
Ich bin im Ruhestand. Drei Tage in der woche arbeite ich bei Target. Ich Babysitten oft meine Enkelkinder an meinen freien Tagen aus!
So the above may not seem like much but I did learn several things putting it together. I learned that the verb kommen is irregular and that kam is the past tense. Also that I am Ruhestand (retired). Plus I am still working on where to put words in sentences. So I admit to using Translators for the above!! But overall I think I’m moving along nicely!!
