Homework Solutions and Grading Instructions Homeworks 2-4, 2-5, and 2-6

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1 Homework Solutions and Grading Instructions Homeworks 2-4, 2-5, and 2-6 Homework Total of 12 points 2. Give yourself 2 points each correct verb form. sein kommen ich bin komme du bist kommst er/sie/es ist kommt wir sind kommen ihr seid kommt sie sind kommen Übung No Total of 36 points 2. Give yourself 2 points each correct vocabulary item. If you got the article wrong, give yourself only 1.5 points. #1 der Stuhl das Fenster das Handy #4 der Bleistift die Tür der Kugelschreiber, der Kuli # 7 der Computer das Heft das Buch #10 der Rucksack das Bild der Tisch #14 der Papierkorb die Wand der Schreibtisch #13 die Lampe das Poster das Papier Übung No Total of 52 points 2. Give yourself four points if you completed the whole assignment. 3. There are 34 sentences in the text. (Note: some have only one word). Give yourself half a point for each one-word sentence and 1.5 points for every other sentence.

2 4. Of course, if you have different English version that conveys pretty much the same meaning, give yourself full points. 1. Katharina: Hello, Siggi! How are you? 2. Siggi: Hi, Katharina. I am doing great! 3. Katharina: Why? 4. Siggi: I am getting only A s in my classes, and the weather is great. And how are you? 5. Katharina: Not good at all. 6. Siggi: O my God, why? 7. Katharina: My boyfriend Tom dumped me. Now he is together with Isabel. 8. Siggi: I am sorry. This is really crappy. 9. Katharina: Should we do something together? I need a distraction. 10. Siggi: Yes, I d like that! Do you want to go play tennis with me? 11. Katharina: No, rather not. I am not particularly fit. 12. Siggi: We can listen to music, or we can go to the theater. They are playing Hamlet. 13. Katharina: That s good. I love Shakespeare. To be or not to be, that is the question. 14. Siggi: Super. At what time shall we go? 15. Katharina: When does the theater start? 16. Siggi: At 7:30, I believe. 17. Katharina: Very good. Where shall we meet? 18. Katharina: At my place? 19. Siggi: I think that ll work. 20. Katharina: O.K., see you then. 21. Siggi: Bye. Commented [f1]: A typical example of a German being rather honest, as in the following as well. Commented [f2]: Remember: mein Freund usually means my boyfriend. Commented [f3]: If you translated with joy or with pleasure, that is fine. Commented [f4]: The here is not in the English text, only in the German translation, for purposes of meter. No point subtractions because of it. Homework Total of 15 points 2. Give yourself 3 points for each correctly rendered line. For each mistake that tangibly changes the meaning, subtract 1 point, but never more than 3 points line. 1) I am not going to the party. It is too late. 2) I am not doing well, because I am sick. 3) I like to play golf, but I play soccer particularly often. 4) Ar you coming before quarter to five, or a you coming after six? 5) We should work together a lot.

3 Übung No Total of 27 points 2. Give yourself 2 points for each correct question word. kommen arbeiten heißen ich komm_e arbeit_e heiß_e du er/sie/es wir ihr sie/sie komm_st arbeit_est heiß_t komm_t arbeit_et heiß_t komm_en arbeit_en heiß_en komm_t arbeit_et heiß_t komm_en arbeit_en heiß_en Übung No Total of 46 points. 2. Give yourself 2 points for having completed it. 3. Give yourself 2 points for a correct version of # 4,5,6, and 10. Subtract one point if your verb conjugation is not correct. 4. Give yourself 4 points for all the others Subtract one point if your verb conjugation is not correct. 1) Franziska und Sebastian leben in Berlin. 8) Paul lebt in Amerika. 2) Sebastian ist vielleicht chaotisch. 9) Leon kommt aus Hamburg. 3) Annas Zimmer ist praktisch und klein. 10) Tübingen ist idyllisch und klein. 4) Anna ist glücklich. 11) Leon und Anna studieren Englisch. 5) Daniel ist lebhaft. 12) Leon, Daniel und Anna leben in Tübingen. 6) Leon ist ernst. 13) Lily und Paul kommen bald nach Berlin. 7) Daniel, Leon und Lily sind nett. Commented [f5]: Oops. I meant to ask: Was ist idyllisch und klein? So sorry. Give yourself the full points. Commented [f6]: The text says about Leon: Er studiert auch Englisch. auch means as well, too, so Anna must be studying English as well.

4 Übung No Total of 12 points points for each correct sentence. 1) I surfe im Internet.. 2) I am working out today. I work out today. 3) Es geht mir Spitze. Homework Total of 18 points 2. Four points per correct translation. For # 4, six points. Subtract one point for each mistranslation that tangibly alters the meaning. 1) I am not playing chess with you because I am sick. 2) We are not going to lift weight this morning because I am too tired. 3) Mr. and Ms. Müller like to go for walks on the weekend. 4) Sabine is very athletic: on Monday, she often goes jogging, on Tuesday she always goes climbing, on Thursday and Friday she goes playing volleyball, and on almost every weekend she goes hiking. Übung No Total of 30 points points for each correct sentence. Subtract 1 point for each mistake (a translation that tangibly alters the meaning, or a mistake in word order or verb conjugation), but never more than 5 per sentence. 1) Es geht mir gut, weil ich in der Lotterie gewonnen habe. 2) Sie sagt, dass sie ein A in Deutsch bekommt. 3) Die Frau fragt, wann Michael kommt. 4) Es geht mir so-so, weil ich zu viel Arbeit habe. 5) Wir fragen, wann wir uns treffen sollen. 6) Ich sage, dass ich kein Geld mehr habe. Commented [f7]: Ich habe in der Lotterie gewonnen. The word in bold is the verb and therefore has to go to the end. Commented [f8]: Sie bekommt ein A in Deutsch. Commented [f9]: Wann kommt Michael? Commented [f10]: Ich habe zu viel Arbeit. Commented [f11]: Wann sollen wir uns treffen? Commented [f12]: Ich habe kein Geld mehr.

5 Übung No Total of 52 points. 2. Two points for the correct assignment of the place of the sentence, for a total of 16 points. In the final two sentences, it could go either way. 3. Three points for each correctly filled blank. 3 Es geht mir auch. Du, hier mein neues Handy. 6 Nein. Es tut mir leid. Ich schon mit Leon ins. Es gibt den neuen Harry-Potter-Film. 4 Super. ist deine Handynummer? 7/8 Also dann, bis, Michaela. 1 Hallo Peter, wie? 2 Hey, Michaela, es gut. Und wie geht es? 8/7 Ja, Peter Du, ich gehe später mit Toni ins. Wir wollen (want to) Die toten Hosen hören. du mit?