Famous Cities: Listening & Speaking Practice in German

Guten Tag! In this class, you’ll listen to questions and give answers in German. Our “conversations” will be based on some beautiful postage stamps (drawn by Heinz Schillinger) that give you views of famous German cities.

In this class, you’ll get…
+ three 10-minute interactive videos
+ the opportunity to ask me any questions that come up as you do the work

I have a PhD in German and 25+ years of experience teaching, so I really know my stuff. I'm also a former homeschool mom who is warm and encouraging. I take you through the learning material clearly, step by step.

Read below for more details. I hope you’ll join the class! 

--Dr. Jennifer

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STAMPS BY HEINZ SCHILLINGER
An artist named Heinz Schillinger designed the postage stamps we will look at in this class. He designed them for the German Post Office (the “Deutsche Bundespost”). He drew these stamps in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. He drew monuments, portraits, and things from nature. He even won a prize for “most beautiful postage stamp in the world”! One particularly nice set of stamps shows us line drawings of famous German cities like Bremen, Hamburg, and Oberammergau. 

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THE SELF-PACED FORMAT
This is a self-paced class, which means there are no live meetings on Zoom. Instead, you work your way through the pre-recorded, pre-written learning materials posted in the classroom (interactive videos).

You can go through the class at whatever pace works best for you.
- If you finish early, great—you can move on to your next German class!
- If you need more time, no problem. Just let me know.

If you have questions as you are working on the material, you can message me at any time.

The class will probably take you around 30 minutes to complete.

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LEARNING MATERIALS
Here’s what you’ll do in the class:

1 – You’ll watch 3 videos (10 minutes each).
- We’ll look at some postage stamp images.
- I’ll ask questions in German about the images.
- You’ll give answers in German. 

Along the way, we’ll learn some important vocabulary for describing cityscapes!

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LANGUAGE
Language of Instruction: English
Language of Reading Texts: German

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ADVANCED BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
This class is best for advanced beginners or intermediate-level learners. Answer the following questions to determine if you’re ready for the class. 

+ If I asked you questions like these in spoken German, would you understand?
   Wo ist die Brücke: im Hintergrund, oder im Vordergrund?
   Wie viele Fenster gibt es in dem Haus in der Mitte: drei, oder dreizehn?
+ Do you know some basic German words like these?
   der Baum, der Fluss, das Schiff, die Brücke, das Fenster, die Tür

If yes, then you’ll enjoy this class!

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THE COMPLETE CURRICULUM
If you’re interested in becoming truly fluent in German, see my full German curriculum: https://outschool.com/search?q=bjornstad. Send me a message if you have questions or would like a copy of my “German for High Schoolers” information sheet.