Kino+Talk!

Kino Talk! Vocabulary Lesson First Monday of unit

Objective: For students to start becoming comfortable using vocabulary pertaining to das Kino. Students will also start to learn good study habits by making flashcards.

Rationale: In order to talk about movies, students need to know whether or not they liked it, what genre the movie was, how to describe the movie, be to able to tell the actors/actresses in the movie, who directed it, when it begins, how long the movie would last, and so on.

Materials: slips of paper with the vocabulary words on them, the vocabulary worksheet, index cards for flashcards

Vocabulary List: •	movie theater: -s Kino •	to see: sehen •	genres: Komödie, Drama, Liebesfilme, Horror, Aktion, Krimi, Abenteuerfilme •	movie: -r Film •	to begin: anfangen •	to last: dauern •	funny: lustig •	sad: traurig •	strange: komisch •	especially like: besonders gern •	to like a lot: sehr gern •	like (as in to do): gern •	don’t like (as in to do): nicht gern •	to like: mögen •	Musik: Rock, Jazz, Punk, Pop, Rap •	Free time: -e Freizeit •	Actor: -r Schauspieler •	Actress: -e Schauspielerin •	Director: -r Regisseur

Outline: 1.	Pass out the vocabulary sheet (only has the German words on it, students have to fill in the English equivalent) 2.	Students will receive slips of paper that has an English word and the German equivalent from the vocabulary list 	Teacher will start at the top of the list and work down 	Teacher will say “Kino!” and the student who has das Kino will have to get up and act out the word (like charades) 	Students will have to guess what they think that the student is acting out 	As the class goes along, they will have to fill out their sheet 3.	Once everyone has performed and the list is filled out, the teacher will go through the vocabulary to make sure that the students have the correct equivalents. The teacher will also focus on pronunciation. 4.	Have the students write out 5 questions using the new vocabulary. 5.	Using the questions that the students wrote, the students will have an opportunity to ask the teacher these questions or any other using the new vocabulary. Each question HAS to have a vocabulary word in it. 6.	At the end of class, students will have the opportunity to create flashcards for the new vocabulary. These flashcards will also help the students study for the quiz on Friday and the Spelling Bee activity that will happen on Thursday.

National Standards Addressed: •	1.1.N.SL.a  use the target language with culturally appropriate gestures in everyday social situations such as greeting, leave taking, or introductions •	1.2.NL.a  demonstrate understanding of oral classroom language in the target language including directions, commands and requests