German as a Foreign Language (GFL)

Working with German Literature, Songs, and Videos

Literatur: "Der kleine Vampir" (The little Vampire) by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

Student Level: B1 +

Chapter1: "Das Ding im Fenster"

  • Brainstorming: Vampires pdf Link
  • Reading Comprehension, Definitions & Grammar (Relative clause) pdf Link
  • Text Comprehension & Grammar (Imperfekt) pdf Link
  • Grammar (Imperfekt) pdf Link

Songs: "Die gottverdammte Pleite!" by Ludwig Hirsch.

Student Level: B1 +

  • Pre-Reading pdf Link
  • Discrete Listening: Fill-in-the-Blanks - Verb Forms (Present Tense & Imperfect) pdf Link

Videos: "Das Bananentelefon" - Sesamstraße

Student Level: A1 +

  • Global Listening Comprehension Questions pdf Link

Multimodal Presentations (Ex: Prezi)

Imperativ

Deutsche Verben im Reflexiven Sprachgebrauch

Using Reflexive Verbs in German - for English learners of German

Reflexive Verben

Deutsche Imperativ-Formen

Using Imperative Forms (e.g., for commands) - for Cantonese learners of German

Resources for learners and teachers