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Lessons
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- Episode 1. Arbeitslos (Unemployed)
- An introduction to the series by Professor Di Donato and the beginning of Marion's
story. Marion's father is looking for a job. Vocabulary for families and greetings.
- Episode 2. Kein Geld (No Money)
- An introduction to the native German speakers in the series. Marion's father applies for
a new job in a new city. Vocabulary for apologizing and asking for information.
- Episode 3. Wie geht es Papa? (How's Papa Doing?)
- Marion's family prepares for their move. Vocabulary about living spaces and housing.
- Episode 4. Umzug nach Köln (The Move to Cologne)
- Marion's family moves to Cologne but she stays behind. Vocabulary for furniture;
cultural information about Cologne and housing.
- Episode 5. Das Karnevalsfest (The Mardi Gras
Celebration)
- The Koslowskis take part in Karneval festivities. Vocabulary for directions;
cultural information about German festivals.
- Episode 6. Der Unfall (The Accident)
- One of the Koslowskis has an accident. Vocabulary for illness and sickness; a discussion
of the concept of luck.
- Episode 7. Der Urlaub (The Vacation)
- Marion and her mother prepare to go on vacation. Vocabulary for clothing and wishing
someone a good trip; cultural information about where Germans go on holiday.
- Episode 8. der Insel Rügen (On the Island of Rügen)
- Marion begins a romance with Michael, and the professor and Marion work on the vacation
storyline for the course. Vocabulary about vacations; cultural information about German
art.
- Episode 9. Abenteuer und Liebe (Adventure and Love)
- Marion wants to rewrite the story of her vacation to add more adventure. Marion and
Michael's boat is lost at sea. Vocabulary for giving opinions.
- Episode 10. "Die Wespe" ("The
Wasp")
- Marion writes about Michael's controversy with his school newspaper. Vocabulary about
school life.
- Episode 11. Ein Liebesdrama (A Love Story)
- Michael's girlfriend Silke discovers photos of Michael and Marion and is upset.
Vocabulary for school subjects.
- Episode 12. Silke (Silke)
- The professor and Marion reflect on romance, and Marion talks with her guest Sabine
about how to make the story she's writing realistic. A humorous look at fairy tales.
- Episode 13. Der Auszubildende (The Apprentice)
- Professor Di Donato reviews the storylines to open Level 2, and Marion writes about
Michael's apprenticeship in a shipping company. Vocabulary about workplaces and
introductions.
- Episode 14. Der Trick (The Trick)
- The crew on Michael's ship plays a prank on him. Cultural information about Hamburg.
- Episode 15. Zu viel Salz (Too Much Salt)
- The professor and Marion have dinner and discuss the next script. Michael has dinner at
his boss's house. Vocabulary about food and restaurants.
- Episode 16. Am Wochenende (On the Weekend)
- Marion and Sabine work out at a gym. Native speakers discuss their typical weekends.
Vocabulary about weekends; the concept of German unification.
- Episode 17. Nach Thüringen? (To Thuringia?)
- Herr Cornelius is offered a promotion in Thüringen in the former East Germany. Marion
and Sabine talk about Marion's real identity. Vocabulary for making inquiries, persuading,
and factory work.
- Episode 18. Die Lösung (The Solution)
- The Cornelius family copes with their move. Native speakers discuss their hobbies.
Vocabulary related to family dynamics, discussion, and compromise.
- Episode 19. Der Spaghetti-Professor (The Spaghetti
Professor)
- Klara Cornelius meets Markus at the university in Munich. Marion and the professor
discuss issues of interest to students. Vocabulary related to the university.
- Episode 20. Der Umweltsünder (The Polluter)
- Klara and Markus encounter a polluter. Marion and Sabine try to tell the professor about
their true identities but fail. Vocabulary about pollution.
- Episode 21. Die falschen Klamotten (The Wrong
Clothes)
- Marion and Sabine are turned away at a disco. Vocabulary for what young people like to
do for fun.
- Episode 22. Ein neues Gemälde (A New Painting)
- The Stumpf family buys a painting. Marion and Sabine meet the professor at a museum and
reveal their true identities. Vocabulary about art.
- Episode 23. Der Hausmann (The House Husband)
- House husband Heiner is finding it difficult to take care of his son. Vocabulary about
housekeeping; the concept of Erziehungsurlaub (time off with pay to raise a child).
- Episode 24. Das Au Pair (The Au Pair)
- The Sanders hire an au pair. Marion now takes on her real persona — the actress
Susanne Dyrchs — and she and the professor plan the rest of the series. Vocabulary
about shopping; the informal du form of address.
- Episode 25. Ein Familiengeschichte (A Family
History), Lebensstile (Life Styles)
- The professor, Susanne, and native speakers discuss their upbringings. A historical
biography and three contemporary profiles give a picture of German life in the twentieth
century.
- Episode 26. Jugend in Bewegung (Young People on the
Move), Drei Jugendporträts (Three Youths)
- One documentary on German youth from the 1950s to today and another with three
contemporary portraits, with comments from native speakers. Vocabulary related to youth
issues.
- Episode 27. Geschichte eines Gymnasiums (History of a
Gymnasium), Der Schulalltag (A Typical School Day)
- A historical documentary about secondary education and a contemporary portrait of a
rural high school student, with comments from Susanne and native speakers.
- Episode 28. Geschichte einer Universität (History of
a University), Ein Student aus Kamerun (A Student From Cameroon)
- A look at the founding of Heidelberg University and a portrait of an engineering student
from Cameroon. Native speakers, Susanne, and Sabine discuss their lives as students.
- Episode 29. Wirtschaft im Wandel (A Changing
Economy), Hilfe für Arbeitslose (Help for the Unemployed)
- Germany's changing economy, including a short documentary about unemployment. Vocabulary
for economics and industry.
- Episode 30. Die Frauenbewegung (The Women's
Movement), Im Auftrag der Frauen (Representing Women)
- The role of women in twentieth-century Germany. Vocabulary related to women's issues and
history.
- Episode 31. Ein grünes Hobby (A Green Hobby),
Weiterbilden in der Freizeit (Leisure Learning)
- Documentaries on urban gardening and adult education. Native speakers and Susanne talk
about hobbies. Vocabulary about gardening and education.
- Episode 32. Urlaub: Gestern und heute (Vacation:
Yesterday and Today), Abenteuerurlaub (Adventure Vacation)
- A look at how Germans spend their vacations, with commentary from native speakers.
Vocabulary about vacations and travel arrangements.
- Episode 33. Ein Kurort (A Spa), Ein Arztbesuch (A
Visit to the Doctor)
- A historical look at spas, highlighting the famous city of Bad Ems, along with a
documentary about a typical physical examination. Vocabulary about health.
- Episode 34. Typisch Deutsch? (Typically German?), Vom
Sauerkraut zur Pizza (From Sauerkraut to Pizza)
- The wide array of modern German cuisine and a look at the multicultural German world.
Vocabulary about food.
- Episode 35. Auf Kosten der Umwelt (At What Cost to
the Environment?), Umweltschutz zu Hause (Environmental Protection at Home)
- Environmental problems and political efforts in modern Germany and an environmentally
sound German household. Vocabulary about environmental topics.
- Episode 36. Theater für Jugendliche (Theater for
Young People), 100 Jahre deutscher Film (100 Years of German Cinema)
- Berlin's avant-garde Grips Theatre and a documentary about Germany's legendary film
history. Vocabulary related to film and theater.
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Fokus Deutsch is a video instructional series in German for college and
high school classrooms and adult learners; 36 fifteen-minute video programs.
A co-production of WGBH Boston, Inter
Nationes, and the Goethe-Institut. 1999. |
