Introduction

Are you tired of just learning the rules of grammar of the German language?

Are you ready to put your language to practical use? Well if so, hold on to your socks

and get ready to travel to Germany and use the language in practical situations.

Task

You have just entered your German 4 classroom. You notice that the room is empty and you faintly hear the sound of Oktoberfest music coming from blackboard. The bell has rung, but you are still the only one in the room. You feel a cold chill run up your

spine, and the door slams suddenly.

You are being pulled slowly towards the blackboard. You hold onto desks, books, chairs, anything you can find, but the force becomes greater. The music gets louder, almost deafening! You finally are against the blackboard which feels gooey; your hand pushes through the blackboard as if it were slime. Finally you are sucked like a milkshake into the abyss! You awake with just a note in your hand, and you are in the midst of a busy street. The people around you are speaking German.

The note reads:

You must be able to converse in three different situations where you will be transported. If you fail to do so, you will never be able to return home. You will be given only some clues to help you succeed in finding appropriate dialogue.

Process

· You are suddenly whisked away to a German Restaurant. You find yourself sitting at a long table where many other locals are eating. The waitress asks, “Wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?”

TIME STOPS!

You have 10 minutes to pull out your laptop and use your wireless internet service and come up with a reasonable response. In 10 minutes, time will continue. You must create a dialogue that makes sense between you and the waitress. Here is a website to help you! Click on the bread!

WHEW! You did it! But wait!

Uh, oh, you now find yourself at a busy train station. You now must order a ticket to Frankfurt. Remember you want to sit in a non-smoking section, and you want to know if you will have to change trains along the way!

The man at the counter asks.

„Wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?“

Here is a website that can help! Click on the choo-choo!

Now it is getting late! You need to find a place to sleep!

You find yourself at a local hotel. The woman at the counter asks. “Was kann ich fuer Sie tun?”

Here is a website to help you out! Click on the bed!

Alright! You did it! Now you can return home!

Evaluation

You will be evaluated on the logic and completeness of your responses. You will be given extra points for creativity!

You will also be evaluated on the length of your responses; responses that are longer and more complete will receive higher grades.

Conclusion

Now that you have survived your travel to Germany, you might want to start thinking about taking a real trip there! Now that you have some practical skills, you can be confident that you can tackle any situation that comes up! Well, let’s hope most situationsJ!