Alles über mich
Get your students talking all about themselves with this interactive beginning unit.
Communication Targets
-I can greet various people using German.
-I can tell you basic info about myself & ask you about yourself (name, age, how I'm feeling, where I'm from)
-I can tell you what I like to do (and express preferences).
-I can tell you what I look like and describe my personality.
Targeted Grammar
-Basic verbs in the ich form
-mag
Cultural Topics
-I can tell you what I already know about Germany
-Greetings in different regions & at different times of the day.
-German-speaking countries
Materials in this theme
Theme Vocabulary
Guten Morgen - Good morning
Guten Tag - Good day
Guten Abend - Good evening!
Hallo! - Hello, Hi!
Auf Wiedersehen - good-bye
Tschüs - Bye
Gute Nacht - Good night
Tschau - Bye
Deutschland - Germany
Österreich - Austria
die Schweiz - Switzerland
Wie heißt du? - What is your name?
Ich heiße Martin. - My name is Martin.
Freut mich! - Glad to meet you!
Entschuldigung! - excuse me
Wie alt bist du? - How old are you?
Ich bin vierzehn Jahre alt. - I am fourteen years old.
Guten Morgen - Good morning
Guten Tag - Good day
Guten Abend - Good evening!
Hallo! - Hello, Hi!
Auf Wiedersehen - good-bye
Tschüs - Bye
Gute Nacht - Good night
Tschau - Bye
Deutschland - Germany
Österreich - Austria
die Schweiz - Switzerland
Woher kommst du? - Where are you from?
Ich komme aus Deutschland. - I come from Germany.
Wie bitte? - I beg your pardon?
Wie geht's? - How are you?
Ich bin müde. - I'm tired
Ich bin krank. - I am sick
Ich bin gestresst. - I am stressed
Ich bin traurig. - I am sad
Ich brauche Hilfe. - I need help
Es geht. - okay
Mir geht's gut. - I am doing well
Mir geht's schlecht. - I'm feeling bad
mir geht's wunderbar - I am wonderful
böse - evil, bad
attraktiv - attractive
faul - lazy
fleißig - hard-working
freundlich - friendly
gemein - mean
glücklich - happy
kreativ - creative
laut - loud
locker - easy-going
lustig - funny
musikalisch - musical
nett - nice
praktisch - practical
ruhig - quiet
sportlich - athletic
süß - sweet
Wie siehst du aus? - What do you look like?
Ich habe blaue Augen. - I have blue eyes
Ich trage eine Brille - I wear glasses
Ich trage keine Brille. - I don't wear glasses
groß - tall
mittelgroß - medium height
klein - short
vollschlank - chubby
schlank - slim
Ich habe braune Haare - I have brown hair
glatt - straight
lockig - curly
kurz - short
lang - long
rot - red
braun - brown
schwarz - black
blau - blue
grün - green
gelb - yellow
orange - orange
lila - purple
rosa - pink
grau - gray
weiß - white
basteln - to do crafts
Eis essen - to eat ice cream
Rad fahren - to drive a bicycle
faulenzen - to be lazy
fischen - to fish
fotografieren - to photograph
ins Kino gehen - to go to the movies
schwimmen - to go swimming
Musik hören - to listen to music
joggen - to jog
kochen - to cook
Schlittschuh laufen - to ice skate
Ski laufen - to ski
lesen - to read
malen - to paint
zeichnen - to draw
reisen - to travel
reiten - to ride a horse
schlafen - to sleep
spazieren gehen - to go for a walk
Fußball spielen - to play soccer
Karten spielen - to play cards
Klavier spielen - to play piano
am Computer spielen - to play on the computer
Videospiele spielen - to play video games
Snowboard fahren - to snowboard
Sport treiben - to play sports
Deutsch sprechen - to speak
stricken - to knit
tanzen - to dance
turnen - to do gymnastics
wandern - to hike
klettern - to climb
shoppen - to go shopping
Netflix schauen - to watch Netflix
Ich mag... - I like
lieber - to prefer
sehr - really
nicht - not
gar nicht - not a bit
Keep your students learning with these themes:
Alles über mich
Get your students communicating from day one with this introductory German unit designed for students with no prior knowledge.
2. Meine Familie
Introduce your students to family life. Teach your learners how to describe their family and their likes and dislikes.
3. Mein Schulleben
Effortlessly teach your students all they need to know about school life including teachers, classes and the German school system.