Kompetenzerweiterung II, Work for Weeks Three and Four

The following post covers our sessions spanning from April 6-17. If we do not have class at the TH starting the week of April 20th, please continue to consult the blog for assignments.

For the next two weeks, I would like you to read the grammar points for Unit 25 (on reporting) and complete all of its exercises. Learn ALL of the vocabulary for Unit 26 and complete all of its exercises as well. Then complete "Review 13" for Units 25-26. I would also like you in this time to complete Progress Test 1, which begins on pg. 102, and Progress Test 2, which begins on pg. 218. You are welcome to send me any questions you have per email.

Make sure that by April 20th, you have completed all of the exercises from this and my previous two posts. I highly encourage you to do all of the online exercises as well.

Here are some additional online exercises for reporting:
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/reported-speech-indirect-speech/
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-4.html
https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g11-reporting-verbs-exercise.php
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements2.htm
A great exercise to see if you've really grasped the concept is to take a German news article and to translate all of the reported speech into English. You will have to do this often in your translation classes to come, so you must have a firm understanding of reported/indirect speech in English. Try it and ask me any questions you might have! 

This video is a very nice recap from BBC Learning English that covers quite a few verbs that are used in conjunction with reported speech. (It's important to learn a set of verbs for reporting because they must be used in order to introduce the reporting in English. Compare this with German in which your Konjunktiv I does all of this work on its own.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu_3OgQxe2s

All three questions below for your optional essay center on the theme of hobbies and free time from your vocabulary unit for this week.

1. Watch the TED talk "How to gain control of your free time" and take note of the speaker's main message and points. Do you agree with/can you relate to her advice? Write an essay taking one of her messages and expanding on it or refuting it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kNlFMXslo
2. Watch the video "Screen Time Rules for Kids from NPR" and answer the question, "How much screen time is too much for kids?" (The video doesn't give any specifics here, so it's up to you to determine this.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtbdqIds_3c
3. Read the article "Why Don't Millennials Have Hobbies Anymore?" and answer the question posed in its title on your own terms: https://www.elitedaily.com/life/millennials-hobbies-anymore/1287244

Choose one of the above questions for your optional essay of 250-350 words and submit it to me via email by April 15th at noon. Have a great holiday!