Wer bist

Please Note: The activities on the Pathways Project OER Repository were created by upper-division students at Boise State University and serve as a foundation that our community of practice can build upon and refine. While they are polished, we welcome and encourage collaboration from language instructors to help modify grammar, syntax, and content where needed. Kindly contact amberhoye@boisestate.edu with any suggestions and we will update the content in a timely manner.  — The Pathways Project

About the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) Language Activity Repository

The activities provided by the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) serve as foundational activities which can be adapted by any language and scaled up or down on the proficiency scale. 

This activity was created by upper-division language students working in the World Languages Resource Center at Boise State University. Our activities seek to help students solidify their interpersonal speaking and interpretive listening skills through task-based situations or communicative activities. We recommend using these activities to help reinforce the content students are learning, allowing the students time to feel comfortable using the unit’s vocabulary and grammar structures through application. Further, these activities should be facilitated in approximately 90% (or more) in the target language, per the recommendation of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Using the WLRC Repository’s Activities:

When you are ready to begin remixing the activity, in order to adapt it for your target language and audience, simply click the “Remix This Resource” button at the top of your screen. The text provided in purple is a suggestion of what you might say to your students and should be changed to the target language. 

Most activities contain a connected chapter, two to three “NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do” statements, a warm-up, main activity, and a wrap-up. In addition to the instructions, some activities may include a “cheat sheet” containing the target vocabulary and grammar structures emphasized in the activity. Though most of the lab materials are provided, a computer, projector, printer, and laminator may also be needed to fully utilize materials. 

Many of the activities include printable cards and other instructional materials. If you would like to adapt these materials for your language, please email WLRCLAR@gmail.comand we will provide you with an editable copy. For YouTube videos and other websites, hyperlinks are provided. 

Enjoy!

- Boise State World Languages Resource Center 

Wer bist du- Who are you?

Proficiency Level:

In this activity, students will answers questions about themselves. I


Keywords:

Greetings, introductions, restaurants, families, hobbies, sports, birthplace, activities, recommendations, preferences 

Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

I can introduce myself and others.

  • I can introduce myself and provide basic personal information.

    I can answer a variety of simple questions.

    I can answer questions about what I like and dislike.

    I can answer questions about what I am doing and what I did.

Relevant ACTFL World-Readiness Standards

Communication

Standard 1.1

Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Materials Needed:

  • Small Whiteboard (One per student)
  • Whiteboard Marker (One per student) 
  •  Slide Show

Warm-up

1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity (located in the Google Slideshow). 

        I can introduce myself and others.

        I can introduce myself and provide basic personal information.

        I can answer a variety of simple questions.

        I can answer questions about what I like and dislike.

        I can answer questions about what I am doing and what I did.


2. Give a whiteboard and a marker to each student. They will play the “one word” game. The rule is that the students can only use one word to answer the question. First they will write down their response and then share it with the group. Google Slide Show

4. Once the students have answered all the questions, they will write down 7 questions. Ask a partner the questions. Then introduce your partner to another group.


Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

I can introduce myself and others.

I can introduce myself and provide basic personal information.

I can answer a variety of simple questions.

I can answer questions about what I like and dislike.

I can answer questions about what I am doing and what I did.

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