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Fotoroman 7
Meline and Sabite meet in "Berlin von oben" (Berlin from above). Sabite thinks that Meline doesn't like her art, but she makes it clear that both of them are good friends despite their differences in art preferences. Meline asks where Torsten is.

George and Hans are together in what I assume is the middle of Berlin. George says that it is beautiful outside and he loves this time of the year where it is cold but not too windy. Hans asks about the weather in Wisconsin at the current moment - to which George recalls his convo with his mother. His mother stated that there were 2 feet of snow (about 60cm). In August, the weather is hot and moist. It rains a lot and severely at times. The spring is his favorite although he likes all the seasons. He likes the spring because his birthday is on the 26th of April. Hans' birthday is on the 17th of July.

George was with Meline who purchased him a tie so that he wouldn't be "too American" and he could try new clothes.

George states that he likes Meline as a friend because they have fun together and he doesnt have any girlfriends at home. Hans likes Meline in a special way though. George didn't want to detail what Meline said about Torsten and instead wanted to go up a series of hotels and take beautiful pictures of the city [I think?].

In an evening, Sabite was in a restaurant. She was standing near the toilets when George & Lorenzo came over. Meline thinks the problem is that Sabite isn't making a first move on George. Sabite likes George.

George & Hans are on top of the Fernsehturm is 365 meters high. From this height, one can see the "Reichstag" and the "Brandeburger Tor". What they were looking at was the biggest building in Germany. They proceeded to go up the tower and see the rest of Berlin.

Dates

 * eins - erste
 * zwei - zweite
 * drei - dritte
 * vier - vierte
 * acht - achte

Ordinal number:

The

 * 0-19: +te
 * 20+: +ste

Der vierte Siebte 4.7.

Der zwölfte Siebte 12.7.

"Am"

 * 0-19: +ten
 * 20+: +sten

Am (on the) zwölften Siebten 12.7.

Am (on the) vierundzwanzigsten Zehnten 24.10

Windenergie
https://reader.vhlcentral.com/sagmal3e/student-edition/sagmal3e_vtext?rid=1180422&page=284#/book/sagmal3e_vtext
 * Schleswig-Holstein lies in between the North Sea and the Western Sea. It is a flat and windy area due to its close proximity to the sea. Since 1982, many people have taken their finances and invested money into this renewable source of energy (wind power). In the beginning, there were only 15 wind turbines in a windpark in Braderup. 33 private citizens put in a loan of 6 million Euros. About 3,600 wind turbines are functioning in the region, providing the entire power for that area. There are also wind turbines found in the sea since 2009. 12 turbines produce electricity for 50,000 households. In 2025, it is expected that wind power will be the source of 25% of the national electricity demand. The wind power production industry is good as it produces a lot of nitrogen and lessens the need for oil.

Two-way prepositions (continued)
This section discusses prepositions that dwell into location.


 * Use auf for dative cases (dem/der/dem) to indicate that something is located on a horizontal surface or describe the location in a public building/open space. Der Laptop liegt auf dem Stuhl.
 * Use an for dative cases (dem/der/dem or "am") to indicate that something is located on or at a border, wall, or body of water. Am Strand war es heute windig.
 * Use in for dative cases (dem/der/dem or "im") to indicate that something is in an enclosed space (radio, TV, internet, street). Also use "in" to indicate someone/something is located in a "feminine" or "plural" country. Elias spielt mit seiner Mutter im Park/Mein Mutter ist jetzt in den USA.
 * Use bei, without any article, to refer to a person/place as a location. If you refer to a business in general, use a dative article. You can use "bei" as "near to [city]" or "if [condition], we like to...". Heute Abend kochen wir bei Sarah/Bei schoenen Wesser gehen wir gern spazieren.

Verb Phrases with the Dative Case

 * Angst haben vor - to be afraid of
 * Arbeiten an - to work on
 * Erzaehlen von - to talk about
 * Fragen nach - to ask about
 * Handeln von - to be about
 * Helfen bei - to help with
 * Traeumen von - to dream of
 * Wohnen in - to reside in
 * Lag an - to lie on

Verb Phrases with the Accusative Case

 * Antworten auf - to answer
 * Denken an - to think about
 * Schreiben an - to write to
 * Sprechen/reden ueber - to talk about
 * Warten auf - to wait for
 * Kaufen auf - to buy for

Vocab

 * eine Person macht eine Reise - der Reisende
 * hier kontrolliert man Importe aus dem Ausland - der Zoll
 * nicht pünktlich ankommen - die Verspätung
 * hier sitzt man im Flugzeug mit allem Komfort - die Businessklasse
 * hier kann man billig übernachten - die Jugendherberge
 * den braucht man für eine Reise ins Ausland - der Pass

Fotoroman #2
This mother is sitting at a table with Sabite & Zeynep. She says that she has a surprise: They are spending the summer in Turkey. They are going because it's Sabite's father's homeland. Also, Sabite's sister hasn't been outside of the country in 3 years since her trip to France. They want them to experience the art courses in the country and thought that a vacation to Turkey would be the answer. The mom & dad want to experience and learn more about the World.

After some useless dialogue about Zeynep showing how shallow she is about flying, Sabite reveals that she argued with Torsten. Sabite says she first told Meline and then Torsten that she wanted to study art in Turkey. She was talking to Meline's friend and Torsten was standing right next to them.

They agree that they still want to go on the trip to Turkey, but she doesn't want to continue talking to Torsten. She says that he doesn't understand her art. But Zeynep says that only someone who's crazy cannot understand her art. She says that he doesn't even attempt to understand it. It seems that he's toxic/jealous. Meline doesn't like him either.

Interactive tutorial: Infinitive expressions and clauses

 * um ... zu - in order to
 * ohne ... zu - without
 * (an)statt ... zu - instead of


 * 1) Wir gehen mit unseren Freunden am Abend vor unserer Reise aus, statt unsere Koffer zu packen.
 * 2) Die Studenten reisen viel, um verschiedene Länder kennen zu lernen.
 * 3) Maria hat eine gute Note in Deutsch geschrieben, ohne viel dafür zu lernen.
 * 4) Warum habt ihr stundenlang in der Sonne gestanden, ohne einen Hut zu tragen?
 * 5) Am Freitag gehen wir ins Theater, um das neue Theaterstück anzusehen.
 * 6) Anstatt ein Hotelzimmer zu buchen, werden wir in der Jugendherberge übernachten.
 * 7) Er hat das Stück Kuchen gegessen, anstatt es seiner Schwester zu geben.

Interactive Tutorial: Time expressions

 * Zeit - time
 * Mal - specific occurences & repetitions

- diesmal: this time

- das erste Mal: the first time

- zum ersten Mal: for the first time

- einmal: once

- manchmal: sometimes

- niemals: never

- zum letzten Mal: for the last time

Use the accusative cases for a period of time. "Dauern" = "lasted [for a time]" (accusacative).

To talk about how long something has been going on for, you have seit or schon. Use the present tense & dative mode for "seit" or use "schon" but for accusative.

To narrate a series of events or a story

 * Zuerst - First
 * Dann - then
 * Danach - after that
 * Zuletzt - last
 * Schlieẞlich/endlich - finally/at last

Wann? (always dative)

 * An - on [specific dates]
 * In - in [in what season/month/time period something happens]
 * Vor - ago [how long something has happened]

Interactive Tutorial: Indefinite pronouns

 * alles - everything
 * etwas - something
 * nichts - nothing
 * jemand - someone
 * niemand - no one
 * man - one