Synopses & Reviews
This intermediate text uses a flexible, four-skills approach to promote communication with a primary emphasis on reading. Kaleidoskop is organized into two main sections, Lekt?re and Grammatik. Lekt?re features 10 Themen, which present excerpts and complete texts that reflect contemporary Germany, followed by reading comprehension activities, and speaking and writing practice. Grammatik offers a comprehensive grammar review in 10 Kapitel, which recycle and integrate vocabulary used in the Themen and provide proficiency-oriented practice.
About the Author
Jack Moeller is retired from Oakland University after many distinguished years of excellence in teaching. He continues to be involved in the revision process of DEUTSCH HEUTE to ensure the quality and integrity of the program.Winnie Adolph teaches at Florida State University. Her experience enables her to provide us with creative learning activities for the text and Internet.Simone Berger, formerly an instructor at Tufts University, has returned to Germany. She provides invaluable input for authentic readings, realia, and contemporary German language.
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ERSTER TEIL: Lekt?re Thema 1. Freizeit Texte: Freizeitstudie (Tabell). 50000 Skater voll auf der Rolle (Online-Zeitungsartikel). Berlin (Reisef?hrer) Gedicht: Vergn?gungen, Bertolt Brecht Kurzgeschichte: Mittgspause, Wolf Wondratscheck Thema 2. Kommunikation Texte: Postkarte von der Ostsee (Postkarte). St?ndig unter Strom (Studie). Gewalt im Fernsehen (Zeitungsartikel) Gedicht: Nicht Zutreffendes streichen, Hans Magnus Enzensberger Kurzgeschichte: Eine Postkarte f?r Herrn Altenkirch, Barbara Honigmann Thema 3. Deutschland im 21. Jahrhundert Texte: Bei den Wessis ist jeder f?r sich (Interview). Kontinent im Kleinformat: Die Europ?ische Schule in M?nchen (Zeitschriftenartikel) Lied: Berliner Liedchen, Wolf Biermann Drehbuch: Das Versprechen, Peter Schneider und Margarethe von Trott Thema 4. Familie Texte: Junge Paare--gl?ckliche Paare (Studie). Ich mu? f?r meinen Sohn nachsitzen (Kolumne) Gedicht: Du sprichst von N?he, Kristiane Allert-Wybranietz M?rchen: Die sieben Raben, Jakob und Wilhelm Grimm Thema 5. Musik Texte: Clara Schumann (Biografie). Die da!?! (Song). Konzerte (Anzeigen). Sag es laut, Xavier Naidoo (Song) Gedicht/Lied: Der Erlk?nig, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Musik von Franz Schubert) Thema 6. Die Welt der Arbeit Texte: "Ohne die Bereitschaft, sich auf Neues einzulassen, geht es nicht," Zeitschriftenartikel. Carolin (Biografie) Gedicht: Arbeits-Los, Johann Sziklai Tagebuchaufzeichnung: Dienstag, der 27. September 1960, Christa Wolf Thema 7. Multikulturelle Gesellschaft Texte: Metin sucht seinen Weg, Mehmet ?nal (Erz?hlung). Jetzt kann ich sagen: Ich bin schwarz, Helga Emde (Autobiografie) Gedicht: Was ich nicht verstehen kann, Sabri ?akir Kurzgeschichte: Hunne im Abendland, Janos Bardi Thema 8. Jung und Alt Texte: Werte und Bef?rchtungen der Jugendlichen (Schaubilder). Eine Frage der Existenz (Zeitschriftenartikel). "Hilfe--ich werde immer mehr wie meine Eltern!" (Feature) Gedicht: Die alte Frau, Anne Heitmann Kurzgeschichte: Brief aus Amerika, Johannes Bobrowski Thema 9. Stereotypen Texte: Die Deutschen ?ber sich selbst (Umfrage). Unser Ausland (Feature). Small Talk (Skizze). T?binger Austauschstudenten berichten (Berichte) Gedicht: Anders II Rose Ausl?nder Kurzgeschichte: Die gr?ne Krawatte, Arthur Schnitzler Thema 10. Umwelt Texte: Das Allg?u ruft eine dosenfreie Zone aus (Zeitungsartikel). W?sten werden wachsen (Zeitschriftenartikel). "Umweltschultz geht jeden an" (Umfrage) Lied: Kartoffellied, Anni Becker Kurzgeschichte: Der Bergarbeiter, Heinrich B?ll ZWEITER TEIL: Grammatik Kapitel 1 Infinitive stems and endings Basic present-tense endings Present tense of stem-changing verbs Haben, wein, werden, and wissen in the present tense Uses of the present tense Imperative forms Separable-prefix verbs Present tense of modal auxiliaries Use of modal auxiliaries Meanings of the modal auxiliaries The m?chte-forms Negative of m?ssen and d?rfen Meanings of lassen Future time: present tense Future time: future tense Future tense of modals Other uses of the future tense Kapitel 2 Simple past tense Weak verbs in the simple past Modals in the simple past Irregular weak verbs + haben in the simple past Strong verbs in the simple past Sein and werden in the simple past tense The present perfect tense Past participles of regular weak verbs Past participles of irregular weak verbs + haben Past participles of strong verbs Past participles of separable-prefix verbs Past participle without ge-prefix Use of the auxiliary haben Use of the auxiliary sein The present perfect versus simple past The past perfect tense Infinitives without zu Double infinitive construction with modals, h?ren, sehen, lassen Kapitel 3 Position of the finite verb in statements Position of the finite verb in questions Word order: time, manner, place Position of nicht Independent clauses and coordinating conjunctions Two-part conjunctions The conjunctions aber and sondern Dependent clauses and subordinating conjunctions Uses of als, wenn, and wann Dependent clauses: indirect statements and questions Infinitives with zu Expressions um ... zu, (an)statt ... zu, ohne ... zu Kapitel 4 Definite article, nominative and accusative Der-words, nominative and accusative Meanings and uses of der-words The indefinite article ein and kein, nominative and accusative Possessive adjectives Nouns indicating nationalities and professions Masculine N-nouns in the accusative case Personal pronouns, nominative and accusative Demonstrative pronouns, nominative and accusative The indefinite prounoun man The interrogative pronouns wer and was Uses of the nominative case Uses of the accusative case Direct object Prepositions with the accusative case Time expressions with the accusative case Accusative of measure Unites of measurement and quantity The expression es gibt Kapitel 5 Forms of the dative case Nouns in the dative plural Masculine N-nouns in the dative case Personal pronouns in the dative case Demonstrative pronouns in the dative case The interrogative pronoun wer in the dative case Uses of the dative case Indirect object Word order of direct and indirect objects Dative verbs Prepositions with the dative case Contractions of dative prepositions Adjectives with the dative case Kapitel 6 Hin and her Two-way prepositions Contractions of two-way prepositions The verbs legen/liegen, setzen/sitzen, stellen/stehen, h?ngen, stecken Special meanings of two-way prepositions Time expressions with the dative case Da-compounds Wo-compounds Forms of the genitive case Nouns in the genitive Masculine N-nouns in the genitive Proper names in the genitive The interrogative pronoun wessen Uses of the genitive case Possession and other close relationships Prepositions with the genitive case Expressions of indefinite time Special expressions Dative as substitute for the genitive Kapitel 7 Predicate adjectives Attributive adjectives Adjectives preceded by the definite article or der-words Adjectives preceded by the indefinite article or ein-words Omission of the noun Summary of preceded adjectives Unpreceded adjectives Adjectives following indefinite adjectives Adjectives used as nouns The adjective hoch and adjectives ending in -el or -er Ordinal numbers Present participles as adjectives Past participles as adjectives Comparison of adjectives and adverbs Expressing comparisons Kapitel 8 Indicative and subjunctive Subjunctive II Verb endings in present-time subjunctive II The w?rde-construction Present-time subjunctive II of sein and haben Modals in present-time subjunctive II Present-time subjunctive II of strong verbs Present-time subjunctive II of regular weak verbs Present-time subjunctive II of irregular weak verbs Past-time subjunctive II Modals in past-time subjunctive II Conditional sentences Omission of wenn in conditional sentences Uses of subjunctive II Clauses introduced by abs ob and als wenn The w?rde-construction versus the subjunctive II of the main verb Kapitel 9 Reflexive pronouns Accusative reflexive pronouns Dative reflexive pronouns Verbs with either accusative or dative reflexive pronouns Reflexive verbs and verbs used reflexively Reflexive with parts of body and clothing Intensifiers selbst and selber Reciprocal use of reflexives and einander Relative clauses Forms of relative pronouns The relative pronoun was The relative pronouns wer and was with no antecedent Extended modifiers Objective and subjective use of modals Subjective statements in present time Subjective statements in past time Objective and subjective meanings of modals Kapitel 10 The passive voice Tenses in the passive voice Expressing agent and means Modals and the passive infinitive Impersonal passive construction Dative verbs in the passive voice Past participle in passive vs. past participle as predicate adjective Summary of the uses of werden Alternatives to the passive voice Indirect discourse: statements Subjunctive II Subjunctive I Present-time subjunctive I Subjunctive I of sein Past-time subjunctive I Future-time subjunctive I Subjunctive I in wishes, commands, and requests Indirect discourse: Tenses Indirect yes/no questions Indirect informational questions Indirect commands Summary: Indirect discourse Reference Section Appendix of Grammatical Tables German-English Vocabulary English-German Vocabulary Index Permissions and Credits Map: Europa