In eine Bar oder in ein Restaurant gehen?


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Lesson 3: Talking about doing things

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In eine Bar oder in ein Restaurant gehen?

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Theodor Behr and Mark Schumacher are close friends. On a Thursday afternoon, while still at work, they talk to each other on the phone and decide, where to go for dinner. Read aloud, what Theodor and Mark say about their plans for tonight. The English translation will help you to understand each new German word (new vocabularies are underlined).

Theodor (T): Hallo ? Behr am Apparat .	Hello. This is Mr. Behr.
Mark ( M ): Hallo Theo. Ich bin es , Mark.	Hello Theo. It' s me, Mark.
T: Hi Mark. Wie geht ' s ?	Hi Mark. How is it going?
M : Gut , danke , und dir ?	Good, thanks. And you?
T: Auch gut , danke . Was machst du heute abend?	I' m fine, too, thanks. What are you doing tonight?
M : Ich möchte in eine Bar gehen . Ich möchte ein Bier trinken .	I would like to go to a bar. I'd like to drink a beer.
T: Hmm, ich möchte lieber in ein Restaurant gehen und essen .	Hmm, I would rather like to go to a restaurant and eat.
M : Das ist auch ok. Ich bin dabei .	That' s ok, too. I' m in .
T: Sehr gut , dann bis später .	Very well, I'll see you later then.
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Exercise
Without looking at the dialog anymore, can you answer the following questions in English?

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What do you think does the word 'Apparat' means in the context of the dialog above?
Telephone

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1) Who is Theo calling?
2) Are both Theo and Mark doing fine?
3) What does Theodor ask Mark next?
4) What does Mark want to do?
5) Does Theo want to do the same?
6) Does Mark want to go with Theo?

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*Lesson Pages:*
1	In eine Bar oder in ein Restaurant gehen?
2	The regular verbs gehen, machen and trinken
3	Exercise the use of regular verbs
4	More activities to talk about
5	Talking about what you would like to do (auxiliaries)
6	Further practicing 'möchten' and verb-forms
7	Talking about things you are going to do (future tense)
8	Practicing 'werden' and the future tense
9	Talking about directions and locations
10	Repeating everything
11	Review: Lesson 2
12	Culture: German beer
*Vocabularies:*
V-1	Vocabulary Table/Overview
V-2	Crossword Puzzle
V-3	Picture Shuffle Game
V-4	Vocabulary Listening
V-5	Vocabulary Spelling
*Exercises:*
E-A	Exercise A
E-B	Exercise B
E-C	Exercise C
E-D	Exercise D
E-E	Exercise E