Session 14 · Pronunciation Drills, Letter Review & Test-Prep Planning

Topics covered

Pronunciation practice

Drilled minimal pairs: lachen (to laugh) vs. lassen (to let/leave) vs. lernen (to learn), plus H/K/L/Sh sounds, referencing the class textbook (ISBN 97831919475).

Letter review

Reviewed punctuation/capitalization on a formal letter draft about stomach pain / requesting understanding.

Gendered occupational nouns

German	English
der Bergmann / die Bergfrau	miner (male/female)
der Arzt / die Ärztin	doctor (male/female)

Travel/form-filling exercise

Practiced filling out a travel form: choice of city (Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt), accommodation type (das Hotel, die Wohnung, die Pension), Anzahl der Personen = 9, hobby = klassische Musik, and instruction to use a black ballpoint pen (Kugelschreiber) on paper forms.

Test-prep planning

• Sabahat Batool will take 4 pages of material and divide it into a test.
• Saif Qureshi will prepare the test file and send it to Sabahat.
• Follow-up meeting scheduled for Sunday at 3:00.
• Goal: aim for at least 50% on a model/practice test before the real exam.
• Timeline milestones referenced during review: June 19, July 2, July 7.

Vocabulary

Session vocabulary

German	English
lachen	to laugh
lassen	to let / leave
lernen	to learn
das Hotel	hotel
die Wohnung	apartment
die Pension	guesthouse
die Anzahl der Personen	number of people
der Kugelschreiber	ballpoint pen
klassische Musik	classical music

Grammar notes

Gendered occupational noun pairs (der Bergmann / die Bergfrau, der Arzt / die Ärztin) were reviewed alongside continued punctuation/capitalization review on formal letters.

Homework / next steps

• Send Homework — due October 13
• Fill Blanks in study material
• Practice Material for the Sunday session