Travel / Transportation
GERMAN Year 2
Unit 6
Travel / Transportation
INTERPRETIVE MODE / INTERPERSONAL MODE(Spontaneous Person-to-Person) / PRESENTATIONAL MODE
Listening / Reading / Speaking & Writing / Prepared Speaking / Prepared Writing
I can...
• demonstrate understanding of vocabulary for travel by: train, plane, automobile
• follow simple directions from one place to another
• understand major city components (eg. post offices, banks, etc.)
• understand various spoken selections about modes of travel / I can...
• read a city map and an atlas
• read a travel schedule (departures, arrivals)
• understand various advertisements about activities
• understand various written selections about modes of travel
· read short passages about different cities/towns
· locate major German cities and geographical features on a map / I can...
• name modes of transportation and tell which I use
• I can give simple directions from one place to another
• make plans with a friend to go somewhere
• write or tell about a packing list for a trip / I can...
• describe a trip that I have taken or one that I plan to take
• present an oral version of your itinerary
• describe a trip that I have taken or one that I plan to take / I can...
• write a paragraph about a recent day or trip
• plan a trip and write up the itinerary, including modes of transportation for each leg of the trip
Unit Length/Unit
theme/ Enduring
understanding / Unit Guiding Questions / Assessment / Functions
Unit length
23-25 days
Unit theme:
Travel and Transportation
Enduring understanding
Transportation modes can vary between different countries and cultures. / • How will I travel within the target country?
• What will I need when I travel to ……(destination)?
• How will I find the best route? / Projects
• Oral or Video: Present a power point (or similar) presentation of a city and its major attractions
• Oral: Create a skit and perform it to show your understanding of how to purchase a ticket for transportation
• Hands-on: Research and plan a trip to / within a German-speaking country, using a set budget
• Written: write a journal entry / story about a trip you have planned or taken / • Planning transportation modes
• Getting information about travel and transportation modes
• Purchasing what I need to travel
• Reading a map and being able to plan a route
Context / Structure / Culture / Resources
· Various places we go to arrange travel (eg. office, train stations, airports)
· Asking questions about various modes of travel (schedules, costs) / · Verbs needed to arrange and pay for travel (eg. mit-bringen, an-kommen, ab-fahren, kaufen, mieten)
· Command form of verbs to follow directions
· Simple past to describe past travel / · City centers in many German cities are pedestrian zones
· Public transportation is widely used in Europe
· Plan for toilet facilities that you must pay for
· / District Resources-
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Schedules for airlines and train stations
Maps, atlases
Culture / Connections / Comparisons
· Pedestrian zones in city centers (no parking or driving)
· Smaller cars
· Many modes of public transportation / • Use maps and atlases to plan excursions
• Use a budgeted amount to plan a trip / • Time on the 24 hour clock vs. 12 hour clock
• Driver’s licenses—same or different?
• How do students get around?