G2.16 Describing clothes and myself

Early Start German Pack 2

16. Was trägst du? What are you wearing?

In this section, pupils learn to describe the clothes commonly worn by German (and British) children. They will say ‘he (or she) is wearing...’, as well as ‘I am wearing...’. They will be able to say what you need to wear for different weather and for various activities. They look at Aesop’s fable in which the Sun vies with the Wind to see who is stronger by removing a man’s overcoat.

NEW WORDS AND PHRASES I wear - clothes for football fans was trägst du? what are you wearing? ich trage ... (einen Schal) 1 I am wearing ... (a scarf) der Schal - scarf die Kappe - cap (*see NOTE 1) die Fahne* - flag He/she wears - everyday clothes er trägt ... (ein T-shirt) he’s wearing ... (a T shirt) 1 sie trägt ... (eine Hose) she’s wearing ... (trousers) der Rock - skirt der Helm - helmet die Hose (singular) - trousers die Jeans (singular) - jeans die Shorts (plural) - shorts

DVD: film 16

What I wear for a football match: People arrive at the Badenova Stadion to watch SC Freiburg play football. Many fans wear scarves and T-shirts, and even carry flags in the Freiburg colours, red, black and white.

Film 17: “Meine Fahne ist rot und weiß und schwarz.” .

Some children are asked what they are wearing: Was trägst du? Emily: “Ich trage einen Schal.” 1 Niko: “Ich trage eine Kappe und einen Schal.” Emily: “Mein Schal ist rot und schwarz.” Rana: “Meine Fahne* ist rot und weiß und schwarz.” *NOTE 1: the word for a national flag is ‘die Flagge’. We see the crowd singing at the football match and hear again the words for scarf, cap, flag: der Schal, die Kappe, die Fahne. Everyday clothes: Sophie describes what she’s wearing: Was trägst du? Sophie: “Ich trage ein T-shirt und eine Hose. Mein T-shirt ist schwarz und weiß und meine Hose** ist weiß. Meine Schuhe sind weiß.” **NOTE 2: ‘die Hose’ (trousers) is singular in German.

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ein Paar (Shorts) - a pair of (shorts) der Schuh / die Schuhe - shoe(s) das Kleid - dress *note small ‘s’ das T-shirt* - T shirt Clothes and weather: Aesop’s fable du brauchst ... (einen Mantel) you need ... (a coat) wenn es regnet, brauchst du ... (einen Regenschirm) when it rains, you need ... (an umbrella) der Mantel - coat der Regenschirm - umbrella die Mütze - woolly hat die Sonnenbrille (sing) - sunglasses die Handschuhe (pl) - gloves der Wind (pustet*) - the wind (blows) *see note on next page die Sonne (scheint) - the sun (shines) Flashcards CD 16