Read each sentence. Pay attention to definite/indefinite articles, prepositions, noun genders, and write the correct form of the special adjectives into the blank.  ———– 1. Ich habe nur sehr [1] (bescheiden) Kenntnisse {knowledge} der deutschen Grammatik. 2. Wir hatten am Bodensee meistens [2] (heiter) Wetter. 3. Der Schwarzwald ist ein ziemlich [3] (dunkel) Wald. 4. Der Student muss mit einem sehr [4] (bescheiden) Einkommen {income} leben. 5. Es gibt einige [5] (dunkel) Zeiten in der deutschen Geschichte.

Read each given sentence. Pay attention to the possessive pronouns, or the articles to determine the grammatical cases and the correct noun endings. Write the nouns in parentheses with their correct endings into the blanks. ——————— Ich höre immer auf die Stimme (voice) meines [1] (Herz). Die Kamera des [2] (Fotograf) war sehr teuer. Ich habe den [3] (Name) des [4] (Staat) vergessen. Wir haben unsre [5] (Nachbar) zu unserem Haus am [6] (See) eingeladen.

Read each phrase and pay attention to the pronouns, prepositions or articles preceding the ordinal numbers in parentheses. Determine the noun gender, and the grammatical case and correct ending of the ordinal. Then write the ordinal with its correct endings into the blanks. Write the ordinals in letters. ——————– ihr [1] (fifth) Kind zum [2] (first) Mal der [3] (ninth) Unfall (accident) auf meiner [4] (third) Reise zu seinem [5] (seventieth) Geburtstag

Read each phrase and pay attention to the pronouns, prepositions or articles preceding the ordinal numbers in parentheses. Determine the noun gender, and the grammatical case and correct ending of the ordinal. Then write the ordinal with its correct endings into the blanks. Write the ordinals in letters. ———————— sein [1] (fiftieth) Tor (neuter – goal) der [2] (twenty third) Oktober in der [3] (seventeenth) Minute der [4] (second) Halbzeit in seinem [5] (eighty-fifth) Lebensjahr

Read each sentence and pay attention to the adjective function, to the definite/indefinite articles, and the noun genders. Write the correct form of the special adjectives into the blank.  ———– Man kann jetzt sehr [1] (teuer) Bier kaufen. Diese Flasche kostet $6. Das ist mir zu [2] (teuer). Ich finde, dieser Wein ist nicht [3] (trocken), sondern [4] (sauer). Ich hasse (to hate)  [5] (sauer) Wein.

GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING: Wh- Questions in the Simple Past Complete each question with the words in parentheses. Use the simple past.   Why [answer25]  (you / visit) the art gallery?

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VOCABULARY Read the text. Notice the bold words. Then match each bold word to the correct definition.   Paris, France, is a city with an important place in history, in times of both war and peace. The first signs of people living in the area go back to 8000 BC, and the city takes its name from the ancient people called the Parisii, who lived there from the 3rd century BC. Today, Paris is famous for its art, its culture, and its beautiful buildings. It’s also the home of the wonderful Louvre museum, where you can find amazing works of art from all over the world and a lot of information about them.   History is the study of [answer7].   Peace is a time of [answer8].   When something is ancient, it is[answer9] .   The word century means [answer10].   The world culture is closest in meaning to [answer11].   The word information means [answer12].

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The term for acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the common cold, is: