Einheit 33

1) You can skip this activity if you want to give the students more time for the creative part in the subsequent activities. Otherwise, this exercise is a good way of thinking about traditional German food items. Especially in case the students want to design a German restaurant this will be helpful.

Additional note for biology majors or others who are interested: Krabben belong to the family of Kurzschwanzkrebse, but the Nordseekrabben are Langschwanzkrebse, meaning Garnelen, still the word Nordseekrabben is more common than Garnelen.

2) This activity will begin the creative process of designing their own restaurant. You can modify this exercise by asking them to invent other food items such as regional burgers (this is easier because they have already engaged with the different McDonald's menus beforehand). But pizza is a great way of reviewing foot items because almost anything could be on a pizza and to be creative with the vocabulary students already have at their disposal. Don't spend too much time on this activity, however, because the third step is crucial for the roleplay.

3) Allow students to follow different paths here. They can use the pizzas designed in 2) or focus on German food items as presented in 1) Others may want to create something completely different. This helps with internal differentiation if you have stronger and weaker students but if your whole class is either strong or weak you can limit their choices.

4) Make the presentations brief. You can have students think of them like radio or tv ads. A good slogan and some main characteristics of the place, the menu or some outstanding food items will suffice here.