Friday night out
Freitagabend ausgehen
- Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
- Invite somebody for an event.
- The imperative
Learn how to use the German imperative mood through everyday conversations and invitations for a Friday night out. This lesson focuses on vocabulary related to social activities and places, helping you confidently make plans, give polite commands, and engage in realistic dialogues. Suitable for A1 beginners aiming to improve practical speaking skills.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Assign the following words to the two categories that describe different aspects of Friday evening.
Orte für den Freitagabend
Aktivitäten und Handlungen
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Der Plan
The plan
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Erzählen
To tell
3
Ausgehen
To go out
4
Die Einladung
The invitation
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Das Kino
The cinema
Übung 5: Conversation exercise
Anleitung:
- Describe your evening activity. (Describe your evening activity.)
- Ask each other what cultural activity they prefer. (Ask each other what cultural activity they prefer.)
- Invite somebody to join your event. (Invite somebody to join your event.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Ich gehe nächsten Freitag zu einem Konzert. I go to a concert next Friday. |
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Ich liebe es, ins Kino zu gehen. I love going to the cinema. |
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Möchtest du mit mir zum Konzert gehen? Do you want to go with me to the concert? |
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Ich möchte heute Abend tanzen gehen. I want to go dancing this evening. |
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Hast du Lust auf Karaoke heute Abend? Are you up for karaoke tonight? |
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Möchtest du mit mir in der Stadt die Show sehen? Do you want to see the show in the city with me? |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. ___ du deinen Partner am Freitagabend ab?
(___ you pick up your partner on Friday evening?)2. ___ du mich an, wenn du fertig bist?
(___ you call me when you are done?)3. ___ am Freitagabend mit uns ins Kino!
(___ to the cinema with us on Friday evening!)4. ___ mir eure Pläne für das Wochenende!
(___ me your plans for the weekend!)Exercise 8: Friday evening
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Erzählen - to tell
Präsens
- ich erzähle
- du erzählst
- er/sie/es erzählt
- wir erzählen
- ihr erzählt
- sie/Sie erzählen
Abholen - to pick up
Präsens
- ich hole
- du holst
- er/sie/es holt
- wir holen
- ihr holt
- sie/Sie holen
Ausgehen - to go out
Präsens
- ich gehe aus
- du gehst aus
- er/sie/es geht aus
- wir gehen aus
- ihr geht aus
- sie/Sie gehen aus
Anrufen - to call
Präsens
- ich rufe an
- du rufst an
- er/sie/es ruft an
- wir rufen an
- ihr ruft an
- sie/Sie rufen an
Einladen - to invite
Präsens
- ich lade ein
- du lädst ein
- er/sie/es lädt ein
- wir laden ein
- ihr ladet ein
- sie/Sie laden ein
Exercise 9: Der Imperativ
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The imperative
Show translation Show answersKommen, Tanz, Geh, anrufen, Erzählen, Erzähl, Erzählt, Kommt
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Erzählen to tell Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
|---|---|
| (ich) erzähle | I tell |
| (du) erzählst | you tell |
| (er/sie/es) erzählt | he/she/it tells |
| (wir) erzählen | we tell |
| (ihr) erzählt | you tell |
| (sie) erzählen | they tell |
Abholen to pick up Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
|---|---|
| (ich) hole ab | I pick up |
| (du) holst ab | you pick up |
| (er/sie/es) holt ab | he/she/it picks up |
| (wir) holen ab | we pick up |
| (ihr) holt ab | you pick up |
| (sie) holen ab | they pick up |
Ausgehen to go out Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
|---|---|
| (ich) gehe aus | I go out |
| (du) gehst aus | you go out |
| (er/sie/es) geht aus | he/she/it goes out |
| (wir) gehen aus | we go out |
| (ihr) geht aus | You go out |
| (sie) gehen aus | they go out |
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Welcome to the Lesson: Friday Night Out
This lesson introduces you to the German imperative mood, focusing on social invitations and making plans for a fun Friday evening. By exploring everyday phrases and dialogues, you will practice how to invite friends, arrange meetings, and suggest activities like going to the cinema, dancing at the club, or attending a theater show.
What You Will Learn
- The Imperative Mood: Learn how to give polite commands or invitations, for example, "Geht ins Kino!" (Go to the cinema!) or "Ruf deinen Partner an!" (Call your partner!).
- Useful Vocabulary: Words related to Friday night events including places (das Kino, der Club, die Disco, das Theater) and common activities (ausgehen, einladen, anrufen, feiern gehen).
- Dialogue Practice: Engage in realistic conversations for making plans at home, inviting by phone, or chatting at a café, which helps you gain conversational confidence.
- Verb Conjugation Exercises: Master present tense conjugations of verbs used in invitations and plans, essential for correct sentence formation.
- Story Completion: A short narrative about Friday evening plans to reinforce vocabulary and verb usage in context.
Important Highlights
The lesson emphasizes sentence structure and polite commands in German, which often differ from English. Practice sentences like "Hol mich bitte um acht Uhr ab!" (Please pick me up at eight o'clock!) or "Kommt ihr heute Abend zum Tanzen?" (Are you coming to dance tonight?). These examples help you get comfortable with the imperative form and question phrasing.
Notes on Instruction Style
In German, imperative forms change depending on whether you are addressing one person, several people, or formally. Also, commands can be softened with words like bitte (please). The word order in imperative sentences usually starts with the verb, which is a key difference from typical English commands. Some useful phrases include "Ruf mich an!" (Call me!), "Geht ins Theater!" (Go to the theater!), and "Lade deine Freunde ein!" (Invite your friends!).
These phrases represent how Germans naturally invite others and make plans, offering you practical language skills for social situations.
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