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In Deutschland essen Menschen gewöhnlich drei mal am Tag: Frühstück, Mittagessen und Abendessen. Traditionell ist das Mittagessen dabei oft die einzige warme Mahlzeit. Eine deutsche Oma und Youtuberin erklärt, was sie isst an einem normalen Tag:
In Germany, people usually eat three times a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Traditionally, lunch is often the only hot meal. A German grandmother and YouTuber explains what she eats on a normal day:

Exercise 1: Word bingo

Instruction: 1. Listen minimum two times to the video and indicate the words you hear. 2. Use the words to form a conversation with your teacher (write down your conversation). 3. Memorize the words with the word trainer.

Word Translation
der Kaffee the coffee
das Wasser the water
ein Butterbrot a buttered bread
die Tomaten the tomatoes
Salz und Pfeffer salt and pepper
das Mittagessen the lunch
das Obst the fruit
das Abendessen the dinner
die Kartoffeln the potatoes
die Nudeln the noodles
der Reis the rice

Exercise 2: Text

Instruction: 1. Read the text in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation.

Das ist der Text des Videos in etwas einfacheren Worten:

This is the text of the video in somewhat simpler words:
Morgens, um etwa sechs Uhr, trinke ich eine Tasse Kaffee und ein Glas Wasser. (In the morning, at about six o'clock, I drink a cup of coffee and a glass of water.)
Um zehn Uhr frühstücke ich: ein Butterbrot, Tomaten, verschiedene Kräuter sowie Salz und Pfeffer. (At ten o'clock I have breakfast: a buttered slice of bread, tomatoes, various herbs as well as salt and pepper.)
Zum Mittagessen esse ich Obst, eine Tomate oder eine Gurke. (For lunch I eat fruit, a tomato or a cucumber.)
Um fünfzehn Uhr trinke ich eine Tasse Kaffee und esse eine Brezel oder ein Croissant. (At three o'clock I drink a cup of coffee and eat a pretzel or a croissant.)
Croissants schmecken mir sehr gut. (I like croissants very much.)
Um 19 Uhr gibt es Abendessen. (At 7 p.m. there is dinner.)
Da koche ich mir etwas: (Then I cook something for myself:)
Kartoffeln, Nudeln oder Reis. (Potatoes, pasta or rice.)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

Instruction: Read the text above and choose the correct answer.

1. Was trinkt die Person morgens um etwa sechs Uhr?

(What does the person drink around six in the morning?)

2. Was isst die Person um zehn Uhr zum Frühstück?

(What does the person eat for breakfast at ten o'clock?)

3. Was gibt es zum Mittagessen?

(What is there for lunch?)

4. Was isst die Person um fünfzehn Uhr?

(What does the person eat at three o'clock?)

Exercise 4: Open conversation questions

Instruction: Discuss the following questions with your teacher using the vocabulary from this lesson, and write down your answers.

  1. Was isst und trinkst du normalerweise morgens zum Frühstück?
    2. What do you normally eat and drink for breakfast in the morning?
  2. Welches Obst oder Gemüse isst du gern zum Mittagessen?
    3. Which fruit or vegetable do you like to eat for lunch?
  3. Was trinkst du am Nachmittag am liebsten?
    4. What do you prefer to drink in the afternoon?
  4. Was kochst du oft zum Abendessen?
    5. What do you often cook for dinner?