Going to a concert
Zu einem Konzert gehen
- Buy (online) tickets for a festival, concert, musical,...
- Talk about musical instruments and your favorite genre.
- Know common festivals in your new country.
This lesson explores practical vocabulary and phrases for buying concert tickets online, discussing music preferences and instruments, and talking about popular German music festivals. Key words include Tickets (tickets), Sitzplatz (seat), Konzert (concert), spielen (to play), and Festival (festival).
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Übung 1: Conversation exercise
Anleitung:
- When was the last time you went to a concert? What concert was it? When will you go again? (When was the last time you went to a concert? What concert was it? When will you go again?)
- Do you like to dance? Which kind of dance do you like the most? (Do you like to dance? Which kind of dance do you like the most?)
- Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one and when did you start? (Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one and when did you start?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Zu meinem letzten Konzert ging ich letztes Jahr. Es war ein Popkonzert von Ed Sheeran in London. In zwei Monaten werde ich zu einem PINK-Konzert gehen. To my last concert I went last year. It was a pop concert of Ed Sheeran in London. I will go to a PINK concert in two months. |
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Ich war noch nie auf einem Konzert, aber ich werde bald auf ein Konzert gehen, um Lady Gaga zu sehen. I have never been to a concert but I will go to a concert soon to see Lady gaga. |
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Ich tanze nicht. I don’t dance. |
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Ich tanze gerne Tango. Ich mache das seit 2 Jahren. I like to dance the tango. I’ve been doing that for 2 years. |
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Ich habe mit 5 Jahren angefangen, Geige zu spielen. I started playing the violin at 5. |
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In meiner Familie spielt niemand ein Instrument, aber alle betreiben eine Sportart. In my family nobody plays an instrument but everything does a type of sports. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ich ___ morgen früh auf, um Tickets für das Konzert zu kaufen.
(I ___ get up early tomorrow to buy tickets for the concert.)2. Gestern ___ ich zwei Stunden in der Schlange vor der Ticketkasse.
(Yesterday ___ I stood in line for two hours in front of the ticket counter.)3. Am Wochenende ___ ich gerne klassische Lieder auf dem Klavier.
(On weekends ___ I like to sing classical songs on the piano.)4. Letzte Woche ___ die Band beim Jazz-Festival sehr gut.
(Last week ___ the band sang very well at the jazz festival.)Exercise 4: Going to a concert
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Singen - Singen
Präteritum
- ich sang
- du sangst
- er/sie/es sang
- wir sangen
- ihr sangt
- sie/Sie sangen
Stehen - Stehen
Präteritum
- ich stand
- du standest
- er/sie/es stand
- wir standen
- ihr standet
- sie/Sie standen
Sein - Sein
Präsens
- ich bin
- du bist
- er/sie/es ist
- wir sind
- ihr seid
- sie/Sie sind
Sein - Sein
Präteritum
- ich war
- du warst
- er/sie/es war
- wir waren
- ihr wart
- sie/Sie waren
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Lesson Overview: Going to a Concert
This A2-level lesson focuses on practical German language skills needed for attending concerts and discussing music. It covers buying tickets, talking about music preferences and instruments, and chatting about well-known music festivals in Germany. Through dialogues and exercises, learners practice essential vocabulary, common expressions, and verb conjugations relevant to these everyday situations.
Key Lesson Contents
- Buying concert tickets: Understand and use expressions like "Tickets für das Rockfestival kaufen" (buy tickets for the rock festival), "Sitzplatz" (seat), and "Stehplatz" (standing ticket). Learn to ask about availability and payment methods, e.g., "Kann ich mit Kreditkarte bezahlen?"
- Discussing music and instruments: Talk about favorite music genres (klassische Musik, Jazz, Rock) and playing instruments like das Klavier (piano), die Gitarre (guitar), and das Schlagzeug (drums). Familiarize yourself with phrases to share preferences and experiences, such as "Ich spiele Klavier" or "Wie lange spielst du schon Klavier?"
- Talking about German music festivals: Learn names of famous festivals like Rock am Ring and Wacken Open Air and how to discuss the atmosphere and bands performing. Use useful phrases like "Kennst du das berühmte Rock am Ring Festival?" and phrases describing music styles played there.
- Verb practice: Focus on the verb stehen (to stand) and singen (to sing) in the present (Präsens) and past (Präteritum) tenses, important for describing activities around concerts.
Highlighted Vocabulary and Expressions
- Tickets kaufen (buy tickets)
- Sitzplatz / Stehplatz (seat / standing place)
- Vorverkauf (pre-sale)
- VIP-Zugang (VIP access)
- Musikgenre (music genre)
- Musikinstrument (musical instrument)
- Festival (festival)
- Schlange stehen (to stand in line)
- sein, singen, stehen – verbs highlighted in conjugation exercises
Useful Language Notes for English Speakers
The instruction language and the learning language differ in structure and idiomatic expressions. In German, verbs often appear in the second position in a sentence (main clause), while English prefers subject-verb-object order. For example, "Ich stehe morgen früh auf" translates literally as "I stand up early tomorrow," but the separation of the verb prefix auf- is typical in German separable verbs.
Some useful phrases and their English equivalents include:
- "Guten Tag, ich möchte Tickets kaufen." — "Good day, I would like to buy tickets."
- "Wie viele Karten benötigen Sie?" — "How many tickets do you need?"
- "Ich spiele Klavier seit fünf Jahren." — "I have been playing piano for five years."
- "Das Konzert ist ein besonderer Moment." — "The concert is a special moment."
Understanding these structures helps learners approach conversations about concerts naturally and confidently.
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