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.
Learn essential German vocabulary and phrases for buying concert tickets online, discussing music preferences and instruments, and talking about famous music festivals in Germany. Key words include Tickets kaufen, Sitzplatz, Rockfestival, Instrument spielen, Lieblingsmusik, and Musikfestivals.
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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 lesson covers practical language skills for attending concerts and music festivals in German-speaking contexts, designed for A2 level learners. It includes real-life dialogues about buying tickets online, discussing music preferences and instruments, and talking about famous German music festivals.
Key Topics
- Buying concert tickets: Learn phrases like "Guten Tag, ich möchte Tickets für das Rockfestival nächste Woche kaufen." and vocabulary such as Stehplatz (standing place) and Sitzplatz (seat).
- Discussing music and instruments: Express your favorite music genres, talk about which instruments you or others play, and share how long you have been playing. Example: "Ich spiele Klavier seit fünf Jahren."
- Famous festivals in Germany: Talk about events like Rock am Ring, Oktoberfest, and Wacken Open Air, describing their music styles and atmospheres.
Important Vocabulary and Expressions
- Tickets kaufen – to buy tickets
- vorverkauf – presale
- Kreditkarte – credit card
- VIP-Zugang – VIP access
- Musikgenre – music genre
- Instrument spielen – to play an instrument
- konzert – concert
Grammar Focus: Verb Conjugation in Context
The lesson emphasizes regular and irregular verb forms related to daily actions and past events, with examples such as:
- "Ich stehe morgen früh auf..." (present tense)
- "Gestern stand ich zwei Stunden in der Schlange..." (simple past)
- "Letzte Woche sang die Band beim Jazz-Festival sehr gut." (simple past)
Using the verb stehen (to stand) and singen (to sing) in both present and preterite tenses provides practical context for these common verbs.
Short Story: Going to a Concert
The provided mini-story narrates a typical experience at a music festival, using verbs in different tenses to build comprehension. Words like "standen", "ist", "sangen", and "war" appear in meaningful contexts.
Instruction Language Notes
Since the instruction language is English and the learning language is German, no direct translations of German phrases are given within the content to maintain natural learning flow. German sentence structures and key vocabulary are presented clearly to support comprehension from context. Some useful English phrases and their German equivalents are:
- "to buy tickets" – "Tickets kaufen"
- "concert" – "Konzert"
- "music festival" – "Musikfestival"
- "ticket category" – "Kategorie"
- "standing place" / "seat" – "Stehplatz" / "Sitzplatz"
Understanding these phrases will help in real-life conversations about concerts and music events in German.
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