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True or False: If I need to send a message to Professor Cruz, I will receive the fastest response if I send a Canvas message.

Read each given sentence. Pay attention to the adjectival noun function, to the definite article and the verb form to determine the correct adjectival noun ending. Write the adjectival nouns with their correct endings into the blanks. ———– 1. Die [1] (Klein-) wird morgen zwei Jahre alt. 2. Die [2] (Deutsch-) sind ordentlich {orderly}. 3. Die [3] (Blind-) braucht einen Blindenhund {seeing-eye dog}. 4. Der Richter {judge} glaubt der [4] (Angeklagt-) nicht. 5. Ich habe eine [5] (Bekannt-) von Jochen kennengelernt.

Scenario: Imagine you recently graduated with a degree in software engineering and moved to a region heavily reliant on manufacturing. You find that many of the local factories have transitioned to automated systems, leaving many workers unemployed, including those with years of experience in manual labor. The unemployment rate in your area is high, and despite your recently obtained degree, you have yet to find a job in the area. You are debating moving to another area in hopes of landing a job.   Question: Using what you have learned about unemployment, analyze the compatibility or mismatch between your qualifications and the local job market. 1) Are you going to move? Why or why not? 2) Explain all types of unemployment going on in this situation (not only for you but for everyone).  

Write the preposition and the ordinal numbers in parentheses with their correct endings into the blanks. Write the ordinals in letters. Ich bin [1] (fourth) August geboren. Weihnachten ist immer [2] (25.) Dezember. Der deutsche Nationalfeiertag ist [3] (third) [4] (tenth). In Deutschland feiert man (to celebrate) [5] (6.) Januar das Fest der Heiligen Drei Könige (Three Wise Men)

Read each phrase and pay attention to the pronouns, prepositions or articles preceding the ordinal numbers in parentheses. Determine the noun gender, and the grammatical case and correct ending of the ordinal. Then write the ordinal with its correct endings into the blanks. Write the ordinals in letters. ——————– ihr [1] (fifth) Kind zum [2] (first) Mal der [3] (ninth) Unfall (accident) auf meiner [4] (third) Reise zu seinem [5] (seventieth) Geburtstag

LISTENING FOR DETAILS Listen to an excerpt from a class discussion in a museum (Track 2). Then choose the correct answer.   What do we learn about the first Viking site in North America?

GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING: Wh- Questions in the Simple Past Complete each question with the words in parentheses. Use the simple past. Be careful of spelling, use correct capitalization, punctuation and grammar.   What [answer24] (the guide / tell) you about the Romans?

  PRONUNCIATION: Wh- Question Intonation Listen to the wh- questions (Track 4). Choose the correct answers. Choose the three questions with the correct intonation.

VOCABULARY Read the text. Notice the bold words. Then match each bold word to the correct definition.   Paris, France, is a city with an important place in history, in times of both war and peace. The first signs of people living in the area go back to 8000 BC, and the city takes its name from the ancient people called the Parisii, who lived there from the 3rd century BC. Today, Paris is famous for its art, its culture, and its beautiful buildings. It’s also the home of the wonderful Louvre museum, where you can find amazing works of art from all over the world and a lot of information about them.   The word century means [answer10].   The world culture is closest in meaning to [answer11].   The word information means [answer12].   History is the study of [answer7].   Peace is a time of [answer8].   When something is ancient, it is[answer9] .  

GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING: Wh- Questions in the Simple Past Complete each question with the words in parentheses. Use the simple past.   Where [answer26] (Sally / find ) the information about ancient Persia?