Mein Name, mein Hobby

Mein Name, mein Hobby

Situation

In this lesson, all the characters in the hotel introduce themselves one after the other using the personal pronoun 'ich'. Oliver, as an actor, portrays each character by reading the sentences in English and German. Max Ludwig has drawn the portraits.

Lesson

Oliver reads each sentence first in English, then in German, changing his voice like an actor.

• Ich heiße Margherita Mutter. Ich esse gern.
  My name is Margherita Mutter. I like to eat.

• Ich heiße Ermanno Senzasosta. Ich reise gern.
  My name is Ermanno Senzasosta. I like to travel.

• Mein Name ist Max Ludwig. Ich male gern.
  My name is Max Ludwig. I like to paint.

• Ich heiße Elisa. Ich erzähle gern.
  My name is Elisa. I like to tell stories.

• Mein Name ist Oliver Laurence. Ich lerne gern.
  My name is Oliver Laurence. I like to learn.

• Ich bin der Kellner. Ich helfe gern.
  I am the waiter. I like to help.

Ermanno listens and then repeats the sentence, adding a realistic consequence:

Oliver's Homework

Learn the verbs. Here's the list of verbs in the infinitive with their translations in English:

1. bekommen - to receive
2. essen - to eat
3. erzählen - to tell
4. helfen - to help
5. lernen - to learn
6. malen - to paint
7. organisieren - to organize
8. reisen - to travel
9. schlafen - to sleep
10. stehen - to stand
11. vergessen - to forget
12. verpassen - to miss

Ermanno's Homework