Lesson 176 · German B1

Review: Lessons 174-175

Wiederholung

A short checkpoint covering infinitive clauses with zu and je...desto comparatives.

Today's win: confirm you can link two clauses with um/ohne/anstatt...zu, and build a je...desto sentence.

Mixed recall check (Lessons 174-175)

1. "I learn German in order to work in Germany." - Ich lerne Deutsch, ______ in Deutschland zu arbeiten.

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2. "He left without saying goodbye." - Er ging, ______ sich zu verabschieden.

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ohne

3. "Instead of calling, she wrote an email." - ______ anzurufen, schrieb sie eine E-Mail.

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Anstatt

4. "The more I learn, the easier it gets." - ______ mehr ich lerne, ______ leichter wird es.

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Je / desto

5. In a je...desto sentence, what word order does the desto-clause use?

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verb-first (inverted, like a normal main clause after a fronted element)

Try it out loud: say one sentence with um...zu and one je...desto sentence about your own life.

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