task B3 1

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10 task B3 10

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pronounced long [ä] as in ‘spät’ and short [ä] as in ‘lächeln'

most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut on the vowel (ä, ö, ü)

masculine and neuter nouns ending in -el, -er or -en often stay the same in their plural form

most feminine nouns either add -n or -en to the end of the noun

B3a - A - zeigen

B3a - B - nicht wahr

B3a - C - zuhören

B3a - D - wiederholen

B3a - E - früh

B3a - F - haben

B3a - G - das Wasser

B3a - H - ich weiß nicht

B3a - I - hat

B3a - J - wer?

B3a - K - manchmal

B3a - L - kein

B3a - M - freiwillig

C2 - Wir wünschen dir frohe Weihnacht, wir wünschen dir frohe Weihnacht ...

Christmas traditions: singular and plural nouns

German

Christmas: definite article 'die', plurals with umlaut +e, no change -el/-en/-er

Christmas: 'Es gibt' with plurals, the song 'O Tannenbaum'

Christmas traditions: 'sein' 3rd person singular and plural, plurals - +(e)n

Saying what something is like: subject pronouns 'er', 'sie', 'es' for 'it'

What you and others have and what it is like: subject pronoun 'sie' for 'they'

Numbers 1-12: plurals adding umlaut + -er

How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns

This unit introduces pupils to 4 rules for forming plural nouns in German and provides opportunities for practice with the use of 'es gibt'. It will also teach pupils how to use plurals with 'sein' 3rd person plural, and 'sie' meaning 'they'. They practise sound-symbol correspondence [ü] and [ä].

Christmas: singular and plural nouns

Match the vocabulary below to the correct English translations.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Die Kirchen sind warm.'

German children have the choice to send their Christmas wish list to one of how many possible people?

The song 'Wir wünschen dir frohe Weihnacht' is a translated version of which English Christmas song?

a letter which looks like 'B' and means 'ss'

Masculine and neuter nouns ending in __________ don't usually change in their plural form.

Which of these words is the plural word for 'the' in German?

Match the infinitives to the correct English translations.

Complete the following sentence: 'Die Familie __________ da.'

Christmas traditions: singular and plural nouns

Lesson outcome