question formed by inverting subject and verb where the answer is yes/no

question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no

word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

prefix added to prepositions to ask questions

Die Umwelt: word order with questions, questions with wo-compounds

German

Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem

Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions

Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs

Armut in Deutschland: 'bis' as preposition, 'bis' and 'wenn' as conjunctions

Diskriminerung im Alltag: 'damit' da-compound vs 'damit' conjunction

Meine Welt - Platz für alle: extended listening and spoken production

Energiekrise in Deutschland: future vs conditional, 2-verb rule

Biodiversität: definite and indefinite articles after prepositions, da-compounds

This unit revisits a range of known grammar in the context of social and global inequalities. The future and conditional tenses are reactivated. 'Nach' and 'nachdem', 'vor' and 'bevor' are revisited. Word order 3 with  conjunctions ob, sobald, solange, bis and damit are practised.

Communication and the world around us: meine Welt

Which of these are correctly formed questions?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct wo-compound (you are asking about an inanimate thing - 'die Umwelt'): '{{}} interessierst du dich?'

Put the words below in the correct order to form a proper German open question.

Match the demonstrative pronouns to their English meanings.

Translate the following sentence into German, using 'davor': 'I warned him about it.' (The 'it' is referring to fire – 'das Feuer'.)

Match the German words to their English meanings.

Match each German adjective to its English meaning.

Which of these prepositions is always followed by the accusative case?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'the': 'Ich spiele gern mit {{}} Leser.'

accusative or dative depending on if there is movement

Match the prepositions to the case they use.

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct da-compound (e.g., 'dafür', 'darauf', 'daran') to replace the noun: 'Ich liebe die Umwelt. Ich interessiere mich {{}}.'

Die Umwelt: word order with questions, questions with wo-compounds

Lesson outcome