C1a - Du mußt verstehn! Aus Eins mach’ Zehn, Und Zwei laß gehn, Und Drei ...

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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

Christmas traditions: singular and plural nouns

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

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

Which of these words contain the [äu] sound?

There is a number missing from the following sequence. Write it in German: eins, zwei, drei, fünf. 

Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'the book is good but small'. 

Match up the question words in German and English.

90% of __________ nouns in German follow plural rule one, adding either -e at the end or -e at the end and an umlaut to the vowel. What is the missing word?

Translate the following question into German: 'What is your favourite band?'

Which of these nouns names a family member?

Match the German words to the correct translations.

Which word would correctly complete the following sentence? 'Der Arzt __________ klein.'

Which of the following nouns are the same in their singular and plural forms?

Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have a question.'

Translate the following question into English: 'Wie schreibt man das?'

How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns

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