pronounced short as in 'Punkt' and long as in 'du'

pronounced short as 'fünf' and long as in 'Tür'

preposition followed either by accusative to indicate movement or by dative to indicate location

verb that describes putting something somewhere, taking the accusative case

A2 feedback - 1 Mücken mögen müde Menschen, müde Menschen mögen Mücken ...

A2 feedback - 2 Süßer Zucker, kühle Butter, bunte Kuchen wirst du suchen.

D1 - 1 Also, Wolf, hier ist meine Idee. Wir [setzen] Einstein auf den Stuhl.

D1 - 2 Wir [stellen] die Kerze auf den Tisch.

D1 - 3 Wir [setzen] den riesigen Teddy auf das Sofa.

D1 - 4 Wir [stellen] die Lampe neben den Stuhl.

D1 - 5 Wir [legen] die Zeitung unter den Tisch.

D1 - 6 Wir [legen] das IPad auf den Schreibtisch.

Make changes at home: prepositions and verbs of location and movement

German

Answering the question 'Why?': two-verb structures with 'um ... zu'

Why? Two-verb structures with 'um ... zu', imperfect modals 'durfte', 'sollte'

Journeys past and present: time-manner-place word order in the present tense

Journeys past and present: time-manner-place in the perfect tense

This unit revisits a broad range of known grammar and vocabulary and introduces 'um...zu' +infinitive. New imperfect modals sollte and durfte are practised, together with further consolidation of Time-Manner-Place word order. Prepositions and cases for movement and location are consolidated.

Positive experiences: word order and prepositions

Order the words to say: 'I put the plant on the table.'

Write in German: 'the cat lies on the bed'.

Order the words to say: 'There is neither food nor drinks.'

Write in German: 'the music was too loud'.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Make changes at home: prepositions and verbs of location and movement

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.