task A4 1

task A4 2

task A4 3

task A4 4

task A4 5

the words 'der', 'die', 'das', meaning 'the'

way to categorise all nouns as either masculine, feminine or neuter

describes habitual events in the present: ‘I do’ or ‘I’m doing’

A4 - 1 Die [Nacht] ist sehr dunkel.

A4 - 2 Der [Mann] steht in einer Kirche.

A4 - 3 Der [Grund] ist nicht klar.

A4 - 4 Der [Mann] findet einen Körper! Was?!

A4 - 5 Der [Kopf] ist rot und blutig.

B1 - 1 Die [Hand] hat keine Finger.

B1 - 2 Der [Mann] sieht jetzt ein Monster. Hilfe!

B1 - 3 Die [Tür] ist da.

B1 - 4 Das [Monster] kommt plötzlich in die Kirche.

B1 - 5 Das [Computerspiel] endet! O nein!

Narrating with nouns: singular definite articles

German

What you do at home: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 2nd person singular

What you do at home:  questions with 'wer', 'was', 'wo' and 'wie'

Activities at home: build sentences from infinitive verbs, word order

Activities at home: verb infinitives and singular persons

Life at home: building sentences, present tense singular

This unit introduces pupils to verb infinitives and the patterns for weak (regular) high frequency verbs in the 1st and 3rd persons singular. Pupils learn how to use them in familiar contexts at school and at home. They practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [o] and [i].

Life at home: present tense (singular) weak verbs

Match the English words below to the correct German translations.

it is a way of categorising nouns into different groups

How many present tenses are there in German?

Which definite article is missing here? '{{}} Mädchen'.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'The father is standing.'

Match the German nouns below to the correct English translations.

Match up the subjects and present tense verb endings.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich verstehe nicht!'.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'She talks with friends.'

Narrating with nouns: singular definite articles

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