pronounced long [ö] as in ‘schön’ and short [ö] as in 'plötzlich'

represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g., I, we, they

subject pronoun ‘he’ and ‘it’ for masculine nouns

subject pronoun ‘she’ and ‘it’ for feminine nouns

subject pronoun ‘it’ for neuter nouns

C1a - 1 Sie ist ziemlich hässlich.

C1a - 2 Er ist ganz toll.

C1a  - 3 Sie ist sehr klein.

C1b - 1 Es ist super.

C1b - 2 Es ist sehr interessant.

C1b - 3 Er ist ganz groß.

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

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

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

What is the subject in the following sentence? 'Die Katze ist klein.'

Which subject pronoun would you use in German for 'it' when referring to a neuter noun?

the biological and grammatical gender of the subject

In German, what determines which version of 'it' ('er', 'sie', or 'es') is used in a sentence?

Identify the noun the subject pronoun is replacing.

Determine the grammatical gender of the noun.

Choose the correct subject pronoun: 'er', 'sie', or 'es'.

Put the steps we must follow to decide which version of 'it' to use in German in the correct order.

In the sentence 'Der Hund ist schwarz. Er ist groß.', why is 'er' used for 'it'?

Change the sentence 'Die Flasche ist rot.' to say 'It is red.'. Replace the noun with a subject pronoun. 

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Die Spiele sind da.'

Match up the forms of 'sein' to the correct English translations.

Match the grammatical genders to the correct forms of 'the'.

Starter Quiz

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.