use of knowledge of the surrounding words in a sentence to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

B1a - 1 Kannst du schwimmen? Ja, aber ich finde Schwimmen schwierig.

B1a - 2 Ich muss das Haus putzen. Hilfst du mir? Nein, Putzen ist langweilig. 

B1a - 3 Oh … aber Helfen ist einfach und normal. Ich will dir aber nicht ...

B1a - 4 Wolfgang, das macht mich traurig … ich will mit dir arbeiten. Heidi, ...

What is important in life: infinitive uses, verbs capitalised as nouns

German

Christmas market: 'alle', 'jed-', 'dies-' and 'welch-'

What I would like: 'möcht-' in one- and two-verb structures

Future plans: plural future tense 'werden' + infinitive, two-verb structures

What is important: infinitive uses, 'es ist' + adjective, 'zu' + infinitive

What you do for and with others: prepositions 'ohne', 'für', 'mit', and 'von'

What you did for and with others: perfect tense

This unit extends knowledge of the future tense for all persons, and introduces 'möcht-' , with nouns and in two-verb structures. Using the infinite with 'es ist' + adjective, zu + infinitive extends pupils'  ability to give views and opinions. Prepositions with accusative and dative are revisited.

Desires, plans and priorities: 'möcht-' future and use of infinitive

'Mein Bruder spielt Klavier. Es ist sehr laut aber schön.'. What does 'Klavier' mean?

Order the words to say: 'I let the children play in the garden.'

Order the words to say: 'The project was necessary but very difficult.'

Write in English: 'Sport ist mir wichtig'.

Starter Quiz

Which verb is not a modal verb?