task B 1

task B 2

task B 3

task B 4

task B 5

task B 6

pronounced [e] as in 'denken' and [e] as in 'geben'

a word that communicates actions or states

B 1 falsch

B 2 oder

B 3 ja

B 4 richtig

B 5 nicht

B 6 nein

What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen'

German

Greetings and location:  'wo' and singular definite articles

Greetings and locating things: capital letters on German nouns

Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary

How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'

What is it like? 'Ist' with adjectives

Describe things: 'sein' 1st and 2nd person singular, negation 'nicht' and 'kein'

Classroom conversations: German alphabet

Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns

This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]

In the classroom:  'sein', nouns, articles, questions

In which of these words is the [e] a long sound?

In which of these words is the [e] a short sound?

Does 'wo' or 'was' best fit in the gap in the following sentence? '{{}} sagt Frau Bell?'

Match these German words to their English meanings.

when it is followed by more than one consonant 

when it is followed by the letter ‘h’ 

proper nouns like the names of people or countries

What type of nouns have a capital letter in German?

Match these German nouns to their English meanings.

Put these parts of a sentence in the correct order to form a German sentence. The first word in this sentence has not been capitalised.

Starter Quiz

When is a vowel short?