task A A

task A B

task A C

task A D

task A E

task A F

a question which can be answered with yes or no

a question which starts with a question word such as 'Wo?' and seeks information

A1 - A - Hörst du jeden Tag das Lied?

A1 - B - Du arbeitest kaum im Garten. 

A1 - C - Putzt du manchmal das Auto?

A1 - D - Du tanzt nicht so gut.

A1 - E - Du sitzt oft zu Hause am Computer.

A1 - F - Gehst du nie in den Garten?

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

German

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

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

Narrating with nouns: singular definite articles

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 German verbs below to the correct English translations.

An open question has a question word in front of the verb.

Open questions are 'wh-' questions. They begin with question words.

Remember to translate 'do you ...' or 'are you ...' in a closed question.

Rewrite the following statement to turn it into a closed question: 'Du lernst Deutsch.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'How often do you play sport?'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'Do you have a favourite book?'

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

Which verb ending is used for the 2nd person singular (du) present tense?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct question word(s): '__________ ist mein Heft?'

Match the beginnings of these sentences to the correct endings.

Fill in the gap in the following sentence to complete the translation: 'Ich rede {{}} im Unterricht.' (I often talk in lessons.)

Which cognate has a similar [i] sound to the English [i]?

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

Lesson outcome