a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

prefix added to prepositions to avoid repetition of the noun

prefix added to prepositions to form questions

B1 - 1 Wir [verzichten] auf unsere Smartphones.

B1 - 2 Meine Eltern [schützen] ihn vor dem Internet.

B1 - 3 [Glaubst] du an die Liebe?

B1 - 4 Der Star [stirbt] an den Folgen der Krankheit. 

B1 - 5 Der Influencer [reagiert] auf die Fans.

B1 - 6 Die neue Serie [erinnert] an die Gefahren der digitalen Welt. 

Die digitale Welt: verbs with prepositions, 'da-' and 'wo-' compounds

German

Nachhaltige Mode: relative pronouns, question words in relative clauses

Kommunikation online: extended writing

Digital Detox: perfect tense, imperfect tense, 'gerade'

Magst du Musik? Nominalisation of infinitives with 'beim' and 'am'

Meine Lieblingssänger: 'wenn' and 'als', superlatives

This unit revisits verbs and prepositions and teaches new da-/wo-compounds dabei, darin, davon and dazu. Relative pronouns in subject relative clauses are also used in 2-verb structures. Pupils consolidate the perfect tense and am/beim with the nominationson of the infinitive is introduced.

Communication and the world around us: mein Leben online

adds information about the noun in the main clause

a pronoun that introduces a relative clause, e.g., 'who', 'that', 'which'

the words ‘der’, ‘die’, ‘das’, meaning ‘the’

the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause

past tense formed with the present tense of 'sein' or 'haben' and a past participle

single-word past tense used mainly to narrate past events in writing

verb whose past participle adds ‘en’ and often changes the stem vowel, e.g., 'geflogen'.

verb which changes the stem vowel in the imperfect tense, e.g., ‘blieb’

C1 - 1 Ich habe gerade einen Film heruntergeladen. 

C1 - 2 Er hat gerade seinen digitalen Detox begonnen.

C1 - 3 Sie schlief gerade, als ich anrief.

C1 - 4 Wir haben gerade Pommes bestellt.

C1 - 5 Er sah gerade fern, als es an der Tür klingelte.

C1 - 6 Die Fans sangen gerade, als der Sänger auftrat. 

form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

preposition meaning 'whilst' or 'in the process of' before a nominalised infinitive

alternative preposition meaning 'in the process of' before a nominalised infinitive when a single activity is being done

B1 - 1 Meine Schwester ist beim Chatten.

B1 - 2 Im Sommer würde ich gern auf ein Festival gehen. 

B1 - 3 Beim Feiern esse ich viel Fastfood.

B1 - 4 Beim Fliegen bekomme ich oft Durst.

B1 - 5 Ich möchte eine deutsche Band im Konzert sehen.

B1 - 6 Meine Mutter war am Arbeiten, als ich zum Konzert ging.

B1 - 7 Beim Computerspielen möchte er gewinnen!

B1 - 8 Wir haben vor, neue Ohrhörer zu kaufen.

conjunction meaning ‘if’ or ‘when’ which triggers word order 3

conjunction meaning ‘when’, referring to specific past events, which triggers word order 3

after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause

a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality, e.g., 'the tallest', 'the most interesting'

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