a mood used to give instructions, directions or advice

subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, informal and singular

subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, informal and plural

subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, formal

B1 - 1 Ruf Mutti bitte mal an!

B1 - 2 Warten Sie mal kurz!

B1 - 3 Seid einfach nur still! 

B1 - 4 Hilf mir bitte mit der Tasche!

B1 - 5 Spart das Geld!

B1 - 6 Zeigen Sie mir bitte die nachhaltigen Marken!

B1 - 7 Geht hinten zur Toilette!

B1 - 8 Finde bitte die Angebote!

Wie komme ich am besten ... ? Formal and informal imperatives

German

Abenteuer im Ausland: perfect tense stem changes, perfect tense questions

Freiwilligenarbeit: direct and indirect object pronouns, position of objects

Mein Brückenjahr: preposition 'bei', 'beim' and 'am' with nominalised verbs

Das Wattenmeer: present tense weak and strong verbs, reflexives

Ausflüge: formal and informal questions

Feste: present tense weak and strong verbs

Recyceln: formal and informal questions, 'du', 'ihr', 'Sie'

Hilf der Umwelt! Imperative 'du', 'ihr', 'Sie'

Flüsse in Deutschland: negation, 'sondern', 'entweder...oder', 'weder...noch'

Deutsche Städte: comparative adjectives

Wie ist die Stadt? Dative articles after 'laut'

This unit consolidates known grammar and vocabulary, including past and present tenses, direct and indirect object pronouns, and comparatives, as pupils explore new places. Pupils also learn the imperative in the formal 'Sie' form.

Communication and the world around us: mein Wohnort

The imperative uses the subject pronoun in the ...

Which of the below are 'du' imperative verb forms?

Match each imperative to the correct person.

You are talking to a group of friends. In German, give the instruction: 'speak'.

You are talking to your teacher. In German, give the instruction: 'go'.

Which of these words means 'certain(ly)'?

Order the words to say: 'He wants to be in good shape.'

Write in German: 'the historical church'.

Wie komme ich am besten ... ? Formal and informal imperatives

Lesson outcome