abbreviation for word order 1, the standard word order of a German sentence (subject - verb - adverb - noun)

abbreviation for word order 2, which inverts the subject and verb in a sentence

word that describes a verb or an adjective

A1 - 1 Hotel

A1 - 2 Mathe

A1 - 3 Telefon

A1 - 4 Meter

A1 - 5 Therapie

A1 - 6 automatisch

A1 - 7 Interview

A1 - 8 katholisch

A1 - 9 Panther

A1 - 10 sympathisch

B3 - 1 Na, Heidi! Am Samstag [beep] shoppen! Toll!

B3 - 2 Hi, Wolfgang! Ja, richtig! [beep] die Idee super. Wann machen wir das?

B3 - 3 Hmm, am Nachmittag, [beep]. Oder früh am Abend.

B3 - 4 Das ist aber spät! Am Abend [beep].

B3 - 5 Ja, ja, aber [beep] am Wochendende viel. Schlafen ist wichtig!

B3 - 6 Okaaay … dann [beep] dich am Samstagnachmittag ...

B3 - 7 Na, gut, [beep] danach aber Eis essen, nicht wahr?

B3 - 1 feedback Na, Heidi! Am Samstag gehen wir shoppen! Toll!

B3 - 2 feedback Hi, Wolfgang! Ja, richtig! Ich finde die Idee super. Wann machen

B3 - 3 feedback Hmm, am Nachmittag, denke ich. Oder früh am Abend.

B3 - 4 feedback Das ist aber spät! Am Abend chille ich.

B3 - 5 feeback Ja, ja, aber ich schlafe am Wochenende viel ...

B3 - 6 feedback Okaaay … dann sehe ich dich am Samstagnachmittag ...

B3 - 7 feedback Na, gut, wir können danach aber Eis essen, nicht wahr?

What others do and when: main clause word order and  inversion

German

What I do and when: inversion in statements with adverbs of time

What you and others do and when: time phrases as nouns and adverbs

Who does what and when? 'Wann?' and inversion

In and into places: prepositions 'in' and 'auf' (accusative and dative)

Where are you and where are you going? 'In' and 'auf' (accusative and dative)

This unit introduces word order 2 for sentences starting with time adverbs. It contrasts word order 1 and 2 when describing what others do and when. Pupils then apply these rules to question forms. The dative case is introduced to describe location, plus sound-symbol correspondences [th] and [st].

Activities: time phrases, word order, prepositions

Fill the gap in the following sentence with an appropriate word: 'Am __________ gehen wir ins Theater.'

Which word order is the following statement in? '... mache ich Filme.' (A word is missing on purpose.)

Sort the words below into a sentence in word order 2.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Tuesday I swim.' Use word order 2. 

Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from the following words? '__eater', '__eorie', 'Ma__ematik'

the standard order of words in a German sentence (subject, verb, adverb, noun)

the standard order of words in a German question (verb, subject)

when the verb and subject swap position in a statement

when the adverb and subject swap position in a statement

Which of these statements is in word order 2 (WO2)?

Translate the following sentence into German: 'I read a book often.' Use word order 1. 

Translate the following sentence into German: 'I often eat ice cream.' Use word order 2. 

Starter Quiz