Task A1 1

Task A1 2

Task A1 3

Task A1 4

Task A1 5

Task A1 6

stressed on the first syllable in a word, e.g., 'er', or unstressed elsewhere, e.g., 'wieder'

a question that can be answered with yes or no

a question starting with a wh- word that seeks more information from the answer than yes or no

A1 - 1 Der Herr versteht kein Deutsch.

A1 - 2 Er lernt nichts.

A1 - 3 Die Eltern putzen das Fenster.

A1 - 4 Die Mutter ist groß, aber das Kind ist klein.

A1 - 5 Wer hat leider kein Herz?

A1 - 6 Der Fußballspieler gewinnt wieder hundert Trophäen.

B3 - Was sind deine Hobbys? Ich mag reisen und ich reise oft. Ich sitze oder ...

Yourself and others: present tense questions and answers

German

Famous German speakers: present tense weak verbs, singular persons

This unit explores the manipulation of singular persons of weak verbs in question and answer forms. It also provides pupils with an important cultural insight into the lives of famous historical and present German-speaking personalities. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [er].

Famous lives: present tense (singular) weak verbs

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

Which of these words have a stressed [er]?

Which of these words have an unstressed [er]?

Change the following statement into a closed question: 'Du arbeitest oft.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'What is he learning?'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'Do you like school?'

Order the numbers from biggest to smallest.

Match up the question words in German and English.

Complete the following sentence with the 1st person singular of 'mögen': 'Ja, ich {{}} Tennis.'

Put the sentence parts below in the correct order to create a closed question.

Yourself and others: present tense questions and answers

Lesson outcome