verb commonly used to express thoughts, beliefs, or feelings, e.g., 'denken', 'glauben', 'meinen'

conjunction 'that', often used after an opinion verb and followed by word order 3 (WO3)

after certain conjunctions, e.g., 'dass', the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause

task A1 -1 Biene, Weise, hieß

task A1 -2 Beine, Wein, schien

task A1 -3 Beine, Wien, reif

task A1 - 4 Biene, Wiese, Leib

 task A1 -5 Biene, Wiese, lieb

task B1 -1 Meinst du, [---] meine Nase ist zu dünn?

 task B1 -2 Ich glaube, [dass] Heidis Nase perfekt ist.

task B1 -3 Ich denke, […] dein Haar ist schön heute. 

task B1 -4 Glaubst du, […] meine Augen sind grün oder blau? 

task B1 -5 Ich meine, [dass meine Augen blau sind.

task B1 -6 Ich glaube, […] Chemie fällt Katja sehr schwer. 

task B1 -7 Denkst du, [dass] Chemie schwer ist? 

 task B1 -8 Meinst du, [dass] Musik Spaß macht?

task B1 -1 feedback Meinst du, meine Nase ist zu dünn?

task B1 -2 feedback Ich glaube, dass Heidis Nase perfekt ist.

task B1 -3 feedback Ich denke, dein Haar ist schön heute. 

task B1 -4 feedback Glaubst du, meine Augen sind grün oder blau? 

task B1 -5 feedback Ich meine, dass meine Augen blau sind. 

task B1 -6 feedback Ich glaube, Chemie fällt Katja sehr schwer. 

task B1 -7 feedback Denkst du, dass Chemie schwer ist? 

task B1 -8 feedback Meinst du, dass Musik Spaß macht?

Thoughts and opinions: opinion verbs with 'dass', word order

German

This unit introduces verbs with indirect objects in familiar contexts involving family and friends. Pupils apply this in terms of exchanging gifts, and giving a range of opinions using verbs such as 'gefallen'. Word order 2 and 3 are revisited as pupils give opinions with or without 'dass'.

Family and friends: verbs with indirect objects

Match each German word to its English meaning.

Put the words below in the correct order to form a grammatically-correct sentence in German.

Match each opinion phrase in German to its English meaning.

Which sentence uses the wrong word order after 'dass'?

Match the German words below to the correct English meanings.

Match the German words to their English meanings.

Which of the following verbs is typically used with an indirect object (i.e., in the dative case)?

Match each article and adjective pair to the correct noun.

Match the German verbs to the correct English meanings.

Order the words below to make a correct German sentence.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Thoughts and opinions: opinion verbs with 'dass', word order

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.