pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

verb meaning 'to be, being', also used as an auxiliary verb with a past participle to form the perfect tense

verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I (have) said', 'she (has) played'

a verb requiring an object to make sense, e.g., 'to say', 'to tell'

a verb which does not require an object to make sense, e.g., 'to speak', 'to live'

B2 - 1 David J Peterson [wurde] am 20. Januar 1981 geboren.

B2 - 2 Er [ist] in den USA aufgewachsen.

B2 - 3 David [hat] Englisch als Muttersprache gelernt.

B2 - 4 Von 1999 bis 2003 [hat] er Linguistik an der Uni studiert.

B2 - 5 Dort [hat] er seine erste fiktive Sprache geschrieben.

B2 - 6 2009 [ist] er für seine Dothraki Sprache bekannt geworden.

B2 - 7 Dothraki [ist] von ein paar Originalwörtern auf 2000 Wörter gewachsen.

B2 - 8 Peterson [hat] mehr als 20 neue Sprachen für Science-Fiction-Filme ...

C1 feedback - 1 vierzehnhundertzweiundneunzig

C1 feedback - 2 neunzehnhundertneunundvierzig

C1 feedback - 3 neunzehnhunderteinundsechzig

C1 feedback - 4 neunzehnhunderteinundzwanzig

C1 feedback - 5 neunzehnhundertdreiundfünfzig

C1 feedback - 6 neunzehnhundertneunundachtzig

Famous people and their languages: perfect tense with 'sein', calendar years

German

Language and identity: separable verbs, cardinal and ordinal numbers

Childhood experiences: imperfect modal verbs 'konnte', 'musste', 'wollte'

Childhood experiences: imperfect plural forms of 'sein' and 'haben'

Migration: imperfect modal verbs 'konnte', 'musste', 'wollte'

Migration: imperfect modal verbs, word order with two-verb structures

Migrant experiences: noun suffixes, ‘welch-’

This unit revisits the perfect tense with sein, introducing change of state verbs, and teaches the formation of past participles of separable verbs. Imperfect modal verbs (singular) are introduced as pupils learn about past lives and experiences within the cultural context of migration in Germany.

Past lives and experiences: imperfect modal verbs, perfect tense

Which words stress the second or final syllable?

Which of these sentences include intransitive verbs?

Write in German: 'I became famous'. Use the perfect tense.

'Wir haben __________ entscheiden, ins Kino zu gehen.' Choose the correct missing word.

Order the words to say: 'The children spoke to the teacher.'

Write in English: 'Hast du schon bezahlt?'

Write in German: 'the dress is colourful'.

Starter Quiz