Friendship: weak and irregular verbs, simple v. continuous
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Why this why now
This unit continues to develop pupils' understanding and accurate use of weak and strong verbs and the reuse of known vocabulary, this time in the context of friendship. It consolidates the essential knowledge of the verbs 'sein' and 'haben' and the key linguistic differences between the German present tense and the English present simple and present continuous. It requires pupils to consolidate their previously taught knowledge of word order and question formation as they apply it to conversations about building new friendships.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know a range of high frequency weak and strong verbs in the present tense singular forms and plural 'wir' and 'sie'.
- Pupils know the verbs sein and haben in the present tense singular forms and plural 'wir' and 'sie'.
- Pupils know how to form closed (yes/no) questions and open (information) questions with a question word.
- Pupils know a range of sound-symbol correspondences.
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Why this why now
This unit continues to develop pupils' understanding and accurate use of weak and strong verbs and the reuse of known vocabulary, this time in the context of friendship. It consolidates the essential knowledge of the verbs 'sein' and 'haben' and the key linguistic differences between the German present tense and the English present simple and present continuous. It requires pupils to consolidate their previously taught knowledge of word order and question formation as they apply it to conversations about building new friendships.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know a range of high frequency weak and strong verbs in the present tense singular forms and plural 'wir' and 'sie'.
- Pupils know the verbs sein and haben in the present tense singular forms and plural 'wir' and 'sie'.
- Pupils know how to form closed (yes/no) questions and open (information) questions with a question word.
- Pupils know a range of sound-symbol correspondences.
Friendship: weak and irregular verbs, simple v. continuous
This unit deepens pupils' knowledge of their verb lexicon. It consolidates their understanding of the English present simple and present continuous to translate the German present tense, with practice in both question and statement forms. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [j]
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