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Belongings: 'haben' and articles in accusative case

Belongings: 'haben' and articles in accusative case

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This unit introduces the verb 'haben' (to have). This requires pupils to recall and consolidate their previous knowledge of gender and articles and apply it when using the accusative case with haben in statements and simple yes/no questions.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils know the masculine, feminine and neuter definite articles 'der, die, das'.
  • Pupils know the masculine, feminine and neuter indefinite articles 'ein, eine, ein'.
  • Pupils know negation with 'nicht' plus adjective, and 'kein' plus nouns.
  • Pupils know 'sein' present tense singular persons.
  • Pupils know the question words 'wer', 'wo', 'was' and 'wie'.
  • Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences for long and short [a], [e], and [z].

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Why this why now

This unit introduces the verb 'haben' (to have). This requires pupils to recall and consolidate their previous knowledge of gender and articles and apply it when using the accusative case with haben in statements and simple yes/no questions.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils know the masculine, feminine and neuter definite articles 'der, die, das'.
  • Pupils know the masculine, feminine and neuter indefinite articles 'ein, eine, ein'.
  • Pupils know negation with 'nicht' plus adjective, and 'kein' plus nouns.
  • Pupils know 'sein' present tense singular persons.
  • Pupils know the question words 'wer', 'wo', 'was' and 'wie'.
  • Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences for long and short [a], [e], and [z].

Belongings: 'haben' and articles in accusative case

This unit introduces pupils to the verb 'haben', and the use of the accusative case with definite and indefinite articles. Simple classroom conversations are developed using yes/no questions and negation with 'kein'. Pupils practise new sound-symbol correspondences [w] and [ie]..

5 lessons in unit

  1. 1

    Who has what? 'haben' 1st, 3rd person singular, definite article 'den'

    I can say what I or someone else has using the verb 'haben' and the definite article 'den'.
  2. 2

    What people have: 'haben' singular persons, indefinite article 'einen'

    I can say what I, you or someone else has, using the verb 'haben' and the indefinite article 'einen'.
  3. 3

    What people have: 'haben' with definite and indefinite articles (accusative)

    I can say what I, you or she/he has and can use the indefinite and definite articles in the accusative case.
  4. 4

    What people have: word order with yes/no questions

    I can turn statements into yes/no questions and can differentiate questions from statements in listening and writing.
  5. 5

    What people have: yes/no questions, negation with 'kein', 'mein/meine'

    I can use 'mein' plus nouns to talk about my things, 'kein' to say what I do not have, and ask other people what they have.

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