Plans and places: future vs present meaning for present tense
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Why this why now
Pupils will already know the present tense of German weak and strong verbs covered so far. In this unit, they will consolidate this and develop their understanding of how the present tense can convey future meaning with the use of time adverbials. They will learn how to revisit and exploit their high frequency vocabulary knowledge in learning how to plan for future activities, with dates and destinations, all set in the context of well-known German, Austrian and Swiss cities.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know a range of high-frequency vocabulary and cognates.
- Pupils know a range of high-frequency weak and strong verbs.
- Pupils know the numbers 1-12.
- Pupils know the use of the accusative case for movement into and the dative case for location in places.
- Pupils know most of the German sound-symbol correspondences, including [j], and final [d] and [ig].
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Why this why now
Pupils will already know the present tense of German weak and strong verbs covered so far. In this unit, they will consolidate this and develop their understanding of how the present tense can convey future meaning with the use of time adverbials. They will learn how to revisit and exploit their high frequency vocabulary knowledge in learning how to plan for future activities, with dates and destinations, all set in the context of well-known German, Austrian and Swiss cities.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know a range of high-frequency vocabulary and cognates.
- Pupils know a range of high-frequency weak and strong verbs.
- Pupils know the numbers 1-12.
- Pupils know the use of the accusative case for movement into and the dative case for location in places.
- Pupils know most of the German sound-symbol correspondences, including [j], and final [d] and [ig].
Plans and places: future vs present meaning for present tense
This unit provides pupils with the opportunity to apply their knowledge of verbs in the present tense and time adverbials to communicate future intention. Pupils learn to distinguish between 'zu' and 'nach' for destinations and apply them accurately with the dative case.
6 lessons in unit
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