A charity concert: sentence intonation, object pronouns
Learning outcomes
I can use direct and indirect object pronouns correctly when writing about organising a charity concert.
I can recognise and mirror German sentence intonation.
- Year 9
A charity concert: sentence intonation, object pronouns
Learning outcomes
I can use direct and indirect object pronouns correctly when writing about organising a charity concert.
I can recognise and mirror German sentence intonation.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When saying sentences, pitch rises on the 1st stressed word, is maintained, then falls on the final stressed syllable.
- The rise and fall is similar in German and English, but more marked in German; more noticeable with one-syllable words.
- Word substitution tasks strengthen vocabulary and grammar knowledge.
- Indirect object pronouns replace the person or thing that the action is done to or for, e.g., 'ich gebe ihm das Geld'.
- If a sentence has two objects, the indirect object comes first. If one object is a pronoun, the pronoun comes first.
Keywords
Sentence intonation - how voice pitch changes across a sentence; its audible shape
Word substitution - replacing one word with another, changing surrounding words if needed so that the sentence makes sense and is accurate
Indirect object/dative pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common misconception
When we speak, the pitch of our voice rises and falls in the same way in German and English.
The rise and fall of our voice is similar in German and English sentences, but more marked in German and more noticeable with one-syllable words. Note the larger fall when saying 'gut' in German compared to 'good' in English.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'__________ Band spielt später.'. Choose the correct missing words.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
