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A family in Namibia: possessives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
I can describe someone else's day using a range of vocabulary, possessive adjectives and verbs in the present tense.
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A family in Namibia: possessives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
I can describe someone else's day using a range of vocabulary, possessive adjectives and verbs in the present tense.
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Key learning points
- There is a German-speaking community in Namibia.
- Verb endings show who is doing an action.
- Subject pronouns represent the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb and have specific verb endings.
- Verb endings for weak verbs are ‘ich’ -e, ‘du’ -st, ‘sie, er, es’ -t, ‘wir’ -en and ‘sie’ (they) -en.
- Possessive adjectives show who possesses something, and must match the noun in gender and number.
Keywords
Verb ending - letter(s) added to the verb stem to show who is doing an action
Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g., ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘they’
Possessive adjective - describes who possesses a noun, e.g., 'mein Bruder'
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who possesses the noun.
Possessive adjectives match the gender of the noun they describe, not the person who possesses it!
The transcript of Task C1 could be printed and used as a paired running dictation in class. Pairs work together to write the summary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the subject pronouns.
Match the subject pronouns.
Q2.Sort the words below into the correct order to create a sentence in word order 1 (subject - verb - adverb - noun).
Sort the words below into the correct order to create a sentence in word order 1 (subject - verb - adverb - noun).
Q3.Which of these words are adverbs?
Which of these words are adverbs?
rot
ihr
Q4.Choose the correct noun to complete the following sentence: 'Seine __________ arbeitet im Hotel.'
Choose the correct noun to complete the following sentence: 'Seine __________ arbeitet im Hotel.'
Lehrer (m)
Geschwister (pl)
Kind (nt)
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Meine Schwester und ich laufen.'
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Meine Schwester und ich laufen.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'We are siblings.'
Translate the following sentence into German: 'We are siblings.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is 'the United Kingdom' in German?
What is 'the United Kingdom' in German?
die Vereinigten Staaten
die Niederlande
Litauen
England
Q2.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct subject pronoun: ' schwimme jeden Tag.'
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct subject pronoun: ' schwimme jeden Tag.'
Q3.Match the present tense verb endings.
Match the present tense verb endings.
Q4.'Ihre Mutter und ihr Vater __________ zusammen.' Choose the correct verb.
'Ihre Mutter und ihr Vater __________ zusammen.' Choose the correct verb.
surfe
surfst
surft
Q5.'__________ Zwillingsbruder isst kein Fleisch.' Choose the correct possessive adjective.
'__________ Zwillingsbruder isst kein Fleisch.' Choose the correct possessive adjective.
sein
seine
deine
ihre
Q6.Rewrite the sentence in the 3rd person (reporter's perspective). A male is speaking. 'Mein Vater kocht Fisch.'
Rewrite the sentence in the 3rd person (reporter's perspective). A male is speaking. 'Mein Vater kocht Fisch.'
