A house move: adjective endings with definite articles (accusative)
Learning outcomes
I can describe the features and contents of a house using definite articles and nominative and accusative adjective endings.
I can confidently pronounce words with the same [eu] and [äu] sound and distinguish between this and other similar sounds.
- Year 8
A house move: adjective endings with definite articles (accusative)
Learning outcomes
I can describe the features and contents of a house using definite articles and nominative and accusative adjective endings.
I can confidently pronounce words with the same [eu] and [äu] sound and distinguish between this and other similar sounds.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [eu] and [äu] have the same sound, which is different from [au].
- Cognates help you understand new words more quickly, since they look or sound similar to words in your own language.
- It’s important to be aware of false friends - words that are similar in two languages but have different meanings.
- German adjectives take endings before a noun — you need to know the noun’s gender and case to get them right.
- The accusative case is used for the direct object, after most verbs and some prepositions.
Keywords
False friend - word that looks or sounds similar in two languages but has a different meaning
Definite article - words 'der', 'die', 'das' meaning ‘the’
Accusative - case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions
Common misconception
All German words that look or sound similar to words in English are cognates.
Similar looking and sounding words are only cognates if they share the same meaning in both languages. When the meaning is different, similar words are called false friends.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match up the German and the English.
Q2.Match the German and the English.
Q3.What is the meaning of 'als' in the following sentence: 'Maria ist kleiner als Susan.'
Q4.Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the following sentence: 'Ich habe ein __________ Haus.' (I have a small house.)
Q5.Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the following sentence: 'Ich habe einen __________ Bleistift.' (I have a blue pencil)
Q6.Choose the correct translation of the following sentence: 'Sometimes I buy books.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.For adjectives used with the definite article ('der, die, das'), which of the following have the same form in the nominative and accusative?
Q2.Match up the German and the English.
Q3.Match the German and the English.
