A new neighbourhood: accusative and dative prepositions
Learning outcomes
I can use different prepositions to understand and say exactly where things are in my neighbourhood.
I can confidently pronounce German words with [w] and [v].
- Year 8
A new neighbourhood: accusative and dative prepositions
Learning outcomes
I can use different prepositions to understand and say exactly where things are in my neighbourhood.
I can confidently pronounce German words with [w] and [v].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- German [w] sounds like English [v]; German [v] sounds like English [f].
- In German words of foreign origin, [v] usually sounds like English [v].
- Some German adverbs are adjective + (er)weise, where English adverbs are adjectives + ly, e.g. normalerweise - normally.
- The dative case is always used after the prepositions 'aus', 'bei', 'mit', 'nach', 'seit', 'von', and 'zu'.
- After 'in, an, auf, vor, neben, hinter', dative is used when talking about location in, but accusative for movement to.
Keywords
Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Common misconception
German [v] is always pronounced like English [f].
In many words, German [v] sounds like English [f]. However, in German words of foreign origin, [v] usually sounds the same as English [v], e.g., 'Universität', 'November', 'Aktivität'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which adjective is the opposite of 'dunkel'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
