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A school exchange: verbs with prepositions 'an', 'auf', 'für', 'vor'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs with prepositions, in the context of a school exchange.
I can correctly pronounce [-ig].
Lesson 4 of 5
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- Year 9
A school exchange: verbs with prepositions 'an', 'auf', 'für', 'vor'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs with prepositions, in the context of a school exchange.
I can correctly pronounce [-ig].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- At the end of a word, [-ig] is pronounced as a soft [ch], as in 'richtig'. In Austria, it sounds like [k].
- Prepositions used with some verbs in German may not be the same as those used with the same verbs in English.
- Prepositions may change the form of the article that follows, as they are used with specific cases.
- Verbs with the preposition 'für' are always followed by the accusative. Verbs with 'vor' are followed by the dative.
- Verbs with the preposition 'auf' usually take the accusative. Verbs with 'an' are often followed by the dative.
Keywords
[-ig] - pronounced as in 'richtig'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
The prepositions 'auf' and 'an' are always followed by the accusative case.
'Auf' and 'an' are followed by the accusative case when there is movement. They are followed by the dative case when a location is being described.
Task B4 could also be repeated with students' exchange partners, if possible.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which phrase refers to permission?
Which phrase refers to permission?
Ich konnte schwimmen.
Ich musste essen.
Ich sollte singen.
Ich wollte trinken.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'There is a lot of rubbish on the street.'
Order the words to say: 'There is a lot of rubbish on the street.'
Q5.Write in English: 'meine Stadt war sauber'.
Write in English: 'meine Stadt war sauber'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the local newspaper'.
Write in German: 'the local newspaper'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In which words is [ig] a soft sound?
In which words is [ig] a soft sound?
wichtige
blutiger
mutiges
Q2.'Ich freue mich auf __________ Interview.'. Choose the correct definite article.
'Ich freue mich auf __________ Interview.'. Choose the correct definite article.
der
die
den
dem
Q3.Match the verbs and prepositions.
Match the verbs and prepositions.
Q4.'Ich habe Angst vor Austausch'. Write the correct definite article.
'Ich habe Angst vor Austausch'. Write the correct definite article.
