Activities at home: build sentences from infinitive verbs, word order
From an infinitive, I can build statements and questions using the correct word order and the correct singular person of the verb.
Activities at home: build sentences from infinitive verbs, word order
From an infinitive, I can build statements and questions using the correct word order and the correct singular person of the verb.
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Key learning points
- A simple German sentence contains a subject (for example I, you) and a verb with the correct ending.
- Extend a sentence by adding a noun after the verb, for example 'Ich spiele Fußball.'
- Adverbs normally come after the verb in German, splitting up the verb and noun.
- Sentences are turned into questions by swapping the verb and subject.
Keywords
Infinitive - the dictionary form of a verb giving its general meaning
Subject - who is doing an action, for example 'I' or 'you'
Word order - the order of words in a sentence
Adverb - word that describes a verb or adjective
Common misconception
Word order is the same in German and English.
German sentences containing adverbs have a different word order to English.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which questions are open (information seeking) questions?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to hear, hearing
to work, working
to learn, learning
to do/make, doing/making
to say, saying
to ask, asking
Q3.What is an adverb?
Q4.Match the subjects with the correct present tense verbs.
mache
machst
macht
Q5.Fill the gap with the correct subject: spiele jeden Tag Tennis.
Q6.Translate into English: 'Lernst du zu Hause?'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English:
to listen, listening
to repeat, repeating
to show, showing
task
answer
voluntarily