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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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- Year 7
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.
Ask students to use card to create their own jigsaw puzzle pieces for the word order tasks, to provide a hands-on activity they can complete alone or in pairs multiple times.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which questions are open (information seeking) questions?
Which questions are open (information seeking) questions?
Hast du mein Heft?
Redest du oft?
Spielt er jeden Tag?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q3.What is an adverb?
What is an adverb?
the form of a verb found in the dictionary
the subject of a verb, i.e. who is doing an action
an object in a sentence
Q4.Match the subjects with the correct present tense verbs.
Match the subjects with the correct present tense verbs.
Q5.Fill the gap with the correct subject: spiele jeden Tag Tennis.
Fill the gap with the correct subject: spiele jeden Tag Tennis.
Q6.Translate into English: 'Lernst du zu Hause?'
Translate into English: 'Lernst du zu Hause?'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English:
Match the German and English:
Q2.Where should the subject be placed in a German sentence?
Where should the subject be placed in a German sentence?
between the adverb and verb
Q3.Where is an adverb usually placed in a German sentence?
Where is an adverb usually placed in a German sentence?
before the subject
after the noun
between the subject and verb
Q4.Put the words in the correct order to form a statement.
Put the words in the correct order to form a statement.
Q5.Translate into German: How often do you ask?
Translate into German: How often do you ask?
Wie oft frage ich?
Wie oft fragt er?
Fragst du oft?
Q6.Translate into German: I read German every day.
Translate into German: I read German every day.
