At and after school: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 3rd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can understand, talk and write about what I or another person does at school and at home, using the 1st and 3rd person singular.
I can pronounce the long and short [i] correctly.
- Year 7
At and after school: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 3rd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can understand, talk and write about what I or another person does at school and at home, using the 1st and 3rd person singular.
I can pronounce the long and short [i] correctly.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [i] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
- Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 'e' for the 1st person singular of weak verbs in German.
- Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 't' for the 3rd person singular of weak verbs in German.
- Practise using common high frequency verbs with varied vocabulary in different contexts (at school and at home).
Keywords
[i] - pronounced as in 'wir' or 'finden'
Verb stem - created by removing the '-en' ending from the infinitive
Verb ending - added to the verb stem to show who is doing an action
1st person singular - the form of the verb used to talk about 'I'
Common misconception
In cognates, e.g., ‘Musik’, [i] makes the same sound as in English ‘music’.
The [i] sound is short (like English) when followed by 2 consonants, e.g., ‘Film’. Otherwise, it’s a long vowel.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When are German vowels short?
Q2.Match the questions below to the appropriate answers.
Q3.Which person of the verb is 'er/sie'?
Q4.What is removed from the infinitive before adding a verb ending?
Q5.Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English translations.
Q6.Add the correct verb form to the following sentence: 'Sie in der Schule.' (She learns at school.)
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which words have the same [i] sound in English and German?
Q2.Match the German words or phrases below to the correct English translations.
