Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use direct object pronouns to talk about family, famous people and things.
I can recognise and pronounce [r] in two different ways.
- Year 10
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Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use direct object pronouns to talk about family, famous people and things.
I can recognise and pronounce [r] in two different ways.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- We use direct object pronouns to replace a noun that is the object or 'receiver' of the verb.
- Direct object pronouns are: mich-me, dich-you, ihn-him, it, sie-she,it, es-it, uns-us, euch-you, Sie-you and sie-them.
- Consonantal [r] makes a rolling sound at the beginning of a word or syllable and after a consonant.
- Vocalic [r] has a gentle ‘ah’ sound after after a long vowel sound, in prefixes -er and -ver, and at the end of words.
Keywords
Consonantal [r] - pronounced with a rolling sound, as in ‘Freund’
Vocalic [r] - pronounced with a gentle ‘ah’ sound, as in ‘Uhr’
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them
Common misconception
Subject pronouns 'er' and 'sie' and object pronouns 'ihn' and 'sie' can only refer to people.
Subject pronouns 'er' and 'sie' can mean 'he' and 'she' or they can refer to masculine and feminine nouns, meaning 'it'. The same is true for the object pronouns 'ihn' and 'sie', which can mean 'him' and 'her' but also 'it'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the singular subject pronouns to their English meanings.
Q2.Which of these pronouns does not mean 'you'?
Q3.Match the verbs to their English meanings.
Q4.Identify the object in the following sentence: 'Er schreibt ein Buch.'
Q5.Which of these sentences use the accusative case?
Q6.Which of these words have the same [r] sound as in 'Freund'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English translations.
Q2.An [r] makes a rolling sound at the back of the throat ...
Q3.Match the direct object pronouns to their English meanings.
