Families: possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
Learning outcomes
I can recognise the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in the context of family, and understand how these words interact with nouns.
I can correctly pronounce [ie] and [ei].
- Year 7
Families: possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
Learning outcomes
I can recognise the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in the context of family, and understand how these words interact with nouns.
I can correctly pronounce [ie] and [ei].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ie] is pronounced as in 'Liebe' and like the English 'ee' sound.
- [ei] is pronounced as in 'frei' and like the English word 'eye'.
- A possessive adjective describes a noun by saying who possesses (owns) it, e.g., 'meine Schwester'.
- Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows.
- 'Dein' means 'your', 'sein' means 'his' and 'ihr' means 'her'.
Keywords
[ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'
[ei] - pronounced as in 'frei'
Possessive adjective - a word used to show who something belongs to, e.g., ‘my’
Sein - possessive adjective meaning 'his'
Ihr - possessive adjective meaning 'her'
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who owns the noun.
Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows, not with the person who owns the noun.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Which of these adjectives has a negative meaning?
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Which word means 'your'?
Q5.'L___der gibt es später k___n Tischtennisunterricht.' Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from both gaps?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'My favourite book is super.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words is the odd one out?
Q2.Match the German and English.
