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Freunde: 'wen' and 'wem' - interrogative, word order with reflexive questions
I can ask and answer questions about friends and relationships using 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' and reflexive verbs.
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Freunde: 'wen' and 'wem' - interrogative, word order with reflexive questions
I can ask and answer questions about friends and relationships using 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' and reflexive verbs.
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Key learning points
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wen' when it is a direct object in the accusative.
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wem' when it is an indirect object in the dative.
- Use a long [e] sound with 'wer', 'wen' and 'wem'.
- In questions with reflexive verbs, only subject and verb swap position. The reflexive pronoun now follows the subject.
- Where a verb is usually followed by a preposition, this comes before the question word, e.g., 'Mit wem?', 'Für wen?'.
Keywords
Wer, wen, wem - question word meaning 'who' or 'whom' which changes according to case
Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’
Common misconception
Questions words all have fixed spellings.
'Wer', meaning 'who', changes spelling according to its case. This also used to be the case in English, but the 'whom' form is often not used nowadays.
For Task C2, pupils could be given the information on slides 43 and 44 as handouts to ensure their partner does not see the information before hearing the answers to their questions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q2.What is missing from the following list? 'der Norden, der Süden, der Westen'
What is missing from the following list? 'der Norden, der Süden, der Westen'
Q3.Match the question words.
Match the question words.
Q4.Sort the words below into the correct order to make a statement in German.
Sort the words below into the correct order to make a statement in German.
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wer hat diese Übung gemacht?'
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wer hat diese Übung gemacht?'
Q6.Make the following statement into a question: 'Er kennt seinen Nachbarn.'
Make the following statement into a question: 'Er kennt seinen Nachbarn.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q2.Which of the following words can mean 'who?'
Which of the following words can mean 'who?'
wie
wann
Q3.What role does the 'who' have in the following sentence? 'Mit wem verhält er sich schlecht?'
What role does the 'who' have in the following sentence? 'Mit wem verhält er sich schlecht?'
subject
direct object
Q4.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wo stellst du dich?'
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wo stellst du dich?'
Q5.Choose the correct word for 'who' to complete the following sentence: 'Für interessiert er sich?'
Choose the correct word for 'who' to complete the following sentence: 'Für interessiert er sich?'
wer
wem
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Who does he argue with?'
Translate the following sentence into German: 'Who does he argue with?'
