In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'von' + dative
Learning outcomes
I can use present and perfect tenses to talk about what we do and did on the last day in Berlin.
I can confidently and accurately pronounce [ch] sounds.
- Year 8
In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'von' + dative
Learning outcomes
I can use present and perfect tenses to talk about what we do and did on the last day in Berlin.
I can confidently and accurately pronounce [ch] sounds.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- German [ch] is two sounds, hard and soft, depending on the preceding vowel. [ch] and [ck] are different sounds.
- ‘So’, ‘wirklich’ and ‘also’ can make our use of German more natural, adding emphasis or acting as conversation fillers.
- The preposition ‘von’ means ‘from’ and ‘of’ and is followed by the dative case.
- The ‘we’ form of the past (perfect) tense in German is ‘wir haben' + past participle, e.g., 'wir haben Karten gespielt'.
Keywords
[ch] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced hard [ch] as in ‘Buch’ and soft [ch] as in ‘ich’
Intensifier - word that adds emphasis, e.g., 'so', 'really'
Von - preposition meaning ‘from’ and ‘of’
Dative - form(s) used after a dative preposition, e.g., 'von' or 'mit'
Past participle - verb form that forms the past (perfect) tense, together with the auxiliary verb ‘haben’
Common misconception
All past participles have the pattern 'ge-' + stem + '-t', e.g., 'gemacht'.
While most weak verbs form past participles like this, most strong verbs have the pattern ge- + stem + -en, e.g., 'gelesen', some with vowel changes, e.g., 'gesungen'. Verbs beginning with be-, er- or ver- don’t add ge-, e.g., 'erlebt', 'verbracht'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words means 'enough'?
Q2.'__________ man eine Uniform tragen?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The student spends time in the classroom.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Er will glücklich sein.'
Q6.Write in German: 'I am allowed to visit the castle.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct missing sounds.
Q2.Match the sentences with the meanings of the 'so', 'wirklich' and 'also' that are used.
