In the news: 'an' vs 'auf' (accusative and dative)
I can use my knowledge of prepositions 'an' and 'auf' with accusative and dative cases, word patterns and word families to understand and respond to a text about cybersecurity.
- Year 8
In the news: 'an' vs 'auf' (accusative and dative)
I can use my knowledge of prepositions 'an' and 'auf' with accusative and dative cases, word patterns and word families to understand and respond to a text about cybersecurity.
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Key learning points
- The prepositions 'an' and 'auf' tell us where something or someone is moving to, when used with the accusative case.
- The prepositions 'an' and 'auf' tell us where something or someone is located, when used with the dative case.
- Knowledge of word patterns and word families helps you to understand more words in a text.
Keywords
An - preposition 'on' or 'onto' for a vertical surface
Auf - preposition 'on' or 'onto' for a horizontal surface
Word family - group of related words with a common ‘base’ word, e.g., 'arbeiten', 'arbeitet', 'die Arbeit', 'der Arbeiter'
Common misconception
I can use 'an' and 'auf' interchangeably to mean 'on' or 'onto'.
We use 'an' to mean 'on' or 'onto' when the position is vertical, e.g., 'on the wall' - 'an der Wand'. We use 'auf' to mean 'on' or 'onto' when the position is horizontal, e.g., 'on the table' - 'auf dem Tisch'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
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Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
